diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.h b/include/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.h
index 5d1594e80801..74292eba04f5 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.h
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+class UniqueFD;
+
 class FileDescriptor final
 {
 public:
 	explicit FileDescriptor(const int &fd = -1);
 	explicit FileDescriptor(int &&fd);
+	explicit FileDescriptor(UniqueFD fd);
 	FileDescriptor(const FileDescriptor &other);
 	FileDescriptor(FileDescriptor &&other);
 	~FileDescriptor();
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.cpp
index 98d4b4bfd24f..da696b2501cd 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/file_descriptor.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/log.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/unique_fd.h>
 
 /**
  * \file base/file_descriptor.h
@@ -109,6 +110,18 @@ FileDescriptor::FileDescriptor(int &&fd)
 	fd = -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Create a FileDescriptor taking ownership of a given UniqueFD \a fd
+ * \param[in] fd UniqueFD
+ *
+ * Construct a FileDescriptor from UniqueFD by taking ownership of the \a fd.
+ * The original \a fd becomes invalid.
+ */
+FileDescriptor::FileDescriptor(UniqueFD fd)
+	: FileDescriptor(fd.release())
+{
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Copy constructor, create a FileDescriptor from a copy of \a other
  * \param[in] other The other FileDescriptor