diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd8330f3e..22c3f7454 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 /artifacts
 .DS_Store
 .idea
+
+\.vscode
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.c b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..402654721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main() {
+    char command[] = "touch";
+    char arg1[] = "foo.txt";
+    char* argv[3];
+    argv[0] = command;
+    argv[1] = arg1;
+    argv[2] = 0;
+
+    printf("_execvp\n");
+    int result = execvp(command, argv);
+    // should not return, and not print this message
+    printf("error");
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.out b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5048f1e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_execvp
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.wasm b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0959cc56
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diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp_windows.c b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp_windows.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3920a4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp_windows.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main() {
+    char command[] = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe";
+    char arg1[] = "echo";
+    char arg2[] = "foo";
+    char* argv[4];
+    argv[0] = command;
+    argv[1] = arg1;
+    argv[2] = arg2;
+    argv[3] = 0;
+    printf("_execvp\n");
+    int result = execvp(command, argv);
+    // should not return, and not print this message
+    printf("error");
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp_windows.wasm b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_execvp_windows.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3a210c5
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diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.c b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8f650310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main() {
+    int mypipe[2];
+    printf("pipe\n");
+    if (pipe(mypipe)) {
+        printf("error\n");
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.out b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b14dd0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pipe
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.wasm b/lib/emscripten/emtests/test_pipe.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aa68a5c4
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diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/exec.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/exec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f47f09bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/exec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use libc::execvp as libc_execvp;
+use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use wasmer_runtime_core::vm::Ctx;
+
+pub fn execvp(ctx: &mut Ctx, command_name_offset: u32, argv_offset: u32) -> i32 {
+    // a single reference to re-use
+    let emscripten_memory = ctx.memory(0);
+
+    // read command name as string
+    let command_name_string_vec: Vec<u8> = emscripten_memory.view()
+        [(command_name_offset as usize)..]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|cell| cell.get())
+        .take_while(|&byte| byte != 0)
+        .collect();
+    let command_name_string = CString::new(command_name_string_vec).unwrap();
+
+    // get the array of args
+    let mut argv: Vec<*const i8> = emscripten_memory.view()[((argv_offset / 4) as usize)..]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|cell: &Cell<u32>| cell.get())
+        .take_while(|&byte| byte != 0)
+        .map(|offset| {
+            let p: *const i8 = (emscripten_memory.view::<u8>()[(offset as usize)..])
+                .iter()
+                .map(|cell| cell.as_ptr() as *const i8)
+                .collect::<Vec<*const i8>>()[0];
+            p
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // push a nullptr on to the end of the args array
+    argv.push(std::ptr::null());
+
+    // construct raw pointers and hand them to `execvp`
+    let command_pointer = command_name_string.as_ptr() as *const i8;
+    let args_pointer = argv.as_ptr();
+    unsafe { libc_execvp(command_pointer, args_pointer) }
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/exit.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/exit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3f57a7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/exit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use wasmer_runtime_core::vm::Ctx;
+
+// __exit
+pub fn exit(_ctx: &mut Ctx, value: i32) {
+    debug!("emscripten::exit {}", value);
+    ::std::process::exit(value);
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
index 5a2f24211..20ff81553 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ mod emscripten_target;
 mod env;
 mod errno;
 mod exception;
+mod exec;
+mod exit;
 mod io;
 mod jmp;
 mod linking;
@@ -439,6 +441,12 @@ pub fn generate_emscripten_env(globals: &mut EmscriptenGlobals) -> ImportObject
             "___unlock" => func!(crate::lock::___unlock),
             "___wait" => func!(crate::lock::___wait),
 
+            // exec
+            "_execvp" => func!(crate::exec::execvp),
+
+            // exit
+            "__exit" => func!(crate::exit::exit),
+
             // Env
             "___assert_fail" => func!(crate::env::___assert_fail),
             "_getenv" => func!(crate::env::_getenv),
@@ -481,6 +489,7 @@ pub fn generate_emscripten_env(globals: &mut EmscriptenGlobals) -> ImportObject
             "___syscall39" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall39),
             "___syscall38" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall38),
             "___syscall40" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall40),
+            "___syscall42" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall42),
             "___syscall54" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall54),
             "___syscall57" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall57),
             "___syscall60" => func!(crate::syscalls::___syscall60),
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/syscalls/mod.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/syscalls/mod.rs
index 7c5ee578b..39bd2750d 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/syscalls/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/syscalls/mod.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use libc::{
 use wasmer_runtime_core::vm::Ctx;
 
 use super::env;
+use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::slice;
 // use std::sys::fd::FileDesc;
 
