diff --git a/src/c++wrap.cc b/src/c++wrap.cc
index b412b8f7..6e777392 100644
--- a/src/c++wrap.cc
+++ b/src/c++wrap.cc
@@ -32,3 +32,12 @@ std::string strerror_r(int errnum)
 	char buf[100];
 	return strerror_r(errnum, buf, sizeof buf);
 }
+
+std::pair<int, int> pipe2(int flags)
+{
+	int fd[2];
+	if(pipe2(fd, flags) == -1)
+		throw errno_error("pipe2");
+	else
+		return std::pair<int, int>(fd[0], fd[1]);
+}
diff --git a/src/c++wrap.hh b/src/c++wrap.hh
index ae6cc96f..4de83aa7 100644
--- a/src/c++wrap.hh
+++ b/src/c++wrap.hh
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@
 #ifndef CPPWRAP_HH
 #define CPPWRAP_HH
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 std::string strerror_r(int errnum);
+std::pair<int, int> pipe2(int flags);
 
 class errno_error: public std::runtime_error {
 	typedef std::runtime_error Base;