diff --git a/src/os/file.go b/src/os/file.go
index e7dd214b7..254efb741 100644
--- a/src/os/file.go
+++ b/src/os/file.go
@@ -400,6 +400,108 @@ func UserHomeDir() (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New(enverr + " is not defined")
 }
 
+// UserCacheDir returns the default root directory to use for user-specific
+// cached data. Users should create their own application-specific subdirectory
+// within this one and use that.
+//
+// On Unix systems, it returns $XDG_CACHE_HOME as specified by
+// https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html if
+// non-empty, else $HOME/.cache.
+// On Darwin, it returns $HOME/Library/Caches.
+// On Windows, it returns %LocalAppData%.
+// On Plan 9, it returns $home/lib/cache.
+//
+// If the location cannot be determined (for example, $HOME is not defined),
+// then it will return an error.
+func UserCacheDir() (string, error) {
+	var dir string
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		dir = Getenv("LocalAppData")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("%LocalAppData% is not defined")
+		}
+
+	case "darwin", "ios":
+		dir = Getenv("HOME")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("$HOME is not defined")
+		}
+		dir += "/Library/Caches"
+
+	case "plan9":
+		dir = Getenv("home")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("$home is not defined")
+		}
+		dir += "/lib/cache"
+
+	default: // Unix
+		dir = Getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
+		if dir == "" {
+			dir = Getenv("HOME")
+			if dir == "" {
+				return "", errors.New("neither $XDG_CACHE_HOME nor $HOME are defined")
+			}
+			dir += "/.cache"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dir, nil
+}
+
+// UserConfigDir returns the default root directory to use for user-specific
+// configuration data. Users should create their own application-specific
+// subdirectory within this one and use that.
+//
+// On Unix systems, it returns $XDG_CONFIG_HOME as specified by
+// https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html if
+// non-empty, else $HOME/.config.
+// On Darwin, it returns $HOME/Library/Application Support.
+// On Windows, it returns %AppData%.
+// On Plan 9, it returns $home/lib.
+//
+// If the location cannot be determined (for example, $HOME is not defined),
+// then it will return an error.
+func UserConfigDir() (string, error) {
+	var dir string
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		dir = Getenv("AppData")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("%AppData% is not defined")
+		}
+
+	case "darwin", "ios":
+		dir = Getenv("HOME")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("$HOME is not defined")
+		}
+		dir += "/Library/Application Support"
+
+	case "plan9":
+		dir = Getenv("home")
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("$home is not defined")
+		}
+		dir += "/lib"
+
+	default: // Unix
+		dir = Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+		if dir == "" {
+			dir = Getenv("HOME")
+			if dir == "" {
+				return "", errors.New("neither $XDG_CONFIG_HOME nor $HOME are defined")
+			}
+			dir += "/.config"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dir, nil
+}
+
 type (
 	FileMode = fs.FileMode
 	FileInfo = fs.FileInfo
diff --git a/src/os/os_anyos_test.go b/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
index 7b4b38377..66e7fca7c 100644
--- a/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
@@ -270,6 +270,42 @@ func TestUserHomeDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUserCacheDir(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := UserCacheDir()
+	if dir == "" && err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("UserCacheDir returned an empty string but no error")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("UserCacheDir failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	fi, err := Stat(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !fi.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("dir %s is not directory; type = %v", dir, fi.Mode())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUserConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := UserConfigDir()
+	if dir == "" && err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("UserConfigDir returned an empty string but no error")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("UserConfigDir failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	fi, err := Stat(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !fi.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("dir %s is not directory; type = %v", dir, fi.Mode())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDirFS(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Log("TODO: implement Readdir for Windows")