diff --git a/std/c/darwin.zig b/std/c/darwin.zig
index 156429e7b..14a5baff5 100644
--- a/std/c/darwin.zig
+++ b/std/c/darwin.zig
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ pub extern "c" fn mach_port_deallocate(task: ipc_space_t, name: mach_port_name_t
 pub fn sigaddset(set: *sigset_t, signo: u5) void {
     set.* |= u32(1) << (signo - 1);
 }
+
+pub extern "c" fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) c_int;
diff --git a/std/c/freebsd.zig b/std/c/freebsd.zig
index 70f3aeb9c..eaa073677 100644
--- a/std/c/freebsd.zig
+++ b/std/c/freebsd.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+const std = @import("../std.zig");
+use std.c;
+
 extern "c" fn __error() *c_int;
 pub const _errno = __error;
 
 pub extern "c" fn getdents(fd: c_int, buf_ptr: [*]u8, nbytes: usize) usize;
+pub extern "c" fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) c_int;
diff --git a/std/c/linux.zig b/std/c/linux.zig
index 83c6bdfe5..50c4b185d 100644
--- a/std/c/linux.zig
+++ b/std/c/linux.zig
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ pub extern "c" fn getauxval(__type: c_ulong) c_ulong;
 
 pub const dl_iterate_phdr_callback = extern fn (info: *dl_phdr_info, size: usize, data: ?*c_void) c_int;
 pub extern "c" fn dl_iterate_phdr(callback: dl_iterate_phdr_callback, data: ?*c_void) c_int;
+
+pub extern "c" fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) c_int;
diff --git a/std/c/netbsd.zig b/std/c/netbsd.zig
index c677e1500..0ee94e822 100644
--- a/std/c/netbsd.zig
+++ b/std/c/netbsd.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+const std = @import("../std.zig");
+use std.c;
+
 extern "c" fn __errno() *c_int;
 pub const _errno = __errno;
 
 pub extern "c" fn getdents(fd: c_int, buf_ptr: [*]u8, nbytes: usize) usize;
+pub extern "c" fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) c_int;
diff --git a/std/os.zig b/std/os.zig
index 631cc266a..ee476258a 100644
--- a/std/os.zig
+++ b/std/os.zig
@@ -2442,6 +2442,29 @@ pub fn unexpectedErrno(err: usize) UnexpectedError {
     return error.Unexpected;
 }
 
+pub const SigaltstackError = error{
+    /// The supplied stack size was less than MINSIGSTKSZ.
+    SizeTooSmall,
+
+    /// Attempted to change the signal stack while it was active.
+    PermissionDenied,
+    Unexpected,
+};
+
+pub fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) SigaltstackError!void {
+    if (windows.is_the_target or uefi.is_the_target or wasi.is_the_target)
+        @compileError("std.os.sigaltstack not available for this target");
+
+    switch (errno(system.sigaltstack(ss, old_ss))) {
+        0 => return,
+        EFAULT => unreachable,
+        EINVAL => unreachable,
+        ENOMEM => return error.SizeTooSmall,
+        EPERM => return error.PermissionDenied,
+        else => |err| return unexpectedErrno(err),
+    }
+}
+
 test "" {
     _ = @import("os/darwin.zig");
     _ = @import("os/freebsd.zig");
diff --git a/std/os/bits/darwin.zig b/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
index a685735da..39dae6e7a 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
@@ -1078,3 +1078,15 @@ pub const EQFULL = 106;
 
 /// Must be equal largest errno
 pub const ELAST = 106;
+
+pub const SIGSTKSZ = 131072;
+pub const MINSIGSTKSZ = 32768;
+
+pub const SS_ONSTACK = 1;
+pub const SS_DISABLE = 4;
+
+pub const stack_t = extern struct {
+    ss_sp: [*]u8,
+    ss_size: isize,
+    ss_flags: i32,
+};
diff --git a/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig b/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
index 1925b75f3..3fc019f9c 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
@@ -835,3 +835,19 @@ pub const ENOTRECOVERABLE = 95; // State not recoverable
 pub const EOWNERDEAD = 96; // Previous owner died
 
