diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/file_system.py b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/file_system.py
index cf4a4721..8240cba3 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/file_system.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/file_system.py
@@ -63,6 +63,37 @@ class FileSystem(SimComponent):
             request_type=RequestType(func=self._delete_manager),
         )
 
+        self._create_manager = RequestManager()
+        self._create_manager.add_request(
+            name="file",
+            request_type=RequestType(
+                func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(
+                    bool(self.create_file(folder_name=request[0], file_name=request[1]))
+                )
+            ),
+        )
+        self._create_manager.add_request(
+            name="folder",
+            request_type=RequestType(
+                func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(
+                    bool(self.create_folder(folder_name=request[0]))
+                )
+            ),
+        )
+        rm.add_request(
+            name="create",
+            request_type=RequestType(func=self._create_manager),
+        )
+
+        rm.add_request(
+            name="access",
+            request_type=RequestType(
+                func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(
+                    self.access_file(folder_name=request[0], file_name=request[1])
+                )
+            ),
+        )
+
         self._restore_manager = RequestManager()
         self._restore_manager.add_request(
             name="file",
@@ -494,3 +525,28 @@ class FileSystem(SimComponent):
             return False
 
         return folder.restore_file(file_name=file_name)
+
+    def access_file(self, folder_name: str, file_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Access a file.
+
+        Used by agents to simulate a file being accessed.
+
+        :param: folder_name: name of the folder where the file is stored
+        :type: folder_name: str
+
+        :param: file_name: name of the file to access
+        :type: file_name: str
+        """
+        folder = self.get_folder(folder_name=folder_name)
+
+        if folder:
+            file = folder.get_file(file_name=file_name)
+
+            if file:
+                file.num_access += 1
+                return True
+            else:
+                self.sys_log.error(f"Unable to access file that does not exist. (file name: {file_name})")
+
+        return False
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
index 6107c655..90ad4425 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ class Folder(FileSystemItemABC):
                 func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(self.remove_file_by_name(file_name=request[0]))
             ),
         )
-        rm.add_request(
-            name="create",
-            request_type=RequestType(
-                func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(self.create_file(file_name=request[0]))
-            ),
-        ) 
         self._file_request_manager = RequestManager()
         rm.add_request(
             name="file",
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_simulation/test_request_response.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_simulation/test_request_response.py
index b74be0c7..a18f0336 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_simulation/test_request_response.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_simulation/test_request_response.py
@@ -15,6 +15,31 @@ from primaite.simulator.network.transmission.transport_layer import Port
 from tests.conftest import TestApplication, TestService
 
 
+def test_successful_node_file_system_creation_request(example_network):
+    """Tests that the file system requests."""
+    client_1 = example_network.get_node_by_hostname("client_1")
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file(folder_name="root", file_name="test.txt") is None
+
+    response = example_network.apply_request(["node", "client_1", "file_system", "create", "file", "", "test.txt"])
+
+    assert response
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file(folder_name="root", file_name="test.txt")
+
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_folder(folder_name="test_folder") is None
+
+    response = example_network.apply_request(["node", "client_1", "file_system", "create", "folder", "test_folder"])
+
+    assert response
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_folder(folder_name="test_folder")
+
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file(folder_name="root", file_name="test.txt").num_access == 0
+
+    response = example_network.apply_request(["node", "client_1", "file_system", "access", "root", "test.txt"])
+
+    assert response
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file(folder_name="root", file_name="test.txt").num_access == 1
+
+
 def test_successful_application_requests(example_network):
     net = example_network