diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 1bfa4c7081..713aff2895 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ int varlink_push_fd(Varlink *v, int fd) {
         return i;
 }
 
-int varlink_dup_fd(Varlink *v, int fd) {
+int varlink_push_dup_fd(Varlink *v, int fd) {
         _cleanup_close_ int dp = -1;
         int r;
 
@@ -3141,6 +3141,16 @@ int varlink_peek_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i) {
         return v->input_fds[i];
 }
 
+int varlink_peek_dup_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i) {
+        int fd;
+
+        fd = varlink_peek_fd(v, i);
+        if (fd < 0)
+                return fd;
+
+        return RET_NERRNO(fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 3));
+}
+
 int varlink_take_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i) {
         assert_return(v, -EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.h b/src/shared/varlink.h
index c8639f4d7f..f6dda63549 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.h
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.h
@@ -156,11 +156,12 @@ int varlink_dispatch(Varlink *v, JsonVariant *parameters, const JsonDispatch tab
 
 /* Write outgoing fds into the socket (to be associated with the next enqueued message) */
 int varlink_push_fd(Varlink *v, int fd);
-int varlink_dup_fd(Varlink *v, int fd);
+int varlink_push_dup_fd(Varlink *v, int fd);
 int varlink_reset_fds(Varlink *v);
 
 /* Read incoming fds from the socket (associated with the currently handled message) */
 int varlink_peek_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i);
+int varlink_peek_dup_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i);
 int varlink_take_fd(Varlink *v, size_t i);
 
 int varlink_set_allow_fd_passing_input(Varlink *v, bool b);