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diff --git a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
index 567b8ea7224..51ad3a04e87 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,33 @@ impl<T> Box<T> {
         Box(ptr.cast().into())
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
+    /// being filled with `0` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
+    /// of this method.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(new_uninit)]
+    ///
+    /// let zero = Box::<u32>::new_zeroed();
+    /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [zeroed]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.zeroed
+    #[unstable(feature = "new_uninit", issue = "63291")]
+    pub fn new_zeroed() -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut uninit = Self::new_uninit();
+            ptr::write_bytes::<T>(uninit.as_mut_ptr(), 0, 1);
+            uninit
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Constructs a new `Pin<Box<T>>`. If `T` does not implement `Unpin`, then
     /// `x` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
diff --git a/src/liballoc/rc.rs b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
index f1c4c32e116..b25f2ef98e2 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/rc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,35 @@ impl<T> Rc<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a new `Rc` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
+    /// being filled with `0` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and
+    /// incorrect usage of this method.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(new_uninit)]
+    ///
+    /// use std::rc::Rc;
+    ///
+    /// let zero = Rc::<u32>::new_zeroed();
+    /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [zeroed]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.zeroed
+    #[unstable(feature = "new_uninit", issue = "63291")]
+    pub fn new_zeroed() -> Rc<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut uninit = Self::new_uninit();
+            ptr::write_bytes::<T>(Rc::get_mut_unchecked(&mut uninit).as_mut_ptr(), 0, 1);
+            uninit
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Constructs a new `Pin<Rc<T>>`. If `T` does not implement `Unpin`, then
     /// `value` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
diff --git a/src/liballoc/sync.rs b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
index 80d6c6e0d43..8153e63e8f5 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/sync.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
@@ -341,6 +341,35 @@ impl<T> Arc<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a new `Arc` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
+    /// being filled with `0` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
+    /// of this method.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(new_uninit)]
+    ///
+    /// use std::sync::Arc;
+    ///
+    /// let zero = Arc::<u32>::new_zeroed();
+    /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [zeroed]: ../../std/mem/union.MaybeUninit.html#method.zeroed
+    #[unstable(feature = "new_uninit", issue = "63291")]
+    pub fn new_zeroed() -> Arc<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut uninit = Self::new_uninit();
+            ptr::write_bytes::<T>(Arc::get_mut_unchecked(&mut uninit).as_mut_ptr(), 0, 1);
+            uninit
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Constructs a new `Pin<Arc<T>>`. If `T` does not implement `Unpin`, then
     /// `data` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]