diff --git a/library/std/src/io/stdio.rs b/library/std/src/io/stdio.rs
index 2d80fe49e80a7..36aadd348ea04 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/stdio.rs
@@ -1287,4 +1287,4 @@ pub fn _eprint(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-pub use realstd::io::{_eprint, _print};
+pub use realstd::test_internals::{_eprint, _print};
diff --git a/library/std/src/lib.rs b/library/std/src/lib.rs
index 8fb1b1b05d20c..5060529001501 100644
--- a/library/std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/lib.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,18 @@
 #![allow(unused_features)]
 //
 // Features:
-#![cfg_attr(test, feature(internal_output_capture, print_internals, update_panic_count, rt))]
+#![cfg_attr(
+    test,
+    feature(
+        internal_output_capture,
+        print_internals,
+        update_panic_count,
+        rt,
+        thread_current_internals,
+        thread_local_internals,
+        thread_local_internal_pointer
+    )
+)]
 #![cfg_attr(
     all(target_vendor = "fortanix", target_env = "sgx"),
     feature(slice_index_methods, coerce_unsized, sgx_platform)
@@ -361,6 +372,7 @@
 #![feature(str_internals)]
 #![feature(sync_unsafe_cell)]
 #![feature(temporary_niche_types)]
+#![feature(test_internals)]
 #![feature(ub_checks)]
 #![feature(used_with_arg)]
 // tidy-alphabetical-end
@@ -760,3 +772,8 @@ mod sealed {
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[allow(dead_code)] // Not used in all configurations.
 pub(crate) mod test_helpers;
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[unstable(feature = "test_internals", issue = "none")]
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+pub mod test_internals;
diff --git a/library/std/src/panicking.rs b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
index a4a974d0447b8..3f0cbb7136e4b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/panicking.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use core::panic::{Location, PanicPayload};
 // make sure to use the stderr output configured
 // by libtest in the real copy of std
 #[cfg(test)]
-use realstd::io::try_set_output_capture;
+use realstd::test_internals::try_set_output_capture;
 
 use crate::any::Any;
 #[cfg(not(test))]
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ pub mod panic_count {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-pub use realstd::rt::panic_count;
+pub use realstd::test_internals::panic_count;
 
 /// Invoke a closure, capturing the cause of an unwinding panic if one occurs.
 #[cfg(panic = "immediate-abort")]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/native/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/native/mod.rs
index 38b373be56c9d..999c7f080662f 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/native/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/native/mod.rs
@@ -114,13 +114,17 @@ pub macro thread_local_inner {
 pub(crate) macro local_pointer {
     () => {},
     ($vis:vis static $name:ident; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+
+        #[doc(hidden)]
+        #[unstable(feature = "thread_local_internal_pointer", issue = "none")]
         #[thread_local]
         $vis static $name: $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer = $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer::__new();
         $crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer! { $($rest)* }
     },
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct LocalPointer {
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+pub struct LocalPointer {
     p: Cell<*mut ()>,
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/no_threads.rs b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/no_threads.rs
index 936d464be9f1c..323b8f1d229dd 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/no_threads.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/no_threads.rs
@@ -123,12 +123,15 @@ unsafe impl<T> Sync for LazyStorage<T> {}
 pub(crate) macro local_pointer {
     () => {},
     ($vis:vis static $name:ident; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+        #[doc(hidden)]
+        #[unstable(feature = "thread_local_internal_pointer", issue = "none")]
         $vis static $name: $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer = $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer::__new();
         $crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer! { $($rest)* }
     },
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct LocalPointer {
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+pub struct LocalPointer {
     p: Cell<*mut ()>,
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/os.rs b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/os.rs
index 07b93a2cbbc34..e11770f48fb14 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/os.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/thread_local/os.rs
@@ -265,12 +265,15 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn destroy_value<T: 'static, const ALIGN: usize>(ptr: *mut u8)
 pub(crate) macro local_pointer {
     () => {},
     ($vis:vis static $name:ident; $($rest:tt)*) => {
+        #[doc(hidden)]
+        #[unstable(feature = "thread_local_internal_pointer", issue = "none")]
         $vis static $name: $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer = $crate::sys::thread_local::LocalPointer::__new();
         $crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer! { $($rest)* }
     },
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct LocalPointer {
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+pub struct LocalPointer {
     key: LazyKey,
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/test_internals.rs b/library/std/src/test_internals.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..073f33768d062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/test_internals.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/// A collection of common re-exports to be used by the test version of this crate.
+pub use crate::io::{_eprint, _print, try_set_output_capture};
+pub use crate::rt::panic_count;
+pub use crate::thread::current::CURRENT as CURRENT_THREAD;
+
+cfg_select! {
+    target_thread_local => {
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID as CURRENT_THREAD_ID;
+    }
+    target_pointer_width = "16" => {
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID0 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID0;
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID16 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID16;
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID32 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID32;
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID48 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID48;
+    }
+    target_pointer_width = "32" => {
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID0 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID0;
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID32 as CURRENT_THREAD_ID32;
+    }
+    _ => {
+        pub use crate::thread::current::id::ID as CURRENT_THREAD_ID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/current.rs b/library/std/src/thread/current.rs
index 508e35cefe88f..8a2603f2e36f8 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/current.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/current.rs
@@ -4,46 +4,73 @@ use super::thread::Thread;
 use crate::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 use crate::ptr;
 use crate::sys::thread as imp;
-use crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer;
 
