diff --git a/stew/io2.nim b/stew/io2.nim
index edf2940..ccc222b 100644
--- a/stew/io2.nim
+++ b/stew/io2.nim
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ when defined(windows):
                         lpNewFilePointer: ptr int64,
                         dwMoveMethod: uint32): int32 {.
        importc: "SetFilePointerEx", dynlib: "kernel32", stdcall, sideEffect.}
+  proc setEndOfFile(hFile: uint): int32 {.
+       importc: "SetEndOfFile", dynlib: "kernel32", stdcall, sideEffect.}
   proc lockFileEx(hFile: uint, dwFlags, dwReserved: uint32,
                   nNumberOfBytesToLockLow, nNumberOfBytesToLockHigh: uint32,
                   lpOverlapped: pointer): uint32 {.
@@ -1341,6 +1343,45 @@ proc setFilePos*(handle: IoHandle, offset: int64,
     else:
       ok()
 
+proc truncate*(handle: IoHandle, length: int64): IoResult[void] =
+  ## Procedure cause the regular file referenced by handle ``handle`` to be
+  ## truncated to a size of precisely ``length`` bytes.
+  when defined(windows):
+    let res1 = setFilePointerEx(uint(handle), length, nil, FILE_BEGIN)
+    if res1 == 0:
+      return err(ioLastError())
+    let res2 = setEndOfFile(uint(handle))
+    if res2 == 0:
+      return err(ioLastError())
+    ok()
+  else:
+    let res = posix.ftruncate(cint(handle), Off(length))
+    if res == -1:
+      err(ioLastError())
+    else:
+      ok()
+
+proc truncate*(pathName: string, length: int64): IoResult[void] =
+  ## Procedure cause the regular file referenced by path ``pathName`` to be
+  ## truncated to a size of precisely ``length`` bytes.
+  when defined(windows):
+    let
+      flags = {OpenFlags.Write}
+      handle = openFile(pathName, flags).valueOr:
+        return err(error)
+      res = truncate(handle, length)
+    if res.isErr():
+      discard closeFile(handle)
+      return err(res.error)
+    ? closeFile(handle)
+    ok()
+  else:
+    let res = posix.truncate(pathName, Off(length))
+    if res == -1:
+      err(ioLastError())
+    else:
+      ok()
+
 proc checkFileSize*(value: int64): IoResult[int] =
   ## Checks if ``value`` fits into supported by Nim string/sequence indexing
   ## mechanism.
diff --git a/tests/test_io2.nim b/tests/test_io2.nim
index 29bad78..59a93fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_io2.nim
+++ b/tests/test_io2.nim
@@ -792,3 +792,54 @@ suite "OS Input/Output procedures test suite":
     check:
       res.isOk()
       len(res.get()) > 0
+
+  test "truncate(IoHandle) test":
+    let flags = {OpenFlags.Create, OpenFlags.Write}
+    block:
+      let fdres = openFile("testtruncate1", flags)
+      check:
+        fdres.isOk()
+        truncate(fdres.get(), 100).isOk()
+        closeFile(fdres.get()).isOk()
+
+    block:
+      let res = getFileSize("testtruncate1")
+      check:
+        res.isOk()
+        res.get() == 100
+
+    block:
+      let fdres = openFile("testtruncate1", flags)
+      check:
+        fdres.isOk()
+        truncate(fdres.get(), 0).isOk()
+        closeFile(fdres.get()).isOk()
+
+    block:
+      let res = getFileSize("testtruncate1")
+      check:
+        res.isOk()
+        res.get() == 0
+
+    check removeFile("testtruncate1").isOk()
+
+  test "truncate(path) test":
+    check:
+      writeFile("testtruncate2", "TEST", 0o644).isOk()
+      truncate("testtruncate2", 200).isOk()
+
+    block:
+      let res = getFileSize("testtruncate2")
+      check:
+        res.isOk()
+        res.get() == 200
+
+    check truncate("testtruncate2", 0).isOk()
+
+    block:
+      let res = getFileSize("testtruncate2")
+      check:
+        res.isOk()
+        res.get() == 0
+
+    check removeFile("testtruncate2").isOk()