diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 435d1a39d73..11055af6ca3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3509,6 +3509,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "number_prefix",
  "once_cell",
  "os_display",
+ "rand",
+ "rand_core",
  "regex",
  "sha1",
  "sha2",
diff --git a/src/uu/shred/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/shred/Cargo.toml
index 0f5f1d6aab8..c6557dc376d 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/shred/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ path = "src/shred.rs"
 [dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
-uucore = { workspace = true }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["rand-read"] }
 libc = { workspace = true }
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
index 763d6cfd4bf..f66a9dbc7fd 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::parse_size::parse_size_u64;
+use uucore::rand_read::{ReadRng, WrappedRng};
 use uucore::shortcut_value_parser::ShortcutValueParser;
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_error, show_if_err};
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ pub mod options {
     pub const VERBOSE: &str = "verbose";
     pub const EXACT: &str = "exact";
     pub const ZERO: &str = "zero";
+    pub const RANDOM_SOURCE: &str = "random-source";
 
     pub mod remove {
         pub const UNLINK: &str = "unlink";
@@ -261,6 +263,9 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let exact = matches.get_flag(options::EXACT) || size.is_some();
     let zero = matches.get_flag(options::ZERO);
     let verbose = matches.get_flag(options::VERBOSE);
+    let random_source = matches
+        .get_one::<String>(options::RANDOM_SOURCE)
+        .map(String::from);
 
     for path_str in matches.get_many::<String>(options::FILE).unwrap() {
         show_if_err!(wipe_file(
@@ -272,6 +277,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
             zero,
             verbose,
             force,
+            &random_source
         ));
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -357,6 +363,13 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .action(ArgAction::Append)
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::FilePath),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::RANDOM_SOURCE)
+                .long(options::RANDOM_SOURCE)
+                .value_name("FILE")
+                .help("get random bytes from FILE")
+                .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::FilePath),
+        )
 }
 
 fn get_size(size_str_opt: Option<String>) -> Option<u64> {
@@ -392,6 +405,7 @@ fn wipe_file(
     zero: bool,
     verbose: bool,
     force: bool,
+    random_source: &Option<String>,
 ) -> UResult<()> {
     // Get these potential errors out of the way first
     let path = Path::new(path_str);
@@ -452,7 +466,17 @@ fn wipe_file(
             for pattern in PATTERNS.into_iter().take(remainder) {
                 pass_sequence.push(PassType::Pattern(pattern));
             }
-            let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+
+            let mut rng = match random_source {
+                Some(r) => {
+                    let file = File::open(&r[..]).map_err_context(|| {
+                        format!("failed to open random source {}", r.quote())
+                    })?;
+                    WrappedRng::RngFile(ReadRng::new(file))
+                }
+                None => WrappedRng::RngDefault(rand::thread_rng()),
+            };
+
             pass_sequence.shuffle(&mut rng); // randomize the order of application
 
             let n_random = 3 + n_passes / 10; // Minimum 3 random passes; ratio of 10 after
@@ -501,6 +525,7 @@ fn wipe_file(
         do_remove(path, path_str, verbose, remove_method)
             .map_err_context(|| format!("{}: failed to remove file", path.maybe_quote()))?;
     }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/shuf/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/shuf/Cargo.toml
index 8b7ae28f8ea..94b7a6c1df1 100644
--- a/src/uu/shuf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/shuf/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ clap = { workspace = true }
 memchr = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 rand_core = { workspace = true }
-uucore = { workspace = true }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["rand-read"] }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "shuf"
diff --git a/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs b/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
index 2d8023448a0..8f39d777b38 100644
--- a/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@
 use clap::{crate_version, Arg, ArgAction, Command};
 use memchr::memchr_iter;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
-use rand::{Rng, RngCore};
+use rand::Rng;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{stdin, stdout, BufReader, BufWriter, Error, Read, Write};
 use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
+use uucore::rand_read::{ReadRng, WrappedRng};
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage};
 
