diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
index adaf01dc7c..7cd5adb8aa 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
     bool bind_socket(LocalSocket&);
     bool unbind_socket();
 
+    virtual FileDescription* preopen_fd() { return nullptr; };
+
     bool is_metadata_dirty() const { return m_metadata_dirty; }
 
     virtual int set_atime(time_t);
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index a9703fd6fb..56da6e9984 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<FileDescription>> VFS::open(StringView path, int options
             return KResult(-EACCES);
     }
 
+    if (auto preopen_fd = inode.preopen_fd())
+        return *preopen_fd;
+
     if (metadata.is_device()) {
         if (custody.mount_flags() & MS_NODEV)
             return KResult(-EACCES);
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index e10d5405e2..ff8522e75a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -1908,8 +1908,14 @@ int Process::sys$open(const Syscall::SC_open_params* user_params)
     if (result.is_error())
         return result.error();
     auto description = result.value();
-    description->set_rw_mode(options);
-    description->set_file_flags(options);
+    if (description->file_flags()) {
+        // We already have file flags set on this description, so
+        // it must be a preopen description (probably, /proc/pid/fd).
+        // So don't reset its flags and r/w mode.
+    } else {
+        description->set_rw_mode(options);
+        description->set_file_flags(options);
+    }
     u32 fd_flags = (options & O_CLOEXEC) ? FD_CLOEXEC : 0;
     m_fds[fd].set(move(description), fd_flags);
     return fd;