diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.cpp
index 46d21b2b13..7a9df33728 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@ ErrorOr<void> setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid)
     return {};
 }
 
+ErrorOr<pid_t> setsid()
+{
+    int rc = ::setsid();
+    if (rc < 0)
+        return Error::from_syscall("setsid"sv, -errno);
+    return rc;
+}
+
 ErrorOr<bool> isatty(int fd)
 {
     int rc = ::isatty(fd);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.h
index 97e60ad6b7..8a3a414860 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/System.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> seteuid(uid_t);
 ErrorOr<void> setgid(gid_t);
 ErrorOr<void> setegid(gid_t);
 ErrorOr<void> setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid);
+ErrorOr<pid_t> setsid();
 ErrorOr<bool> isatty(int fd);
 ErrorOr<void> symlink(StringView target, StringView link_path);
 ErrorOr<void> mkdir(StringView path, mode_t);