diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c09b2958..a36df9b90 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ event-queue-api = []
 # Feature flag to include procedural macros
 proc-macros = ["neon-macros"]
 
+# Feature flag to enable the `JsSymbol` API of RFC 38
+# https://github.com/neon-bindings/rfcs/pull/38
+symbol-api = []
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 features = ["docs-only", "event-handler-api", "proc-macros", "try-catch-api"]
 
diff --git a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/bindings/functions.rs b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/bindings/functions.rs
index b8d29b16e..af2c056c2 100644
--- a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/bindings/functions.rs
+++ b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/bindings/functions.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ mod napi1 {
 
             fn get_property(env: Env, object: Value, key: Value, result: *mut Value) -> Status;
 
+            fn get_named_property(
+                env: Env,
+                object: Value,
+                utf8name: *const c_char,
+                result: *mut Value,
+            ) -> Status;
+
             fn set_element(env: Env, object: Value, index: u32, value: Value) -> Status;
 
             fn get_element(env: Env, object: Value, index: u32, result: *mut Value) -> Status;
@@ -198,6 +205,8 @@ mod napi1 {
             ) -> Status;
 
             fn run_script(env: Env, script: Value, result: *mut Value) -> Status;
+
+            fn create_symbol(env: Env, description: Value, result: *mut Value) -> Status;
         }
     );
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/object.rs b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/object.rs
index b5e96953a..305e2c320 100644
--- a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/object.rs
+++ b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/object.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
-
 use crate::napi::bindings as napi;
 use crate::raw::{Env, Local};
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument to refer to a `napi_value` containing a newly created JavaScript Object.
 pub unsafe fn new(out: &mut Local, env: Env) {
@@ -131,3 +131,16 @@ pub unsafe fn set(out: &mut bool, env: Env, object: Local, key: Local, val: Loca
 
     *out
 }
+
+/// Returns an `Option<Local>` representing the value of the property of `object` named by
+/// the `key` value, where `key` is a pointer to a null-terminated byte string. Returns `None` if
+/// the value couldn't be retrieved.
+pub unsafe fn get_named(env: Env, object: Local, key: *const u8) -> Option<Local> {
+    let mut local = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    if napi::get_named_property(env, object, key as *const _, local.as_mut_ptr())
+        != napi::Status::Ok
+    {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(local.assume_init())
+}
diff --git a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/primitive.rs b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/primitive.rs
index 2df6f19ee..8fea1f812 100644
--- a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/primitive.rs
+++ b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/primitive.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::napi::bindings as napi;
 use crate::raw::{Env, Local};
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument provided to refer to the global `undefined` object.
 pub unsafe fn undefined(out: &mut Local, env: Env) {
@@ -43,3 +44,14 @@ pub unsafe fn number_value(env: Env, p: Local) -> f64 {
     );
     value
 }
+
+/// Returns a newly created `Local` containing a JavaScript symbol.
+/// Panics if `desc` is not a `Local` representing a `ValueType::String` or a null pointer.
+pub unsafe fn symbol(env: Env, desc: Local) -> Local {
+    let mut local = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    assert_eq!(
+        napi::create_symbol(env, desc, local.as_mut_ptr()),
+        napi::Status::Ok
+    );
+    local.assume_init()
+}
diff --git a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/tag.rs b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/tag.rs
index d0cd048b3..25bbd9988 100644
--- a/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/tag.rs
+++ b/crates/neon-runtime/src/napi/tag.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ pub unsafe fn is_string(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     is_type(env, val, napi::ValueType::String)
 }
 
+/// Is `val` a JavaScript symbol?
+pub unsafe fn is_symbol(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
+    is_type(env, val, napi::ValueType::Symbol)
+}
+
 pub unsafe fn is_object(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     is_type(env, val, napi::ValueType::Object)
 }
diff --git a/src/context/mod.rs b/src/context/mod.rs
index 325c005a4..cfe6ba3bd 100644
--- a/src/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/context/mod.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ use crate::types::boxed::{Finalize, JsBox};
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-5")]
 use crate::types::date::{DateError, JsDate};
 use crate::types::error::JsError;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "napi-1", feature = "symbol-api"))]
+use crate::types::symbol::JsSymbol;
 use crate::types::{
     JsArray, JsBoolean, JsFunction, JsNull, JsNumber, JsObject, JsString, JsUndefined, JsValue,
     StringResult, Value,
@@ -438,6 +440,15 @@ pub trait Context<'a>: ContextInternal<'a> {
         JsString::try_new(self, s)
     }
 
