diff --git a/library/std/src/lib.rs b/library/std/src/lib.rs
index 66aeb35aceec0..d13e38889e1d5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/lib.rs
@@ -684,6 +684,9 @@ pub use core::{
     module_path, option_env, stringify, trace_macros,
 };
 
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+pub use crate::sys::anonymous_pipe as pipe;
+
 #[unstable(
     feature = "concat_bytes",
     issue = "87555",
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d8db0c6a7aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+//! Module for anonymous pipe
+//!
+//! ```
+//! #![feature(anonymous_pipe)]
+//! # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+//! let (reader, writer) = std::pipe::pipe()?;
+//! # Ok(())
+//! # }
+//! ```
+
+use crate::{io, sys::pipe::AnonPipe};
+
+/// Create anonymous pipe that is close-on-exec and blocking.
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+#[inline]
+pub fn pipe() -> io::Result<(PipeReader, PipeWriter)> {
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(unix)] {
+            unix::pipe()
+        } else if #[cfg(windows)] {
+            windows::pipe()
+        } else {
+            Err(io::Error::UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read end of the anonymous pipe.
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PipeReader(AnonPipe);
+
+/// Write end of the anonymous pipe.
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PipeWriter(AnonPipe);
+
+impl PipeReader {
+    /// Create a new [`PipeReader`] instance that shares the same underlying file description.
+    #[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        self.0.try_clone().map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PipeWriter {
+    /// Create a new [`PipeWriter`] instance that shares the same underlying file description.
+    #[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        self.0.try_clone().map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl io::Read for &PipeReader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read(buf)
+    }
+    fn read_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &mut [io::IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read_vectored(bufs)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_read_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_read_vectored()
+    }
+    fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read_to_end(buf)
+    }
+    fn read_buf(&mut self, buf: io::BorrowedCursor<'_>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.read_buf(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl io::Read for PipeReader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read(buf)
+    }
+    fn read_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &mut [io::IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read_vectored(bufs)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_read_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_read_vectored()
+    }
+    fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.read_to_end(buf)
+    }
+    fn read_buf(&mut self, buf: io::BorrowedCursor<'_>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.read_buf(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl io::Write for &PipeWriter {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.write(buf)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn write_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.write_vectored(bufs)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_write_vectored()
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl io::Write for PipeWriter {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.write(buf)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn write_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.write_vectored(bufs)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_write_vectored()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod unix;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod windows;
+
+#[cfg(all(test, not(miri)))]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8f17422901d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use super::*;
+use crate::io::{Read, Write};
+
+#[test]
+fn pipe_creation_and_rw() {
+    let (mut rx, mut tx) = pipe().unwrap();
+    tx.write_all(b"12345").unwrap();
+    drop(tx);
+
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    rx.read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s, "12345");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pipe_try_clone_and_rw() {
+    let (mut rx, mut tx) = pipe().unwrap();
+    tx.try_clone().unwrap().write_all(b"12").unwrap();
+    tx.write_all(b"345").unwrap();
+    drop(tx);
+
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    rx.try_clone().unwrap().take(3).read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s, "123");
+
+    s.clear();
+    rx.read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s, "45");
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..833f210dc65b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+use super::*;
+
+use crate::{
+    os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd},
+    process::Stdio,
+    sys::{
+        fd::FileDesc,
+        pipe::{anon_pipe, AnonPipe},
+    },
+    sys_common::{FromInner, IntoInner},
+};
+
+#[inline]
+pub(super) fn pipe() -> io::Result<(PipeReader, PipeWriter)> {
+    anon_pipe().map(|(rx, tx)| (PipeReader(rx), PipeWriter(tx)))
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsFd for PipeReader {
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        self.0.as_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsRawFd for PipeReader {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.0.as_raw_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for OwnedFd {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeReader) -> Self {
+        FileDesc::into_inner(AnonPipe::into_inner(pipe.0))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl FromRawFd for PipeReader {
+    unsafe fn from_raw_fd(raw_fd: RawFd) -> Self {
+        Self(AnonPipe::from_raw_fd(raw_fd))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl IntoRawFd for PipeReader {
+    fn into_raw_fd(self) -> RawFd {
+        self.0.into_raw_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for Stdio {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeReader) -> Self {
+        Self::from(OwnedFd::from(pipe))
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsFd for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        self.0.as_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsRawFd for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.0.as_raw_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for OwnedFd {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        FileDesc::into_inner(AnonPipe::into_inner(pipe.0))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl FromRawFd for PipeWriter {
+    unsafe fn from_raw_fd(raw_fd: RawFd) -> Self {
+        Self(AnonPipe::from_raw_fd(raw_fd))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl IntoRawFd for PipeWriter {
+    fn into_raw_fd(self) -> RawFd {
+        self.0.into_raw_fd()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for Stdio {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        Self::from(OwnedFd::from(pipe))
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_to_pipe(owned_fd: OwnedFd) -> AnonPipe {
+    AnonPipe::from_inner(FileDesc::from_inner(OwnedFd::from(owned_fd)))
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<OwnedFd> for PipeReader {
+    fn from(owned_fd: OwnedFd) -> Self {
+        Self(convert_to_pipe(owned_fd))
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<OwnedFd> for PipeWriter {
+    fn from(owned_fd: OwnedFd) -> Self {
+        Self(convert_to_pipe(owned_fd))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d5398c3cc9ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/anonymous_pipe/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+use super::*;
+
+use crate::{
+    os::windows::io::{
+        AsHandle, AsRawHandle, BorrowedHandle, FromRawHandle, IntoRawHandle, OwnedHandle, RawHandle,
+    },
+    process::Stdio,
+    sys::{
+        handle::Handle,
+        pipe::{anon_pipe, AnonPipe, Pipes},
+    },
+    sys_common::{FromInner, IntoInner},
+};
+
+#[inline]
+pub(super) fn pipe() -> io::Result<(PipeReader, PipeWriter)> {
+    anon_pipe(true, false).map(|Pipes { ours, theirs }| (PipeReader(ours), PipeWriter(theirs)))
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsHandle for PipeReader {
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        self.0.handle().as_handle()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsRawHandle for PipeReader {
+    fn as_raw_handle(&self) -> RawHandle {
+        self.0.handle().as_raw_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl FromRawHandle for PipeReader {
+    unsafe fn from_raw_handle(raw_handle: RawHandle) -> Self {
+        Self(AnonPipe::from_inner(Handle::from_raw_handle(raw_handle)))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl IntoRawHandle for PipeReader {
+    fn into_raw_handle(self) -> RawHandle {
+        self.0.into_handle().into_raw_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for OwnedHandle {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeReader) -> Self {
+        Handle::into_inner(AnonPipe::into_inner(pipe.0))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for Stdio {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeReader) -> Self {
+        Self::from(OwnedHandle::from(pipe))
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsHandle for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        self.0.handle().as_handle()
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl AsRawHandle for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_raw_handle(&self) -> RawHandle {
+        self.0.handle().as_raw_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl FromRawHandle for PipeWriter {
+    unsafe fn from_raw_handle(raw_handle: RawHandle) -> Self {
+        Self(AnonPipe::from_inner(Handle::from_raw_handle(raw_handle)))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl IntoRawHandle for PipeWriter {
+    fn into_raw_handle(self) -> RawHandle {
+        self.0.into_handle().into_raw_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for OwnedHandle {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        Handle::into_inner(AnonPipe::into_inner(pipe.0))
+    }
+}
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for Stdio {
+    fn from(pipe: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        Self::from(OwnedHandle::from(pipe))
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_to_pipe(owned_handle: OwnedHandle) -> AnonPipe {
+    AnonPipe::from_inner(Handle::from_inner(owned_handle))
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<OwnedHandle> for PipeReader {
+    fn from(owned_handle: OwnedHandle) -> Self {
+        Self(convert_to_pipe(owned_handle))
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+impl From<OwnedHandle> for PipeWriter {
+    fn from(owned_handle: OwnedHandle) -> Self {
+        Self(convert_to_pipe(owned_handle))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
index 4092e6080d548..99b6207e6d243 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ mod pal;
 
