diff --git a/include/dfu/flash_img.h b/include/dfu/flash_img.h
index 46bb51cba8b..4d2593c01d3 100644
--- a/include/dfu/flash_img.h
+++ b/include/dfu/flash_img.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 struct flash_img_context {
 	u8_t buf[CONFIG_IMG_BLOCK_BUF_SIZE];
diff --git a/include/fcb.h b/include/fcb.h
index 698fa3d3e1f..b27611a95ad 100644
--- a/include/fcb.h
+++ b/include/fcb.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include "flash_map.h"
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 #include <kernel.h>
 
diff --git a/include/flash_map.h b/include/flash_map.h
index ea17cbc6da3..66686b51ba4 100644
--- a/include/flash_map.h
+++ b/include/flash_map.h
@@ -1,220 +1,15 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Runtime Inc
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-
-/**
- * @file
- * @brief Public API for flash map
- */
-
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_FLASH_MAP_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_FLASH_MAP_H_
 
-/**
- * @brief Abstraction over flash area and its driver which helps to operate on
- * flash regions easily and effectively.
- *
- * @defgroup flash_area_api flash area Interface
- * @{
- */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
+#ifndef CONFIG_COMPAT_INCLUDES
+#warning "This header file has moved, include <storage/flash_map.h> instead."
 #endif
 