+    /// Convenience method for creating a `JsSymbol` value.
+    ///
+    /// If the string exceeds the limits of the JS engine, this method panics.
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "napi-1", feature = "symbol-api"))]
+    fn symbol<S: AsRef<str>>(&mut self, description: S) -> Handle<'a, JsSymbol> {
+        let desc = self.string(description);
+        JsSymbol::with_description(self, desc)
+    }
+
     /// Convenience method for creating a `JsNull` value.
     fn null(&mut self) -> Handle<'a, JsNull> {
         #[cfg(feature = "legacy-runtime")]
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index ee29de95d..13decee8a 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub use crate::register_module;
 pub use crate::result::{JsResult, JsResultExt, NeonResult};
 #[cfg(feature = "legacy-runtime")]
 pub use crate::task::Task;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "napi-1", feature = "symbol-api"))]
+pub use crate::types::symbol::JsSymbol;
 pub use crate::types::{
     BinaryData, JsArray, JsArrayBuffer, JsBoolean, JsBuffer, JsError, JsFunction, JsNull, JsNumber,
     JsObject, JsString, JsUndefined, JsValue, Value,
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index 0bfa4c219..eed2c000c 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 //!     of custom objects that own Rust data structures.
 //! - **Primitive types:** These are the built-in JavaScript datatypes that are not
 //!   object types: [`JsNumber`](JsNumber), [`JsBoolean`](JsBoolean),
-//!   [`JsString`](JsString), [`JsNull`](JsNull), and [`JsUndefined`](JsUndefined).
+//!   [`JsString`](JsString), [`JsNull`](JsNull), [`JsSymbol`](JsSymbol),
+//!    and [`JsUndefined`](JsUndefined).
 //!
 //! [types]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neon-bindings/neon/main/doc/types.jpg
 //! [unknown]: https://mariusschulz.com/blog/the-unknown-type-in-typescript#the-unknown-type
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ pub(crate) mod date;
 pub(crate) mod error;
 
 pub(crate) mod internal;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "napi-1", feature = "symbol-api"))]
+pub(crate) mod symbol;
 pub(crate) mod utf8;
 
 use self::internal::{FunctionCallback, ValueInternal};
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ pub use self::boxed::JsBox;
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-5")]
 pub use self::date::{DateError, DateErrorKind, JsDate};
 pub use self::error::JsError;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "napi-1", feature = "symbol-api"))]
+pub use self::symbol::JsSymbol;
 
 pub(crate) fn build<'a, T: Managed, F: FnOnce(&mut raw::Local) -> bool>(
     env: Env,
diff --git a/src/types/symbol.rs b/src/types/symbol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03aa5760e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/symbol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::handle::{Handle, Managed};
+use crate::types::internal::ValueInternal;
+use crate::types::{Env, JsString, Value};
+
+use neon_runtime::raw;
+
+/// A JavaScript symbol primitive value.
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct JsSymbol(raw::Local);
+
+impl JsSymbol {
+    /// Create a new symbol.
+    /// Equivalent to calling `Symbol()` in JavaScript
+    pub fn new<'a, C: Context<'a>>(cx: &mut C) -> Handle<'a, JsSymbol> {
+        JsSymbol::new_internal(cx.env(), None)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new symbol with a description.
+    /// Equivalent to calling `Symbol(description)` in JavaScript
+    pub fn with_description<'a, C: Context<'a>>(
+        cx: &mut C,
+        desc: Handle<'a, JsString>,
+    ) -> Handle<'a, JsSymbol> {
+        JsSymbol::new_internal(cx.env(), Some(desc))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the optional symbol description, where `None` represents an undefined description.
+    pub fn description<'a, C: Context<'a>>(self, cx: &mut C) -> Option<Handle<'a, JsString>> {
+        let env = cx.env().to_raw();
+        const DESCRIPTION_KEY: &[u8] = b"description\0";
+        unsafe {
+            neon_runtime::object::get_named(env, self.to_raw(), DESCRIPTION_KEY.as_ptr()).and_then(
+                |local| {
+                    if neon_runtime::tag::is_string(env, local) {
+                        Some(Handle::new_internal(JsString(local)))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_internal<'a>(
+        env: Env,
+        desc: Option<Handle<'a, JsString>>,
+    ) -> Handle<'a, JsSymbol> {
+        unsafe {
+            let desc_local = match desc {
+                None => std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                Some(h) => h.to_raw(),
+            };
+            let sym_local = neon_runtime::primitive::symbol(env.to_raw(), desc_local);
+            Handle::new_internal(JsSymbol(sym_local))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Value for JsSymbol {}
+
+impl Managed for JsSymbol {
+    fn to_raw(self) -> raw::Local {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn from_raw(_: Env, h: raw::Local) -> Self {
+        JsSymbol(h)
+    }
+}
+
+impl ValueInternal for JsSymbol {
+    fn name() -> String {
+        "symbol".to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn is_typeof<Other: Value>(env: Env, other: Other) -> bool {
+        unsafe { neon_runtime::tag::is_symbol(env.to_raw(), other.to_raw()) }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/napi/Cargo.toml b/test/napi/Cargo.toml
index 0981e244d..a8501bd63 100644
--- a/test/napi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test/napi/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 version = "*"
 path = "../.."
 default-features = false
-features = ["default-panic-hook", "napi-6", "try-catch-api", "event-queue-api"]
+features = ["default-panic-hook", "napi-6", "try-catch-api", "event-queue-api", "symbol-api"]
diff --git a/test/napi/lib/objects.js b/test/napi/lib/objects.js
index 18d11f77e..265884709 100644
--- a/test/napi/lib/objects.js
+++ b/test/napi/lib/objects.js
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ describe('JsObject', function() {
     assert.deepEqual({number: 9000, string: 'hello node'}, addon.return_js_object_with_mixed_content());
   });
 
