diff --git a/mod.zig b/mod.zig
index ab9bf40feb281133f99cb919767d2a859d6d23b8..9b4241ca976d6a51ae4c296a95a70f3989ff006c 100644
--- a/mod.zig
+++ b/mod.zig
@@ -3594,3 +3594,9 @@ pub fn kill(pid: pid_t, sig: c_int) !void {
     if (rc == -1) return errno.fromInt(errno.fromLibC());
     std.debug.assert(rc == 0);
 }
+pub fn fork() !pid_t {
+    const rc = libc.fork();
+    if (rc == -1) return errno.fromInt(errno.fromLibC());
+    std.debug.assert(rc >= 0);
+    return rc;
+}
diff --git a/test.zig b/test.zig
index 54583d2ca47c445d602cbda75192c283645e7e50..f17fbe6c64fc6bb643295ea5a66c5f87c6a7a1d8 100644
--- a/test.zig
+++ b/test.zig
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ test {
     _ = &linux.pthread_rwlock_unlock;
     _ = &linux.pipe2;
     _ = &linux.kill;
+    _ = &linux.fork;
 }