diff --git a/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/mod.rs
index 8df81a580f7b8..e7283e5c5b733 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/mod.rs
@@ -1164,6 +1164,15 @@ impl<T> Receiver<T> {
     pub fn try_iter(&self) -> TryIter<'_, T> {
         TryIter { rx: self }
     }
+
+    /// Checks if all senders have disconnected.
+    pub(crate) fn is_disconnected(&self) -> bool {
+        match &self.flavor {
+            ReceiverFlavor::Array(chan) => chan.is_disconnected(),
+            ReceiverFlavor::List(chan) => chan.is_disconnected(),
+            ReceiverFlavor::Zero(chan) => chan.is_disconnected(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Receiver<T> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/zero.rs b/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/zero.rs
index f1ecf80fcb9f6..1376c5e489fd8 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/zero.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sync/mpmc/zero.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ impl<T> Channel<T> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Returns `true` when the channel is disconnected.
+    pub(crate) fn is_disconnected(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.lock().unwrap().is_disconnected
+    }
+
     /// Disconnects the channel and wakes up all blocked senders and receivers.
     ///
     /// Returns `true` if this call disconnected the channel.
diff --git a/library/std/src/sync/oneshot.rs b/library/std/src/sync/oneshot.rs
index b2c9ba34c0ff6..0053cd271e6be 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sync/oneshot.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sync/oneshot.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,26 @@ impl<T> Receiver<T> {
 
     // Fallible methods.
 
+    /// Returns `Ok(true)` if the sender has sent a value over the channel.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Ok(false)` if no value has been sent, but the corresponding [`Sender`] still exists
+    /// (hasn't been dropped yet).
+    ///
+    /// Once this method has returned `Ok(true)`, then any of the `recv` methods are guaranteed to
+    /// return the value successfully without blocking.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`RecvError`] if the corresponding [`Sender`] has disconnected before a value was
+    /// sent.
+    pub fn is_ready(&self) -> Result<bool, RecvError> {
+        if !self.inner.is_empty() {
+            Ok(true)
+        } else if self.inner.is_disconnected() {
+            Err(RecvError)
+        } else {
+            Ok(false)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Attempts to return a pending value on this receiver without blocking.
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/std/tests/sync/oneshot.rs b/library/std/tests/sync/oneshot.rs
index 6eaacfbc6497d..d986cd363f05f 100644
--- a/library/std/tests/sync/oneshot.rs
+++ b/library/std/tests/sync/oneshot.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fn send_before_try_recv() {
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
 
     assert!(sender.send(19i128).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true));
 
     match receiver.try_recv() {
         Ok(19) => {}
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ fn sender_drop() {
         let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<u128>();
 
         mem::drop(sender);
+        assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError));
 
         match receiver.recv() {
             Err(RecvError) => {}
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ fn sender_drop() {
         let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<i32>();
 
         mem::drop(sender);
+        assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError));
 
         match receiver.try_recv() {
             Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {}
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ fn sender_drop() {
         let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<i32>();
 
         mem::drop(sender);
+        assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError));
 
         match receiver.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)) {
             Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {}
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ fn send_never_deadline() {
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<i32>();
 
     mem::drop(sender);
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError));
 
     match receiver.recv_deadline(Instant::now()) {
         Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {}
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ fn send_before_recv_timeout() {
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
 
     assert!(sender.send(22i128).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true));
 
     let timeout = Duration::from_secs(1);
     match receiver.recv_timeout(timeout) {
@@ -185,6 +191,8 @@ fn drop_sender_then_recv() {
 #[test]
 fn try_recv_empty() {
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<u128>();
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(false));
+
     match receiver.try_recv() {
         Err(TryRecvError::Empty(_)) => {}
         _ => panic!("expected empty error"),
@@ -192,6 +200,29 @@ fn try_recv_empty() {
     mem::drop(sender);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn not_ready_then_ready() {
+    let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(false));
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(false)); // Check stability.
+
+    sender.send(42u128).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true));
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true)); // Check stability.
+
+    assert_eq!(receiver.recv(), Ok(42));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn not_ready_then_disconnected() {
+    let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<u128>();
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(false));
+
+    mem::drop(sender);
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError));
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Err(RecvError)); // Check stability.
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn try_recv_then_drop_receiver() {
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel::<u128>();
@@ -275,6 +306,8 @@ fn non_send_type_can_be_used_on_same_thread() {
 
     let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
     sender.send(NotSend(ptr::null_mut())).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true));
+
     let reply = receiver.try_recv().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(reply, NotSend(ptr::null_mut()));
 }
@@ -314,6 +347,7 @@ fn message_in_channel_dropped_on_receiver_drop() {
 
     sender.send(message).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(counter.count(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(receiver.is_ready(), Ok(true));
 
     mem::drop(receiver);
     assert_eq!(counter.count(), 1);