-/**
- *
- * Provides abstraction of flash regions for type of use,
- * for example,  where's my image?
- *
- * System will contain a map which contains flash areas. Every
- * region will contain flash identifier, offset within flash, and length.
- *
- * 1. This system map could be in a file within filesystem (Initializer
- * must know/figure out where the filesystem is at).
- * 2. Map could be at fixed location for project (compiled to code)
- * 3. Map could be at specific place in flash (put in place at mfg time).
- *
- * Note that the map you use must be valid for BSP it's for,
- * match the linker scripts when platform executes from flash,
- * and match the target offset specified in download script.
- */
-#include <zephyr/types.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#define SOC_FLASH_0_ID 0	/** device_id for SoC flash memory driver   */
-#define SPI_FLASH_0_ID 1	/** device_id for external SPI flash driver */
-
-/**
- * @brief Structure for store flash partition data
- *
- * It is used as the flash_map array entry or stand-alone user data. Structure
- * contains all data needed to operate on the flash partitions.
- */
-struct flash_area {
-	u8_t fa_id; /** ID of flash area */
-	u8_t fa_device_id;
-	u16_t pad16;
-	off_t fa_off; /** flash partition offset */
-	size_t fa_size; /** flash partition size */
-	const char *fa_dev_name; /** flash device name */
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Structure for transfer flash sector boundaries
- *
- * This template is used for presentation of flash memory structure. It
- * consumes much less RAM than @ref flash_area
- */
-struct flash_sector {
-	off_t fs_off; /** flash sector offset */
-	size_t fs_size; /** flash sector size */
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Retrieve partitions flash area from the flash_map.
- *
- * Function Retrieves flash_area from flash_map for given partition.
- *
- * @param[in]  id ID of the flash partition.
- * @param[out] fa Pointer which has to reference flash_area. If
- * @p ID is unknown, it will be NULL on output.
- */
-int flash_area_open(u8_t id, const struct flash_area **fa);
-
-/**
- * @brief Close flash_area
- *
- * Reserved for future usage and external projects compatibility reason.
- * Currently is NOP.
- *
- * @param[in] fa Flash area to be closed.
- */
-void flash_area_close(const struct flash_area *fa);
-
-/**
- * @brief Read flash area data
- *
- * Read data from flash area. Area readout boundaries are asserted before read
- * request. API has the same limitation regard read-block alignment and size
- * as wrapped flash driver.
- *
- * @param[in]  fa  Flash area
- * @param[in]  off Offset relative from beginning of flash area to read
- * @param[out] dst Buffer to store read data
- * @param[in]  len Number of bytes to read
- *
- * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
- */
-int flash_area_read(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, void *dst,
-		    size_t len);
-
-/**
- * @brief Write data to flash area
- *
- * Write data to flash area. Area write boundaries are asserted before write
- * request. API has the same limitation regard write-block alignment and size
- * as wrapped flash driver.
- *
- * @param[in]  fa  Flash area
- * @param[in]  off Offset relative from beginning of flash area to read
- * @param[out] src Buffer with data to be written
- * @param[in]  len Number of bytes to write
- *
- * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
- */
-int flash_area_write(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, const void *src,
-		     size_t len);
-
-/**
- * @brief Erase flash area
- *
- * Erase given flash area range. Area boundaries are asserted before erase
- * request. API has the same limitation regard erase-block alignment and size
- * as wrapped flash driver.
- *
- * @param[in] fa  Flash area
- * @param[in] off Offset relative from beginning of flash area.
- * @param[in] len Number of bytes to be erase
- *
- * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
- */
-int flash_area_erase(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * @brief Get write block size of the flash area
- *
- * Currently write block size might be treated as read block size, although
- * most of drivers supports unaligned readout.
- *
- * @param[in] fa Flash area
- *
- * @return Alignment restriction for flash writes in [B].
- */
-u8_t flash_area_align(const struct flash_area *fa);
-
-/*
- * Retrieve info about sectors within the area.
- *
- * @param[in]  fa_id    Given flash area ID
- * @param[out] sectors  buffer for sectors data
- * @param[in,out] count On input Capacity of @p sectors, on output number of
- * sectors Retrieved.
- *
- * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail. Especially returns
- * -ENOMEM if There are too many flash pages on the flash_area to fit in the
- * array.
- */
-int flash_area_get_sectors(int fa_id, u32_t *count,
-			   struct flash_sector *sectors);
-
-/**
- * Flash map iteration callback
- *
- * @param fa flash area
- * @param user_data User supplied data
- *
- */
-typedef void (*flash_area_cb_t)(const struct flash_area *fa,
-				void *user_data);
-
-/**
- * Iterate over flash map
- *
- * @param user_cb User callback
- * @param user_data User supplied data
- */
-void flash_area_foreach(flash_area_cb_t user_cb, void *user_data);
-
-/**
- * Check whether given flash area has supporting flash driver
- * in the system.
- *
- * @param[in] fa Flash area.
- *
- * @return 1 On success. -ENODEV if no driver match.
- */
-int flash_area_has_driver(const struct flash_area *fa);
-
-/**
- * Get driver for given flash area.
- *
- * @param fa Flash area.
- *
- * @return device driver.
- */
-struct device *flash_area_get_device(const struct flash_area *fa);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_FLASH_MAP_H_ */
diff --git a/include/storage/flash_map.h b/include/storage/flash_map.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29c6006c4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/storage/flash_map.h
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Runtime Inc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief Public API for flash map
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_STORAGE_FLASH_MAP_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_STORAGE_FLASH_MAP_H_
+
+/**
+ * @brief Abstraction over flash area and its driver which helps to operate on
+ * flash regions easily and effectively.
+ *
+ * @defgroup flash_area_api flash area Interface
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Provides abstraction of flash regions for type of use,
+ * for example,  where's my image?
+ *
+ * System will contain a map which contains flash areas. Every
+ * region will contain flash identifier, offset within flash, and length.
+ *
+ * 1. This system map could be in a file within filesystem (Initializer
+ * must know/figure out where the filesystem is at).
+ * 2. Map could be at fixed location for project (compiled to code)
+ * 3. Map could be at specific place in flash (put in place at mfg time).
+ *
+ * Note that the map you use must be valid for BSP it's for,
+ * match the linker scripts when platform executes from flash,
+ * and match the target offset specified in download script.
+ */
+#include <zephyr/types.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#define SOC_FLASH_0_ID 0	/** device_id for SoC flash memory driver   */
+#define SPI_FLASH_0_ID 1	/** device_id for external SPI flash driver */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Structure for store flash partition data
+ *
+ * It is used as the flash_map array entry or stand-alone user data. Structure
+ * contains all data needed to operate on the flash partitions.
+ */
+struct flash_area {
+	u8_t fa_id; /** ID of flash area */
+	u8_t fa_device_id;
+	u16_t pad16;
+	off_t fa_off; /** flash partition offset */
+	size_t fa_size; /** flash partition size */
+	const char *fa_dev_name; /** flash device name */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Structure for transfer flash sector boundaries
+ *
+ * This template is used for presentation of flash memory structure. It
+ * consumes much less RAM than @ref flash_area
+ */
+struct flash_sector {
+	off_t fs_off; /** flash sector offset */
+	size_t fs_size; /** flash sector size */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Retrieve partitions flash area from the flash_map.
+ *
+ * Function Retrieves flash_area from flash_map for given partition.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  id ID of the flash partition.
+ * @param[out] fa Pointer which has to reference flash_area. If
+ * @p ID is unknown, it will be NULL on output.
+ */
+int flash_area_open(u8_t id, const struct flash_area **fa);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Close flash_area
+ *
+ * Reserved for future usage and external projects compatibility reason.
+ * Currently is NOP.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fa Flash area to be closed.
+ */
+void flash_area_close(const struct flash_area *fa);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read flash area data
+ *
+ * Read data from flash area. Area readout boundaries are asserted before read
+ * request. API has the same limitation regard read-block alignment and size
+ * as wrapped flash driver.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  fa  Flash area
+ * @param[in]  off Offset relative from beginning of flash area to read
+ * @param[out] dst Buffer to store read data
+ * @param[in]  len Number of bytes to read
+ *
+ * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
+ */
+int flash_area_read(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, void *dst,
+		    size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Write data to flash area
+ *
+ * Write data to flash area. Area write boundaries are asserted before write
+ * request. API has the same limitation regard write-block alignment and size
+ * as wrapped flash driver.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  fa  Flash area
+ * @param[in]  off Offset relative from beginning of flash area to read
+ * @param[out] src Buffer with data to be written
+ * @param[in]  len Number of bytes to write
+ *
+ * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
+ */
+int flash_area_write(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, const void *src,
+		     size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Erase flash area
+ *
+ * Erase given flash area range. Area boundaries are asserted before erase
+ * request. API has the same limitation regard erase-block alignment and size
+ * as wrapped flash driver.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fa  Flash area
+ * @param[in] off Offset relative from beginning of flash area.
+ * @param[in] len Number of bytes to be erase
+ *
+ * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail.
+ */
+int flash_area_erase(const struct flash_area *fa, off_t off, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get write block size of the flash area
+ *
+ * Currently write block size might be treated as read block size, although
+ * most of drivers supports unaligned readout.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fa Flash area
+ *
+ * @return Alignment restriction for flash writes in [B].
+ */
+u8_t flash_area_align(const struct flash_area *fa);
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve info about sectors within the area.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  fa_id    Given flash area ID
+ * @param[out] sectors  buffer for sectors data
+ * @param[in,out] count On input Capacity of @p sectors, on output number of
+ * sectors Retrieved.
+ *
+ * @return  0 on success, negative errno code on fail. Especially returns
+ * -ENOMEM if There are too many flash pages on the flash_area to fit in the
+ * array.
+ */
+int flash_area_get_sectors(int fa_id, u32_t *count,
+			   struct flash_sector *sectors);
+
+/**
+ * Flash map iteration callback
+ *
+ * @param fa flash area
+ * @param user_data User supplied data
+ *
+ */
+typedef void (*flash_area_cb_t)(const struct flash_area *fa,
+				void *user_data);
+
+/**
+ * Iterate over flash map
+ *
+ * @param user_cb User callback
+ * @param user_data User supplied data
+ */
+void flash_area_foreach(flash_area_cb_t user_cb, void *user_data);
+
+/**
+ * Check whether given flash area has supporting flash driver
+ * in the system.
+ *
+ * @param[in] fa Flash area.
+ *
+ * @return 1 On success. -ENODEV if no driver match.
+ */
+int flash_area_has_driver(const struct flash_area *fa);
+
+/**
+ * Get driver for given flash area.
+ *
+ * @param fa Flash area.
+ *
+ * @return device driver.
+ */
+struct device *flash_area_get_device(const struct flash_area *fa);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_STORAGE_FLASH_MAP_H_ */
diff --git a/subsys/dfu/boot/mcuboot.c b/subsys/dfu/boot/mcuboot.c
index aed28dfc737..0d896e1b24e 100644
--- a/subsys/dfu/boot/mcuboot.c
+++ b/subsys/dfu/boot/mcuboot.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <flash.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <zephyr.h>
 #include <init.h>
 
