diff --git a/deno/lib/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts b/deno/lib/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..065315c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deno/lib/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// @ts-ignore TS6133
+import { expect } from "https://deno.land/x/expect@v0.2.6/mod.ts";
+const test = Deno.test;
+import { util } from "../helpers/util.ts";
+
+import * as z from "../index.ts";
+
+import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from "@standard-schema/spec";
+
+test("assignability", () => {
+  const _s1: StandardSchemaV1 = z.string();
+  const _s2: StandardSchemaV1<string> = z.string();
+  const _s3: StandardSchemaV1<string, string> = z.string();
+  const _s4: StandardSchemaV1<unknown, string> = z.string();
+  [_s1, _s2, _s3, _s4];
+});
+
+test("type inference", () => {
+  const stringToNumber = z.string().transform((x) => x.length);
+  type input = StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<typeof stringToNumber>;
+  util.assertEqual<input, string>(true);
+  type output = StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<typeof stringToNumber>;
+  util.assertEqual<output, number>(true);
+});
+
+test("valid parse", () => {
+  const schema = z.string();
+  const result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (result instanceof Promise) {
+    throw new Error("Expected sync result");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues).toEqual(undefined);
+  if (result.issues) {
+    throw new Error("Expected no issues");
+  } else {
+    expect(result.value).toEqual("hello");
+  }
+});
+
+test("invalid parse", () => {
+  const schema = z.string();
+  const result = schema["~standard"]["validate"](1234);
+  if (result instanceof Promise) {
+    throw new Error("Expected sync result");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues).toBeDefined();
+  if (!result.issues) {
+    throw new Error("Expected issues");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.issues[0].path).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+test("valid parse async", async () => {
+  const schema = z.string().refine(async () => true);
+  const _result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (_result instanceof Promise) {
+    const result = await _result;
+    expect(result.issues).toEqual(undefined);
+    if (result.issues) {
+      throw new Error("Expected no issues");
+    } else {
+      expect(result.value).toEqual("hello");
+    }
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("Expected async result");
+  }
+});
+
+test("invalid parse async", async () => {
+  const schema = z.string().refine(async () => false);
+  const _result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (_result instanceof Promise) {
+    const result = await _result;
+    expect(result.issues).toBeDefined();
+    if (!result.issues) {
+      throw new Error("Expected issues");
+    }
+    expect(result.issues.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(result.issues[0].path).toEqual([]);
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("Expected async result");
+  }
+});
diff --git a/deno/lib/standard-schema.ts b/deno/lib/standard-schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..111888e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deno/lib/standard-schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * The Standard Schema interface.
+ */
+export type StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input> = {
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema properties.
+   */
+  readonly "~standard": StandardSchemaV1.Props<Input, Output>;
+};
+
+export declare namespace StandardSchemaV1 {
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema properties interface.
+   */
+  export interface Props<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /**
+     * The version number of the standard.
+     */
+    readonly version: 1;
+    /**
+     * The vendor name of the schema library.
+     */
+    readonly vendor: string;
+    /**
+     * Validates unknown input values.
+     */
+    readonly validate: (
+      value: unknown
+    ) => Result<Output> | Promise<Result<Output>>;
+    /**
+     * Inferred types associated with the schema.
+     */
+    readonly types?: Types<Input, Output> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface of the validate function.
+   */
+  export type Result<Output> = SuccessResult<Output> | FailureResult;
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface if validation succeeds.
+   */
+  export interface SuccessResult<Output> {
+    /**
+     * The typed output value.
+     */
+    readonly value: Output;
+    /**
+     * The non-existent issues.
+     */
+    readonly issues?: undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface if validation fails.
+   */
+  export interface FailureResult {
+    /**
+     * The issues of failed validation.
+     */
+    readonly issues: ReadonlyArray<Issue>;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The issue interface of the failure output.
+   */
+  export interface Issue {
+    /**
+     * The error message of the issue.
+     */
+    readonly message: string;
+    /**
+     * The path of the issue, if any.
+     */
+    readonly path?: ReadonlyArray<PropertyKey | PathSegment> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The path segment interface of the issue.
+   */
+  export interface PathSegment {
+    /**
+     * The key representing a path segment.
+     */
+    readonly key: PropertyKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema types interface.
+   */
+  export interface Types<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /**
+     * The input type of the schema.
+     */
+    readonly input: Input;
+    /**
+     * The output type of the schema.
+     */
+    readonly output: Output;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Infers the input type of a Standard Schema.
+   */
+  export type InferInput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema["~standard"]["types"]
+  >["input"];
+
+  /**
+   * Infers the output type of a Standard Schema.
+   */
+  export type InferOutput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema["~standard"]["types"]
+  >["output"];
+
+  // biome-ignore lint/complexity/noUselessEmptyExport: needed for granular visibility control of TS namespace
+  export {};
+}
diff --git a/deno/lib/types.ts b/deno/lib/types.ts
index 5d020d278..fc3e8b21b 100644
--- a/deno/lib/types.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { partialUtil } from "./helpers/partialUtil.ts";
 import { Primitive } from "./helpers/typeAliases.ts";
 import { getParsedType, objectUtil, util, ZodParsedType } from "./helpers/util.ts";
+import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from "./standard-schema.ts";
 import {
   IssueData,
   StringValidation,
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
   Output = any,
   Def extends ZodTypeDef = ZodTypeDef,
   Input = Output
-> {
+> implements StandardSchemaV1<Input, Output>
+{
   readonly _type!: Output;
   readonly _output!: Output;
   readonly _input!: Input;
@@ -179,6 +181,8 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return this._def.description;
   }
 