+  it('return a JsObject with a symbol property key', function () {
+    const obj = addon.return_js_object_with_symbol_property_key();
+    const propertySymbols = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(obj);
+    assert.equal(propertySymbols.length, 1);
+    const [sym] = propertySymbols;
+    assert.typeOf(sym, "symbol");
+    assert.equal(obj[sym], sym);
+  })
+
   it('gets a 16-byte, zeroed ArrayBuffer', function() {
     var b = addon.return_array_buffer();
     assert.equal(b.byteLength, 16);
diff --git a/test/napi/lib/symbols.js b/test/napi/lib/symbols.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fb8f6430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/napi/lib/symbols.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const addon = require('..');
+const { assert } = require('chai');
+
+describe('JsSymbol', function () {
+    it('should return a JsSymbol with a description built with the context helper in Rust', function () {
+        const sym = addon.return_js_symbol_from_context_helper();
+        assert.typeOf(sym, 'symbol');
+        assert.equal(sym.description, 'neon:context_helper');
+    });
+
+    it('should return a JsSymbol with a description built in Rust', function () {
+        const description = 'neon:description'
+        const sym = addon.return_js_symbol_with_description(description);
+        assert.typeOf(sym, 'symbol');
+        assert.equal(sym.description, description);
+    });
+
+    it('should return a JsSymbol without a description built in Rust', function () {
+        const sym = addon.return_js_symbol();
+        assert.typeOf(sym, 'symbol');
+        assert.equal(sym.description, undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('should read the description property in Rust', function () {
+        const sym = Symbol('neon:description');
+        const description = addon.read_js_symbol_description(sym);
+        assert.equal(description, 'neon:description');
+    });
+
+    it('should read an undefined description property in Rust', function () {
+        const sym = Symbol();
+        const description = addon.read_js_symbol_description(sym);
+        assert.equal(description, undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('accepts and returns symbols', function () {
+        const symDesc = Symbol('neon:description');
+        const symNoDesc = Symbol();
+        assert.equal(addon.accept_and_return_js_symbol(symDesc), symDesc);
+        assert.equal(addon.accept_and_return_js_symbol(symNoDesc), symNoDesc);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/napi/lib/types.js b/test/napi/lib/types.js
index 7b963840b..18380c316 100644
--- a/test/napi/lib/types.js
+++ b/test/napi/lib/types.js
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ describe('type checks', function() {
     assert(!addon.is_string(new String('1')));
   });
 
+  it('is_symbol', function () {
+    assert(addon.is_symbol(Symbol()));
+    assert(addon.is_symbol(Symbol("unique symbol")));
+    assert(addon.is_symbol(Symbol.for('neon:description')));
+    assert(addon.is_symbol(Symbol.iterator));
+    assert(!addon.is_symbol(undefined));
+    assert(!addon.is_symbol("anything other than symbol"));
+  });
+
   it('is_undefined', function () {
     assert(addon.is_undefined(undefined));
     assert(!addon.is_undefined(null));
@@ -84,5 +93,9 @@ describe('type checks', function() {
     assert(addon.strict_equals(o1, o1));
     assert(!addon.strict_equals(o1, o2));
     assert(!addon.strict_equals(o1, 17));
+    let s1 = Symbol();
+    let s2 = Symbol();
+    assert(addon.strict_equals(s1, s1));
+    assert(!addon.strict_equals(s1, s2));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/napi/src/js/objects.rs b/test/napi/src/js/objects.rs
index dbb4db792..458cfdcb3 100644
--- a/test/napi/src/js/objects.rs
+++ b/test/napi/src/js/objects.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ pub fn return_js_object_with_string(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsObjec
     Ok(js_object)
 }
 
