diff --git a/src/unistd.rs b/src/unistd.rs
index 47057e3477..98a0c7e2c1 100644
--- a/src/unistd.rs
+++ b/src/unistd.rs
@@ -593,6 +593,33 @@ pub fn execvp(filename: &CString, args: &[CString]) -> Result<Void> {
     Err(Error::Sys(Errno::last()))
 }
 
+/// Replace the current process image with a new one (see
+/// [fexecve(3)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/fexecve.3.html)).
+///
+/// The `fexecve` function allows for another process to be "called" which will
+/// replace the current process image.  That is, this process becomes the new
+/// command that is run. On success, this function will not return. Instead,
+/// the new program will run until it exits.
+///
+/// If an error occurs, this function will return with an indication of the
+/// cause of failure.  See
+/// [fexecve(3)#errors](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/fexecve.3.html#ERRORS)
+/// for a list of potential problems that maight cause execv to fail.
+///
+/// This function is similar to `execve`, except that the program to be executed
+/// is referenced as a file descriptor instead of a path.
+#[inline]
+pub fn fexecve(fd: RawFd, args: &[CString], env: &[CString]) -> Result<Void> {
+    let args_p = to_exec_array(args);
+    let env_p = to_exec_array(env);
+
+    unsafe {
+        libc::fexecve(fd, args_p.as_ptr(), env_p.as_ptr())
+    };
+
+    Err(Error::Sys(Errno::last()))
+}
+
 /// Daemonize this process by detaching from the controlling terminal (see
 /// [daemon(3)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/daemon.3.html)).
 ///