+  "~standard": StandardSchemaV1.Props<Input, Output>;
+
   abstract _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<Output>;
 
   _getType(input: ParseInput): string {
@@ -262,6 +266,55 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return handleResult(ctx, result);
   }
 
+  "~validate"(
+    data: unknown
+  ):
+    | StandardSchemaV1.Result<Output>
+    | Promise<StandardSchemaV1.Result<Output>> {
+    const ctx: ParseContext = {
+      common: {
+        issues: [],
+        async: !!(this["~standard"] as any).async,
+      },
+      path: [],
+      schemaErrorMap: this._def.errorMap,
+      parent: null,
+      data,
+      parsedType: getParsedType(data),
+    };
+
+    if (!(this["~standard"] as any).async) {
+      try {
+        const result = this._parseSync({ data, path: [], parent: ctx });
+        return isValid(result)
+          ? {
+              value: result.value,
+            }
+          : {
+              issues: ctx.common.issues,
+            };
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        if ((err as Error)?.message?.toLowerCase()?.includes("encountered")) {
+          (this["~standard"] as any).async = true;
+        }
+        (ctx as any).common = {
+          issues: [],
+          async: true,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return this._parseAsync({ data, path: [], parent: ctx }).then((result) =>
+      isValid(result)
+        ? {
+            value: result.value,
+          }
+        : {
+            issues: ctx.common.issues,
+          }
+    );
+  }
+
   async parseAsync(
     data: unknown,
     params?: Partial<ParseParams>
@@ -422,6 +475,11 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     this.readonly = this.readonly.bind(this);
     this.isNullable = this.isNullable.bind(this);
     this.isOptional = this.isOptional.bind(this);
+    this["~standard"] = {
+      version: 1,
+      vendor: "zod",
+      validate: (data) => this["~validate"](data),
+    };
   }
 
   optional(): ZodOptional<this> {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 639030673..d6ecb8918 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		"@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.22.5",
 		"@jest/globals": "^29.4.3",
 		"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^8.2.0",
+		"@standard-schema/spec": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
 		"@swc/core": "^1.3.66",
 		"@swc/jest": "^0.2.26",
 		"@types/benchmark": "^2.1.0",
@@ -59,14 +60,28 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/issues"
 	},
 	"description": "TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library with static type inference",
-	"files": ["/lib", "/index.d.ts"],
+	"files": [
+		"/lib",
+		"/index.d.ts"
+	],
 	"funding": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks",
 	"homepage": "https://zod.dev",
-	"keywords": ["typescript", "schema", "validation", "type", "inference"],
+	"keywords": [
+		"typescript",
+		"schema",
+		"validation",
+		"type",
+		"inference"
+	],
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"lint-staged": {
-		"src/*.ts": ["eslint --cache --fix", "prettier --ignore-unknown --write"],
-		"*.md": ["prettier --ignore-unknown --write"]
+		"src/*.ts": [
+			"eslint --cache --fix",
+			"prettier --ignore-unknown --write"
+		],
+		"*.md": [
+			"prettier --ignore-unknown --write"
+		]
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"prettier:check": "prettier --check src/**/*.ts deno/lib/**/*.ts *.md --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern",
diff --git a/playground.ts b/playground.ts
index 4e01473b6..bca434a98 100644
--- a/playground.ts
+++ b/playground.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 import { z } from "./src";
 
