diff --git a/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py b/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
index df163a195..2ea052ab7 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
@@ -274,3 +274,10 @@ if "win" not in sys.platform:
         assert_raises(PermissionError, lambda: os.setpgid(os.getpid(), 42))
         assert_raises(PermissionError, lambda: os.setuid(42))
         assert_raises(PermissionError, lambda: os.seteuid(42))
+
+    # pty
+    a, b = os.openpty()
+    assert isinstance(a, int)
+    assert isinstance(b, int)
+    os.close(b)
+    os.close(a)
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
index d510699c9..9f65523f3 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read, Write};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use std::{env, fs};
 
-use bitflags::bitflags;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 #[cfg(unix)]
+use nix::pty::openpty;
+#[cfg(unix)]
 use nix::unistd::{self, Gid, Pid, Uid};
 use num_traits::cast::ToPrimitive;
 
+use bitflags::bitflags;
+
 use crate::function::{IntoPyNativeFunc, PyFuncArgs};
 use crate::obj::objbytes::PyBytesRef;
 use crate::obj::objdict::PyDictRef;
@@ -849,6 +852,16 @@ fn os_seteuid(euid: PyIntRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
     unistd::seteuid(Uid::from_raw(euid)).map_err(|err| convert_nix_error(vm, err))
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn os_openpty(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    match openpty(None, None) {
+        Ok(r) => Ok(vm
+            .ctx
+            .new_tuple(vec![vm.new_int(r.master), vm.new_int(r.slave)])),
+        Err(err) => Err(convert_nix_error(vm, err)),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
     let ctx = &vm.ctx;
 
@@ -1025,6 +1038,7 @@ fn extend_module_platform_specific(vm: &VirtualMachine, module: PyObjectRef) ->
         "setsid" => ctx.new_rustfunc(os_setsid),
         "setuid" => ctx.new_rustfunc(os_setuid),
         "seteuid" => ctx.new_rustfunc(os_seteuid),
+        "openpty" => ctx.new_rustfunc(os_openpty),
     });
 
     module