diff --git a/newsfragments/3585.added.md b/newsfragments/3585.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8518c0ceb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/3585.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `PyCapsule::import_mut()` to import a mutable reference to capsule contents.
diff --git a/src/types/capsule.rs b/src/types/capsule.rs
index f97320eb474..6380197a496 100644
--- a/src/types/capsule.rs
+++ b/src/types/capsule.rs
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ impl PyCapsule {
 
     /// Imports an existing capsule.
     ///
-    /// The `name` should match the path to the module attribute exactly in the form
-    /// of `"module.attribute"`, which should be the same as the name within the capsule.
+    /// If this capsule represents a module attribute, the `name` should match the path
+    /// to the module attribute exactly in the form of `"module.attribute"`, which should
+    /// be the same as the name within the capsule.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
@@ -138,6 +139,23 @@ impl PyCapsule {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Imports an existing capsule, returning a mutable reference to the value.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// It must be known that the capsule imported by `name` contains an item of type `T`.
+    ///
+    /// It must be known that the capsule will not be accessed by any other code
+    /// while the mutable reference is alive.
+    pub unsafe fn import_mut<'py, T>(py: Python<'py>, name: &CStr) -> PyResult<&'py mut T> {
+        let ptr = ffi::PyCapsule_Import(name.as_ptr(), false as c_int);
+        if ptr.is_null() {
+            Err(PyErr::fetch(py))
+        } else {
+            Ok(&mut *(ptr as *mut T))
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Sets the context pointer in the capsule.
     ///
     /// Returns an error if this capsule is not valid.
@@ -398,10 +416,16 @@ mod tests {
             let wrong_name = CString::new("builtins.non_existant").unwrap();
             let result: PyResult<&Foo> = unsafe { PyCapsule::import(py, wrong_name.as_ref()) };
             assert!(result.is_err());
+            let result: PyResult<&mut Foo> =
+                unsafe { PyCapsule::import_mut(py, wrong_name.as_ref()) };
+            assert!(result.is_err());
 
-            // corret name is okay.
+            // correct name is okay.
             let cap: &Foo = unsafe { PyCapsule::import(py, name.as_ref())? };
             assert_eq!(cap.val, 123);
+            let cap: &mut Foo = unsafe { PyCapsule::import_mut(py, name.as_ref())? };
+            assert_eq!(cap.val, 123);
+
             Ok(())
         })
     }