diff --git a/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py b/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py
index 3a01ed9d..5a9c2013 100644
--- a/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py
+++ b/oslo_vmware/rw_handles.py
@@ -177,6 +177,32 @@ class FileHandle(object):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def tell(self):
+        """Get the position of File Handle
+
+        :return: position
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def fileno(self):
+        """returns the integer file descriptor
+        by default this is not supported and raises IOError
+        """
+        raise IOError()
+
+    def seek(self, offset):
+        """sets the file's current position at the offset
+
+        :param offset: offset
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def flush(self):
+        """flushes the internal buffer
+
+        """
+        pass
+
     def get_size(self):
         """Get size of the file to be read.
 
@@ -484,6 +510,9 @@ class VmdkWriteHandle(VmdkHandle):
         """"Get managed object reference of the VM created for import."""
         return self._vm_ref
 
+    def tell(self):
+        return self._bytes_written
+
     def write(self, data):
         """Write data to the file.
 
@@ -585,6 +614,9 @@ class VmdkReadHandle(VmdkHandle):
             LOG.exception(excep_msg)
             raise exceptions.VimException(excep_msg, excep)
 
+    def tell(self):
+        return self._bytes_read
+
     def close(self):
         """Releases the lease and close the connection.
 
diff --git a/oslo_vmware/tests/test_rw_handles.py b/oslo_vmware/tests/test_rw_handles.py
index 064ad8ec..9f78fa15 100644
--- a/oslo_vmware/tests/test_rw_handles.py
+++ b/oslo_vmware/tests/test_rw_handles.py
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ class VmdkHandleTest(base.TestCase):
 
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.VimException, handle.update_progress)
 
+    def test_fileno(self):
+        session = mock.Mock()
+        handle = rw_handles.VmdkHandle(session, None, 'fake-url', None)
+
+        self.assertRaises(IOError, handle.fileno)
+
 
 class VmdkWriteHandleTest(base.TestCase):
     """Tests for VmdkWriteHandle."""
@@ -228,6 +234,16 @@ class VmdkWriteHandleTest(base.TestCase):
         self._conn.putrequest.assert_called_once_with('PUT', '/ds/disk1.vmdk')
         self._conn.send.assert_called_once_with(data)
 
+    def test_tell(self):
+        session = self._create_mock_session()
+        handle = rw_handles.VmdkWriteHandle(session, '10.1.2.3', 443,
+                                            'rp-1', 'folder-1', None,
+                                            100)
+        data = [1] * 10
+        handle.write(data)
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), handle._bytes_written)
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), handle.tell())
+
     def test_write_post(self):
         session = self._create_mock_session()
         handle = rw_handles.VmdkWriteHandle(session, '10.1.2.3', 443,
@@ -326,6 +342,15 @@ class VmdkReadHandleTest(base.TestCase):
         data = handle.read(chunk_size)
         self.assertEqual('fake-data', data)
 
+    def test_tell(self):
+        chunk_size = rw_handles.READ_CHUNKSIZE
+        session = self._create_mock_session()
+        handle = rw_handles.VmdkReadHandle(session, '10.1.2.3', 443,
+                                           'vm-1', '[ds] disk1.vmdk',
+                                           chunk_size * 10)
+        data = handle.read(chunk_size)
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), handle.tell())
+
     def test_update_progress(self):
         chunk_size = len('fake-data')
         vmdk_size = chunk_size * 10