diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
index c70ac8c9806..f120438d799 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
@@ -1230,6 +1230,54 @@ pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         self.cname().map(|s| unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(s.to_bytes()) })
     }
 
+    /// Consumes the `Thread`, returning a raw pointer.
+    ///
+    /// To avoid a memory leak the pointer must be converted
+    /// back into a `Thread` using [`Thread::from_raw`].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(thread_raw)]
+    ///
+    /// use std::thread::{self, Thread};
+    ///
+    /// let thread = thread::current();
+    /// let id = thread.id();
+    /// let ptr = Thread::into_raw(thread);
+    /// unsafe {
+    ///     assert_eq!(Thread::from_raw(ptr).id(), id);
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "thread_raw", issue = "97523")]
+    pub fn into_raw(self) -> *const () {
+        // Safety: We only expose an opaque pointer, which maintains the `Pin` invariant.
+        let inner = unsafe { Pin::into_inner_unchecked(self.inner) };
+        Arc::into_raw(inner) as *const ()
+    }
+
+    /// Constructs a `Thread` from a raw pointer.
+    ///
+    /// The raw pointer must have been previously returned
+    /// by a call to [`Thread::into_raw`].
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead
+    /// to memory unsafety, even if the returned `Thread` is never
+    /// accessed.
+    ///
+    /// Creating a `Thread` from a pointer other than one returned
+    /// from [`Thread::into_raw`] is **undefined behavior**.
+    ///
+    /// Calling this function twice on the same raw pointer can lead
+    /// to a double-free if both `Thread` instances are dropped.
+    #[unstable(feature = "thread_raw", issue = "97523")]
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const ()) -> Thread {
+        // Safety: Upheld by caller.
+        unsafe { Thread { inner: Pin::new_unchecked(Arc::from_raw(ptr as *const Inner)) } }
+    }
+
     fn cname(&self) -> Option<&CStr> {
         self.inner.name.as_deref()
     }