diff --git a/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs.go b/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs.go
index 210ede534..32c91ebb6 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/serve"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configstruct"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/flags"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscommon"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfsflags"
@@ -85,6 +87,23 @@ func init() {
 	vfsflags.AddFlags(Command.Flags())
 	AddFlags(Command.Flags())
 	serve.Command.AddCommand(Command)
+	serve.AddRc("nfs", func(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, in rc.Params) (serve.Handle, error) {
+		// Create VFS
+		var vfsOpt = vfscommon.Opt // set default opts
+		err := configstruct.SetAny(in, &vfsOpt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		VFS := vfs.New(f, &vfsOpt)
+		// Read opts
+		var opt = Opt // set default opts
+		err = configstruct.SetAny(in, &opt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		// Create server
+		return NewServer(ctx, VFS, &opt)
+	})
 }
 
 // Run the command
diff --git a/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs_test.go b/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70311574e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/serve/nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//go:build unix
+
+// The serving is tested in cmd/nfsmount - here we test anything else
+package nfs
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/serve/servetest"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/rc"
+)
+
+func TestRc(t *testing.T) {
+	servetest.TestRc(t, rc.Params{
+		"type":           "nfs",
+		"vfs_cache_mode": "off",
+	})
+}