diff --git a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
index f7103f78b07..9970c1e426e 100644
--- a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
@@ -1141,6 +1141,8 @@ fn copy_file_with_hardlinks_helper(
     if from.is_symlink() {
         // Copy a symlink file (no-follow).
         rename_symlink_fallback(from, to)?;
+    } else if is_fifo(from.symlink_metadata()?.file_type()) {
+        make_fifo(to)?;
     } else {
         // Copy a regular file.
         fs::copy(from, to)?;
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
index 761f62b5a05..266c812df59 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
@@ -2444,6 +2444,34 @@ mod inter_partition_copying {
             "nested content"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    pub(crate) fn test_mv_dir_with_fifo_across_partitions() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::FileTypeExt;
+        use tempfile::TempDir;
+        use uutests::util::TestScenario;
+
+        let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+        let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+        at.mkdir("dir");
+        at.mkfifo("dir/fifo");
+
+        let other_fs_tempdir =
+            TempDir::new_in("/dev/shm/").expect("Unable to create temp directory in /dev/shm");
+
+        scene
+            .ucmd()
+            .arg("dir")
+            .arg(other_fs_tempdir.path().to_str().unwrap())
+            .succeeds()
+            .no_output();
+
+        assert!(!at.dir_exists("dir"));
+        let moved_fifo = other_fs_tempdir.path().join("dir/fifo");
+        assert!(moved_fifo.symlink_metadata().unwrap().file_type().is_fifo());
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]