diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 978c7fc3f..0ef909d73 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3209,6 +3209,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "wild",
  "winapi-util",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "xattr",
  "z85",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
index 44f8bb2d1..557cdc4dd 100644
--- a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ sm3 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 walkdir = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 nix = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "uio", "zerocopy", "signal"] }
+xattr = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ encoding = ["data-encoding", "data-encoding-macro", "z85", "thiserror"]
 entries = ["libc"]
 fs = ["dunce", "libc", "winapi-util", "windows-sys"]
 fsext = ["libc", "time", "windows-sys"]
+fsxattr = [ "xattr" ]
 lines = []
 format = ["itertools"]
 mode = ["libc"]
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
index e26de487b..423ff34ba 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub mod pipes;
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "process"))]
 pub mod process;
 
+#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos"), feature = "fsxattr"))]
+pub mod fsxattr;
 #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "fuchsia"), feature = "signals"))]
 pub mod signals;
 #[cfg(all(
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fsxattr.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fsxattr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bda023f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fsxattr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//
+// For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+// file that was distributed with this source code.
+
+//! Set of functions to manage xattr on files and dirs
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+/// Copies extended attributes (xattrs) from one file or directory to another.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `source` - A reference to the source path.
+/// * `dest` - A reference to the destination path.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// A result indicating success or failure.
+pub fn copy_xattrs<P: AsRef<Path>>(source: P, dest: P) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    for attr_name in xattr::list(&source)? {
+        if let Some(value) = xattr::get(&source, &attr_name)? {
+            xattr::set(&dest, &attr_name, &value)?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Retrieves the extended attributes (xattrs) of a given file or directory.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `source` - A reference to the path of the file or directory.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// A result containing a HashMap of attributes names and values, or an error.
+pub fn retrieve_xattrs<P: AsRef<Path>>(source: P) -> std::io::Result<HashMap<OsString, Vec<u8>>> {
+    let mut attrs = HashMap::new();
+    for attr_name in xattr::list(&source)? {
+        if let Some(value) = xattr::get(&source, &attr_name)? {
+            attrs.insert(attr_name, value);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(attrs)
+}
+
+/// Applies extended attributes (xattrs) to a given file or directory.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `dest` - A reference to the path of the file or directory.
+/// * `xattrs` - A HashMap containing attribute names and their corresponding values.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// A result indicating success or failure.
+pub fn apply_xattrs<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    dest: P,
+    xattrs: HashMap<OsString, Vec<u8>>,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    for (attr, value) in xattrs {
+        xattr::set(&dest, &attr, &value)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_copy_xattrs() {
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let source_path = temp_dir.path().join("source.txt");
+        let dest_path = temp_dir.path().join("dest.txt");
+
+        File::create(&source_path).unwrap();
+        File::create(&dest_path).unwrap();
+
+        let test_attr = "user.test";
+        let test_value = b"test value";
+        xattr::set(&source_path, test_attr, test_value).unwrap();
+
+        copy_xattrs(&source_path, &dest_path).unwrap();
+
+        let copied_value = xattr::get(&dest_path, test_attr).unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(copied_value, test_value);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_apply_and_retrieve_xattrs() {
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file_path = temp_dir.path().join("test_file.txt");
+
+        File::create(&file_path).unwrap();
+
+        let mut test_xattrs = HashMap::new();
+        let test_attr = "user.test_attr";
+        let test_value = b"test value";
+        test_xattrs.insert(OsString::from(test_attr), test_value.to_vec());
+        apply_xattrs(&file_path, test_xattrs).unwrap();
+
+        let retrieved_xattrs = retrieve_xattrs(&file_path).unwrap();
+        assert!(retrieved_xattrs.contains_key(OsString::from(test_attr).as_os_str()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            retrieved_xattrs
+                .get(OsString::from(test_attr).as_os_str())
+                .unwrap(),
+            test_value
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
index 2fc0ae301..6f8400589 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ pub use crate::features::encoding;
 pub use crate::features::format;
 #[cfg(feature = "fs")]
 pub use crate::features::fs;
-#[cfg(feature = "fsext")]
-pub use crate::features::fsext;
 #[cfg(feature = "lines")]
 pub use crate::features::lines;
 #[cfg(feature = "quoting-style")]
@@ -89,6 +87,12 @@ pub use crate::features::utmpx;
 #[cfg(all(windows, feature = "wide"))]
 pub use crate::features::wide;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "fsext")]
+pub use crate::features::fsext;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos"), feature = "fsxattr"))]
+pub use crate::features::fsxattr;
+
 //## core functions
 
 use std::ffi::OsString;