diff --git a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/IO/FileStreamCompletionSource.Win32.cs b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/IO/FileStreamCompletionSource.Win32.cs
index 82274b131f4b..62ace0918d71 100644
--- a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/IO/FileStreamCompletionSource.Win32.cs
+++ b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/IO/FileStreamCompletionSource.Win32.cs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ private sealed class MemoryFileStreamCompletionSource : FileStreamCompletionSour
             internal MemoryFileStreamCompletionSource(FileStream stream, int numBufferedBytes, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> memory) :
                 base(stream, numBufferedBytes, bytes: null) // this type handles the pinning, so null is passed for bytes
             {
-                _handle = memory.Retain(pin: true);
+                _handle = memory.Pin();
             }
 
             internal override void ReleaseNativeResource()
diff --git a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/Memory.cs b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/Memory.cs
index 508ebcb3ee3b..bb2b1557a990 100644
--- a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/Memory.cs
+++ b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/Memory.cs
@@ -270,9 +270,49 @@ public Span<T> Span
         public bool TryCopyTo(Memory<T> destination) => Span.TryCopyTo(destination.Span);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a handle for the array.
-        /// <param name="pin">If pin is true, the GC will not move the array and hence its address can be taken</param>
+        /// Creates a handle for the memory.
+        /// The GC will not move the array until the returned <see cref="MemoryHandle"/>
+        /// is disposed, enabling taking and using the memory's address.
         /// </summary>
+        public unsafe MemoryHandle Pin()
+        {
+            if (_index < 0)
+            {
+                return ((OwnedMemory<T>)_object).Pin((_index & RemoveOwnedFlagBitMask) * Unsafe.SizeOf<T>());
+            }
+            else if (typeof(T) == typeof(char) && _object is string s)
+            {
+                // This case can only happen if a ReadOnlyMemory<char> was created around a string
+                // and then that was cast to a Memory<char> using unsafe / marshaling code.  This needs
+                // to work, however, so that code that uses a single Memory<char> field to store either
+                // a readable ReadOnlyMemory<char> or a writable Memory<char> can still be pinned and
+                // used for interop purposes.
+                GCHandle handle = GCHandle.Alloc(s, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+#if FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>((void*)handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), _index);
+#else
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref s.GetRawStringData()), _index);
+#endif // FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                return new MemoryHandle(null, pointer, handle);
+            }
+            else if (_object is T[] array)
+            {
+                var handle = GCHandle.Alloc(array, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+#if FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>((void*)handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), _index);
+#else
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref array.GetRawSzArrayData()), _index);
+#endif // FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                return new MemoryHandle(null, pointer, handle);
+            }
+            return default;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>[Obsolete, use Pin()] Creates a handle for the memory.</summary>
+        /// <param name="pin">
+        /// If pin is true, the GC will not move the array until the returned <see cref="MemoryHandle"/>
+        /// is disposed, enabling taking and using the memory's address.
+        /// </param>
         public unsafe MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false)
         {
             MemoryHandle memoryHandle = default;
diff --git a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/ReadOnlyMemory.cs b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/ReadOnlyMemory.cs
index 5f3f0e19805e..dca7db3dfd16 100644
--- a/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/ReadOnlyMemory.cs
+++ b/src/Common/src/CoreLib/System/ReadOnlyMemory.cs
@@ -226,10 +226,44 @@ public ReadOnlySpan<T> Span
         /// <param name="destination">The span to copy items into.</param>
         public bool TryCopyTo(Memory<T> destination) => Span.TryCopyTo(destination.Span);
 
