diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index d0f371b..a616996 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void qmp_guest_set_time(bool has_time, int64_t time_ns, Error **errp)
 typedef struct GuestFileHandle {
     uint64_t id;
     FILE *fh;
+    int pipe_other_end_fd; /* if set, it's a pipe fd of the other end. */
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(GuestFileHandle) next;
 } GuestFileHandle;
 
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ static struct {
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, GuestFileHandle) filehandles;
 } guest_file_state;
 
-static int64_t guest_file_handle_add(FILE *fh, Error **errp)
+static int64_t guest_file_handle_add(FILE *fh, int pipe_other_end_fd,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     GuestFileHandle *gfh;
     int64_t handle;
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ static int64_t guest_file_handle_add(FILE *fh, Error **errp)
     gfh = g_malloc0(sizeof(GuestFileHandle));
     gfh->id = handle;
     gfh->fh = fh;
+    gfh->pipe_other_end_fd = pipe_other_end_fd;
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&guest_file_state.filehandles, gfh, next);
 
     return handle;
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_file_open(const char *path, bool has_mode, const char *mode,
      */
     qemu_set_nonblock(fileno(fh));
 
-    handle = guest_file_handle_add(fh, errp);
+    handle = guest_file_handle_add(fh, -1, errp);
     if (handle < 0) {
         fclose(fh);
         return -1;
@@ -409,6 +412,85 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_file_open(const char *path, bool has_mode, const char *mode,
     return handle;
 }
 
+GuestPipeInfoList *qmp_guest_pipe_open(GuestPipeMode mode, Error **errp)
+{
+    FILE *f = NULL;
+    int fd[2], this_end, other_end;
+    int64_t handle;
+    GuestPipeInfoList *pipe_list;
+    GuestPipeInfo *pipe_inf;
+    const char *op_flag;
+
+    slog("guest-pipe-open called");
+
+    if (mode > 2) {
+        error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                  "Only \"r\" or \"w\" are the valid modes to open a pipe");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (pipe(fd) != 0) {
+        error_set_errno(errp, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED, "pipe() failed");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    this_end = (mode == GUEST_PIPE_MODE_WRITE);
+    other_end = !this_end;
+
+    qemu_set_nonblock(fd[this_end]);
+
+    qemu_set_cloexec(fd[this_end]);
+    qemu_set_cloexec(fd[other_end]);
+
+    if (mode == GUEST_PIPE_MODE_READ) {
+        op_flag = "r";
+    } else {
+        op_flag = "w";
+    }
+    f = fdopen(fd[this_end], op_flag);
+    if (f == NULL) {
+        error_set_errno(errp, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                        "fdopen() failed to open pipe handle");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    handle = guest_file_handle_add(f, fd[other_end], errp);
+    if (handle == -1) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    slog("guest-pipe-open: handle: %" PRId64, handle);
+
+    pipe_inf = g_malloc0(sizeof(*pipe_inf));
+    pipe_inf->fd = handle;
+    pipe_list = g_malloc0(sizeof(*pipe_list));
+    pipe_list->value = pipe_inf;
+    pipe_list->next = NULL;
+    return pipe_list;
+
+fail:
+    if (f != NULL) {
+        fclose(f);
+    } else {
+        close(fd[this_end]);
+    }
+    close(fd[other_end]);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static int guest_pipe_close_other_end(GuestFileHandle *gfh)
+{
+    if (gfh->pipe_other_end_fd != -1) {
+        if (close(gfh->pipe_other_end_fd) != 0) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        gfh->pipe_other_end_fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void qmp_guest_file_close(int64_t handle, Error **errp)
 {
     GuestFileHandle *gfh = guest_file_handle_find(handle, errp);
@@ -419,6 +501,11 @@ void qmp_guest_file_close(int64_t handle, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (guest_pipe_close_other_end(gfh) != 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to close pipe handle");
+        return;
+    }
+
     ret = fclose(gfh->fh);
     if (ret == EOF) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to close handle");
@@ -2395,7 +2482,7 @@ GList *ga_command_blacklist_init(GList *blacklist)
             "guest-suspend-hybrid", "guest-network-get-interfaces",
             "guest-get-vcpus", "guest-set-vcpus",
             "guest-get-memory-blocks", "guest-set-memory-blocks",
-            "guest-get-memory-block-size", NULL};
+            "guest-get-memory-block-size", "guest-pipe-open", NULL};
         char **p = (char **)list;
 
         while (*p) {
@@ -2409,7 +2496,8 @@ GList *ga_command_blacklist_init(GList *blacklist)
         const char *list[] = {
             "guest-get-fsinfo", "guest-fsfreeze-status",
             "guest-fsfreeze-freeze", "guest-fsfreeze-freeze-list",
-            "guest-fsfreeze-thaw", "guest-get-fsinfo", NULL};
+            "guest-fsfreeze-thaw", "guest-get-fsinfo",
+            "guest-pipe-open", NULL};
         char **p = (char **)list;
 
         while (*p) {
diff --git a/qga/commands-win32.c b/qga/commands-win32.c
index 3ef0549..685dd0f 100644
--- a/qga/commands-win32.c
+++ b/qga/commands-win32.c
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_file_open(const char *path, bool has_mode,
     return fd;
 }
 
+GuestPipeInfoList *qmp_guest_pipe_open(GuestPipeMode mode, Error **errp)
+{
+    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 void qmp_guest_file_close(int64_t handle, Error **errp)
 {
     bool ret;
@@ -713,7 +719,7 @@ GList *ga_command_blacklist_init(GList *blacklist)
         "guest-get-memory-blocks", "guest-set-memory-blocks",
         "guest-get-memory-block-size",
         "guest-fsfreeze-freeze-list", "guest-get-fsinfo",
-        "guest-fstrim", NULL};
+        "guest-fstrim", "guest-pipe-open", NULL};
     char **p = (char **)list_unsupported;
 
     while (*p) {
diff --git a/qga/qapi-schema.json b/qga/qapi-schema.json
index b446dc7..8081213 100644
--- a/qga/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qga/qapi-schema.json
@@ -215,12 +215,56 @@
   'returns': 'int' }
 
 ##
+# @GuestPipeMode
+#
+# An enumeration of pipe modes
+# read: pipe is opened for writing data
+# write: pipe is opened for reading data
+#
+# Since: 2.4
+##
+{ 'enum': 'GuestPipeMode',
+  'data': [ 'read', 'write' ] }
+
+##
+# @GuestPipeInfo
+#
+# Information about pipe.
+#
+# Since: 2.4
+##
+{ 'struct': 'GuestPipeInfo',
+  'data': {'fd': 'int'} }
+
+##
+# @guest-pipe-open
+#
+# Open a pipe to in the guest to associated with a qga-spawned processes
+# for communication.
+#
+# Returns: Guest file handle on success, as per guest-file-open. This
+# handle is usable with the same interfaces as a handle returned by
+# guest-file-open.
+#
+# Since: 2.4
+##
+{ 'command': 'guest-pipe-open',
+  'data':    { 'mode': 'GuestPipeMode' },
+  'returns': ['GuestPipeInfo'] }
+
+##
+##
 # @guest-file-close:
 #
 # Close an open file in the guest
 #
 # @handle: filehandle returned by guest-file-open
 #
+# Please note that closing the write side of a pipe will block until the read
+# side is closed.  If you passed the read-side of the pipe to a qga-spawned
+# process, make sure the process has exited before attempting to close the
+# write side.
+#
 # Returns: Nothing on success.
 #
 # Since: 0.15.0