+pub fn return_js_object_with_symbol_property_key(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsObject> {
+    let js_object = cx.empty_object();
+    let s = cx.symbol("neon:description");
+    js_object.set(&mut cx, s, s)?;
+    Ok(js_object)
+}
+
 pub fn return_array_buffer(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsArrayBuffer> {
     let b: Handle<JsArrayBuffer> = cx.array_buffer(16)?;
     Ok(b)
diff --git a/test/napi/src/js/symbols.rs b/test/napi/src/js/symbols.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aebdba81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/napi/src/js/symbols.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use neon::prelude::*;
+
+pub fn return_js_symbol_from_context_helper(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsSymbol> {
+    Ok(cx.symbol("neon:context_helper"))
+}
+
+pub fn return_js_symbol_with_description(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsSymbol> {
+    let description: Handle<JsString> = cx.argument(0)?;
+    Ok(JsSymbol::with_description(&mut cx, description))
+}
+
+pub fn return_js_symbol(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsSymbol> {
+    Ok(JsSymbol::new(&mut cx))
+}
+
+pub fn read_js_symbol_description(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsValue> {
+    let symbol: Handle<JsSymbol> = cx.argument(0)?;
+    symbol
+        .description(&mut cx)
+        .map(|v| Ok(v.upcast()))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| Ok(cx.undefined().upcast()))
+}
+
+pub fn accept_and_return_js_symbol(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsSymbol> {
+    let sym: Handle<JsSymbol> = cx.argument(0)?;
+    Ok(sym)
+}
diff --git a/test/napi/src/js/types.rs b/test/napi/src/js/types.rs
index 9c75fa05a..1dd1bcbcc 100644
--- a/test/napi/src/js/types.rs
+++ b/test/napi/src/js/types.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ pub fn is_object(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsBoolean> {
     Ok(cx.boolean(result))
 }
 
+pub fn is_symbol(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsBoolean> {
+    let val: Handle<JsValue> = cx.argument(0)?;
+    let result = val.is_a::<JsSymbol, _>(&mut cx);
+    Ok(cx.boolean(result))
+}
+
 pub fn is_undefined(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsBoolean> {
     let val: Handle<JsValue> = cx.argument(0)?;
     let is_string = val.is_a::<JsUndefined, _>(&mut cx);
diff --git a/test/napi/src/lib.rs b/test/napi/src/lib.rs
index f081c07a1..86e148c53 100644
--- a/test/napi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test/napi/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod js {
     pub mod numbers;
     pub mod objects;
     pub mod strings;
+    pub mod symbols;
     pub mod threads;
     pub mod types;
 }
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use js::functions::*;
 use js::numbers::*;
 use js::objects::*;
 use js::strings::*;
+use js::symbols::*;
 use js::threads::*;
 use js::types::*;
 
@@ -164,6 +166,10 @@ fn main(mut cx: ModuleContext) -> NeonResult<()> {
     cx.export_function("return_js_object", return_js_object)?;
     cx.export_function("return_js_object_with_number", return_js_object_with_number)?;
     cx.export_function("return_js_object_with_string", return_js_object_with_string)?;
+    cx.export_function(
+        "return_js_object_with_symbol_property_key",
+        return_js_object_with_symbol_property_key,
+    )?;
     cx.export_function(
         "return_js_object_with_mixed_content",
         return_js_object_with_mixed_content,
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ fn main(mut cx: ModuleContext) -> NeonResult<()> {
     cx.export_function("is_number", is_number)?;
     cx.export_function("is_object", is_object)?;
     cx.export_function("is_string", is_string)?;
+    cx.export_function("is_symbol", is_symbol)?;
     cx.export_function("is_undefined", is_undefined)?;
     cx.export_function("strict_equals", strict_equals)?;
 
@@ -258,5 +265,17 @@ fn main(mut cx: ModuleContext) -> NeonResult<()> {
     cx.export_function("leak_channel", leak_channel)?;
     cx.export_function("drop_global_queue", drop_global_queue)?;
 
+    cx.export_function(
+        "return_js_symbol_from_context_helper",
+        return_js_symbol_from_context_helper,
+    )?;
+    cx.export_function(
+        "return_js_symbol_with_description",
+        return_js_symbol_with_description,
+    )?;
+    cx.export_function("return_js_symbol", return_js_symbol)?;
+    cx.export_function("read_js_symbol_description", read_js_symbol_description)?;
+    cx.export_function("accept_and_return_js_symbol", accept_and_return_js_symbol)?;
+
     Ok(())
 }