-mod rand_read_adapter;
-
 enum Mode {
     Default(String),
     Echo(Vec<String>),
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ fn shuf_exec(input: &mut impl Shufable, opts: Options) -> UResult<()> {
         Some(r) => {
             let file = File::open(&r[..])
                 .map_err_context(|| format!("failed to open random source {}", r.quote()))?;
-            WrappedRng::RngFile(rand_read_adapter::ReadRng::new(file))
+            WrappedRng::RngFile(ReadRng::new(file))
         }
         None => WrappedRng::RngDefault(rand::thread_rng()),
     };
@@ -494,41 +493,6 @@ fn parse_head_count(headcounts: Vec<String>) -> Result<usize, String> {
     Ok(result)
 }
 
-enum WrappedRng {
-    RngFile(rand_read_adapter::ReadRng<File>),
-    RngDefault(rand::rngs::ThreadRng),
-}
-
-impl RngCore for WrappedRng {
-    fn next_u32(&mut self) -> u32 {
-        match self {
-            Self::RngFile(r) => r.next_u32(),
-            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.next_u32(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
-        match self {
-            Self::RngFile(r) => r.next_u64(),
-            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.next_u64(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
-        match self {
-            Self::RngFile(r) => r.fill_bytes(dest),
-            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.fill_bytes(dest),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), rand::Error> {
-        match self {
-            Self::RngFile(r) => r.try_fill_bytes(dest),
-            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.try_fill_bytes(dest),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 // Since the computed value is a bool, it is more readable to write the expected value out:
 #[allow(clippy::bool_assert_comparison)]
diff --git a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
index 5e1a065a610..92335152f4c 100644
--- a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ dunce = { version = "1.0.4", optional = true }
 wild = "2.2.1"
 glob = { workspace = true }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+rand = { workspace = true }
+rand_core = { workspace = true }
 # * optional
 itertools = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ pipes = []
 process = ["libc"]
 proc-info = ["tty", "walkdir"]
 quoting-style = []
+rand-read = []
 ranges = []
 ringbuffer = []
 signals = []
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
index dfe5b773312..86c4032716a 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub mod fsext;
 pub mod lines;
 #[cfg(feature = "quoting-style")]
 pub mod quoting_style;
+#[cfg(feature = "rand-read")]
+pub mod rand_read;
 #[cfg(feature = "ranges")]
 pub mod ranges;
 #[cfg(feature = "ringbuffer")]
diff --git a/src/uu/shuf/src/rand_read_adapter.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/rand_read.rs
similarity index 81%
rename from src/uu/shuf/src/rand_read_adapter.rs
rename to src/uucore/src/lib/features/rand_read.rs
index 728bc0cfbbd..375b971efce 100644
--- a/src/uu/shuf/src/rand_read_adapter.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/rand_read.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 //! A wrapper around any Read to treat it as an RNG.
 
-use std::fmt;
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::{fmt, fs::File};
 
 use rand_core::{impls, Error, RngCore};
 
@@ -89,6 +89,41 @@ impl std::error::Error for ReadError {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum WrappedRng {
+    RngFile(ReadRng<File>),
+    RngDefault(rand::rngs::ThreadRng),
+}
+
+impl RngCore for WrappedRng {
+    fn next_u32(&mut self) -> u32 {
+        match self {
+            Self::RngFile(r) => r.next_u32(),
+            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.next_u32(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
+        match self {
+            Self::RngFile(r) => r.next_u64(),
+            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.next_u64(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
+        match self {
+            Self::RngFile(r) => r.fill_bytes(dest),
+            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.fill_bytes(dest),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), rand::Error> {
+        match self {
+            Self::RngFile(r) => r.try_fill_bytes(dest),
+            Self::RngDefault(r) => r.try_fill_bytes(dest),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use std::println;
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
index 3200145bd73..024c68b1886 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub use crate::features::fs;
 pub use crate::features::lines;
 #[cfg(feature = "quoting-style")]
 pub use crate::features::quoting_style;
+#[cfg(feature = "rand-read")]
+pub use crate::features::rand_read;
 #[cfg(feature = "ranges")]
 pub use crate::features::ranges;
 #[cfg(feature = "ringbuffer")]