 mod personality;
 
+#[unstable(feature = "anonymous_pipe", issue = "127154")]
+pub mod anonymous_pipe;
 pub mod backtrace;
 pub mod cmath;
 pub mod exit_guard;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/pipe.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/pipe.rs
index 33db24e77e4da..8762af614f17e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/pipe.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/pipe.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::{FromInner, IntoInner};
 // Anonymous pipes
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AnonPipe(FileDesc);
 
 pub fn anon_pipe() -> io::Result<(AnonPipe, AnonPipe)> {
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ pub fn anon_pipe() -> io::Result<(AnonPipe, AnonPipe)> {
 }
 
 impl AnonPipe {
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        self.0.duplicate().map(Self)
+    }
+
     pub fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.0.read(buf)
     }
@@ -79,6 +84,10 @@ impl AnonPipe {
     pub fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_write_vectored()
     }
+
+    pub fn as_file_desc(&self) -> &FileDesc {
+        &self.0
+    }
 }
 
 impl IntoInner<FileDesc> for AnonPipe {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/pipe.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/pipe.rs
index d7d8f297ae586..781eafe2f1a6b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/pipe.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/pipe.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-use crate::io::{self, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut};
+use crate::{
+    fmt,
+    io::{self, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut},
+};
 
 pub struct AnonPipe(!);
 
+impl fmt::Debug for AnonPipe {
+    fn fmt(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
 impl AnonPipe {
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        self.0
+    }
+
     pub fn read(&self, _buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.0
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
index 3f85bb0a099a9..5aa2141571953 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 /// An owned container for `HANDLE` object, closing them on Drop.
 ///
 /// All methods are inherited through a `Deref` impl to `RawHandle`
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Handle(OwnedHandle);
 
 impl Handle {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/pipe.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/pipe.rs
index 67ef3ca82da02..6e6ba721d00fa 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/pipe.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/pipe.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use crate::sys_common::{FromInner, IntoInner};
 // Anonymous pipes
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AnonPipe {
     inner: Handle,
 }
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn spawn_pipe_relay(
     their_handle_inheritable: bool,
 ) -> io::Result<AnonPipe> {
     // We need this handle to live for the lifetime of the thread spawned below.
-    let source = source.duplicate()?;
+    let source = source.try_clone()?;
 
     // create a new pair of anon pipes.
     let Pipes { theirs, ours } = anon_pipe(ours_readable, their_handle_inheritable)?;
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ impl AnonPipe {
     pub fn into_handle(self) -> Handle {
         self.inner
     }
-    fn duplicate(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
+
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
         self.inner.duplicate(0, false, c::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS).map(|inner| AnonPipe { inner })
     }