 pub const ELAST = 96; // Must be equal largest errno
+
+pub const MINSIGSTKSZ = switch (builtin.arch) {
+    .i386, .x86_64 => 2048,
+    .arm, .aarch64 => 4096,
+    else => @compileError("MINSIGSTKSZ not defined for this architecture"),
+};
+pub const SIGSTKSZ = MINSIGSTKSZ + 32768;
+
+pub const SS_ONSTACK = 1;
+pub const SS_DISABLE = 4;
+
+pub const stack_t = extern struct {
+    ss_sp: [*]u8,
+    ss_size: isize,
+    ss_flags: i32,
+};
diff --git a/std/os/bits/linux.zig b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
index 44e713b15..4a1734a14 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/linux.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
@@ -929,3 +929,24 @@ pub fn CPU_COUNT(set: cpu_set_t) cpu_count_t {
 //#define CPU_COUNT(set) CPU_COUNT_S(sizeof(cpu_set_t),set)
 //#define CPU_ZERO(set) CPU_ZERO_S(sizeof(cpu_set_t),set)
 //#define CPU_EQUAL(s1,s2) CPU_EQUAL_S(sizeof(cpu_set_t),s1,s2)
+
+pub const MINSIGSTKSZ = switch (builtin.arch) {
+    .i386, .x86_64, .arm => 2048,
+    .aarch64 => 5120,
+    else => @compileError("MINSIGSTKSZ not defined for this architecture"),
+};
+pub const SIGSTKSZ = switch (builtin.arch) {
+    .i386, .x86_64, .arm => 8192,
+    .aarch64 => 16384,
+    else => @compileError("SIGSTKSZ not defined for this architecture"),
+};
+
+pub const SS_ONSTACK = 1;
+pub const SS_DISABLE = 2;
+pub const SS_AUTODISARM = 1 << 31;
+
+pub const stack_t = extern struct {
+    ss_sp: [*]u8,
+    ss_flags: i32,
+    ss_size: isize,
+};
diff --git a/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig b/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
index fc4c2904e..e7a0f6ea5 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
@@ -723,3 +723,15 @@ pub const ENOLINK = 95; // Link has been severed
 pub const EPROTO = 96; // Protocol error
 
 pub const ELAST = 96; // Must equal largest errno
+
+pub const MINSIGSTKSZ = 8192;
+pub const SIGSTKSZ = MINSIGSTKSZ + 32768;
+
+pub const SS_ONSTACK = 1;
+pub const SS_DISABLE = 4;
+
+pub const stack_t = extern struct {
+    ss_sp: [*]u8,
+    ss_size: isize,
+    ss_flags: i32,
+};
diff --git a/std/os/linux.zig b/std/os/linux.zig
index 5d2644668..aee34b10a 100644
--- a/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -818,6 +818,10 @@ pub fn capset(hdrp: *cap_user_header_t, datap: *const cap_user_data_t) usize {
     return syscall2(SYS_capset, @ptrToInt(hdrp), @ptrToInt(datap));
 }
 
+pub fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) usize {
+    return syscall2(SYS_sigaltstack, @ptrToInt(ss), @ptrToInt(old_ss));
+}
+
 // XXX: This should be weak
 extern const __ehdr_start: elf.Ehdr = undefined;
 
diff --git a/std/os/test.zig b/std/os/test.zig
index d4d662e97..dfcd25c4b 100644
--- a/std/os/test.zig
+++ b/std/os/test.zig
@@ -149,3 +149,14 @@ test "realpath" {
     var buf: [std.fs.MAX_PATH_BYTES]u8 = undefined;
     testing.expectError(error.FileNotFound, fs.realpath("definitely_bogus_does_not_exist1234", &buf));
 }
+
+test "sigaltstack" {
+    if (builtin.os == .windows or builtin.os == .wasi) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
+    var st: os.stack_t = undefined;
+    try os.sigaltstack(null, &st);
+    // Setting a stack size less than MINSIGSTKSZ returns ENOMEM
+    st.ss_flags = 0;
+    st.ss_size = 1;
+    testing.expectError(error.SizeTooSmall, os.sigaltstack(&st, null));
+}
diff --git a/std/os/uefi.zig b/std/os/uefi.zig
index 8ed60d9c9..7102938d7 100644
--- a/std/os/uefi.zig
+++ b/std/os/uefi.zig
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 // TODO this is where the extern declarations go. For example, see
 // inc/efilib.h in gnu-efi-code
+
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+pub const is_the_target = builtin.os == .uefi;