diff --git a/librz/core/cfile.c b/librz/core/cfile.c
index eeb8a69faa4..485cacb2344 100644
--- a/librz/core/cfile.c
+++ b/librz/core/cfile.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,49 @@ RZ_API RZ_BORROW RzCoreFile *rz_core_file_open(RZ_NONNULL RzCore *r, RZ_NONNULL
 	return fh;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Allocates the memory chunk of \p len size, copies the contents at the current offset, and opens it as a file.
+ * \param core RzCore instanced
+ * \param len Size of the chunk to be created and copied
+ * \param offset Offset from where to copy bytes
+ * \return true on success, false otherwise
+ */
+RZ_API bool rz_core_file_malloc_copy_chunk(RzCore *core, size_t len, ut64 offset) {
+	rz_return_val_if_fail(core && len);
+
+	bool res = false;
+	ut8 *data = RZ_NEWS(ut8, len);
+	if (!data) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (!rz_io_read_at(core->io, offset, data, len)) {
+		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot read %d bytes from offset 0x%" PFMT64x ".\n", len, offset);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	char uri[100];
+	rz_strf(uri, "malloc://%d", len);
+	RzCoreFile *cfile = rz_core_file_open(core, uri, RZ_PERM_RWX, 0);
+	if (!cfile) {
+		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot open '%s'.\n", uri);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (!rz_core_bin_load(core, uri, 0)) {
+		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot load binary info of '%s'.\n", uri);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	RzIODesc *desc = rz_io_desc_get(core->io, cfile->fd);
+	rz_warn_if_fail(desc);
+	rz_io_desc_write_at(desc, 0, data, len);
+	res = true;
+
+err:
+	free(data);
+	return res;
+}
+
 RZ_IPI void rz_core_file_io_desc_closed(RzCore *core, RzIODesc *desc) {
 	// remove all references to the closed desc
 	RzListIter *it;
diff --git a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_open.c b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_open.c
index d98f1cc6501..aa78614063f 100644
--- a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_open.c
+++ b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_open.c
@@ -877,38 +877,7 @@ RZ_IPI RzCmdStatus rz_open_malloc_handler(RzCore *core, int argc, const char **a
 		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Invalid length %d.\n", len);
 		return RZ_CMD_STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
-
-	RzCmdStatus res = RZ_CMD_STATUS_ERROR;
-	ut8 *data = RZ_NEWS(ut8, len);
-	if (!data) {
-		return RZ_CMD_STATUS_ERROR;
-	}
-	if (!rz_io_read_at(core->io, core->offset, data, len)) {
-		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot read %d bytes from current offset.\n", len);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	char uri[100];
-	rz_strf(uri, "malloc://%d", len);
-	RzCoreFile *cfile = rz_core_file_open(core, uri, RZ_PERM_RWX, 0);
-	if (!cfile) {
-		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot open '%s'.\n", uri);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (!rz_core_bin_load(core, uri, 0)) {
-		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Cannot load binary info of '%s'.\n", uri);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	RzIODesc *desc = rz_io_desc_get(core->io, cfile->fd);
-	rz_warn_if_fail(desc);
-	rz_io_desc_write_at(desc, 0, data, len);
-	res = RZ_CMD_STATUS_OK;
-
-err:
-	free(data);
-	return res;
+	return bool2status(rz_core_file_malloc_copy_chunk(core, len, core->offset));
 }
 
 static RzCmdStatus open_nobin_file(RzCore *core, const char *uri, ut64 addr, int perms) {
diff --git a/librz/include/rz_core.h b/librz/include/rz_core.h
index 56a9754c4a7..9e4660069be 100644
--- a/librz/include/rz_core.h
+++ b/librz/include/rz_core.h
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ RZ_API int rz_core_setup_debugger(RzCore *r, const char *debugbackend, bool atta
 RZ_API bool rz_core_file_open_load(RZ_NONNULL RzCore *core, RZ_NONNULL const char *filepath, ut64 addr, int perms, bool write_mode);
 RZ_API RZ_BORROW RzCoreFile *rz_core_file_open(RZ_NONNULL RzCore *core, RZ_NONNULL const char *file, int flags, ut64 loadaddr);
 RZ_API RZ_BORROW RzCoreFile *rz_core_file_open_many(RZ_NONNULL RzCore *r, RZ_NULLABLE const char *file, int perm, ut64 loadaddr);
+RZ_API bool rz_core_file_malloc_copy_chunk(RzCore *core, size_t len, ut64 offset);
 RZ_API RzCoreFile *rz_core_file_get_by_fd(RzCore *core, int fd);
 RZ_API void rz_core_file_close(RzCoreFile *fh);
 RZ_API bool rz_core_file_close_fd(RzCore *core, int fd);
diff --git a/test/integration/test_analysis_il.c b/test/integration/test_analysis_il.c
index 30a0495ea04..b728ebb6af0 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_analysis_il.c
+++ b/test/integration/test_analysis_il.c
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ static bool test_analysis_il() {
 	rz_core_file_open_load(core, "malloc://0x1000", 0x40000, RZ_PERM_R, false);
 	rz_core_file_open_load(core, "malloc://0x10", 0x50000, RZ_PERM_R, false);
 
-	rz_core_cmd_lines(core, "oC 0x10 @ obj.seckrit   # New file mapping from 0x0-0xf\n");
-
 	ut64 obj_seckrit = rz_num_get(core->num, "obj.seckrit");
+	// New file mapping from 0x0-0xf
+	rz_core_file_malloc_copy_chunk(core, 0x10, obj_seckrit); 
+
 	RzIOMap *map = rz_io_map_get(core->io, 0);
 	rz_io_map_remap(core->io, map->id, obj_seckrit);