diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/IoUring.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/IoUring.zig
index 2e43709075..f26b2ce8bf 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/IoUring.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/IoUring.zig
@@ -1186,6 +1186,28 @@ pub fn register_files_update(self: *IoUring, offset: u32, fds: []const posix.fd_
     try handle_registration_result(res);
 }
 
+/// Registers an empty (-1) file table of `nr_files` number of file descriptors.
+pub fn register_files_sparse(self: *IoUring, nr_files: u32) !void {
+    assert(self.fd >= 0);
+
+    const reg = &linux.io_uring_rsrc_register{
+        .nr = nr_files,
+        .flags = linux.IORING_RSRC_REGISTER_SPARSE,
+        .resv2 = 0,
+        .data = 0,
+        .tags = 0,
+    };
+
+    const res = linux.io_uring_register(
+        self.fd,
+        .REGISTER_FILES2,
+        @ptrCast(reg),
+        @as(u32, @sizeOf(linux.io_uring_rsrc_register)),
+    );
+
+    return handle_registration_result(res);
+}
+
 /// Registers the file descriptor for an eventfd that will be notified of completion events on
 ///  an io_uring instance.
 /// Only a single a eventfd can be registered at any given point in time.
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring_sqe.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring_sqe.zig
index 71be7a1f99..19dae3e8fa 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring_sqe.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring_sqe.zig
@@ -436,6 +436,15 @@ pub const io_uring_sqe = extern struct {
         sqe.rw_flags = flags;
     }
 
+    pub fn prep_cancel_fd(
+        sqe: *linux.io_uring_sqe,
+        fd: linux.fd_t,
+        flags: u32,
+    ) void {
+        sqe.prep_rw(.ASYNC_CANCEL, fd, 0, 0, 0);
+        sqe.rw_flags = flags | linux.IORING_ASYNC_CANCEL_FD;
+    }
+
     pub fn prep_shutdown(
         sqe: *linux.io_uring_sqe,
         sockfd: linux.socket_t,
@@ -516,6 +525,21 @@ pub const io_uring_sqe = extern struct {
         sqe.rw_flags = flags;
     }
 
+    pub fn prep_files_update(
+        sqe: *linux.io_uring_sqe,
+        fds: []const linux.fd_t,
+        offset: u32,
+    ) void {
+        sqe.prep_rw(.FILES_UPDATE, -1, @intFromPtr(fds.ptr), fds.len, @intCast(offset));
+    }
+
+    pub fn prep_files_update_alloc(
+        sqe: *linux.io_uring_sqe,
+        fds: []linux.fd_t,
+    ) void {
+        sqe.prep_rw(.FILES_UPDATE, -1, @intFromPtr(fds.ptr), fds.len, linux.IORING_FILE_INDEX_ALLOC);
+    }
+
     pub fn prep_provide_buffers(
         sqe: *linux.io_uring_sqe,
         buffers: [*]u8,