-        /// <summary>Creates a handle for the memory.</summary>
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a handle for the memory.
+        /// The GC will not move the array until the returned <see cref="MemoryHandle"/>
+        /// is disposed, enabling taking and using the memory's address.
+        /// </summary>
+        public unsafe MemoryHandle Pin()
+        {
+            if (_index < 0)
+            {
+                return ((OwnedMemory<T>)_object).Pin((_index & RemoveOwnedFlagBitMask) * Unsafe.SizeOf<T>());
+            }
+            else if (typeof(T) == typeof(char) && _object is string s)
+            {
+                GCHandle handle = GCHandle.Alloc(s, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+#if FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>((void*)handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), _index);
+#else
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref s.GetRawStringData()), _index);
+#endif // FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                return new MemoryHandle(null, pointer, handle);
+            }
+            else if (_object is T[] array)
+            {
+                var handle = GCHandle.Alloc(array, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+#if FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>((void*)handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), _index);
+#else
+                void* pointer = Unsafe.Add<T>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref array.GetRawSzArrayData()), _index);
+#endif // FEATURE_PORTABLE_SPAN
+                return new MemoryHandle(null, pointer, handle);
+            }
+            return default;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>[Obsolete, use Pin()] Creates a handle for the memory.</summary>
         /// <param name="pin">
         /// If pin is true, the GC will not move the array until the returned <see cref="MemoryHandle"/>
-        /// is disposed, enabling the memory's address can be taken and used.
+        /// is disposed, enabling taking and using the memory's address.
         /// </param>
         public unsafe MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false)
         {
diff --git a/src/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.OpenSsl.cs b/src/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.OpenSsl.cs
index 637aae916dc0..861ee6ca9b35 100644
--- a/src/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.OpenSsl.cs
+++ b/src/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.OpenSsl.cs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ internal static int Encrypt(SafeSslHandle context, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> input, r
             int retVal;
             unsafe
             {
-                using (MemoryHandle handle = input.Retain(pin: true))
+                using (MemoryHandle handle = input.Pin())
                 {
                     retVal = Ssl.SslWrite(context, (byte*)handle.Pointer, input.Length);
                 }
diff --git a/src/System.IO.Compression/src/System/IO/Compression/DeflateZLib/Deflater.cs b/src/System.IO.Compression/src/System/IO/Compression/DeflateZLib/Deflater.cs
index fc3b8ad7aa24..69c914be7da3 100644
--- a/src/System.IO.Compression/src/System/IO/Compression/DeflateZLib/Deflater.cs
+++ b/src/System.IO.Compression/src/System/IO/Compression/DeflateZLib/Deflater.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ internal unsafe void SetInput(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> inputBuffer)
 
             lock (SyncLock)
             {
-                _inputBufferHandle = inputBuffer.Retain(pin: true);
+                _inputBufferHandle = inputBuffer.Pin();
 
                 _zlibStream.NextIn = (IntPtr)_inputBufferHandle.Pointer;
                 _zlibStream.AvailIn = (uint)inputBuffer.Length;
diff --git a/src/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/PipeCompletionSource.cs b/src/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/PipeCompletionSource.cs
index c0d462cd4aef..ab7fd35d1b91 100644
--- a/src/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/PipeCompletionSource.cs
+++ b/src/System.IO.Pipes/src/System/IO/Pipes/PipeCompletionSource.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected PipeCompletionSource(ThreadPoolBoundHandle handle, ReadOnlyMemory<byte
             _threadPoolBinding = handle;
             _state = NoResult;
 
