diff --git a/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs b/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
index b53c3e79b0fe6..71c660e718675 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/fd/owned.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,22 @@ pub trait AsFd {
     fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_>;
 }
 
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsFd> AsFd for &T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        T::as_fd(self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsFd> AsFd for &mut T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_> {
+        T::as_fd(self)
+    }
+}
+
 #[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
 impl AsFd for BorrowedFd<'_> {
     #[inline]
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs b/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs
index db7edcd057432..75d65e6d5fc03 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ pub fn chown<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P, uid: Option<u32>, gid: Option<u32>) -> io::
 ///
 /// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 ///     let f = std::fs::File::open("/file")?;
-///     fs::fchown(f, Some(0), Some(0))?;
+///     fs::fchown(&f, Some(0), Some(0))?;
 ///     Ok(())
 /// }
 /// ```
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
index e37ce633a129a..8df6c54a4144e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,22 @@ pub trait AsHandle {
     fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_>;
 }
 
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsHandle> AsHandle for &T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        T::as_handle(self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsHandle> AsHandle for &mut T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
+        T::as_handle(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl AsHandle for BorrowedHandle<'_> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_handle(&self) -> BorrowedHandle<'_> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/socket.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/socket.rs
index d3a5b6dcc76c6..2f13eb77a1b94 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/socket.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/socket.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@ pub trait AsSocket {
     fn as_socket(&self) -> BorrowedSocket<'_>;
 }
 
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsSocket> AsSocket for &T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_socket(&self) -> BorrowedSocket<'_> {
+        T::as_socket(self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl<T: AsSocket> AsSocket for &mut T {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_socket(&self) -> BorrowedSocket<'_> {
+        T::as_socket(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl AsSocket for BorrowedSocket<'_> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_socket(&self) -> BorrowedSocket<'_> {