diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 0c5c40cc6de..e9352d958e5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -751,6 +751,26 @@ as internal buffering of data.
       This function is not available on MacOS.
 
 
+.. function:: fgetxattr(fd, attr)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`getxattr` but operates on a file descriptor,
+   *fd*, instead of a path.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: flistxattr(fd)
+
+   This is exactly like :func:`listxattr` but operates on a file descriptor,
+   *fd*, instead of a path.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: fdlistdir(fd)
 
    Like :func:`listdir`, but uses a file descriptor instead and always returns
@@ -836,6 +856,27 @@ as internal buffering of data.
    Availability: Unix.
 
 
+.. function:: fremovexattr(fd, attr)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`removexattr` but operates on a file
+   descriptor, *fd*, instead of a path.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: fsetxattr(fd, attr, value, flags=0)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`setxattr` but on a file descriptor, *fd*,
+   instead of a path.
+
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: futimesat(dirfd, path, (atime, mtime))
               futimesat(dirfd, path, None)
 
@@ -1536,6 +1577,17 @@ Files and Directories
    Availability: Unix.
 
 
+.. function:: getxattr(path, attr)
+
+   Return the value of the extended filesystem attribute *attr* for
+   *path*. *attr* can be bytes or str. If it is str, it is encoded with the
+   filesystem encoding.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: lchflags(path, flags)
 
    Set the flags of *path* to the numeric *flags*, like :func:`chflags`, but do not
@@ -1561,6 +1613,15 @@ Files and Directories
    Availability: Unix.
 
 
+.. function:: lgetxattr(path, attr)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`getxattr` but doesn't follow symlinks.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: link(source, link_name)
 
    Create a hard link pointing to *source* named *link_name*.
@@ -1585,6 +1646,44 @@ Files and Directories
    .. versionchanged:: 3.2
       The *path* parameter became optional.
 
+
+.. function:: listxattr(path)
+
+   Return a list of the extended filesystem attributes on *path*. Attributes are
+   returned as string decoded with the filesystem encoding.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: llistxattr(path)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`listxattr` but doesn't follow symlinks.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: lremoveattr(path, attr)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`removeattr` but doesn't follow symlinks.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: lsetxattr(path, attr, value, flags=0)
+
+   This works exactly like :func:`setxattr` but doesn't follow symlinks.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: lstat(path)
 
    Perform the equivalent of an :c:func:`lstat` system call on the given path.
@@ -1758,6 +1857,17 @@ Files and Directories
    successfully removed.
 
 
+.. function:: removexattr(path, attr)
+
+   Removes the extended filesystem attribute *attr* from *path*. *attr* should
+   be bytes or str. If it is a string, it is encoded with the filesystem
+   encoding.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: rename(src, dst)
 
    Rename the file or directory *src* to *dst*.  If *dst* is a directory,
@@ -1794,6 +1904,44 @@ Files and Directories
    Availability: Unix, Windows.
 
 
+.. data:: XATTR_SIZE_MAX
+
+   The maximum size the value of an extended attribute can be. Currently, this
+   is 64 kilobytes on Linux.
+
+
+.. data:: XATTR_CREATE
+
+   This is a possible value for the flags argument in :func:`setxattr`. It
+   indicates the operation must create an attribute.
+
+
+.. data:: XATTR_REPLACE
+
+   This is a possible value for the flags argument in :func:`setxattr`. It
+   indicates the operation must replace an existing attribute.
+
+
+.. function:: setxattr(path, attr, value, flags=0)
+
+   Set the extended filesystem attribute *attr* on *path* to *value*. *attr*
+   must be a bytes or str with no embedded NULs. If it is str, it is encoded
+   with the filesystem encoding. *flags* may be :data:`XATTR_REPLACE` or
+   :data:`XATTR_CREATE`. If :data:`XATTR_REPLACE` is given and the attribute
+   does not exist, ``EEXISTS`` will be raised. If :data:`XATTR_CREATE` is given
+   and the attribute already exists, the attribute will not be created and
+   ``ENODATA`` will be raised.
+
+   Availability: Linux
+
+   .. note::
+
+      A bug in Linux kernel versions less than 2.6.39 caused the flags argument
+      to be ignored on some filesystems.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
 .. function:: stat(path)
 
    Perform the equivalent of a :c:func:`stat` system call on the given path.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 1d5f11cec1c..569b2184a96 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import shutil
 from test import support
 import contextlib
 import mmap
+import platform
+import re
 import uuid
 import asyncore
 import asynchat
@@ -1506,6 +1508,97 @@ class TestSendfile(unittest.TestCase):
                         raise
 
