diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/buf_writer.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/buf_writer.h
index b64c966a..55b18ab2 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/buf_writer.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/buf_writer.h
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ void buf_writer_flush(buf_writer_t *buf_writer);
 write_cb_t buf_writer_cb;
 void buf_writer_terminate(tsdn_t *tsdn, buf_writer_t *buf_writer);
 
+typedef ssize_t (read_cb_t)(void *read_cbopaque, void *buf, size_t limit);
+void buf_writer_pipe(buf_writer_t *buf_writer, read_cb_t *read_cb,
+    void *read_cbopaque);
+
 #endif /* JEMALLOC_INTERNAL_BUF_WRITER_H */
diff --git a/src/buf_writer.c b/src/buf_writer.c
index fd0226a1..06a2735b 100644
--- a/src/buf_writer.c
+++ b/src/buf_writer.c
@@ -110,3 +110,36 @@ buf_writer_terminate(tsdn_t *tsdn, buf_writer_t *buf_writer) {
 		buf_writer_free_internal_buf(tsdn, buf_writer->buf);
 	}
 }
+
+void
+buf_writer_pipe(buf_writer_t *buf_writer, read_cb_t *read_cb,
+    void *read_cbopaque) {
+	/*
+	 * A tiny local buffer in case the buffered writer failed to allocate
+	 * at init.
+	 */
+	static char backup_buf[16];
+	static buf_writer_t backup_buf_writer;
+
+	buf_writer_assert(buf_writer);
+	assert(read_cb != NULL);
+	if (buf_writer->buf == NULL) {
+		buf_writer_init(TSDN_NULL, &backup_buf_writer,
+		    buf_writer->write_cb, buf_writer->cbopaque, backup_buf,
+		    sizeof(backup_buf));
+		buf_writer = &backup_buf_writer;
+	}
+	assert(buf_writer->buf != NULL);
+	ssize_t nread = 0;
+	do {
+		buf_writer->buf_end += nread;
+		buf_writer_assert(buf_writer);
+		if (buf_writer->buf_end == buf_writer->buf_size) {
+			buf_writer_flush(buf_writer);
+		}
+		nread = read_cb(read_cbopaque,
+		    buf_writer->buf + buf_writer->buf_end,
+		    buf_writer->buf_size - buf_writer->buf_end);
+	} while (nread > 0);
+	buf_writer_flush(buf_writer);
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/buf_writer.c b/test/unit/buf_writer.c
index 821cf61f..d5e63a0e 100644
--- a/test/unit/buf_writer.c
+++ b/test/unit/buf_writer.c
@@ -119,10 +119,78 @@ TEST_BEGIN(test_buf_write_oom) {
 }
 TEST_END
 
+static int test_read_count;
+static size_t test_read_len;
+static uint64_t arg_sum;
+
+ssize_t
+test_read_cb(void *cbopaque, void *buf, size_t limit) {
+	static uint64_t rand = 4;
+
+	arg_sum += *(uint64_t *)cbopaque;
+	assert_zu_gt(limit, 0, "Limit for read_cb must be positive");
+	--test_read_count;
+	if (test_read_count == 0) {
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		size_t read_len = limit;
+		if (limit > 1) {
+			rand = prng_range_u64(&rand, (uint64_t)limit);
+			read_len -= (size_t)rand;
+		}
+		assert(read_len > 0);
+		memset(buf, 'a', read_len);
+		size_t prev_test_read_len = test_read_len;
+		test_read_len += read_len;
+		assert_zu_le(prev_test_read_len, test_read_len,
+		    "Test read overflowed");
+		return read_len;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+test_buf_writer_pipe_body(tsdn_t *tsdn, buf_writer_t *buf_writer) {
+	arg = 4; /* Starting value of random argument. */
+	for (int count = 5; count > 0; --count) {
+		arg = prng_lg_range_u64(&arg, 64);
+		arg_sum = 0;
+		test_read_count = count;
+		test_read_len = 0;
+		test_write_len = 0;
+		buf_writer_pipe(buf_writer, test_read_cb, &arg);
+		assert(test_read_count == 0);
+		expect_u64_eq(arg_sum, arg * count, "");
+		expect_zu_eq(test_write_len, test_read_len,
+		    "Write length should be equal to read length");
+	}
+	buf_writer_terminate(tsdn, buf_writer);
+}
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_buf_write_pipe) {
+	buf_writer_t buf_writer;
+	tsdn_t *tsdn = tsdn_fetch();
+	assert_false(buf_writer_init(tsdn, &buf_writer, test_write_cb, &arg,
+	    test_buf, TEST_BUF_SIZE),
+	    "buf_writer_init() should not encounter error on static buffer");
+	test_buf_writer_pipe_body(tsdn, &buf_writer);
+}
+TEST_END
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_buf_write_pipe_oom) {
+	buf_writer_t buf_writer;
+	tsdn_t *tsdn = tsdn_fetch();
+	assert_true(buf_writer_init(tsdn, &buf_writer, test_write_cb, &arg,
+	    NULL, SC_LARGE_MAXCLASS + 1), "buf_writer_init() should OOM");
+	test_buf_writer_pipe_body(tsdn, &buf_writer);
+}
+TEST_END
+
 int
 main(void) {
 	return test(
 	    test_buf_write_static,
 	    test_buf_write_dynamic,
-	    test_buf_write_oom);
+	    test_buf_write_oom,
+	    test_buf_write_pipe,
+	    test_buf_write_pipe_oom);
 }