diff --git a/libc-test/build.rs b/libc-test/build.rs
index 26df46f9..f7a59d67 100644
--- a/libc-test/build.rs
+++ b/libc-test/build.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     if apple {
+        cfg.header("spawn.h");
         cfg.header("mach-o/dyld.h");
         cfg.header("mach/mach_time.h");
         cfg.header("malloc/malloc.h");
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ fn main() {
         cfg.header("elf.h");
         cfg.header("link.h");
         cfg.header("linux/if_tun.h");
+        cfg.header("spawn.h");
     }
 
     if freebsd {
@@ -442,6 +444,10 @@ fn main() {
             // mqd_t is a pointer on FreeBSD and DragonFly
             "mqd_t" if freebsd || dragonfly => true,
 
+            // Just some typedefs on osx, no need to check their sign
+            "posix_spawnattr_t" |
+            "posix_spawn_file_actions_t" => true,
+
             // windows-isms
             n if n.starts_with("P") => true,
             n if n.starts_with("H") => true,
diff --git a/src/unix/bsd/apple/mod.rs b/src/unix/bsd/apple/mod.rs
index 83911e62..ac752501 100644
--- a/src/unix/bsd/apple/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/bsd/apple/mod.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pub type integer_t = ::c_int;
 pub type cpu_type_t = integer_t;
 pub type cpu_subtype_t = integer_t;
 pub type vm_prot_t = ::c_int;
+pub type posix_spawnattr_t = *mut ::c_void;
+pub type posix_spawn_file_actions_t = *mut ::c_void;
 
 pub enum timezone {}
 
@@ -2196,6 +2198,11 @@ pub const DLT_LOOP: ::c_uint = 108;
 // sizeof(int32_t)
 pub const BPF_ALIGNMENT: ::c_int = 4;
 
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS: ::c_int = 0x01;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP: ::c_int = 0x02;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF: ::c_int = 0x04;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK: ::c_int = 0x08;
+
 f! {
     pub fn WSTOPSIG(status: ::c_int) -> ::c_int {
         status >> 8
@@ -2391,6 +2398,60 @@ extern {
     pub fn _dyld_get_image_header(image_index: u32) -> *const mach_header;
     pub fn _dyld_get_image_vmaddr_slide(image_index: u32) -> ::intptr_t;
     pub fn _dyld_get_image_name(image_index: u32) -> *const ::c_char;
+
+    pub fn posix_spawn(pid: *mut ::pid_t,
+                       path: *const ::c_char,
+                       file_actions: *const ::posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+                       attrp: *const ::posix_spawnattr_t,
+                       argv: *const *mut ::c_char,
+                       envp: *const *mut ::c_char) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnp(pid: *mut ::pid_t,
+                       file: *const ::c_char,
+                        file_actions: *const ::posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+                        attrp: *const ::posix_spawnattr_t,
+                        argv: *const *mut ::c_char,
+                        envp: *const *mut ::c_char) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_init(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_destroy(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                         default: *mut ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setsigdefault(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                         default: *const ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getsigmask(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                      default: *mut ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setsigmask(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                      default: *const ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getflags(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                    flags: *mut ::c_short) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setflags(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                    flags: ::c_short) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getpgroup(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                     flags: *mut ::pid_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setpgroup(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                     flags: ::pid_t) -> ::c_int;
+
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_init(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+        path: *const ::c_char,
+        oflag: ::c_int,
+        mode: ::mode_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+        newfd: ::c_int,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
 }
 
 cfg_if! {
diff --git a/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs b/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
index 6ab171d4..31c79e8b 100644
--- a/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
@@ -463,6 +463,26 @@ s! {
         pub mnt_freq: ::c_int,
         pub mnt_passno: ::c_int,
     }
+
+    pub struct posix_spawn_file_actions_t {
+        __allocated: ::c_int,
+        __used: ::c_int,
+        __actions: *mut ::c_int,
+        __pad: [::c_int; 16],
+    }
+
+    pub struct posix_spawnattr_t {
+        __flags: ::c_short,
+        __pgrp: ::pid_t,
+        __sd: ::sigset_t,
+        __ss: ::sigset_t,
+        #[cfg(target_env = "musl")]
+        __prio: ::c_int,
+        #[cfg(not(target_env = "musl"))]
+        __sp: ::sched_param,
+        __policy: ::c_int,
+        __pad: [::c_int; 16],
+    }
 }
 
 pub const ABDAY_1: ::nl_item = 0x20000;
@@ -1238,6 +1258,13 @@ pub const ETH_P_PHONET: ::c_int = 0x00F5;
 pub const ETH_P_IEEE802154: ::c_int = 0x00F6;
 pub const ETH_P_CAIF: ::c_int = 0x00F7;
 
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS: ::c_int = 0x01;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP: ::c_int = 0x02;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF: ::c_int = 0x04;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK: ::c_int = 0x08;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM: ::c_int = 0x10;
+pub const POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER: ::c_int = 0x20;
+
 f! {
     pub fn CPU_ZERO(cpuset: &mut cpu_set_t) -> () {
         for slot in cpuset.bits.iter_mut() {
@@ -1711,6 +1738,72 @@ extern {
     pub fn endmntent(streamp: *mut ::FILE) -> ::c_int;
     pub fn hasmntopt(mnt: *const ::mntent,
                      opt: *const ::c_char) -> *mut ::c_char;
+
+    pub fn posix_spawn(pid: *mut ::pid_t,
+                       path: *const ::c_char,
+                       file_actions: *const ::posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+                       attrp: *const ::posix_spawnattr_t,
+                       argv: *const *mut ::c_char,
+                       envp: *const *mut ::c_char) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnp(pid: *mut ::pid_t,
+                       file: *const ::c_char,
+                        file_actions: *const ::posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+                        attrp: *const ::posix_spawnattr_t,
+                        argv: *const *mut ::c_char,
+                        envp: *const *mut ::c_char) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_init(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_destroy(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                         default: *mut ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setsigdefault(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                         default: *const ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getsigmask(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                      default: *mut ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setsigmask(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                      default: *const ::sigset_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getflags(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                    flags: *mut ::c_short) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setflags(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                    flags: ::c_short) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getpgroup(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                     flags: *mut ::pid_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setpgroup(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                     flags: ::pid_t) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy(attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                          flags: *mut ::c_int) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setschedpolicy(attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+                                          flags: ::c_int) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_getschedparam(
+        attr: *const posix_spawnattr_t,
+        param: *mut ::sched_param,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawnattr_setschedparam(
+        attr: *mut posix_spawnattr_t,
+        param: *const ::sched_param,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_init(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+        path: *const ::c_char,
+        oflag: ::c_int,
+        mode: ::mode_t,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2(
+        actions: *mut posix_spawn_file_actions_t,
+        fd: ::c_int,
+        newfd: ::c_int,
+    ) -> ::c_int;
 }
 
 cfg_if! {