diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/datagram.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/datagram.rs
index 5df45e6465b4..e5309e54e795 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/datagram.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/datagram.rs
@@ -735,6 +735,66 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
         self.0.set_nonblocking(nonblocking)
     }
 
+    /// Moves the socket to pass unix credentials as control message in [`SocketAncillary`].
+    ///
+    /// Set the socket option `SO_PASSCRED`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// #![feature(unix_socket_ancillary_data)]
+    /// use std::os::unix::net::UnixDatagram;
+    ///
+    /// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    ///     let sock = UnixDatagram::unbound()?;
+    ///     sock.set_passcred(true).expect("set_passcred function failed");
+    ///     Ok(())
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(any(
+        doc,
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "emscripten",
+        target_os = "freebsd",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "ios",
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "macos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_env = "uclibc",
+    ))]
+    #[unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "none")]
+    pub fn set_passcred(&self, passcred: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_passcred(passcred)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current value of the socket for passing unix credentials in [`SocketAncillary`].
+    /// This value can be change by [`set_passcred`].
+    ///
+    /// Get the socket option `SO_PASSCRED`.
+    ///
+    /// [`set_passcred`]: UnixDatagram::set_passcred
+    #[cfg(any(
+        doc,
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "emscripten",
+        target_os = "freebsd",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "ios",
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "macos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_env = "uclibc",
+    ))]
+    #[unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "none")]
+    pub fn passcred(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        self.0.passcred()
+    }
+
     /// Returns the value of the `SO_ERROR` option.
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/stream.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/stream.rs
index 907832399d84..68e8429dd3b2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/stream.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/stream.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,66 @@ impl UnixStream {
         self.0.set_nonblocking(nonblocking)
     }
 
+    /// Moves the socket to pass unix credentials as control message in [`SocketAncillary`].
+    ///
+    /// Set the socket option `SO_PASSCRED`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// #![feature(unix_socket_ancillary_data)]
+    /// use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+    ///
+    /// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    ///     let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
+    ///     socket.set_passcred(true).expect("Couldn't set passcred");
+    ///     Ok(())
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(any(
+        doc,
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "emscripten",
+        target_os = "freebsd",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "ios",
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "macos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_env = "uclibc",
+    ))]
+    #[unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "none")]
+    pub fn set_passcred(&self, passcred: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.set_passcred(passcred)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current value of the socket for passing unix credentials in [`SocketAncillary`].
+    /// This value can be change by [`set_passcred`].
+    ///
+    /// Get the socket option `SO_PASSCRED`.
+    ///
+    /// [`set_passcred`]: UnixStream::set_passcred
+    #[cfg(any(
+        doc,
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "emscripten",
+        target_os = "freebsd",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "ios",
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "macos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_env = "uclibc",
+    ))]
+    #[unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "none")]
+    pub fn passcred(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        self.0.passcred()
+    }
+
     /// Returns the value of the `SO_ERROR` option.
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/tests.rs
index a39b97f2c31b..db6a972e7d2d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/tests.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::io::prelude::*;
 use crate::io::{self, ErrorKind, IoSlice, IoSliceMut};
 use crate::iter::FromIterator;
-use crate::mem;
 use crate::sys::unix::ext::io::AsRawFd;
 use crate::sys_common::io::test::tmpdir;
 use crate::thread;
@@ -513,16 +512,7 @@ fn test_send_vectored_with_ancillary_to_unix_datagram() {
     let bsock1 = or_panic!(UnixDatagram::bind(&path1));
     let bsock2 = or_panic!(UnixDatagram::bind(&path2));
 
-    unsafe {
-        let optval: libc::c_int = 1;
-        libc::setsockopt(
-            bsock2.as_raw_fd(),
-            libc::SOL_SOCKET,
-            libc::SO_PASSCRED,
-            &optval as *const _ as *const _,
-            mem::size_of::<libc::c_int>() as u32,
-        );
-    }
+    or_panic!(bsock2.set_passcred(true));
 
     let mut buf1 = [1; 8];
     let mut bufs_send = &mut [IoSliceMut::new(&mut buf1[..])][..];
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
index 1a514ed0238c..c01d2fa5f23e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
@@ -323,6 +323,16 @@ impl Socket {
         Ok(raw != 0)
     }
 
+    pub fn set_passcred(&self, passcred: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let boolean: libc::c_int = if passcred { 1 } else { 0 };
+        setsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, libc::SO_PASSCRED, boolean)
+    }
+
+    pub fn passcred(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        let passcred: libc::c_int = getsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, libc::SO_PASSCRED)?;
+        Ok(passcred != 0)
+    }
+
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "solaris", target_os = "illumos")))]
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, nonblocking: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut nonblocking = nonblocking as libc::c_int;