diff --git a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
index e2527e3d7aeab..5e70566ab310e 100644
--- a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
+++ b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     XX(jl_generating_output) \
     XX(jl_generic_function_def) \
     XX(jl_gensym) \
+    XX(jl_getaffinity) \
     XX(jl_getallocationgranularity) \
     XX(jl_getnameinfo) \
     XX(jl_getpagesize) \
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@
     XX(jl_safepoint_suspend_thread) \
     XX(jl_safepoint_resume_thread) \
     XX(jl_SC_CLK_TCK) \
+    XX(jl_setaffinity) \
     XX(jl_set_ARGS) \
     XX(jl_set_const) \
     XX(jl_set_errno) \
diff --git a/src/julia_threads.h b/src/julia_threads.h
index 3a4e9a66cf5a7..60f156b8fab14 100644
--- a/src/julia_threads.h
+++ b/src/julia_threads.h
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT int8_t jl_gc_is_in_finalizer(void) JL_NOTSAFEPOINT;
 
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_wakeup_thread(int16_t tid);
 
+JL_DLLEXPORT int jl_getaffinity(int16_t tid, char *mask, int cpumasksize);
+JL_DLLEXPORT int jl_setaffinity(int16_t tid, char *mask, int cpumasksize);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/threading.c b/src/threading.c
index eb76ac579b538..d6e28e3d80828 100644
--- a/src/threading.c
+++ b/src/threading.c
@@ -984,6 +984,52 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT int jl_alignment(size_t sz)
     return jl_gc_alignment(sz);
 }
 
+// Return values:
+//     0  == success
+//     1  == invalid thread id provided
+//     2  == ptls2 was NULL
+//     <0 == uv_thread_getaffinity exit code
+JL_DLLEXPORT int jl_getaffinity(int16_t tid, char *mask, int cpumasksize) {
+    int nthreads = jl_atomic_load_acquire(&jl_n_threads);
+    if (tid < 0 || tid >= nthreads)
+        return 1;
+
+    // TODO: use correct lock. system_id is only legal if the thread is alive.
+    jl_ptls_t ptls2 = jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&jl_all_tls_states)[tid];
+    if (ptls2 == NULL)
+        return 2;
+    uv_thread_t uvtid = ptls2->system_id;
+
+    int ret_uv = uv_thread_getaffinity(&uvtid, mask, cpumasksize);
+    if (ret_uv != 0)
+        return ret_uv;
+
+    return 0; // success
+}
+
+// Return values:
+//     0  == success
+//     1  == invalid thread id provided
+//     2  == ptls2 was NULL
+//     <0 == uv_thread_getaffinity exit code
+JL_DLLEXPORT int jl_setaffinity(int16_t tid, char *mask, int cpumasksize) {
+    int nthreads = jl_atomic_load_acquire(&jl_n_threads);
+    if (tid < 0 || tid >= nthreads)
+        return 1;
+
+    // TODO: use correct lock. system_id is only legal if the thread is alive.
+    jl_ptls_t ptls2 = jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&jl_all_tls_states)[tid];
+    if (ptls2 == NULL)
+        return 2;
+    uv_thread_t uvtid = ptls2->system_id;
+
+    int ret_uv = uv_thread_setaffinity(&uvtid, mask, NULL, cpumasksize);
+    if (ret_uv != 0)
+        return ret_uv;
+
+    return 0; // success
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/threads.jl b/test/threads.jl
index 172385d1c130e..24da56e2b89fd 100644
--- a/test/threads.jl
+++ b/test/threads.jl
@@ -354,3 +354,15 @@ end
         @test istaskfailed(t)
     end
 end
+
+@testset "jl_*affinity" begin
+    cpumasksize = @ccall uv_cpumask_size()::Cint
+    if !Sys.iswindows() && cpumasksize > 0 # otherwise affinities are not supported on the platform (UV_ENOTSUP)
+        mask = zeros(Cchar, cpumasksize);
+        jl_getaffinity = (tid, mask, cpumasksize) -> ccall(:jl_getaffinity, Int32, (Int16, Ptr{Cchar}, Int32), tid, mask, cpumasksize)
+        jl_setaffinity = (tid, mask, cpumasksize) -> ccall(:jl_setaffinity, Int32, (Int16, Ptr{Cchar}, Int32), tid, mask, cpumasksize)
+        @test jl_getaffinity(1, mask, cpumasksize) == 0
+        fill!(mask, 1)
+        @test jl_setaffinity(1, mask, cpumasksize) == 0
+    end
+end