diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 3e6cf7a981..725ce694ac 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -272,15 +272,57 @@ pub const Builder = struct {
         return LibExeObjStep.createSharedLibrary(self, name, root_src_param, kind);
     }
 
+    pub fn addSharedLibraryFromWriteFileStep(
+        self: *Builder,
+        name: []const u8,
+        wfs: *WriteFileStep,
+        basename: []const u8,
+        kind: LibExeObjStep.SharedLibKind,
+    ) *LibExeObjStep {
+        return LibExeObjStep.createSharedLibrary(self, name, @as(FileSource, .{
+            .write_file = .{
+                .step = wfs,
+                .basename = basename,
+            },
+        }), kind);
+    }
+
     pub fn addStaticLibrary(self: *Builder, name: []const u8, root_src: ?[]const u8) *LibExeObjStep {
         const root_src_param = if (root_src) |p| @as(FileSource, .{ .path = p }) else null;
         return LibExeObjStep.createStaticLibrary(self, name, root_src_param);
     }
 
+    pub fn addStaticLibraryFromWriteFileStep(
+        self: *Builder,
+        name: []const u8,
+        wfs: *WriteFileStep,
+        basename: []const u8,
+    ) *LibExeObjStep {
+        return LibExeObjStep.createStaticLibrary(self, name, @as(FileSource, .{
+            .write_file = .{
+                .step = wfs,
+                .basename = basename,
+            },
+        }));
+    }
+
     pub fn addTest(self: *Builder, root_src: []const u8) *LibExeObjStep {
         return LibExeObjStep.createTest(self, "test", .{ .path = root_src });
     }
 
+    pub fn addTestFromWriteFileStep(
+        self: *Builder,
+        wfs: *WriteFileStep,
+        basename: []const u8,
+    ) *LibExeObjStep {
+        return LibExeObjStep.createTest(self, "test", @as(FileSource, .{
+            .write_file = .{
+                .step = wfs,
+                .basename = basename,
+            },
+        }));
+    }
+
     pub fn addAssemble(self: *Builder, name: []const u8, src: []const u8) *LibExeObjStep {
         const obj_step = LibExeObjStep.createObject(self, name, null);
         obj_step.addAssemblyFile(src);