diff --git a/headers/posix/unistd.h b/headers/posix/unistd.h
index a020c0d2d1..f67275f03b 100644
--- a/headers/posix/unistd.h
+++ b/headers/posix/unistd.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ extern int		pipe(int fildes[2]);
 extern int		pipe2(int fildes[2], int flags);
 extern int		dup(int fd);
 extern int		dup2(int fd1, int fd2);
+extern int		dup3(int fd1, int fd2, int flags);
 extern int		close(int fd);
 extern int		link(const char *toPath, const char *path);
 extern int		linkat(int toFD, const char *toPath, int pathFD,
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
index 8dad66f244..40618373e6 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ ssize_t		_user_read_dir(int fd, struct dirent *buffer, size_t bufferSize,
 status_t	_user_rewind_dir(int fd);
 status_t	_user_close(int fd);
 int			_user_dup(int fd);
-int			_user_dup2(int ofd, int nfd);
+int			_user_dup2(int ofd, int nfd, int flags);
 status_t	_user_lock_node(int fd);
 status_t	_user_unlock_node(int fd);
 status_t	_user_preallocate(int fd, off_t offset, off_t length);
diff --git a/headers/private/system/syscalls.h b/headers/private/system/syscalls.h
index f3dfb0d1e3..520de44fe6 100644
--- a/headers/private/system/syscalls.h
+++ b/headers/private/system/syscalls.h
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ extern status_t		_kern_write_stat(int fd, const char *path,
 						size_t statSize, int statMask);
 extern status_t		_kern_close(int fd);
 extern int			_kern_dup(int fd);
-extern int			_kern_dup2(int ofd, int nfd);
+extern int			_kern_dup2(int ofd, int nfd, int flags);
 extern status_t		_kern_lock_node(int fd);
 extern status_t		_kern_unlock_node(int fd);
 extern status_t		_kern_get_next_fd_info(team_id team, uint32 *_cookie,
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/fcntl.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/fcntl.cpp
index d7be346bd4..1569266d92 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/fcntl.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/fcntl.cpp
@@ -98,5 +98,9 @@ patch_fcntl()
 	createPipe->ParameterAt(0)->SetOut(true);
 	createPipe->ParameterAt(0)->SetCount(2);
 	createPipe->GetParameter("flags")->SetHandler(new FlagsTypeHandler(kOpenFlags));
+
+	Syscall *dup2 = get_syscall("_kern_dup2");
+	dup2->GetParameter("flags")->SetHandler(new FlagsTypeHandler(kOpenFlags));
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
index 7877655591..17f861652f 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ dup_fd(int fd, bool kernel)
 	We do dup2() directly to be thread-safe.
 */
 static int
-dup2_fd(int oldfd, int newfd, bool kernel)
+dup2_fd(int oldfd, int newfd, int flags, bool kernel)
 {
 	struct file_descriptor* evicted = NULL;
 	struct io_context* context;
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ dup2_fd(int oldfd, int newfd, bool kernel)
 	// quick check
 	if (oldfd < 0 || newfd < 0)
 		return B_FILE_ERROR;
+	if ((flags & ~O_CLOEXEC) != 0)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	// Get current I/O context and lock it
 	context = get_current_io_context(kernel);
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ dup2_fd(int oldfd, int newfd, bool kernel)
 		deselect_select_infos(evicted, selectInfos, true);
 	}
 
-	fd_set_close_on_exec(context, newfd, false);
+	fd_set_close_on_exec(context, newfd, (flags & O_CLOEXEC) != 0);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&context->io_mutex);
 
@@ -1014,9 +1016,9 @@ _user_dup(int fd)
 
 
 int
-_user_dup2(int ofd, int nfd)
+_user_dup2(int ofd, int nfd, int flags)
 {
-	return dup2_fd(ofd, nfd, false);
+	return dup2_fd(ofd, nfd, flags, false);
 }
 
 
@@ -1206,8 +1208,8 @@ _kern_dup(int fd)
 
 
 int
-_kern_dup2(int ofd, int nfd)
+_kern_dup2(int ofd, int nfd, int flags)
 {
-	return dup2_fd(ofd, nfd, true);
+	return dup2_fd(ofd, nfd, flags, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/dup.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/dup.c
index d5ee4afdb3..c89dc77e4c 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/dup.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/dup.c
@@ -22,5 +22,12 @@ dup(int fd)
 int
 dup2(int oldFD, int newFD)
 {
-	RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(_kern_dup2(oldFD, newFD));
+	return dup3(oldFD, newFD, 0);
+}
+
+
+int
+dup3(int oldFD, int newFD, int flags)
+{
+	RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(_kern_dup2(oldFD, newFD, flags));
 }