diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/Makefile b/test/unit/lib/blob/Makefile
index 9e4a04ac1..01800a506 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/Makefile
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #  Copyright (C) 2015 Intel Corporation.
 #  All rights reserved.
+#  Copyright (c) 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../../..)
@@ -10,13 +11,13 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 #  rather than on configuration values. All sub-directories are
 #  added to $(DIRS-y) so that they are included in 'make clean'.
 #  $(ALL_DIRS) contains the list of sub-directories to compile.
-DIRS-y = blob.c
-ALL_DIRS =
+DIRS-y = blob.c blob_bdev.c
+ALL_DIRS = blob_bdev.c
 
 HASH = \#
 CUNIT_VERSION = $(shell echo "$(HASH)include <CUnit/CUnit.h>" | $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -E -dM - | sed -n -e 's/\#define CU_VERSION "\([0-9\.\-]*\).*/\1/p')
 ifeq ($(CUNIT_VERSION),2.1-3)
-ALL_DIRS = blob.c
+ALL_DIRS += blob.c
 else
 $(warning "blob_ut.c compilation skipped, only CUnit version 2.1-3 is supported")
 endif
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/Makefile b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d31045eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#  Copyright (c) 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../../../..)
+
+TEST_FILE = blob_bdev_ut.c
+
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.unittest.mk
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/blob_bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/blob_bdev_ut.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bde2ee4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/blob_bdev_ut.c
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/*   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *   Copyright (c) 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "spdk/stdinc.h"
+
+#include "spdk_cunit.h"
+#include "common/lib/test_env.c"
+#include "blob/bdev/blob_bdev.c"
+
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_io_type_supported, bool, (struct spdk_bdev *bdev,
+		enum spdk_bdev_io_type io_type), false);
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_free_io, (struct spdk_bdev_io *g_bdev_io));
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_queue_io_wait, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
+	     struct spdk_bdev_io_wait_entry *entry), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_read_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, void *buf,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_write_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, void *buf,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_readv_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_writev_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_readv_blocks_ext, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg, struct spdk_bdev_ext_io_opts *opts), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_writev_blocks_ext, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+	     uint64_t offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg, struct spdk_bdev_ext_io_opts *opts), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_write_zeroes_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t offset_blocks,
+	     uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_unmap_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t offset_blocks,
+	     uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_copy_blocks, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t dst_offset_blocks,
+	     uint64_t src_offset_blocks, uint64_t num_blocks, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb,
+	     void *cb_arg), 0);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_io_channel, struct spdk_io_channel *,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc), NULL);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_module_claim_bdev, int,
+	    (struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_bdev_module *module),
+	    0);
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_module_release_bdev, (struct spdk_bdev *bdev));
+
+struct spdk_bdev {
+	char name[16];
+	uint64_t blockcnt;
+	uint32_t blocklen;
+	uint32_t open_cnt;
+};
+
+struct spdk_bdev_desc {
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev;
+};
+
+struct spdk_bdev *g_bdev;
+
+static struct spdk_bdev *
+get_bdev(const char *bdev_name)
+{
+	if (g_bdev == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(bdev_name, g_bdev->name) != 0) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return g_bdev;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_bdev_open_ext(const char *bdev_name, bool write, spdk_bdev_event_cb_t event_cb,
+		   void *event_ctx, struct spdk_bdev_desc **_desc)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc;
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = get_bdev(bdev_name);
+
+	if (bdev == NULL) {
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	desc = calloc(1, sizeof(*desc));
+	desc->bdev = g_bdev;
+	*_desc = desc;
+	bdev->open_cnt++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+spdk_bdev_close(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = desc->bdev;
+
+	bdev->open_cnt--;
+	free(desc);
+}
+
+struct spdk_bdev *
+spdk_bdev_desc_get_bdev(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc)
+{
+	return desc->bdev;
+}
+
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_get_num_blocks(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	return bdev->blockcnt;
+}
+
+uint32_t
+spdk_bdev_get_block_size(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	return bdev->blocklen;
+}
+
+static void
+init_bdev(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, const char *name, uint64_t num_blocks)
+{
+	memset(bdev, 0, sizeof(*bdev));
+	snprintf(bdev->name, sizeof(bdev->name), "%s", name);
+	bdev->blockcnt = num_blocks;
+}
+
+static void
+create_bs_dev(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev bdev;
+	struct spdk_bs_dev *bs_dev = NULL;
+	struct blob_bdev *blob_bdev;
+	int rc;
+
+	init_bdev(&bdev, "bdev0", 16);
+	g_bdev = &bdev;
+
+	rc = spdk_bdev_create_bs_dev_ext("bdev0", NULL, NULL, &bs_dev);
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(bs_dev != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev.open_cnt == 1);
+
+	blob_bdev = (struct blob_bdev *)bs_dev;
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_bdev->desc != NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_bdev->desc->bdev == g_bdev);
+	CU_ASSERT(!blob_bdev->claimed);
+
+	bs_dev->destroy(bs_dev);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev.open_cnt == 0);
+	g_bdev = NULL;
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	CU_pSuite	suite;
+	unsigned int	num_failures;
+
+	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
+	CU_initialize_registry();
+
+	suite = CU_add_suite("blob_bdev", NULL, NULL);
+
+	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, create_bs_dev);
+
+	CU_basic_set_mode(CU_BRM_VERBOSE);
+	CU_basic_run_tests();
+	num_failures = CU_get_number_of_failures();
+	CU_cleanup_registry();
+
+	return num_failures;
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/unittest.sh b/test/unit/unittest.sh
index 95c3a8417..fbb74c126 100755
--- a/test/unit/unittest.sh
+++ b/test/unit/unittest.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #  Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
-#  Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
 #  All rights reserved.
+#  Copyright (c) 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 # Environment variables:
 #  $valgrind    Specify the valgrind command line, if not
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function unittest_blob() {
 	if [[ -e $testdir/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut ]]; then
 		$valgrind $testdir/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut
 	fi
+	$valgrind $testdir/lib/blob/blob_bdev.c/blob_bdev_ut
 	$valgrind $testdir/lib/blobfs/tree.c/tree_ut
 	$valgrind $testdir/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut
 	# blobfs_sync_ut hangs when run under valgrind, so don't use $valgrind