diff --git a/btrfs.go b/btrfs.go
index 4477f86..b5e8497 100644
--- a/btrfs.go
+++ b/btrfs.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 const SuperMagic = 0x9123683E
 
+func CloneFile(dst, src *os.File) error {
+	return iocClone(dst, src)
+}
+
 func Open(path string, ro bool) (*FS, error) {
 	if ok, err := IsSubVolume(path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/btrfs_test.go b/btrfs_test.go
index e09abe1..067f4fc 100644
--- a/btrfs_test.go
+++ b/btrfs_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package btrfs
 
 import (
 	"github.com/dennwc/btrfs/test"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -95,3 +96,41 @@ func TestCompression(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected compression returned: %q", string(c))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCloneFile(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, closer := btrfstest.New(t, sizeDef)
+	defer closer()
+
+	f1, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, "1.dat"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer f1.Close()
+
+	const data = "btrfs_test"
+	_, err = f1.WriteString(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f2, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, "2.dat"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer f2.Close()
+
+	err = CloneFile(f2, f1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, len(data))
+	n, err := f2.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	buf = buf[:n]
+	if string(buf) != data {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong data returned: %q", string(buf))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ioctl_h.go b/ioctl_h.go
index e460c89..11021c5 100644
--- a/ioctl_h.go
+++ b/ioctl_h.go
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ func iocSync(f *os.File) error {
 	return ioctl.Do(f, _BTRFS_IOC_SYNC, nil)
 }
 
-func iocClone(f *os.File, out *int32) error {
-	return ioctl.Do(f, _BTRFS_IOC_CLONE, out)
+func iocClone(dst, src *os.File) error {
+	return ioctl.Ioctl(dst, _BTRFS_IOC_CLONE, src.Fd())
 }
 
 func iocAddDev(f *os.File, out *btrfs_ioctl_vol_args) error {