diff --git a/runtime/permissions/lib.rs b/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
index 70d1abae7c..06db9958c8 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
@@ -1680,7 +1680,46 @@ impl PermissionsContainer {
       return Ok(());
     }
 
+    /// We'll allow opening /proc/self/fd/{n} without additional permissions under the following conditions:
+    ///
+    /// 1. n > 2. This allows for opening bash-style redirections, but not stdio
+    /// 2. the fd referred to by n is a pipe
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    fn is_fd_file_is_pipe(path: &Path) -> bool {
+      if let Some(fd) = path.file_name() {
+        if let Ok(s) = std::str::from_utf8(fd.as_encoded_bytes()) {
+          if let Ok(n) = s.parse::<i32>() {
+            if n > 2 {
+              // SAFETY: This is proper use of the stat syscall
+              unsafe {
+                let mut stat = std::mem::zeroed::<libc::stat>();
+                if libc::fstat(n, &mut stat as _) == 0
+                  && ((stat.st_mode & libc::S_IFMT) & libc::S_IFIFO) != 0
+                {
+                  return true;
+                }
+              };
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      false
+    }
+
+    // On unixy systems, we allow opening /dev/fd/XXX for valid FDs that
+    // are pipes.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    if path.starts_with("/dev/fd") && is_fd_file_is_pipe(path) {
+      return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+      // On Linux, we also allow opening /proc/self/fd/XXX for valid FDs that
+      // are pipes.
+      #[cfg(unix)]
+      if path.starts_with("/proc/self/fd") && is_fd_file_is_pipe(path) {
+        return Ok(());
+      }
       if path.starts_with("/dev")
         || path.starts_with("/proc")
         || path.starts_with("/sys")
diff --git a/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d4d1ed43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "args": "run -A main.js",
+  "output": "hi\n\n0\n",
+  "exitCode": 123
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/main.js b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86d8334cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// This test is Linux/Darwin only
+if (Deno.build.os !== "linux" && Deno.build.os !== "darwin") {
+  console.log("hi\n\n0");
+  Deno.exit(123);
+}
+
+const cmd = new Deno.Command("/usr/bin/env", {
+  args: [
+    "bash",
+    "-c",
+    [Deno.execPath(), "run", "--allow-read", "reader.ts", '<(echo "hi")'].join(
+      " ",
+    ),
+  ],
+}).spawn();
+
+console.log((await cmd.status).code);
+Deno.exit(123);
diff --git a/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/reader.ts b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/reader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b3587fa2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/permission/proc_self_fd/reader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log(Deno.readTextFileSync(Deno.args[0]));