diff --git a/library/core/src/time.rs b/library/core/src/time.rs
index 0fb5c0bac7562..41330bbb3d94a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/time.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/time.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #![stable(feature = "duration_core", since = "1.25.0")]
-
 //! Temporal quantification.
 //!
 //! # Examples:
@@ -308,6 +307,39 @@ impl Duration {
         Duration { secs, nanos: subsec_nanos }
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new Duration from the specified number of nanoseconds.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// Panics if the given number of nanoseconds is greater than what Duration can handle,
+    /// which is `(u64::MAX * NANOS_PER_SEC) + NANOS_PER_SEC - 1`
+    /// Use this function if you need to specify time greater than what can fit in u64
+    /// (around 584 years).
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(duration_from_nanos_u128)]
+    /// use std::time::Duration;
+    /// let time_in_nanos = 2u128.pow(64);
+    /// let duration = Duration::from_nanos_u128(time_in_nanos);
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "duration_from_nanos_u128", issue = "139201")]
+    #[must_use]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn from_nanos_u128(nanos: u128) -> Duration {
+        const NANOS_PER_SEC: u128 = self::NANOS_PER_SEC as u128;
+        let secs: u128 = nanos / NANOS_PER_SEC;
+        if secs > u64::MAX as u128 {
+            panic!("overflow in duration in Duration::from_nanos_u128");
+        }
+        let subsec_nanos = (nanos % NANOS_PER_SEC) as u32;
+        // SAFETY: x % 1_000_000_000 < 1_000_000_000 also, subsec_nanos >= 0 since u128 >=0 and u32 >=0
+        let subsec_nanos = unsafe { Nanoseconds::new_unchecked(subsec_nanos) };
+
+        Duration { secs: secs as u64, nanos: subsec_nanos }
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new `Duration` from the specified number of weeks.
     ///
     /// # Panics
diff --git a/library/coretests/tests/time.rs b/library/coretests/tests/time.rs
index bb98e59bf5a2b..b95c2c45f90ba 100644
--- a/library/coretests/tests/time.rs
+++ b/library/coretests/tests/time.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ fn from_weeks_overflow() {
     let _ = Duration::from_weeks(overflow);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn from_nanos_u128_overflow() {
+    let overflow = (u64::MAX * NANOS_PER_SEC) + (NANOS_PER_SEC - 1) + 1 ;
+    let _ = Duration::from_nanos_u128(overflow);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn constructors() {
 #[test]
 fn constructor_weeks() {
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_weeks(1), Duration::from_secs(7 * 24 * 60 * 60));
@@ -81,6 +90,8 @@ fn secs() {
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_micros(1_000_001).as_secs(), 1);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(999_999_999).as_secs(), 0);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(1_000_000_001).as_secs(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(999_999_999).as_secs(),0);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(1_000_000_001).as_secs(),1);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -95,6 +106,8 @@ fn millis() {
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_micros(1_001_000).subsec_millis(), 1);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(999_999_999).subsec_millis(), 999);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(1_001_000_000).subsec_millis(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(999_999_999).subsec_millis(),999);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(1_001_000_001).subsec_millis(),1);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -109,6 +122,9 @@ fn micros() {
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_micros(1_000_001).subsec_micros(), 1);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(999_999_999).subsec_micros(), 999_999);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(1_000_001_000).subsec_micros(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(999_999_999).subsec_micros(),999_999);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(1_000_001_000).subsec_micros(),1);
+
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -123,6 +139,8 @@ fn nanos() {
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_micros(1_000_001).subsec_nanos(), 1000);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(999_999_999).subsec_nanos(), 999_999_999);
     assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos(1_000_000_001).subsec_nanos(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(999_999_999).subsec_nanos(),999_999_999);
+    assert_eq!(Duration::from_nanos_u128(1_000_000_001).subsec_nanos(),1);
 }
 
 #[test]