diff --git a/Makefile.crtools b/Makefile.crtools
index f55bdb783..ea813e539 100644
--- a/Makefile.crtools
+++ b/Makefile.crtools
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ obj-y	+= plugin.o
 obj-y	+= cr-errno.o
 obj-y	+= pie/pie-relocs.o
 obj-y	+= seize.o
+obj-y	+= fault-injection.o
 obj-y	+= pie/util-fd.o
 obj-y	+= pie/util.o
 
diff --git a/cr-dump.c b/cr-dump.c
index 8eaf523c1..fea3be63f 100644
--- a/cr-dump.c
+++ b/cr-dump.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #include "lsm.h"
 #include "seccomp.h"
 #include "seize.h"
+#include "fault-injection.h"
 
 #include "asm/dump.h"
 
@@ -1195,6 +1196,11 @@ static int dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (fault_injected(FI_DUMP_EARLY)) {
+		pr_info("fault: CRIU sudden detach\n");
+		BUG();
+	}
+
 	if (root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWPID && root_item == item) {
 		int pfd;
 
diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index 2c812cda5..a33273c07 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 #include "security.h"
 #include "lsm.h"
 #include "seccomp.h"
-
+#include "fault-injection.h"
 #include "parasite-syscall.h"
 
 #include "protobuf.h"
@@ -1531,6 +1531,11 @@ static int restore_task_with_children(void *_arg)
 	if (prepare_sigactions() < 0)
 		goto err_fini_mnt;
 
+	if (fault_injected(FI_RESTORE_ROOT_ONLY)) {
+		pr_info("fault: Restore root task failure!\n");
+		BUG();
+	}
+
 	if (create_children_and_session())
 		goto err_fini_mnt;
 
diff --git a/crtools.c b/crtools.c
index ea8b889f0..d3812a18f 100644
--- a/crtools.c
+++ b/crtools.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "action-scripts.h"
 #include "security.h"
 #include "irmap.h"
+#include "fault-injection.h"
 
 #include "setproctitle.h"
 
@@ -257,6 +258,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PAGE_SIZE != PAGE_IMAGE_SIZE);
 
+	if (fault_injection_init())
+		return 1;
+
 	cr_pb_init();
 	if (restrict_uid(getuid(), getgid()))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/fault-injection.c b/fault-injection.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f239fd9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fault-injection.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "fault-injection.h"
+
+enum faults fi_strategy;
+
+int fault_injection_init()
+{
+	char *val;
+	int strat;
+
+	val = getenv("CRIU_FAULT");
+	if (val == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	strat = atoi(val);
+
+	if (strat <= 0 || strat >= FI_MAX)
+		return -1;
+
+	fi_strategy = strat;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/fault-injection.h b/include/fault-injection.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..989f654b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fault-injection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __CR_FAULT_INJECTION_H__
+#define __CR_FAULT_INJECTION_H__
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+enum faults {
+	FI_NONE = 0,
+	FI_DUMP_EARLY,
+	FI_RESTORE_ROOT_ONLY,
+	FI_MAX,
+};
+
+extern enum faults fi_strategy;
+extern int fault_injection_init(void);
+
+static inline bool fault_injected(enum faults f)
+{
+	return fi_strategy == f;
+}
+#endif