 
+def supports_extended_attributes():
+    if not hasattr(os, "setxattr"):
+        return False
+    try:
+        with open(support.TESTFN, "wb") as fp:
+            try:
+                os.fsetxattr(fp.fileno(), b"user.test", b"")
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno != errno.ENOTSUP:
+                    raise
+                return False
+    finally:
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+    # Kernels < 2.6.39 don't respect setxattr flags.
+    kernel_version = platform.release()
+    m = re.match("2.6.(\d{1,2})", kernel_version)
+    return m is None or int(m.group(1)) >= 39
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(supports_extended_attributes(),
+                     "no non-broken extended attribute support")
+class ExtendedAttributeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+
+    def _check_xattrs_str(self, s, getxattr, setxattr, removexattr, listxattr):
+        fn = support.TESTFN
+        open(fn, "wb").close()
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            getxattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), [])
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"")
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), ["user.test"])
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, b"user.test"), b"")
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"hello", os.XATTR_REPLACE)
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, b"user.test"), b"hello")
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"bye", os.XATTR_CREATE)
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.EEXIST)
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            setxattr(fn, s("user.test2"), b"bye", os.XATTR_REPLACE)
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test2"), b"foo", os.XATTR_CREATE)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(listxattr(fn)), ["user.test", "user.test2"])
+        removexattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            getxattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), ["user.test2"])
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, s("user.test2")), b"foo")
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"a"*1024)
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, s("user.test")), b"a"*1024)
+        removexattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        many = sorted("user.test{}".format(i) for i in range(100))
+        for thing in many:
+            setxattr(fn, thing, b"x")
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(listxattr(fn)), many)
+
+    def _check_xattrs(self, *args):
+        def make_bytes(s):
+            return bytes(s, "ascii")
+        self._check_xattrs_str(str, *args)
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+        self._check_xattrs_str(make_bytes, *args)
+
+    def test_simple(self):
+        self._check_xattrs(os.getxattr, os.setxattr, os.removexattr,
+                           os.listxattr)
+
+    def test_lpath(self):
+        self._check_xattrs(os.lgetxattr, os.lsetxattr, os.lremovexattr,
+                           os.llistxattr)
+
+    def test_fds(self):
+        def getxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "rb") as fp:
+                return os.fgetxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def setxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "wb") as fp:
+                os.fsetxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def removexattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "wb") as fp:
+                os.fremovexattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def listxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "rb") as fp:
+                return os.flistxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        self._check_xattrs(getxattr, setxattr, removexattr, listxattr)
+
+
 @support.reap_threads
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(
@@ -1529,6 +1622,7 @@ def test_main():
         LinkTests,
         TestSendfile,
         ProgramPriorityTests,
+        ExtendedAttributeTests,
     )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index d701690a5d0..1416a7c2418 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ corresponding Unix manual entries for more information on calls.");
 #include <sched.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+#include <attr/xattr.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -9950,6 +9954,384 @@ posix_mkfifoat(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+
+static int
+try_getxattr(const char *path, const char *name,
+             ssize_t (*get)(const char *, const char *, void *, size_t),
+             Py_ssize_t buf_size, PyObject **res)
+{
+    PyObject *value;
+    Py_ssize_t len;
+
+    assert(buf_size <= XATTR_SIZE_MAX);
+    value = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, buf_size);
+    if (!value)
+        return 0;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    len = get(path, name, PyBytes_AS_STRING(value), buf_size);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    if (len < 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(value);
+        if (errno == ERANGE) {
+            value = NULL;
+        }
+        else {
+            posix_error();
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (len != buf_size) {
+        /* Can only shrink. */
+        _PyBytes_Resize(&value, len);
+    }
+    *res = value;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+getxattr_common(const char *path, PyObject *name_obj,
+                ssize_t (*get)(const char *, const char *, void *, size_t))
+{
+    PyObject *value;
+    const char *name = PyBytes_AS_STRING(name_obj);
+
+    /* Try a small value first. */
+    if (!try_getxattr(path, name, get, 128, &value))
+        return NULL;
+    if (value)
+        return value;
+    /* Now the maximum possible one. */
+    if (!try_getxattr(path, name, get, XATTR_SIZE_MAX, &value))
+        return NULL;
+    assert(value);
+    return value;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_getxattr__doc__,
+"getxattr(path, attr) -> value\n\n\
+Return the value of extended attribute *name* on *path*.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_getxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *res, *name;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&:getxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path,
+                          PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    res = getxattr_common(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), name, getxattr);