 z;
+
+const schema = z
+  .string()
+  .transform((input) => input || undefined)
+  .optional()
+  .default("default");
+
+type Input = z.input<typeof schema>; // string | undefined
+type Output = z.output<typeof schema>; // string
+
+const result = schema.safeParse("");
+
+console.log(result); // { success: true, data: undefined }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts b/src/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f67cce76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/standard-schema.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// @ts-ignore TS6133
+import { expect, test } from "@jest/globals";
+import { util } from "../helpers/util";
+
+import * as z from "../index";
+
+import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from "@standard-schema/spec";
+
+test("assignability", () => {
+  const _s1: StandardSchemaV1 = z.string();
+  const _s2: StandardSchemaV1<string> = z.string();
+  const _s3: StandardSchemaV1<string, string> = z.string();
+  const _s4: StandardSchemaV1<unknown, string> = z.string();
+  [_s1, _s2, _s3, _s4];
+});
+
+test("type inference", () => {
+  const stringToNumber = z.string().transform((x) => x.length);
+  type input = StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<typeof stringToNumber>;
+  util.assertEqual<input, string>(true);
+  type output = StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<typeof stringToNumber>;
+  util.assertEqual<output, number>(true);
+});
+
+test("valid parse", () => {
+  const schema = z.string();
+  const result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (result instanceof Promise) {
+    throw new Error("Expected sync result");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues).toEqual(undefined);
+  if (result.issues) {
+    throw new Error("Expected no issues");
+  } else {
+    expect(result.value).toEqual("hello");
+  }
+});
+
+test("invalid parse", () => {
+  const schema = z.string();
+  const result = schema["~standard"]["validate"](1234);
+  if (result instanceof Promise) {
+    throw new Error("Expected sync result");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues).toBeDefined();
+  if (!result.issues) {
+    throw new Error("Expected issues");
+  }
+  expect(result.issues.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.issues[0].path).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+test("valid parse async", async () => {
+  const schema = z.string().refine(async () => true);
+  const _result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (_result instanceof Promise) {
+    const result = await _result;
+    expect(result.issues).toEqual(undefined);
+    if (result.issues) {
+      throw new Error("Expected no issues");
+    } else {
+      expect(result.value).toEqual("hello");
+    }
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("Expected async result");
+  }
+});
+
+test("invalid parse async", async () => {
+  const schema = z.string().refine(async () => false);
+  const _result = schema["~standard"]["validate"]("hello");
+  if (_result instanceof Promise) {
+    const result = await _result;
+    expect(result.issues).toBeDefined();
+    if (!result.issues) {
+      throw new Error("Expected issues");
+    }
+    expect(result.issues.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(result.issues[0].path).toEqual([]);
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("Expected async result");
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/standard-schema.ts b/src/standard-schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..111888e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/standard-schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * The Standard Schema interface.
+ */
+export type StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input> = {
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema properties.
+   */
+  readonly "~standard": StandardSchemaV1.Props<Input, Output>;
+};
+
+export declare namespace StandardSchemaV1 {
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema properties interface.
+   */
+  export interface Props<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /**
+     * The version number of the standard.
+     */
+    readonly version: 1;
+    /**
+     * The vendor name of the schema library.
+     */
+    readonly vendor: string;
+    /**
+     * Validates unknown input values.
+     */
+    readonly validate: (
+      value: unknown
+    ) => Result<Output> | Promise<Result<Output>>;
+    /**
+     * Inferred types associated with the schema.
+     */
+    readonly types?: Types<Input, Output> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface of the validate function.
+   */
+  export type Result<Output> = SuccessResult<Output> | FailureResult;
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface if validation succeeds.
+   */
+  export interface SuccessResult<Output> {
+    /**
+     * The typed output value.
+     */
+    readonly value: Output;
+    /**
+     * The non-existent issues.
+     */
+    readonly issues?: undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The result interface if validation fails.
+   */
+  export interface FailureResult {
+    /**
+     * The issues of failed validation.
+     */
+    readonly issues: ReadonlyArray<Issue>;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The issue interface of the failure output.
+   */
+  export interface Issue {
+    /**
+     * The error message of the issue.
+     */
+    readonly message: string;
+    /**
+     * The path of the issue, if any.
+     */
+    readonly path?: ReadonlyArray<PropertyKey | PathSegment> | undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The path segment interface of the issue.
+   */
+  export interface PathSegment {
+    /**
+     * The key representing a path segment.
+     */
+    readonly key: PropertyKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The Standard Schema types interface.
+   */
+  export interface Types<Input = unknown, Output = Input> {
+    /**
+     * The input type of the schema.
+     */
+    readonly input: Input;
+    /**
+     * The output type of the schema.
+     */
+    readonly output: Output;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Infers the input type of a Standard Schema.
+   */
+  export type InferInput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema["~standard"]["types"]
+  >["input"];
+
+  /**
+   * Infers the output type of a Standard Schema.
+   */
+  export type InferOutput<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1> = NonNullable<
+    Schema["~standard"]["types"]
+  >["output"];
+
+  // biome-ignore lint/complexity/noUselessEmptyExport: needed for granular visibility control of TS namespace
+  export {};
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f3730ae14..b2cd5488a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { partialUtil } from "./helpers/partialUtil";
 import { Primitive } from "./helpers/typeAliases";
 import { getParsedType, objectUtil, util, ZodParsedType } from "./helpers/util";
+import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from "./standard-schema";
 import {
   IssueData,
   StringValidation,
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
   Output = any,
   Def extends ZodTypeDef = ZodTypeDef,
   Input = Output
-> {
+> implements StandardSchemaV1<Input, Output>
+{
   readonly _type!: Output;
   readonly _output!: Output;
   readonly _input!: Input;
@@ -179,6 +181,8 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return this._def.description;
   }
 
