# -*- Mode: Diff -*-
--- src/base/ftsystem.c
+++ src/base/ftsystem.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
    *
    */
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_CONFIG_CONFIG_H
@@ -238,6 +239,8 @@
                   const char*  filepathname )
   {
     FT_FILE*  file;
+    int nFD;
+    int n;
 
 
     if ( !stream )
@@ -250,7 +253,13 @@
     stream->read               = NULL;
     stream->close              = NULL;
 
-    file = ft_fopen( filepathname, "rb" );
+    if ( sscanf( filepathname, "/:FD:/%d%n", &nFD, &n ) == 1 && filepathname[n] == '\0')
+    {
+      lseek( nFD, 0, SEEK_SET );
+      file = fdopen( dup( nFD ), "rb" );
+    }
+    else
+      file = ft_fopen( filepathname, "rb" );
     if ( !file )
     {
       FT_ERROR(( "FT_Stream_Open:"
--- builds/unix/ftsystem.c
+++ builds/unix/ftsystem.c
@@ -249,13 +249,21 @@
   {
     int          file;
     struct stat  stat_buf;
+    int nFD;
+    int n;
 
 
     if ( !stream )
       return FT_THROW( Invalid_Stream_Handle );
 
     /* open the file */
-    file = open( filepathname, O_RDONLY );
+    if ( sscanf( filepathname, "/:FD:/%d%n", &nFD, &n ) == 1 && filepathname[n] == '\0')
+    {
+      lseek( nFD, 0, SEEK_SET );
+      file = dup( nFD );
+    }
+    else
+      file = open( filepathname, O_RDONLY );
     if ( file < 0 )
     {
       FT_ERROR(( "FT_Stream_Open:" ));