diff --git a/library/std/src/fs.rs b/library/std/src/fs.rs
index d14d0ad2f0ea6..028b72d140f0b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,10 @@ pub fn read_to_string<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<String> {
 #[stable(feature = "fs_read_write_bytes", since = "1.26.0")]
 pub fn write<P: AsRef<Path>, C: AsRef<[u8]>>(path: P, contents: C) -> io::Result<()> {
     fn inner(path: &Path, contents: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
-        File::create(path)?.write_all(contents)
+        let mut file = File::create(path)?;
+        file.write_all(contents)?;
+        file.close()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
     inner(path.as_ref(), contents.as_ref())
 }
@@ -709,6 +712,11 @@ impl File {
         OpenOptions::new()
     }
 
+    /// Drops the file, returning any errors encountered.
+    pub(crate) fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.close()
+    }
+
     /// Attempts to sync all OS-internal file content and metadata to disk.
     ///
     /// This function will attempt to ensure that all in-memory data reaches the
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs b/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
index 6a0e7a640028b..47366ab694ce9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ use super::raw::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, RawFd};
 use crate::fs;
 use crate::marker::PhantomData;
 use crate::mem::ManuallyDrop;
-#[cfg(not(any(
-    target_arch = "wasm32",
-    target_env = "sgx",
-    target_os = "hermit",
-    target_os = "trusty",
-    target_os = "motor"
-)))]
 use crate::sys::cvt;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "trusty"))]
 use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
@@ -94,6 +87,23 @@ impl OwnedFd {
     pub fn try_clone(&self) -> crate::io::Result<Self> {
         self.as_fd().try_clone_to_owned()
     }
+
+    /// Drops the file descriptor, returning any errors encountered.
+    pub(crate) fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+        let result = unsafe {
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "hermit"))]
+            {
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                crate::sys::fs::debug_assert_fd_is_open(this.fd.as_inner());
+
+                libc::close(this.fd.as_inner())
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "hermit")]
+            hermit_abi::close(this.fd.as_inner())
+        };
+        cvt(result).map(|_| ())
+    }
 }
 
 impl BorrowedFd<'_> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
index 4fc04b79315f9..48653d2c3e79c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ impl Drop for HandleOrNull {
 }
 
 impl OwnedHandle {
+    /// Drops the handle, returning any errors encountered.
+    pub(crate) fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+        cvt(unsafe { sys::c::CloseHandle(this.handle) }).map(|_| ())
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new `OwnedHandle` instance that shares the same underlying
     /// object as the existing `OwnedHandle` instance.
     #[stable(feature = "io_safety", since = "1.63.0")]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
index 33fff36b35b01..ad4d1eecea7a7 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ const fn max_iov() -> usize {
 }
 
 impl FileDesc {
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Self> {
         self.duplicate()
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/common.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/common.rs
index bfd684d295b89..bf237469e4015 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/common.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/common.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
 
     let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
     writer.set_permissions(perm)?;
+    writer.close()?;
     Ok(ret)
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/hermit.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/hermit.rs
index 21235bcfbd8c5..604a69973391f 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/hermit.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/hermit.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ impl File {
         Ok(File(unsafe { FileDesc::from_raw_fd(fd as i32) }))
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         let mut stat_val: stat_struct = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
         self.0.fstat(&mut stat_val)?;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/motor.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/motor.rs
index f723a23bd5dff..0e4ea95a0cd4c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/motor.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/motor.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ impl File {
             .map_err(map_motor_error)
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         moto_rt::fs::get_file_attr(self.as_raw_fd())
             .map(|inner| -> FileAttr { FileAttr { inner } })
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/solid.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/solid.rs
index ec1db262855ad..291bc407e776c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/solid.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/solid.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::ffi::{CStr, CString, OsStr, OsString};
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::fs::TryLockError;
 use crate::io::{self, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut, SeekFrom};
-use crate::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use crate::mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit};
 use crate::os::raw::{c_int, c_short};
 use crate::os::solid::ffi::OsStrExt;
 use crate::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -333,6 +333,14 @@ impl File {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+        match error::SolidError::err_if_negative(unsafe { abi::SOLID_FS_Close(this.fd.raw()) }) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.as_io_error()),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         unsupported()
     }
@@ -620,5 +628,7 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     let mut reader = File::open(from)?;
     let mut writer = File::create(to)?;
 
-    io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)
+    let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
+    writer.close()?;
+    Ok(ret)
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/uefi.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/uefi.rs
index 44f8b6e80f903..49b45e62a5dc8 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/uefi.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/uefi.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ impl File {
         unsupported()
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         self.0
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/unix.rs
index 507d093d2b2f6..2c7d49efd148c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/unix.rs
@@ -1231,6 +1231,10 @@ impl File {
         Ok(File(unsafe { FileDesc::from_raw_fd(fd) }))
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         let fd = self.as_raw_fd();
 
@@ -2324,11 +2328,12 @@ pub(in crate::sys) use cfm::CachedFileMetadata;
 pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     let (reader, reader_metadata) = open_from(from)?;
     let (writer, writer_metadata) = open_to_and_set_permissions(to, &reader_metadata)?;
+    let mut reader = cfm::CachedFileMetadata(reader, reader_metadata);
+    let mut writer = cfm::CachedFileMetadata(writer, writer_metadata);
 
-    io::copy(
-        &mut cfm::CachedFileMetadata(reader, reader_metadata),
-        &mut cfm::CachedFileMetadata(writer, writer_metadata),
-    )
+    let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
+    writer.0.close()?;
+    Ok(ret)
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/unsupported.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/unsupported.rs
index f222151d18e25..091d138a231e0 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/unsupported.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/unsupported.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ impl File {
         unsupported()
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         self.0
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/vexos.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/vexos.rs
index 381c87c62c688..55cb1d345c036 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/vexos.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/vexos.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ impl File {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        // vexFileClose can't fail. Just implicitly drop `self`.
+        let _ = self;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn file_attr(&self) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
         // `vexFileSize` returns -1 upon error, so u64::try_from will fail on error.
         if let Ok(size) = u64::try_from(unsafe {
@@ -537,7 +543,9 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     let mut reader = File::open(from)?;
     let mut writer = File::create(to)?;
 
-    io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)
+    let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
+    writer.close()?;
+    Ok(ret)
 }
 
 fn map_fresult(fresult: vex_sdk::FRESULT) -> io::Result<()> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
index f2d325da35c7d..e4c3fe28bde0c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ impl File {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.handle.close()
+    }
+
     pub fn fsync(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
         cvt(unsafe { c::FlushFileBuffers(self.handle.as_raw_handle()) })?;
         Ok(())
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
index 712f41ba80308..5a09bcea8b2b0 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/handle.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ impl FromRawHandle for Handle {
 }
 
 impl Handle {
+    pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+
     pub fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let res = unsafe { self.synchronous_read(buf.as_mut_ptr().cast(), buf.len(), None) };