diff --git a/lib/std/Io/Semaphore.zig b/lib/std/Io/Semaphore.zig
index 248e6ab4d0..1f48675048 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/Semaphore.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/Semaphore.zig
@@ -15,14 +15,42 @@ cond: Io.Condition = .init,
 /// It is OK to initialize this field to any value.
 permits: usize = 0,
 
+/// Blocks until a `permit` is available and consumes a single one.
+/// Unblocks without consuming a `permit` when canceled.
+///
+/// See also:
+/// * `waitTimeout`
+/// * `waitUncancelable`
 pub fn wait(s: *Semaphore, io: Io) Io.Cancelable!void {
+    s.waitTimeout(io, .none) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.Timeout => unreachable,
+        error.Canceled => |e| return e,
+    };
+}
+
+pub const WaitTimeoutError = Io.Cancelable || Io.Timeout.Error;
+
+/// Blocks until a `permit` is available and consumes a single one.
+/// Unblocks without consuming a `permit` when canceled or when the provided
+/// timeout expires before a `permit` is available.
+///
+/// See also:
+/// * `wait`
+/// * `waitUncancelable`
+pub fn waitTimeout(s: *Semaphore, io: Io, timeout: Io.Timeout) WaitTimeoutError!void {
+    const deadline = timeout.toDeadline(io);
     try s.mutex.lock(io);
     defer s.mutex.unlock(io);
-    while (s.permits == 0) try s.cond.wait(io, &s.mutex);
+    while (s.permits == 0) try s.cond.waitTimeout(io, &s.mutex, deadline);
     s.permits -= 1;
     if (s.permits > 0) s.cond.signal(io);
 }
 
+/// Blocks until a `permit` is available and consumes a single one.
+///
+/// See also:
+/// * `wait`
+/// * `waitTimeout`
 pub fn waitUncancelable(s: *Semaphore, io: Io) void {
     s.mutex.lockUncancelable(io);
     defer s.mutex.unlock(io);
@@ -31,6 +59,7 @@ pub fn waitUncancelable(s: *Semaphore, io: Io) void {
     if (s.permits > 0) s.cond.signal(io);
 }
 
+/// Makes an additional `permit` available.
 pub fn post(s: *Semaphore, io: Io) void {
     s.mutex.lockUncancelable(io);
     defer s.mutex.unlock(io);
@@ -39,27 +68,93 @@ pub fn post(s: *Semaphore, io: Io) void {
     s.cond.signal(io);
 }
 
-test Semaphore {
-    if (builtin.single_threaded) return error.SkipZigTest;
+test wait {
     const io = testing.io;
 
-    const TestContext = struct {
-        sem: *Semaphore,
-        n: *i32,
+    const Context = struct {
+        sem: Semaphore = .{ .permits = 1 },
+        n: u32 = 0,
+
         fn worker(ctx: *@This()) !void {
             try ctx.sem.wait(io);
-            ctx.n.* += 1;
+            ctx.n += 1;
             ctx.sem.post(io);
         }
     };
-    const num_threads = 3;
-    var sem: Semaphore = .{ .permits = 1 };
-    var threads: [num_threads]std.Thread = undefined;
-    var n: i32 = 0;
-    var ctx = TestContext{ .sem = &sem, .n = &n };
 
-    for (&threads) |*t| t.* = try std.Thread.spawn(.{}, TestContext.worker, .{&ctx});
-    for (threads) |t| t.join();
-    try sem.wait(io);
-    try testing.expect(n == num_threads);
+    var ctx: Context = .{};
+
+    var group: Io.Group = .init;
+    defer group.cancel(io);
+
+    const num_workers = 3;
+    for (0..num_workers) |_| group.async(io, Context.worker, .{&ctx});
+
+    try group.await(io);
+    try testing.expectEqual(num_workers, ctx.n);
+}
+
+test waitTimeout {
+    const io = testing.io;
+
+    const Context = struct {
+        ready: Io.Event = .unset,
+        sem: Semaphore = .{ .permits = 0 },
+        value: u32 = 0,
+
+        fn worker(ctx: *@This()) !void {
+            defer ctx.ready.set(io);
+
+            try testing.expectError(error.Timeout, ctx.sem.waitTimeout(io, .{ .duration = .{
+                .raw = .fromMilliseconds(1),
+                .clock = .awake,
+            } }));
+            try testing.expectEqual(0, ctx.value);
+
+            ctx.ready.set(io);
+
+            while (ctx.value == 0) try ctx.sem.wait(io);
+            try testing.expectEqual(1, ctx.value);
+        }
+    };
+
+    var ctx: Context = .{};
+
+    var future = io.concurrent(Context.worker, .{&ctx}) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.ConcurrencyUnavailable => return error.SkipZigTest,
+    };
+    defer future.cancel(io) catch {};
+
+    try ctx.ready.wait(io);
+
+    ctx.value = 1;
+    ctx.sem.post(io);
+
+    try future.await(io);
+}
+
+test waitUncancelable {
+    const io = testing.io;
+
+    const Context = struct {
+        sem: Semaphore = .{ .permits = 1 },
+        n: u32 = 0,
+
+        fn worker(ctx: *@This()) !void {
+            ctx.sem.waitUncancelable(io);
+            ctx.n += 1;
+            ctx.sem.post(io);
+        }
+    };
+
+    var ctx: Context = .{};
+
+    var group: Io.Group = .init;
+    defer group.cancel(io);
+
+    const num_workers = 3;
+    for (0..num_workers) |_| group.async(io, Context.worker, .{&ctx});
+
+    try group.await(io);
+    try testing.expectEqual(num_workers, ctx.n);
 }