diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index 9e998246c2..5e870c5f59 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package virtcontainers
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -159,29 +158,7 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) memoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb uint64, slots uint8) g
 }
 
 func (q *qemuAmd64) appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
-	imageFile, err := os.Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = imageFile.Close() }()
-
-	imageStat, err := imageFile.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	object := govmmQemu.Object{
-		Driver:   govmmQemu.NVDIMM,
-		Type:     govmmQemu.MemoryBackendFile,
-		DeviceID: "nv0",
-		ID:       "mem0",
-		MemPath:  path,
-		Size:     (uint64)(imageStat.Size()),
-	}
-
-	devices = append(devices, object)
-
-	return devices, nil
+	return q.appendNvdimmImage(devices, path)
 }
 
 // appendBridges appends to devices the given bridges
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 41e7018c6e..d32b23d40a 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ type qemuArch interface {
 	// appendImage appends an image to devices
 	appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error)
 
+	// appendBlockImage appends an image as block device
+	appendBlockImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error)
+
+	// appendNvdimmImage appends an image as nvdimm device
+	appendNvdimmImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error)
+
 	// appendSCSIController appens a SCSI controller to devices
 	appendSCSIController(devices []govmmQemu.Device, enableIOThreads bool) ([]govmmQemu.Device, *govmmQemu.IOThread, error)
 
@@ -328,15 +334,46 @@ func genericImage(path string) (config.BlockDrive, error) {
 	id := utils.MakeNameID("image", hex.EncodeToString(randBytes), maxDevIDSize)
 
 	drive := config.BlockDrive{
-		File:   path,
-		Format: "raw",
-		ID:     id,
+		File:    path,
+		Format:  "raw",
+		ID:      id,
+		ShareRW: true,
 	}
 
 	return drive, nil
 }
 
+func (q *qemuArchBase) appendNvdimmImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
+	imageFile, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer imageFile.Close()
+
+	imageStat, err := imageFile.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	object := govmmQemu.Object{
+		Driver:   govmmQemu.NVDIMM,
+		Type:     govmmQemu.MemoryBackendFile,
+		DeviceID: "nv0",
+		ID:       "mem0",
+		MemPath:  path,
+		Size:     (uint64)(imageStat.Size()),
+	}
+
+	devices = append(devices, object)
+
+	return devices, nil
+}
+
 func (q *qemuArchBase) appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
+	return q.appendBlockImage(devices, path)
+}
+
+func (q *qemuArchBase) appendBlockImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
 	drive, err := genericImage(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
index 68c6c4b381..008e903c7d 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base_test.go
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ func TestQemuArchBaseAppendImage(t *testing.T) {
 			AIO:       govmmQemu.Threads,
 			Format:    "raw",
 			Interface: "none",
+			ShareRW:   true,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
index 74935e7dcf..4a65e2a7a7 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package virtcontainers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -179,29 +178,7 @@ func (q *qemuArm64) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device) []govmmQemu.Device
 }
 
 func (q *qemuArm64) appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
-	imageFile, err := os.Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer imageFile.Close()
-
-	imageStat, err := imageFile.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	object := govmmQemu.Object{
-		Driver:   govmmQemu.NVDIMM,
-		Type:     govmmQemu.MemoryBackendFile,
-		DeviceID: "nv0",
-		ID:       "mem0",
-		MemPath:  path,
-		Size:     (uint64)(imageStat.Size()),
-	}
-
-	devices = append(devices, object)
-
-	return devices, nil
+	return q.appendNvdimmImage(devices, path)
 }
 
 func (q *qemuArm64) setIgnoreSharedMemoryMigrationCaps(_ context.Context, _ *govmmQemu.QMP) error {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index 323356215e..21e3b6c2f2 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@
 package virtcontainers
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	govmmQemu "github.com/intel/govmm/qemu"
-	deviceConfig "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/device/config"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/utils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -130,31 +126,6 @@ func (q *qemuPPC64le) memoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb uint64, slots uint8)
 	return genericMemoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb, slots, q.memoryOffset)
 }
 
-func (q *qemuPPC64le) appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	randBytes, err := utils.GenerateRandomBytes(8)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	id := utils.MakeNameID("image", hex.EncodeToString(randBytes), maxDevIDSize)
-
-	drive := deviceConfig.BlockDrive{
-		File:   path,
-		Format: "raw",
-		ID:     id,
-	}
-
-	devices, err = q.appendBlockDevice(devices, drive)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return devices, nil
-}
-
 // appendBridges appends to devices the given bridges
 func (q *qemuPPC64le) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device) []govmmQemu.Device {
 	return genericAppendBridges(devices, q.Bridges, q.machineType)
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
index 5c5b16bc75..d2575ccdcc 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ package virtcontainers
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	govmmQemu "github.com/intel/govmm/qemu"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/device/config"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type qemuS390x struct {
@@ -126,19 +127,6 @@ func (q *qemuS390x) appendConsole(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]go
 	return devices, nil
 }
 
-func (q *qemuS390x) appendImage(devices []govmmQemu.Device, path string) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
-	drive, err := genericImage(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	drive.ShareRW = true
-	devices, err = q.appendBlockDevice(devices, drive)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return devices, nil
-}
-
 func (q *qemuS390x) appendBlockDevice(devices []govmmQemu.Device, drive config.BlockDrive) ([]govmmQemu.Device, error) {
 	d, err := genericBlockDevice(drive, false)
 	if err != nil {