diff --git a/src/bufio/bufio.go b/src/bufio/bufio.go
index bbdfad4ba8f987..573c8eb2fce143 100644
--- a/src/bufio/bufio.go
+++ b/src/bufio/bufio.go
@@ -179,6 +179,31 @@ func (b *Reader) Discard(n int) (discarded int, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// DiscardRune skips the next n UTF-8 encoded runes, returning the number of bytes discarded.
+//
+// If Discard skips fewer than n runes, it also returns an error.
+// If 0 <= n <= b.Buffered(), Discard is guaranteed to succeed without
+// reading from the underlying io.Reader.
+func (b *Reader) DiscardRunes(n int) (discardedBytes int, err error) {
+	if n < 0 {
+		return 0, ErrNegativeCount
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		for b.r+utf8.UTFMax > b.w && !utf8.FullRune(b.buf[b.r:b.w]) && b.err == nil && b.w-b.r < len(b.buf) {
+			b.fill() // b.w-b.r < len(buf) => buffer is not full
+		}
+
+		_, bytes := utf8.DecodeRune(b.buf[b.r:b.w], true)
+		discardedBytes += bytes
+		b.r += bytes
+	}
+
+	return discardedBytes, nil
+}
+
 // Read reads data into p.
 // It returns the number of bytes read into p.
 // The bytes are taken from at most one Read on the underlying Reader,
diff --git a/src/bufio/bufio_test.go b/src/bufio/bufio_test.go
index ef0f6c834e8623..e7b01ae480020a 100644
--- a/src/bufio/bufio_test.go
+++ b/src/bufio/bufio_test.go
@@ -1591,3 +1591,81 @@ func BenchmarkWriterFlush(b *testing.B) {
 		bw.Flush()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReader_DiscardRunes(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		runeLen int
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		fields      string
+		args        args
+		wantByteLen int
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "中",
+			fields:      "中",
+			args:        struct{ runeLen int }{runeLen: 1},
+			wantByteLen: 3,
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "a中",
+			fields:      "a中",
+			args:        struct{ runeLen int }{runeLen: 2},
+			wantByteLen: 4,
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "a中b",
+			fields:      "a中b",
+			args:        struct{ runeLen int }{runeLen: 3},
+			wantByteLen: 5,
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "multi_chunk_4097",
+			fields:      strings.Repeat("中", 4097),
+			args:        struct{ runeLen int }{runeLen: 4097},
+			wantByteLen: 4097 * 3,
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(tt.fields)
+			b := NewReader(buf)
+			gotByteLen, err := b.DiscardRunes(tt.args.runeLen)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("ByteLenOfRune() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if gotByteLen != tt.wantByteLen {
+				t.Errorf("ByteLenOfRune() gotByteLen = %v, want %v", gotByteLen, tt.wantByteLen)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkDiscardVsRead(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("DiscardRunes", func(b *testing.B) {
+		data := strings.Repeat("中", 4097)
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+			b := NewReader(buf)
+			b.DiscardRunes(4097)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("readRuneForDiscard", func(b *testing.B) {
+		data := strings.Repeat("中", 4097)
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+			b := NewReader(buf)
+			for i := 0; i < 4097; i++ {
+				b.ReadRune()
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/unicode/utf8/utf8.go b/src/unicode/utf8/utf8.go
index 6ccd46437382bf..90479e449306fa 100644
--- a/src/unicode/utf8/utf8.go
+++ b/src/unicode/utf8/utf8.go
@@ -146,23 +146,36 @@ func FullRuneInString(s string) bool {
 // its width in bytes. If p is empty it returns (RuneError, 0). Otherwise, if
 // the encoding is invalid, it returns (RuneError, 1). Both are impossible
 // results for correct, non-empty UTF-8.
+// opts provides extended features, The first parameter indicates that only
+// the byte size of rune is returned
 //
 // An encoding is invalid if it is incorrect UTF-8, encodes a rune that is
 // out of range, or is not the shortest possible UTF-8 encoding for the
 // value. No other validation is performed.
-func DecodeRune(p []byte) (r rune, size int) {
+func DecodeRune(p []byte, opts ...interface{}) (r rune, size int) {
 	n := len(p)
 	if n < 1 {
 		return RuneError, 0
 	}
+	var runeByteFlag bool
+	{
+		if len(opts) > 0 {
+			runeByteFlag = opts[0].(bool)
+		}
+	}
 	p0 := p[0]
 	x := first[p0]
 	if x >= as {
+		size = 1
+		if runeByteFlag {
+			return
+		}
 		// The following code simulates an additional check for x == xx and
 		// handling the ASCII and invalid cases accordingly. This mask-and-or
 		// approach prevents an additional branch.
 		mask := rune(x) << 31 >> 31 // Create 0x0000 or 0xFFFF.
-		return rune(p[0])&^mask | RuneError&mask, 1
+		r = rune(p[0])&^mask | RuneError&mask
+		return
 	}
 	sz := x & 7
 	accept := acceptRanges[x>>4]
@@ -174,20 +187,36 @@ func DecodeRune(p []byte) (r rune, size int) {
 		return RuneError, 1
 	}
 	if sz == 2 {
-		return rune(p0&mask2)<<6 | rune(b1&maskx), 2
+		size = 2
+		if runeByteFlag {
+			return
+		}
+		r = rune(p0&mask2)<<6 | rune(b1&maskx)
+		return
 	}
 	b2 := p[2]
 	if b2 < locb || hicb < b2 {
 		return RuneError, 1
 	}
 	if sz == 3 {
-		return rune(p0&mask3)<<12 | rune(b1&maskx)<<6 | rune(b2&maskx), 3
+		size = 3
+		if runeByteFlag {
+			return
+		}
+		r = rune(p0&mask3)<<12 | rune(b1&maskx)<<6 | rune(b2&maskx)
+		return
 	}
 	b3 := p[3]
 	if b3 < locb || hicb < b3 {
 		return RuneError, 1
 	}
-	return rune(p0&mask4)<<18 | rune(b1&maskx)<<12 | rune(b2&maskx)<<6 | rune(b3&maskx), 4
+
+	size = 4
+	if runeByteFlag {
+		return
+	}
+	r = rune(p0&mask4)<<18 | rune(b1&maskx)<<12 | rune(b2&maskx)<<6 | rune(b3&maskx)
+	return
 }
 
 // DecodeRuneInString is like DecodeRune but its input is a string. If s is