diff --git a/include/wil/registry.h b/include/wil/registry.h
index 5aa89d01..683a3d43 100644
--- a/include/wil/registry.h
+++ b/include/wil/registry.h
@@ -169,6 +169,66 @@ namespace reg
     }
 #endif // #define __WIL_WINREG_STL
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Opens a new HKEY to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree for the user the current thread is impersonating - see
+     *        RegOpenCurrentUser
+     * @param[out] hkey A reference to a wil::unique_hkey to receive the opened HKEY
+     * @param access The requested access desired for the opened key
+     * @return HRESULT error code indicating success or failure (does not throw C++ exceptions)
+     * @remark Unlike the HKEY_CURRENT_USER constant, this reflects the impersonated user (if any) rather than the user
+     *         the process is running as.
+     */
+    inline HRESULT open_current_user_key_nothrow(::wil::unique_hkey& hkey, ::wil::reg::key_access access = ::wil::reg::key_access::read) WI_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::RegOpenCurrentUser(reg_view_details::get_access_flags(access), hkey.put()));
+    }
+
+#if defined(__WIL_WINREG_STL) || defined(WIL_DOXYGEN)
+    /**
+     * @brief Opens a new HKEY to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree for the user the current thread is impersonating - see
+     *        RegOpenCurrentUser
+     * @param[out] hkey A reference to a wil::shared_hkey to receive the opened HKEY
+     * @param access The requested access desired for the opened key
+     * @return HRESULT error code indicating success or failure (does not throw C++ exceptions)
+     */
+    inline HRESULT open_current_user_shared_key_nothrow(::wil::shared_hkey& hkey, ::wil::reg::key_access access = ::wil::reg::key_access::read) WI_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::RegOpenCurrentUser(reg_view_details::get_access_flags(access), hkey.put()));
+    }
+#endif // #if defined(__WIL_WINREG_STL)
+
+#if defined(WIL_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+    /**
+     * @brief Opens a new HKEY to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree for the user the current thread is impersonating - see
+     *        RegOpenCurrentUser
+     * @param access The requested access desired for the opened key
+     * @return A wil::unique_hkey containing the resulting opened HKEY
+     * @exception std::exception (including wil::ResultException) will be thrown on all failures
+     */
+    inline ::wil::unique_hkey open_current_user_key(::wil::reg::key_access access = ::wil::reg::key_access::read)
+    {
+        ::wil::unique_hkey return_value;
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(::wil::reg::open_current_user_key_nothrow(return_value, access));
+        return return_value;
+    }
+
+#if defined(__WIL_WINREG_STL) || defined(WIL_DOXYGEN)
+    /**
+     * @brief Opens a new HKEY to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree for the user the current thread is impersonating - see
+     *        RegOpenCurrentUser
+     * @param access The requested access desired for the opened key
+     * @return A wil::shared_hkey containing the resulting opened HKEY
+     * @exception std::exception (including wil::ResultException) will be thrown on all failures
+     */
+    inline ::wil::shared_hkey open_current_user_shared_key(::wil::reg::key_access access = ::wil::reg::key_access::read)
+    {
+        ::wil::shared_hkey return_value;
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(::wil::reg::open_current_user_shared_key_nothrow(return_value, access));
+        return return_value;
+    }
+#endif // #if defined(__WIL_WINREG_STL)
+#endif // #if defined(WIL_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+
     //
     //  wil::key_iterator and wil::value_iterator objects enable enumerating registry keys and values.
     //
diff --git a/tests/RegistryTests.cpp b/tests/RegistryTests.cpp
index f774e95c..5d50b195 100644
--- a/tests/RegistryTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/RegistryTests.cpp
@@ -1328,6 +1328,63 @@ using ThrowingTypesToTest = std::tuple<DwordFns, GenericDwordFns, QwordFns, Gene
 #endif // defined(WIL_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
 } // namespace
 
+TEST_CASE("BasicRegistryTests::open_current_user", "[registry]")
+{
+    const auto deleteHr = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, testSubkey));
+    if (deleteHr != HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND))
+    {
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(deleteHr);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("open_current_user_key_nothrow: read/write through the current user hive")
+    {
+        wil::unique_hkey current_user;
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::open_current_user_key_nothrow(current_user, wil::reg::key_access::readwrite));
+        REQUIRE(current_user.get() != nullptr);
+
+        // a value written under the opened current-user key is visible via HKEY_CURRENT_USER
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::set_value_dword_nothrow(current_user.get(), testSubkey, dwordValueName, test_dword_two));
+
+        DWORD result{};
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::get_value_dword_nothrow(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, testSubkey, dwordValueName, &result));
+        REQUIRE(result == test_dword_two);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("open_current_user_key_nothrow: read-only access is honored")
+    {
+        // ensure the subkey exists, with a known value, via a writable handle first
+        wil::unique_hkey writable;
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::open_current_user_key_nothrow(writable, wil::reg::key_access::readwrite));
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::set_value_dword_nothrow(writable.get(), testSubkey, dwordValueName, test_dword_two));
+
+        // open the current-user hive read-only and read the value back through it
+        wil::unique_hkey current_user;
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::open_current_user_key_nothrow(current_user, wil::reg::key_access::read));
+        REQUIRE(current_user.get() != nullptr);
+
+        // open the subkey read-only through the read-only current-user handle
+        wil::unique_hkey read_only_key;
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::open_unique_key_nothrow(current_user.get(), testSubkey, read_only_key, wil::reg::key_access::read));
+        DWORD result{};
+        REQUIRE_SUCCEEDED(wil::reg::get_value_dword_nothrow(read_only_key.get(), dwordValueName, &result));
+        REQUIRE(result == test_dword_two);
+
+        // writing directly through the read-only handle must be denied
+        REQUIRE(wil::reg::set_value_dword_nothrow(read_only_key.get(), dwordValueName, test_dword_three) == E_ACCESSDENIED);
+    }
+
+#ifdef WIL_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS
+    SECTION("open_current_user_key: throwing variant")
+    {
+        const wil::unique_hkey current_user{wil::reg::open_current_user_key(wil::reg::key_access::readwrite)};
+        REQUIRE(current_user.get() != nullptr);
+
+        wil::reg::set_value_dword(current_user.get(), testSubkey, dwordValueName, test_dword_three);
+        REQUIRE(wil::reg::get_value_dword(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, testSubkey, dwordValueName) == test_dword_three);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 TEMPLATE_LIST_TEST_CASE("BasicRegistryTests::simple types typed nothrow gets/sets", "[registry]", NoThrowTypesToTest)
 {
     const auto deleteHr = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, testSubkey));