diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/fs/fd.h b/headers/private/kernel/fs/fd.h
index 4d1559ddec..1ed605b295 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/fs/fd.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/fs/fd.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern struct file_descriptor *alloc_fd(void);
 extern int new_fd_etc(struct io_context *, struct file_descriptor *, int firstIndex);
 extern int new_fd(struct io_context *, struct file_descriptor *);
 extern struct file_descriptor *get_fd(struct io_context *, int);
+extern struct file_descriptor *get_open_fd(struct io_context *, int);
 extern void close_fd(struct file_descriptor *descriptor);
 extern status_t close_fd_index(struct io_context *context, int fd);
 extern void put_fd(struct file_descriptor *descriptor);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
index fe50bc2827..b2078231d5 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,21 @@ get_fd(struct io_context *context, int fd)
 }
 
 
+struct file_descriptor *
+get_open_fd(struct io_context *context, int fd)
+{
+	MutexLocker(context->io_mutex);
+
+	file_descriptor *descriptor = get_fd_locked(context, fd);
+	if (descriptor == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	atomic_add(&descriptor->open_count, 1);
+
+	return descriptor;
+}
+
+
 /**	Removes the file descriptor from the specified slot.
  */