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    return res;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_lgetxattr__doc__,
+"lgetxattr(path, attr) -> value\n\n\
+Like getxattr but don't follow symlinks.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_lgetxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *res, *name;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&:lgetxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path,
+                          PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    res = getxattr_common(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), name, lgetxattr);
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    return res;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+wrap_fgetxattr(const char *path, const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
+{
+    /* Hack to share code. */
+    return fgetxattr((int)(Py_uintptr_t)path, name, value, size);
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_fgetxattr__doc__,
+"fgetxattr(fd, attr) -> value\n\n\
+Like getxattr but operate on a fd instead of a path.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_fgetxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *res, *name;
+    int fd;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iO&:fgetxattr", &fd, PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    res = getxattr_common((const char *)(Py_uintptr_t)fd, name, wrap_fgetxattr);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    return res;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_setxattr__doc__,
+"setxattr(path, attr, value, flags=0)\n\n\
+Set extended attribute *attr* on *path* to *value*.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_setxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *name;
+    Py_buffer data;
+    int flags = 0, err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&y*|i:setxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter,
+                          &path, PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name, &data, &flags))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = setxattr(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), PyBytes_AS_STRING(name),
+                   data.buf, data.len, flags);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    PyBuffer_Release(&data);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_lsetxattr__doc__,
+"lsetxattr(path, attr, value, flags=0)\n\n\
+Like setxattr but don't follow symlinks.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_lsetxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *name;
+    Py_buffer data;
+    int flags = 0, err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&y*|i:lsetxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter,
+                          &path, PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name, &data, &flags))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = lsetxattr(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), PyBytes_AS_STRING(name),
+                    data.buf, data.len, flags);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    PyBuffer_Release(&data);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_fsetxattr__doc__,
+"fsetxattr(fd, attr, value, flags=0)\n\n\
+Like setxattr but operates on *fd* instead of a path.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_fsetxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    Py_buffer data;
+    const char *name;
+    int fd, flags = 0, err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iO&y*|i:fsetxattr", &fd, PyUnicode_FSConverter,
+                          &name, &data, &flags))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = fsetxattr(fd, PyBytes_AS_STRING(name), data.buf, data.len, flags);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    PyBuffer_Release(&data);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_removexattr__doc__,
+"removexattr(path, attr)\n\n\
+Remove extended attribute *attr* on *path*.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_removexattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *name;
+    int err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&:removexattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path,
+                          PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = removexattr(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), PyBytes_AS_STRING(name));
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_lremovexattr__doc__,
+"lremovexattr(path, attr)\n\n\
+Like removexattr but don't follow symlinks.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_lremovexattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *name;
+    int err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&:lremovexattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path,
+                          PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = lremovexattr(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), PyBytes_AS_STRING(name));
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_fremovexattr__doc__,
+"fremovexattr(fd, attr)\n\n\
+Like removexattr but operates on a file descriptor.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_fremovexattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *name;
+    int fd, err;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iO&:fremovexattr", &fd,
+                          PyUnicode_FSConverter, &name))
+        return NULL;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    err = fremovexattr(fd, PyBytes_AS_STRING(name));
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+    if (err)
+        return posix_error();
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static Py_ssize_t
+try_listxattr(const char *path, ssize_t (*list)(const char *, char *, size_t),
+              Py_ssize_t buf_size, char **buf)
+{
+    Py_ssize_t len;
+
+    *buf = PyMem_MALLOC(buf_size);
+    if (!*buf) {
+        PyErr_NoMemory();
+        return -1;
+    }
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    len = list(path, *buf, buf_size);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    if (len < 0) {
+        PyMem_FREE(*buf);
+        if (errno != ERANGE)
+            posix_error();
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return len;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+listxattr_common(const char *path, ssize_t (*list)(const char *, char *, size_t))
+{
+    PyObject *res, *attr;
+    Py_ssize_t len, err, start, i;
+    char *buf;
+
