diff --git a/lib/memfs/memfs_test.go b/lib/memfs/memfs_test.go
index f2ac87f1..6d8dbadc 100644
--- a/lib/memfs/memfs_test.go
+++ b/lib/memfs/memfs_test.go
@@ -437,6 +437,39 @@ func TestMemFS_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMemFS_RemoveChild(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		opts = &Options{
+			Root:        `testdata`,
+			MaxFileSize: -1,
+		}
+		mfs *MemFS
+		err error
+	)
+
+	mfs, err = New(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var child = mfs.Root.Child(`plain`)
+	if child == nil {
+		t.Fatal(`Expecting child "plain", got nil`)
+	}
+
+	var nodeRemoved = mfs.RemoveChild(mfs.Root, child)
+	if nodeRemoved == nil {
+		t.Fatal(`Expecting child "plain", got nil`)
+	}
+
+	test.Assert(t, `RemoveChild`, child, nodeRemoved)
+
+	child = mfs.Root.Child(`plain`)
+	if child != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(`Expecting child "plain" has been removed, got %v`, child)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMemFS_isIncluded(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		desc    string
diff --git a/lib/memfs/node.go b/lib/memfs/node.go
index cbb2b5da..43f16be4 100644
--- a/lib/memfs/node.go
+++ b/lib/memfs/node.go
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ func (node *Node) AddChild(child *Node) {
 	child.Parent = node
 }
 
+// Child return the child node based on its name.
+func (node *Node) Child(name string) (cnode *Node) {
+	for _, cnode = range node.Childs {
+		if cnode.name == name {
+			return cnode
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Close reset the offset position back to zero.
 func (node *Node) Close() error {
 	node.off = 0