 const NONE: *mut () = ptr::null_mut();
 const BUSY: *mut () = ptr::without_provenance_mut(1);
 const DESTROYED: *mut () = ptr::without_provenance_mut(2);
 
-local_pointer! {
-    static CURRENT;
+cfg_select! {
+    test  => {
+        use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD as CURRENT;
+    }
+    _ => {
+        use crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer;
+
+        local_pointer! {
+            pub static CURRENT;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Persistent storage for the thread ID.
 ///
 /// We store the thread ID so that it never gets destroyed during the lifetime
 /// of a thread, either using `#[thread_local]` or multiple `local_pointer!`s.
-pub(super) mod id {
+pub mod id {
     use super::*;
 
     cfg_select! {
         target_thread_local => {
-            use crate::cell::Cell;
+            cfg_select! {
+                test => {
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID as ID;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    use crate::cell::Cell;
 
-            #[thread_local]
-            static ID: Cell<Option<ThreadId>> = Cell::new(None);
+                    #[thread_local]
+                    pub static ID: Cell<Option<u64>> = Cell::new(None);
 
+                }
+            }
             pub(super) const CHEAP: bool = true;
 
             pub(crate) fn get() -> Option<ThreadId> {
-                ID.get()
+                ID.get().and_then(ThreadId::from_u64)
             }
 
             pub(super) fn set(id: ThreadId) {
-                ID.set(Some(id))
+                ID.set(Some(id.as_u64().get()))
             }
         }
         target_pointer_width = "16" => {
-            local_pointer! {
-                static ID0;
-                static ID16;
-                static ID32;
-                static ID48;
+            cfg_select! {
+                test => {
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID0 as ID0;
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID16 as ID16;
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID32 as ID32;
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID48 as ID48;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    use crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer;
+
+                    local_pointer! {
+                        pub static ID0;
+                        pub static ID16;
+                        pub static ID32;
+                        pub static ID48;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             pub(super) const CHEAP: bool = false;
@@ -65,9 +92,19 @@ pub(super) mod id {
             }
         }
         target_pointer_width = "32" => {
-            local_pointer! {
-                static ID0;
-                static ID32;
+            cfg_select! {
+                test => {
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID0 as ID0;
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID32 as ID32;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    use crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer;
+
+                    local_pointer! {
+                        pub static ID0;
+                        pub static ID32;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             pub(super) const CHEAP: bool = false;
@@ -85,8 +122,17 @@ pub(super) mod id {
             }
         }
         _ => {
-            local_pointer! {
-                static ID;
+            cfg_select! {
+                test => {
+                    use realstd::test_internals::CURRENT_THREAD_ID as ID;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    use crate::sys::thread_local::local_pointer;
+
+                    local_pointer! {
+                        pub static ID;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             pub(super) const CHEAP: bool = true;
diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
index 00aeb70e6e076..c146f2e945340 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ use crate::any::Any;
 #[macro_use]
 mod local;
 mod builder;
-mod current;
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[unstable(feature = "thread_current_internals", issue = "none")]
+pub(crate) mod current;
 mod functions;
 mod id;
 mod join_handle;