diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/LocalStorageStrategy.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/LocalStorageStrategy.java
index 1cf8bac33d..5808267df0 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/LocalStorageStrategy.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/LocalStorageStrategy.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ package org.jclouds.blobstore;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.Blob;
+import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.ContainerAccess;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.StorageMetadata;
+import org.jclouds.blobstore.options.CreateContainerOptions;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.options.ListContainerOptions;
 import org.jclouds.domain.Location;
 
@@ -47,7 +49,11 @@ public interface LocalStorageStrategy {
      * @param container
      * @return
      */
-    boolean createContainerInLocation(String container, Location location);
+    boolean createContainerInLocation(String container, Location location, CreateContainerOptions options);
+
+    ContainerAccess getContainerAccess(String container);
+
+    void setContainerAccess(String container, ContainerAccess access);
 
     /**
      * Deletes a container and all its content
diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientStorageStrategy.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientStorageStrategy.java
index 98d8130dea..3c144efdb1 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientStorageStrategy.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientStorageStrategy.java
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.Blob;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.Blob.Factory;
+import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.ContainerAccess;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.MutableStorageMetadata;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.StorageMetadata;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.StorageType;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.internal.MutableStorageMetadataImpl;
+import org.jclouds.blobstore.options.CreateContainerOptions;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.options.ListContainerOptions;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.util.BlobStoreUtils;
 import org.jclouds.date.DateService;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ import com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders;
 public class TransientStorageStrategy implements LocalStorageStrategy {
    private final ConcurrentMap<String, ConcurrentMap<String, Blob>> containerToBlobs = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, ConcurrentMap<String, Blob>>();
    private final ConcurrentMap<String, StorageMetadata> containerMetadata = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, StorageMetadata>();
+   private final ConcurrentMap<String, ContainerAccess> containerAccessMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, ContainerAccess>();
    private final Supplier<Location> defaultLocation;
    private final DateService dateService;
    private final Factory blobFactory;
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ public class TransientStorageStrategy implements LocalStorageStrategy {
    }
 
    @Override
-   public boolean createContainerInLocation(final String containerName, final Location location) {
+   public boolean createContainerInLocation(String containerName, Location location, CreateContainerOptions options) {
       ConcurrentMap<String, Blob> origValue = containerToBlobs.putIfAbsent(
             containerName, new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Blob>());
       if (origValue != null) {
@@ -96,9 +99,23 @@ public class TransientStorageStrategy implements LocalStorageStrategy {
       metadata.setLocation(location);
       metadata.setCreationDate(new Date());
       containerMetadata.put(containerName, metadata);
+
+      containerAccessMap.put(containerName, options.isPublicRead()
+            ? ContainerAccess.PUBLIC_READ : ContainerAccess.PRIVATE);
       return true;
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public ContainerAccess getContainerAccess(String container) {
+      ContainerAccess access = containerAccessMap.get(container);
+      return access == null ? ContainerAccess.PRIVATE : access;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void setContainerAccess(String container, ContainerAccess access) {
+      containerAccessMap.put(container, access);
+   }
+
    @Override
    public void deleteContainer(final String containerName) {
       containerToBlobs.remove(containerName);
diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
index e779bb9b2a..aa102e1e13 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
@@ -391,17 +391,17 @@ public final class LocalBlobStore implements BlobStore {
 
    @Override
    public boolean createContainerInLocation(Location location, String name) {
-      return storageStrategy.createContainerInLocation(name, location);
+      return storageStrategy.createContainerInLocation(name, location, CreateContainerOptions.NONE);
    }
 
    @Override
    public ContainerAccess getContainerAccess(String container) {
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+      return storageStrategy.getContainerAccess(container);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void setContainerAccess(String container, ContainerAccess access) {
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
+      storageStrategy.setContainerAccess(container, access);
    }
 
    private Blob loadBlob(final String container, final String key) {
@@ -624,8 +624,6 @@ public final class LocalBlobStore implements BlobStore {
 
    @Override
    public boolean createContainerInLocation(Location location, String container, CreateContainerOptions options) {
-      if (options.isPublicRead())
-         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("publicRead");
-      return createContainerInLocation(location, container);
+      return storageStrategy.createContainerInLocation(container, location, options);
    }
 }
diff --git a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/TransientContainerIntegrationTest.java b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/TransientContainerIntegrationTest.java
index 7bbf8c3b54..bbca99df19 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/TransientContainerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/integration/TransientContainerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.jclouds.blobstore.domain.StorageMetadata;
 import org.jclouds.blobstore.integration.internal.BaseContainerIntegrationTest;
 import org.jclouds.domain.Location;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
-import org.testng.SkipException;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
@@ -81,9 +80,4 @@ public class TransientContainerIntegrationTest extends BaseContainerIntegrationT
       created = blobStore.createContainerInLocation(location, container);
       assertFalse(created);
    }
-
-   @Override
-   public void testSetContainerAccess() throws Exception {
-      throw new SkipException("Intentionally not implemented for the transient provider");
-   }
 }