-            _pinnedMemory = bufferToPin.Retain(pin: true);
+            _pinnedMemory = bufferToPin.Pin();
             _overlapped = _threadPoolBinding.AllocateNativeOverlapped((errorCode, numBytes, pOverlapped) =>
             {
                 var completionSource = (PipeCompletionSource<TResult>)ThreadPoolBoundHandle.GetNativeOverlappedState(pOverlapped);
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/ref/System.Memory.cs b/src/System.Memory/ref/System.Memory.cs
index b532f049dfe9..977563723123 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/ref/System.Memory.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/ref/System.Memory.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public void CopyTo(System.Memory<T> destination) { }
         public static implicit operator System.Memory<T> (System.ArraySegment<T> segment) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (System.Memory<T> memory) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.Memory<T> (T[] array) { throw null; }
+        public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Pin() { throw null; }
         public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false) { throw null; }
         public System.Memory<T> Slice(int start) { throw null; }
         public System.Memory<T> Slice(int start, int length) { throw null; }
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ public void CopyTo(System.Memory<T> destination) { }
         public override int GetHashCode() { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (System.ArraySegment<T> segment) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (T[] array) { throw null; }
+        public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Pin() { throw null; }
         public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false) { throw null; }
         public System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> Slice(int start) { throw null; }
         public System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> Slice(int start, int length) { throw null; }
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Pin.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Pin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d0d8ff5231e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Pin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Buffers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace System.MemoryTests
+{
+    public static partial class MemoryTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryPin()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            Memory<int> memory = array;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i], pointer[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryFromEmptyArrayPin()
+        {
+            Memory<int> memory = new int[0];
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void DefaultMemoryPin()
+        {
+            Memory<int> memory = default;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryPinAndSlice()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            Memory<int> memory = array;
+            memory = memory.Slice(1);
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Span<int> span = memory.Span;
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], pointer[i]);
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], span[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void OwnedMemoryPin()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            OwnedMemory<int> owner = new CustomMemoryForTest<int>(array);
+            Memory<int> memory = owner.Memory;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i], pointer[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void OwnedMemoryPinAndSlice()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            OwnedMemory<int> owner = new CustomMemoryForTest<int>(array);
+            Memory<int> memory = owner.Memory.Slice(1);
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Span<int> span = memory.Span;
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], pointer[i]);
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], span[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Retain.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Retain.cs
index 3a33817dff1c..1ef319103c5f 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Retain.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Retain.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,30 @@ public static void MemoryRetainWithPinning()
             handle.Dispose();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryFromEmptyArrayRetainWithPinning()
+        {
+            Memory<int> memory = new int[0];
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: true);
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public static void DefaultMemoryRetain(bool pin)
+        {
+            Memory<int> memory = default;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: pin);
+            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public static void MemoryRetainWithPinningAndSlice()
         {
@@ -110,15 +134,6 @@ public static void OwnedMemoryRetainWithPinning()
             handle.Dispose();
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public static void MemoryFromEmptyArrayRetainWithPinning()
-        {
-            Memory<int> memory = new int[0];
-            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: true);
-            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
-            handle.Dispose();
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public static void OwnedMemoryRetainWithPinningAndSlice()
         {
@@ -146,20 +161,5 @@ public static void OwnedMemoryRetainWithPinningAndSlice()
             }
             handle.Dispose();
         }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData(true)]
-        [InlineData(false)]
-        public static void DefaultMemoryRetain(bool pin)
-        {
-            Memory<int> memory = default;
-            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: pin);
-            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
-            unsafe
-            {
-                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
-            }
-            handle.Dispose();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Strings.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Strings.cs
index 6e4e0bfe0539..b711179cd1ae 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Strings.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/Memory/Strings.cs
@@ -57,18 +57,13 @@ public static void Memory_Slice_MatchesSubstring(string input, int offset, int c
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public static unsafe void Memory_Retain_ExpectedPointerValue()
+        public static unsafe void Memory_Pin_ExpectedPointerValue()
         {
             string input = "0123456789";
             ReadOnlyMemory<char> readonlyMemory = input.AsMemory();
             Memory<char> m = MemoryMarshal.AsMemory(readonlyMemory);
 
-            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Retain(pin: false))
-            {
-                Assert.Equal(IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)h.Pointer);
-            }
-
-            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Retain(pin: true))
+            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Pin())
             {
                 GC.Collect();
                 fixed (char* ptr = input)
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/MemoryMarshal/AsMemory.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/MemoryMarshal/AsMemory.cs
index 43b3ab1c3ae7..40990d08cbe7 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/MemoryMarshal/AsMemory.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/MemoryMarshal/AsMemory.cs
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ public static IEnumerable<object[]> ReadOnlyMemoryCharInstances()
 
         [Theory]
         [MemberData(nameof(ReadOnlyMemoryInt32Instances))]
-        public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<int> readOnlyMemory) => AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory);
+        public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<int> readOnlyMemory) => AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory, true);
 
