diff --git a/src/pty.rs b/src/pty.rs
index b71718850e..0001d12551 100644
--- a/src/pty.rs
+++ b/src/pty.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
 
 use sys::termios::Termios;
+use unistd::ForkResult;
 use {Result, Error, fcntl};
 use errno::Errno;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,19 @@ pub struct OpenptyResult {
     pub slave: RawFd,
 }
 
+/// Representation of a master with a forked pty
+///
+/// This is returned by `forkpty`. Note that this type does *not* implement `Drop`, so the user
+/// must manually close the file descriptors.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+pub struct ForkptyResult {
+    /// The master port in a virtual pty pair
+    pub master: RawFd,
+    /// Metadata about forked process
+    pub fork_result: ForkResult,
+}
+
 
 /// Representation of the Master device in a master/slave pty pair
 ///
@@ -266,3 +280,76 @@ pub fn openpty<'a, 'b, T: Into<Option<&'a Winsize>>, U: Into<Option<&'b Termios>
         slave: slave,
     })
 }
+
+/// Create a new pseudoterminal, returning the master file descriptor and forked pid.
+/// in `ForkptyResult`
+/// (see [`forkpty`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/forkpty.3.html)).
+///
+/// If `winsize` is not `None`, the window size of the slave will be set to
+/// the values in `winsize`. If `termios` is not `None`, the pseudoterminal's
+/// terminal settings of the slave will be set to the values in `termios`.
+#[inline]
+pub fn forkpty<'a, 'b, T: Into<Option<&'a Winsize>>, U: Into<Option<&'b Termios>>>(winsize: T, termios: U) -> Result<ForkptyResult> {
+    use std::ptr;
+    use unistd::Pid;
+    use unistd::ForkResult::*;
+
+    let mut master: libc::c_int = unsafe { mem::uninitialized() };
+    let res = {
+        match (termios.into(), winsize.into()) {
+            (Some(termios), Some(winsize)) => {
+                let inner_termios = termios.get_libc_termios();
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::forkpty(
+                        &mut master,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        &*inner_termios as *const libc::termios as *mut _,
+                        winsize as *const Winsize as *mut _,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            (None, Some(winsize)) => {
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::forkpty(
+                        &mut master,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        winsize as *const Winsize as *mut _,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            (Some(termios), None) => {
+                let inner_termios = termios.get_libc_termios();
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::forkpty(
+                        &mut master,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        &*inner_termios as *const libc::termios as *mut _,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            (None, None) => {
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::forkpty(
+                        &mut master,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let fork_result = Errno::result(res).map(|res| match res {
+        0 => Child,
+        res => Parent { child: Pid::from_raw(res) },
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(ForkptyResult {
+        master: master,
+        fork_result: fork_result,
+    })
+}
+
diff --git a/test/test_pty.rs b/test/test_pty.rs
index 4f428bed9a..8f04aecb8c 100644
--- a/test/test_pty.rs
+++ b/test/test_pty.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
 use tempfile::tempfile;
 
+use libc::_exit;
 use nix::fcntl::{OFlag, open};
 use nix::pty::*;
 use nix::sys::stat;
 use nix::sys::termios::*;
+use nix::sys::wait::wait;
 use nix::unistd::{write, close};
 
 /// Regression test for Issue #659
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ fn test_ptsname_unique() {
 /// this test we perform the basic act of getting a file handle for a connect master/slave PTTY
 /// pair.
 #[test]
-fn test_open_ptty_pair() {    
+fn test_open_ptty_pair() {
     let _m = ::PTSNAME_MTX.lock().expect("Mutex got poisoned by another test");
 
     // Open a new PTTY master
@@ -201,3 +203,30 @@ fn test_openpty_with_termios() {
     close(pty.master).unwrap();
     close(pty.slave).unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_forkpty() {
+    use nix::unistd::ForkResult::*;
+    // forkpty calls openpty which uses ptname(3) internally.
+    let _m0 = ::PTSNAME_MTX.lock().expect("Mutex got poisoned by another test");
+    // forkpty spawns a child process
+    let _m1 = ::FORK_MTX.lock().expect("Mutex got poisoned by another test");
+
+    let string = "naninani\n";
+    let echoed_string = "naninani\r\n";
+    let pty = forkpty(None, None).unwrap();
+    match pty.fork_result {
+        Child => {
+            write(0, string.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+            unsafe { _exit(0) }
+        },
+        Parent { child } => {
+            wait().unwrap(); // keep other tests using generic wait from getting our child
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 10];
+            assert!(child.as_raw() > 0);
+            ::read_exact(pty.master, &mut buf);
+            assert_eq!(&buf, echoed_string.as_bytes());
+            close(pty.master).unwrap();
+        },
+    }
+}