+    len = try_listxattr(path, list, 256, &buf);
+    if (len < 0) {
+        if (PyErr_Occurred())
+            return NULL;
+        len = try_listxattr(path, list, XATTR_LIST_MAX, &buf);
+        if (len < 0)
+            return NULL;
+    }
+    res = PyList_New(0);
+    if (!res) {
+        PyMem_FREE(buf);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    for (start = i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        if (!buf[i]) {
+            attr = PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize(&buf[start], i - start);
+            if (!attr) {
+                Py_DECREF(res);
+                PyMem_FREE(buf);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            err = PyList_Append(res, attr);
+            Py_DECREF(attr);
+            if (err) {
+                Py_DECREF(res);
+                PyMem_FREE(buf);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            start = i + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    PyMem_FREE(buf);
+    return res;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_listxattr__doc__,
+"listxattr(path)\n\n\
+Return a list of extended attributes on *path*.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_listxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *res;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&:listxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path))
+        return NULL;
+    res = listxattr_common(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), listxattr);
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    return res;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_llistxattr__doc__,
+"llistxattr(path)\n\n\
+Like listxattr but don't follow symlinks..");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_llistxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *path, *res;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&:llistxattr", PyUnicode_FSConverter, &path))
+        return NULL;
+    res = listxattr_common(PyBytes_AS_STRING(path), llistxattr);
+    Py_DECREF(path);
+    return res;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+wrap_flistxattr(const char *path, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    /* Hack to share code. */
+    return flistxattr((int)(Py_uintptr_t)path, buf, len);
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(posix_flistxattr__doc__,
+"flistxattr(path)\n\n\
+Like flistxattr but operates on a file descriptor.");
+
+static PyObject *
+posix_flistxattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    long fd;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i:flistxattr", &fd))
+        return NULL;
+    return listxattr_common((const char *)(Py_uintptr_t)fd, wrap_flistxattr);
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H */
+
 static PyMethodDef posix_methods[] = {
     {"access",          posix_access, METH_VARARGS, posix_access__doc__},
 #ifdef HAVE_TTYNAME
@@ -10398,6 +10780,20 @@ static PyMethodDef posix_methods[] = {
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_MKFIFOAT
     {"mkfifoat",        posix_mkfifoat, METH_VARARGS, posix_mkfifoat__doc__},
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+    {"setxattr", posix_setxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_setxattr__doc__},
+    {"lsetxattr", posix_lsetxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_lsetxattr__doc__},
+    {"fsetxattr", posix_fsetxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_fsetxattr__doc__},
+    {"getxattr", posix_getxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_getxattr__doc__},
+    {"lgetxattr", posix_lgetxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_lgetxattr__doc__},
+    {"fgetxattr", posix_fgetxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_fgetxattr__doc__},
+    {"removexattr", posix_removexattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_removexattr__doc__},
+    {"lremovexattr", posix_lremovexattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_lremovexattr__doc__},
+    {"fremovexattr", posix_fremovexattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_fremovexattr__doc__},
+    {"listxattr", posix_listxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_listxattr__doc__},
+    {"llistxattr", posix_llistxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_llistxattr__doc__},
+    {"flistxattr", posix_flistxattr, METH_VARARGS, posix_flistxattr__doc__},
 #endif
     {NULL,              NULL}            /* Sentinel */
 };
@@ -10848,6 +11244,12 @@ all_ins(PyObject *d)
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+    if (ins(d, "XATTR_CREATE", (long)XATTR_CREATE)) return -1;
+    if (ins(d, "XATTR_REPLACE", (long)XATTR_REPLACE)) return -1;
+    if (ins(d, "XATTR_SIZE_MAX", (long)XATTR_SIZE_MAX)) return -1;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(PYOS_OS2)
     if (insertvalues(d)) return -1;
 #endif
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ed13d88b4a1..4200d88842a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6090,7 +6090,7 @@ $as_echo "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
-for ac_header in asm/types.h conio.h curses.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
+for ac_header in asm/types.h attr/xattr.h conio.h curses.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
 fcntl.h grp.h \
 ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h ncurses.h poll.h process.h pthread.h \
 sched.h shadow.h signal.h stdint.h stropts.h termios.h \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c10f67a7036..43745fb15d6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ dnl AC_MSG_RESULT($cpp_type)
 
 # checks for header files
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/types.h conio.h curses.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/types.h attr/xattr.h conio.h curses.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
 fcntl.h grp.h \
 ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h ncurses.h poll.h process.h pthread.h \
 sched.h shadow.h signal.h stdint.h stropts.h termios.h \
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index eed1ff78ac5..bf9e7fee45e 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 /* Define if GCC supports __attribute__((format(PyArg_ParseTuple, 2, 3))) */
 #undef HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT_PARSETUPLE
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the <attr/xattr.h> header file. */
+#undef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `bind_textdomain_codeset' function. */
 #undef HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET