diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bdd256..ea01a05 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ project(rcpputils)
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
 find_package(ament_cmake_ros REQUIRED)
+find_package(mimick_vendor REQUIRED)
 find_package(rcutils REQUIRED)
 
 # Default to C11
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
     PRIVATE "RCPPUTILS_BUILDING_LIBRARY")
 endif()
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} mimick)
 ament_target_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} rcutils)
 ament_export_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_export_targets(${PROJECT_NAME})
@@ -117,6 +119,9 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       "_TEST_LIBRARY_DIR=$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:test_library>;_TEST_LIBRARY=$<TARGET_FILE:test_library>")
 
   ament_add_gtest(test_clamp test/test_clamp.cpp)
+
+  ament_add_gtest(test_patch test/test_patch.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(test_patch ${PROJECT_NAME})
 endif()
 
 ament_package()
diff --git a/include/rcpputils/patch.hpp b/include/rcpputils/patch.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..281eece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/rcpputils/patch.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCPPUTILS__PATCH_HPP_
+#define RCPPUTILS__PATCH_HPP_
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "mimick/mimick.h"
+#include "rcutils/macros.h"
+
+namespace rcpputils
+{
+
+template<size_t N, typename SignatureT>
+struct patch_traits;
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(void)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType, typename ArgType0>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType,
+  typename ArgType0, typename ArgType1>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0, ArgType1)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0, ArgType1);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType,
+  typename ArgType0, typename ArgType1, typename ArgType2>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType,
+  typename ArgType0, typename ArgType1,
+  typename ArgType2, typename ArgType3>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType,
+  typename ArgType0, typename ArgType1,
+  typename ArgType2, typename ArgType3, typename ArgType4>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3, ArgType4)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3, ArgType4);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnType,
+  typename ArgType0, typename ArgType1,
+  typename ArgType2, typename ArgType3,
+  typename ArgType4, typename ArgType5>
+struct patch_traits<N, ReturnType(ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3, ArgType4, ArgType5)>
+{
+  mmk_mock_define(
+    mock_type, ReturnType, ArgType0, ArgType1, ArgType2, ArgType3, ArgType4, ArgType5);
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename SignatureT>
+struct trampoline;
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnT, typename ... ArgTs>
+struct trampoline<N, ReturnT(ArgTs...)>
+{
+  static ReturnT base(ArgTs... args)
+  {
+    return target(std::forward<ArgTs>(args)...);
+  }
+
+  static std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)> target;
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnT, typename ... ArgTs>
+std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)>
+trampoline<N, ReturnT(ArgTs...)>::target;
+
+template<size_t N, typename SignatureT>
+auto prepare_trampoline(std::function<SignatureT> target)
+{
+  trampoline<N, SignatureT>::target = target;
+  return trampoline<N, SignatureT>::base;
+}
+
+template<size_t N, typename SignatureT>
+class patch;
+
+template<size_t N, typename ReturnT, typename ... ArgTs>
+class patch<N, ReturnT(ArgTs...)>
+{
+public:
+  using mock_type = typename patch_traits<N, ReturnT(ArgTs...)>::mock_type;
+
+  patch(const std::string & target, std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)> proxy)
+  : proxy_(proxy)
+  {
+    auto MMK_MANGLE(mock_type, create) =
+      patch_traits<N, ReturnT(ArgTs...)>::MMK_MANGLE(mock_type, create);
+    mock_ = mmk_mock(target.c_str(), mock_type);
+  }
+
+  patch(const patch &) = delete;
+  patch & operator=(const patch &) = delete;
+
+  patch(patch && other)
+  {
+    mock_ = other.mock_;
+    other.mock_ = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  patch & operator=(patch && other)
+  {
+    if (mock_) {
+      mmk_reset(mock_);
+    }
+    mock_ = other.mock_;
+    other.mock_ = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  ~patch()
+  {
+    if (mock_) {
+      mmk_reset(mock_);
+    }
+  }
+
+  patch & then_call(std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)> replacement) &
+  {
+    auto type_erased_trampoline =
+      reinterpret_cast<mmk_fn>(prepare_trampoline<N>(replacement));
+    mmk_when(proxy_(any<ArgTs>()...), .then_call = type_erased_trampoline);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  patch && then_call(std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)> replacement) &&
+  {
+    auto type_erased_trampoline =
+      reinterpret_cast<mmk_fn>(prepare_trampoline<N>(replacement));
+    mmk_when(proxy_(any<ArgTs>()...), .then_call = type_erased_trampoline);
+    return std::move(*this);
+  }
+
+private:
+  template<typename T>
+  T any() {return mmk_any(T);}
+
+  mock_type mock_;
+  std::function<ReturnT(ArgTs...)> proxy_;
+};
+
+template<size_t N, typename SignatureT>
+auto make_patch(const std::string & target, std::function<SignatureT> proxy)
+{
+  return patch<N, SignatureT>(target, proxy);
+}
+
+}  // namespace rcpputils
+
+#define RCPPUTILS_PATCH_IGNORE_OPERATOR(type, op) \
+  bool operator op(const type &, const type &) { \
+    return false; \
+  }
+
+#define RCPPUTILS_PATCH_PROXY(func) \
+  [] (auto && ... args)->decltype(auto) { \
+    return func(std::forward<decltype(args)>(args)...); \
+  }
+
+#define RCPPUTILS_PATCH_TARGET(what, where) \
+  (std::string(RCUTILS_STRINGIFY(where)) + "@" + (what))
+
+#define patch(what, where, with) \
+  make_patch<__COUNTER__, decltype(where)>( \
+    RCPPUTILS_PATCH_TARGET(what, where), RCPPUTILS_PATCH_PROXY(where) \
+  ).then_call(with)
+
+#endif  // RCPPUTILS__PATCH_HPP_
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 7a3ddb2..8e2462f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake</buildtool_depend>
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake_ros</buildtool_depend>
 
+  <depend>mimick_vendor</depend>
   <depend>rcutils</depend>
 
   <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>
diff --git a/test/test_patch.cpp b/test/test_patch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9c28a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_patch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "rcutils/allocator.h"
+#include "rcutils/process.h"
+#include "rcutils/strdup.h"
+
+#include "rcpputils/patch.hpp"
+#include "rcpputils/process.hpp"
+
+RCPPUTILS_PATCH_IGNORE_OPERATOR(rcutils_allocator_t, ==)
+RCPPUTILS_PATCH_IGNORE_OPERATOR(rcutils_allocator_t, !=)
+RCPPUTILS_PATCH_IGNORE_OPERATOR(rcutils_allocator_t, <)
+RCPPUTILS_PATCH_IGNORE_OPERATOR(rcutils_allocator_t, >)
+
+TEST(TestPatch, test_patched_get_executable_name) {
+  {
+    auto p = rcpputils::patch(
+      "self", rcutils_get_executable_name,
+      [](rcutils_allocator_t allocator) {
+        return rcutils_strdup("dummy_name", allocator);
+      });
+    EXPECT_EQ("dummy_name", rcpputils::get_executable_name());
+  }
+
+  EXPECT_EQ("test_patch", rcpputils::get_executable_name());
+}