diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a05d56..89df470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ jobs:
         profile: minimal
         override: true
     - run: cargo test
+    # notgull: check io_safety feature with CI
+    - run: cargo check --features io_safety
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4dd6d79..bb3918a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ libc = "0.2.62"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi = { version = "0.3.5", features = ["handleapi", "namedpipeapi", "processthreadsapi", "winnt"] }
+
+[features]
+# Uses I/O safety features introduced in Rust 1.63
+io_safety = []
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diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index c66f2c2..e5017da 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -90,3 +90,45 @@ impl FromRawFd for PipeWriter {
         PipeWriter(File::from_raw_fd(fd))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for OwnedFd {
+    fn from(pr: PipeReader) -> Self {
+         pr.0.into()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl AsFd for PipeReader {
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        self.0.as_fd()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<OwnedFd> for PipeReader {
+    fn from(fd: OwnedFd) -> Self {
+        PipeReader(fd.into())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for OwnedFd {
+    fn from(pw: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        pw.0.into()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl AsFd for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        self.0.as_fd()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<OwnedFd> for PipeWriter {
+    fn from(fd: OwnedFd) -> Self {
+        PipeWriter(fd.into())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
index 6c1d861..bdbb139 100644
--- a/src/windows.rs
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -111,3 +111,45 @@ impl FromRawHandle for PipeWriter {
         PipeWriter(File::from_raw_handle(handle))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<PipeReader> for OwnedHandle {
+    fn from(reader: PipeReader) -> Self {
+        reader.0.into() 
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl AsHandle for PipeReader {
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        self.0.as_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<OwnedHandle> for PipeReader {
+    fn from(handle: OwnedHandle) -> Self {
+        PipeReader(handle.into())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<PipeWriter> for OwnedHandle {
+    fn from(writer: PipeWriter) -> Self {
+        writer.0.into()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl AsHandle for PipeWriter {
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        self.0.as_handle()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "io_safety")]
+impl From<OwnedHandle> for PipeWriter {
+    fn from(handle: OwnedHandle) -> Self {
+        PipeWriter(handle.into())
+    }
+}
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