diff --git a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
index 4c20e875398..785411e7119 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <device.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <flash.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <init.h>
diff --git a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
index 9ab8b0ff709..5edc3d70d7b 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_default.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 #define FLASH_AREA_FOO(i, _)				\
 	{.fa_id = i,					\
diff --git a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_shell.c b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_shell.c
index 27b83801bd0..5ab428ae454 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_shell.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map_shell.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <logging/log.h>
 
 #define LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL
diff --git a/subsys/usb/class/usb_dfu.c b/subsys/usb/class/usb_dfu.c
index 0f53f4bf481..c54a9db34a4 100644
--- a/subsys/usb/class/usb_dfu.c
+++ b/subsys/usb/class/usb_dfu.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <flash.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <dfu/mcuboot.h>
 #include <dfu/flash_img.h>
 #include <misc/byteorder.h>
diff --git a/tests/boards/intel_s1000_crb/src/spi_flash.c b/tests/boards/intel_s1000_crb/src/spi_flash.c
index 940122f9787..5119ec2edeb 100644
--- a/tests/boards/intel_s1000_crb/src/spi_flash.c
+++ b/tests/boards/intel_s1000_crb/src/spi_flash.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <zephyr.h>
 #include <flash.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <device.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <logging/log.h>
diff --git a/tests/subsys/dfu/img_util/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/dfu/img_util/src/main.c
index 1ee63ae2f19..c971865d3e5 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/dfu/img_util/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/dfu/img_util/src/main.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <ztest.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <dfu/flash_img.h>
 
 void test_collecting(void)
diff --git a/tests/subsys/dfu/mcuboot/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/dfu/mcuboot/src/main.c
index f41a99d9060..3705cee943d 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/dfu/mcuboot/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/dfu/mcuboot/src/main.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <ztest.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include <dfu/mcuboot.h>
 
 #define BOOT_MAGIC_VAL_W0 0xf395c277
diff --git a/tests/subsys/fs/fcb/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/fs/fcb/src/main.c
index 654401a493c..9a792d987df 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/fs/fcb/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/fs/fcb/src/main.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "fcb_test.h"
-#include "flash_map.h"
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 struct fcb test_fcb;
 
diff --git a/tests/subsys/fs/nvs/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/fs/nvs/src/main.c
index b9175345022..d416a8d1948 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/fs/nvs/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/fs/nvs/src/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <ztest.h>
 
 #include "flash.h"
-#include "flash_map.h"
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 #include "stats.h"
 #include "nvs/nvs.h"
 #include "nvs_priv.h"
diff --git a/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test.h b/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test.h
index b190c25d93f..c0a85460b37 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test.h
+++ b/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <ztest.h>
 
 #include "settings/settings.h"
-#include "flash_map.h"
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #extern "C" {
diff --git a/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test_fcb.c b/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test_fcb.c
index c687cf311f0..f9349a2cb61 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test_fcb.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/settings/fcb/src/settings_test_fcb.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "settings_test.h"
 #include "settings_priv.h"
-#include "flash_map.h"
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 u8_t val8;
 u8_t val8_un;
diff --git a/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/src/main.c
index 31013098901..ff28a27888e 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/src/main.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <ztest.h>
 #include <flash.h>
-#include <flash_map.h>
+#include <storage/flash_map.h>
 
 extern int flash_map_entries;
 struct flash_sector fs_sectors[256];