diff --git a/core-tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/ZIOSpec.scala b/core-tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/ZIOSpec.scala
index dfccca6d4279..f707564a9a29 100644
--- a/core-tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/ZIOSpec.scala
+++ b/core-tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/ZIOSpec.scala
@@ -4289,7 +4289,23 @@ object ZIOSpec extends ZIOBaseSpec {
       for {
         cause <- ZIO.fail(new RuntimeException("fail")).ensuring(ZIO.die(new RuntimeException("die"))).orDie.cause
       } yield assertTrue(cause.size == 2)
-    }
+    },
+    suite("ignore")(
+      test("ignores successes") {
+        var evaluated = false
+        val workflow  = ZIO.ignore { evaluated = true }
+        for {
+          _ <- workflow
+        } yield assertTrue(evaluated)
+      },
+      test("ignores failures") {
+        var evaluated = false
+        val workflow  = ZIO.ignore { evaluated = true; throw new Exception("fail") }
+        for {
+          _ <- workflow
+        } yield assertTrue(evaluated)
+      }
+    )
   )
 
   def functionIOGen: Gen[Any, String => ZIO[Any, Throwable, Int]] =
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala-2/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala-2/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
index 87200973a730..d12c9254917e 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala-2/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala-2/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
@@ -152,6 +152,27 @@ trait ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific {
   def attemptBlockingIO[A](effect: => A)(implicit trace: Trace): IO[IOException, A] =
     attemptBlocking(effect).refineToOrDie[IOException]
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an effect that, when executed, will cautiously run the provided
+   * code, ignoring it success or failure.
+   */
+  def ignore(code: => Any)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit] =
+    ZIO.suspendSucceed {
+      try {
+        code
+
+        Exit.unit
+      } catch {
+        case t: Throwable =>
+          ZIO.withFiberRuntime[Any, Nothing, Unit] { (fiberState, _) =>
+            if (!fiberState.isFatal(t)(Unsafe.unsafe))
+              Exit.unit
+            else
+              throw t
+          }
+      }
+    }
+
   /**
    * Returns an effect that models success with the specified value.
    */
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
index 6784464dae38..6b683cd970cc 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/zio/ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific.scala
@@ -155,6 +155,29 @@ trait ZIOCompanionVersionSpecific {
   def attemptBlockingIO[A](effect: Unsafe ?=> A)(implicit trace: Trace): IO[IOException, A] =
     attemptBlocking(effect).refineToOrDie[IOException]
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an effect that, when executed, will cautiously run the provided
+   * code, ignoring it success or failure.
+   */
+  def ignore(code: Unsafe ?=> Any)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit] =
+    ZIO.suspendSucceed {
+      try {
+        given Unsafe = Unsafe.unsafe
+
+        code
+
+        Exit.unit
+      } catch {
+        case t: Throwable =>
+          ZIO.withFiberRuntime[Any, Nothing, Unit] { (fiberState, _) =>
+            if (!fiberState.isFatal(t)(Unsafe.unsafe))
+              Exit.unit
+            else
+              throw t
+          }
+      }
+    }
+
   /**
    * Returns an effect that models success with the specified value.
    */