diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d10d7260..e2678cafe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -886,6 +886,24 @@ A program that operates on the current directory will probably want to use `cwd`
 whereas a program that accepts a path from the user will probably want to use `fs`,
 perhaps with `open_dir` to constrain all access to be within that directory.
 
+On systems that provide the `cap_enter` system call, you can ask the OS to enforce this.
+See <examples/capsicum> for an example.
+This opens the directory given on the command line, calls `cap_enter` to drop privileges,
+uses the directory, and then tries reading `/etc/passwd` using the standard library.
+Running on FreeBSD, you should see:
+
+```
+mkdir /tmp/cap
+dune exec -- ./examples/capsicum/main.exe /tmp/cap
++Opening directory <fs:/tmp/cap>...    
++Capsicum mode enabled
++Using the file-system via the directory resource works:
++Writing <cap:capsicum-test.txt>...
++Read: "A test file"
++Bypassing Eio and accessing other resources should fail in Capsicum mode:
+Fatal error: exception Sys_error("/etc/passwd: Not permitted in capability mode")
+```
+
 ## Running processes
 
 Spawning a child process can be done using the [Eio.Process][] module:
diff --git a/examples/capsicum/dune b/examples/capsicum/dune
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb95515c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/capsicum/dune
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(executable
+  (name main)
+  (libraries eio_main))
diff --git a/examples/capsicum/main.ml b/examples/capsicum/main.ml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6fe71f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/capsicum/main.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+open Eio.Std
+
+let ( / ) = Eio.Path.( / )
+
+let test_eio dir =
+  traceln "Using the file-system via the directory resource works:";
+  let test_file = dir / "capsicum-test.txt" in
+  traceln "Writing %a..." Eio.Path.pp test_file;
+  Eio.Path.save test_file "A test file" ~create:(`Exclusive 0o644);
+  traceln "Read: %S" (Eio.Path.load test_file);
+  Eio.Path.unlink test_file
+  
+let test_legacy () =
+  traceln "Bypassing Eio and accessing other resources should fail in Capsicum mode:";
+  let ch = open_in "/etc/passwd" in 
+  let len = in_channel_length ch in 
+  let data = really_input_string ch len in
+  close_in ch;
+  traceln "Was able to read /etc/passwd:@.%s" (String.trim data)
+
+let () =
+  Eio_main.run @@ fun env ->
+  (* Parse command-line arguments *)
+  let path =
+    match Sys.argv with
+    | [| _; dir |] -> Eio.Stdenv.fs env / dir
+    | _ -> failwith "Usage: main.exe DIR"
+  in 
+  if not (Eio.Path.is_directory path) then Fmt.failwith "%a is not a directory" Eio.Path.pp path;
+  (* Get access to resources before calling cap_enter: *)
+  Eio.Path.with_open_dir path @@ fun dir ->
+  traceln "Opened directory %a" Eio.Path.pp path;
+  (* Switch to capability mode, if possible: *)
+  begin match Eio_unix.Cap.enter () with
+  | Ok () -> traceln "Capsicum mode enabled"
+  | Error `Not_supported -> traceln "!! CAPSICUM PROTECTION NOT AVAILABLE !!"
+  end;
+  (* Run tests: *)
+  test_eio dir;
+  test_legacy ()
diff --git a/lib_eio/unix/cap.c b/lib_eio/unix/cap.c
index 2c9d81ff0..cae6b6468 100644
--- a/lib_eio/unix/cap.c
+++ b/lib_eio/unix/cap.c
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "primitives.h"
 
-#define HAVE_CAP_ENTER
-
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+# define HAVE_CAPSICUM
+#endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CAP_ENTER
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
 # include <sys/capsicum.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -12,13 +15,13 @@
 #include <caml/unixsupport.h>
 
 CAMLprim value eio_unix_cap_enter(value v_unit) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAP_ENTER
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPSICUM
   int r = cap_enter();
   if (r == -1 && errno != ENOSYS)
     caml_uerror("cap_enter", Nothing);
 
-  return Val_bool(r == 0)
+  return Val_bool(r == 0);
 #else
-  return Val_bool(0)
+  return Val_bool(0);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/lib_eio/unix/cap.ml b/lib_eio/unix/cap.ml
index 9244f8823..fbb7841f0 100644
--- a/lib_eio/unix/cap.ml
+++ b/lib_eio/unix/cap.ml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 external eio_cap_enter : unit -> bool = "eio_unix_cap_enter"
 
-let cap_enter () =
+let enter () =
   if eio_cap_enter () then Ok ()
   else Error `Not_supported
diff --git a/lib_eio/unix/cap.mli b/lib_eio/unix/cap.mli
index fb3d08e74..a4718ef98 100644
--- a/lib_eio/unix/cap.mli
+++ b/lib_eio/unix/cap.mli
@@ -1 +1 @@
-val cap_enter : unit -> (unit, [`Not_supported]) result
+val enter : unit -> (unit, [`Not_supported]) result