diff --git a/spec/std/io/null_spec.cr b/spec/std/io/null_spec.cr
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+require "spec"
+
+describe IO::Null do
+  it "#read" do
+    slice = Bytes.new(10, 1_u8)
+    io = IO::Null.new
+
+    io.read(slice).should eq(0)
+    slice.each { |byte| byte.should eq(1_u8) }
+  end
+
+  it "#write" do
+    io = IO::Null.new
+    io.write Bytes.new(10)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/io/null.cr b/src/io/null.cr
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+++ b/src/io/null.cr
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+# An IO object that does nothing, yet always succeeds and never fails.
+#
+# Any attempt to read results in end-of-file (EOF). Any data written is
+# immediately discarded.
+#
+# Can be used in place of another IO when there is nothing to read, or when the
+# output can be discarded.
+class IO::Null < IO
+  # Always returns 0 (reached EOF).
+  def read(slice : Bytes)
+    0
+  end
+
+  # Returns immediately (discards *slice*).
+  def write(slice : Bytes) : Nil
+  end
+end