diff --git a/install/include/install/install.h b/install/include/install/install.h
index c0a8f1f..ed0f6c7 100644
--- a/install/include/install/install.h
+++ b/install/include/install/install.h
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@
 // Mandatory checks: ota-type, pre-device and serial number(if presents)
 // AB OTA specific checks: pre-build version, fingerprint, timestamp.
 int CheckPackageMetadata(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& metadata, OtaType ota_type);
+
+// Ensures the path to the update package is mounted. Also set the |should_use_fuse| to true if the
+// package stays on a removable media.
+bool SetupPackageMount(const std::string& package_path, bool* should_use_fuse);
diff --git a/install/install.cpp b/install/install.cpp
index e2d4700..9203ef0 100644
--- a/install/install.cpp
+++ b/install/install.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <functional>
 #include <limits>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -736,3 +737,49 @@
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+bool SetupPackageMount(const std::string& package_path, bool* should_use_fuse) {
+  CHECK(should_use_fuse != nullptr);
+
+  if (package_path.empty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  *should_use_fuse = true;
+  if (package_path[0] == '@') {
+    auto block_map_path = package_path.substr(1);
+    if (ensure_path_mounted(block_map_path) != 0) {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to mount " << block_map_path;
+      return false;
+    }
+    // uncrypt only produces block map only if the package stays on /data.
+    *should_use_fuse = false;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Package is not a block map file.
+  if (ensure_path_mounted(package_path) != 0) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to mount " << package_path;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Reject the package if the input path doesn't equal the canonicalized path.
+  // e.g. /cache/../sdcard/update_package.
+  std::error_code ec;
+  auto canonical_path = std::filesystem::canonical(package_path, ec);
+  if (ec) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to get canonical of " << package_path << ", " << ec.message();
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (canonical_path.string() != package_path) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Installation aborts. The canonical path " << canonical_path.string()
+               << " doesn't equal the original path " << package_path;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  constexpr const char* CACHE_ROOT = "/cache";
+  if (android::base::StartsWith(package_path, CACHE_ROOT)) {
+    *should_use_fuse = false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}