+  "~standard": StandardSchemaV1.Props<Input, Output>;
+
   abstract _parse(input: ParseInput): ParseReturnType<Output>;
 
   _getType(input: ParseInput): string {
@@ -262,6 +266,55 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return handleResult(ctx, result);
   }
 
+  "~validate"(
+    data: unknown
+  ):
+    | StandardSchemaV1.Result<Output>
+    | Promise<StandardSchemaV1.Result<Output>> {
+    const ctx: ParseContext = {
+      common: {
+        issues: [],
+        async: !!(this["~standard"] as any).async,
+      },
+      path: [],
+      schemaErrorMap: this._def.errorMap,
+      parent: null,
+      data,
+      parsedType: getParsedType(data),
+    };
+
+    if (!(this["~standard"] as any).async) {
+      try {
+        const result = this._parseSync({ data, path: [], parent: ctx });
+        return isValid(result)
+          ? {
+              value: result.value,
+            }
+          : {
+              issues: ctx.common.issues,
+            };
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        if ((err as Error)?.message?.toLowerCase()?.includes("encountered")) {
+          (this["~standard"] as any).async = true;
+        }
+        (ctx as any).common = {
+          issues: [],
+          async: true,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return this._parseAsync({ data, path: [], parent: ctx }).then((result) =>
+      isValid(result)
+        ? {
+            value: result.value,
+          }
+        : {
+            issues: ctx.common.issues,
+          }
+    );
+  }
+
   async parseAsync(
     data: unknown,
     params?: Partial<ParseParams>
@@ -422,6 +475,11 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     this.readonly = this.readonly.bind(this);
     this.isNullable = this.isNullable.bind(this);
     this.isOptional = this.isOptional.bind(this);
+    this["~standard"] = {
+      version: 1,
+      vendor: "zod",
+      validate: (data) => this["~validate"](data),
+    };
   }
 
   optional(): ZodOptional<this> {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5c18678b4..2016a4c07 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2881,6 +2881,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^3.0.0"
 
+"@standard-schema/spec@^1.0.0-beta.4":
+  version "1.0.0-beta.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@standard-schema/spec/-/spec-1.0.0-beta.4.tgz#62f520109add3eb016004098363bfee0678dd1ec"
+  integrity sha512-d3IxtzLo7P1oZ8s8YNvxzBUXRXojSut8pbPrTYtzsc5sn4+53jVqbk66pQerSZbZSJZQux6LkclB/+8IDordHg==
+
 "@swc/core-darwin-arm64@1.4.8":
   version "1.4.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@swc/core-darwin-arm64/-/core-darwin-arm64-1.4.8.tgz#2fb702e209310c2da2bc712b0757c011b583a60d"