@@ -140,6 +141,33 @@ pub fn ___syscall40(ctx: &mut Ctx, _which: c_int, mut varargs: VarArgs) -> c_int
     unsafe { rmdir(pathname_addr) }
 }
 
+// pipe
+pub fn ___syscall42(ctx: &mut Ctx, _which: c_int, mut varargs: VarArgs) -> c_int {
+    debug!("emscripten::___syscall42 (pipe)");
+    // offset to a file descriptor, which contains a read end and write end, 2 integers
+    let fd_offset: u32 = varargs.get(ctx);
+
+    use std::cell::Cell;
+    let emscripten_memory = ctx.memory(0);
+
+    // convert the file descriptor into a vec with two slots
+    let mut fd_vec: Vec<c_int> = emscripten_memory.view()[((fd_offset / 4) as usize)..]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|pipe_end: &Cell<c_int>| pipe_end.get())
+        .take(2)
+        .collect();
+
+    // get it as a mutable pointer
+    let fd_ptr = fd_vec.as_mut_ptr();
+
+    // call pipe and store the pointers in this array
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let result: c_int = unsafe { libc::pipe(fd_ptr, 2048, 0) };
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    let result: c_int = unsafe { libc::pipe(fd_ptr) };
+    result
+}
+
 pub fn ___syscall60(_ctx: &mut Ctx, _one: i32, _two: i32) -> i32 {
     debug!("emscripten::___syscall60");
     -1
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/_common.rs b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/_common.rs
index 8d3e00296..309d4de41 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/_common.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/_common.rs
@@ -41,3 +41,37 @@ macro_rules! assert_emscripten_output {
         );
     }};
 }
+
+pub fn assert_emscripten_output(wasm_bytes: &[u8], raw_expected_str: &str) {
+    use wasmer_clif_backend::CraneliftCompiler;
+    use wasmer_emscripten::{generate_emscripten_env, stdio::StdioCapturer, EmscriptenGlobals};
+
+    let module = wasmer_runtime_core::compile_with(&wasm_bytes[..], &CraneliftCompiler::new())
+        .expect("WASM can't be compiled");
+
+    let mut emscripten_globals = EmscriptenGlobals::new(&module);
+    let import_object = generate_emscripten_env(&mut emscripten_globals);
+    let mut instance = module
+        .instantiate(&import_object)
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Can't instantiate the WebAssembly module: {:?}", err))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let capturer = StdioCapturer::new();
+
+    wasmer_emscripten::run_emscripten_instance(&module, &mut instance, "test", vec![])
+        .expect("run_emscripten_instance finishes");
+
+    let raw_output_string = capturer.end().unwrap().0;
+
+    // trim the strings to avoid cross-platform line ending and white space issues
+    let output = raw_output_string.trim();
+    let expected_output = raw_expected_str.trim();
+
+    let contains_output = output.contains(expected_output);
+
+    assert!(
+        contains_output,
+        "Output: `{}` does not contain expected output: `{}`",
+        output, expected_output
+    );
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/mod.rs b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/mod.rs
index a280fc48a..89a66bf2b 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/mod.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ mod test_exceptions_2;
 mod test_exceptions_multi;
 mod test_exceptions_std;
 mod test_exceptions_white_list;
+mod test_execvp;
 mod test_fast_math;
 mod test_flexarray_struct;
 mod test_float32_precise;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ mod test_nested_struct_varargs;
 mod test_nl_types;
 mod test_perrar;
 mod test_phiundef;
+mod test_pipe;
 mod test_poll;
 mod test_posixtime;
 mod test_printf_2;
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_execvp.rs b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_execvp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9b4b5113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_execvp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#[test]
+fn test_execvp() {
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    assert_emscripten_output!(
+        "../../emtests/test_execvp.wasm",
+        "test_execvp",
+        vec![],
+        "../../emtests/test_execvp.out"
+    );
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    assert_emscripten_output!(
+        "../../emtests/test_execvp_windows.wasm",
+        "test_execvp",
+        vec![],
+        "../../emtests/test_execvp.out"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_pipe.rs b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_pipe.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ffe0c828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/emscripten/tests/emtests/test_pipe.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use crate::emtests::_common::assert_emscripten_output;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_pipe() {
+    let wasm_bytes = include_bytes!("../../emtests/test_pipe.wasm");
+    let expected_str = include_str!("../../emtests/test_pipe.out");
+    assert_emscripten_output(wasm_bytes, expected_str);
+}