         [Theory]
         [MemberData(nameof(ReadOnlyMemoryObjectInstances))]
-        public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<object> readOnlyMemory) => AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory);
+        public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<object> readOnlyMemory) => AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory, false);
 
         [Theory]
         [MemberData(nameof(ReadOnlyMemoryCharInstances))]
         public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<char> readOnlyMemory)
         {
-            AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory);
+            AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core(readOnlyMemory, true);
 
             Memory<char> memory = MemoryMarshal.AsMemory(readOnlyMemory);
             ReadOnlyMemory<char> readOnlyClone = memory;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static void AsMemory_Roundtrips(ReadOnlyMemory<char> readOnlyMemory)
             }
         }
 
-        private static unsafe void AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core<T>(ReadOnlyMemory<T> readOnlyMemory)
+        private static unsafe void AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core<T>(ReadOnlyMemory<T> readOnlyMemory, bool canBePinned)
         {
             Memory<T> memory = MemoryMarshal.AsMemory(readOnlyMemory);
             ReadOnlyMemory<T> readOnlyClone = memory;
@@ -87,13 +87,16 @@ private static unsafe void AsMemory_Roundtrips_Core<T>(ReadOnlyMemory<T> readOnl
             Assert.Equal(array1.Offset, array2.Offset);
             Assert.Equal(array1.Count, array2.Count);
 
-            // Retain
-            using (MemoryHandle readOnlyMemoryHandle = readOnlyMemory.Retain())
-            using (MemoryHandle readOnlyCloneHandle = readOnlyMemory.Retain())
-            using (MemoryHandle memoryHandle = readOnlyMemory.Retain())
+            if (canBePinned)
             {
-                Assert.Equal((IntPtr)readOnlyMemoryHandle.Pointer, (IntPtr)readOnlyCloneHandle.Pointer);
-                Assert.Equal((IntPtr)readOnlyMemoryHandle.Pointer, (IntPtr)memoryHandle.Pointer);
+                // Pin
+                using (MemoryHandle readOnlyMemoryHandle = readOnlyMemory.Pin())
+                using (MemoryHandle readOnlyCloneHandle = readOnlyMemory.Pin())
+                using (MemoryHandle memoryHandle = readOnlyMemory.Pin())
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal((IntPtr)readOnlyMemoryHandle.Pointer, (IntPtr)readOnlyCloneHandle.Pointer);
+                    Assert.Equal((IntPtr)readOnlyMemoryHandle.Pointer, (IntPtr)memoryHandle.Pointer);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Pin.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Pin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..803612035cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Pin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Buffers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace System.MemoryTests
+{
+    public static partial class ReadOnlyMemoryTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryPin()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = array;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i], pointer[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryFromEmptyArrayPin()
+        {
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = new int[0];
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void DefaultMemoryPin()
+        {
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = default;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void MemoryPinAndSlice()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = array;
+            memory = memory.Slice(1);
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            ReadOnlySpan<int> span = memory.Span;
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], pointer[i]);
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], span[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void OwnedMemoryPin()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            OwnedMemory<int> owner = new CustomMemoryForTest<int>(array);
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = owner.Memory;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i], pointer[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void OwnedMemoryPinAndSlice()
+        {
+            int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+            OwnedMemory<int> owner = new CustomMemoryForTest<int>(array);
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = owner.Memory.Slice(1);
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Pin();
+            ReadOnlySpan<int> span = memory.Span;
+            Assert.True(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                int* pointer = (int*)handle.Pointer;
+
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], pointer[i]);
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < memory.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(array[i + 1], span[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Retain.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Retain.cs
index 6f31b00cd0ae..d438c78d77e7 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Retain.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Retain.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ public static void MemoryFromEmptyArrayRetainWithPinning()
             handle.Dispose();
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public static void DefaultMemoryRetain(bool pin)
+        {
+            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = default;
+            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: pin);
+            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
+            unsafe
+            {
+                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
+            }
+            handle.Dispose();
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public static void MemoryRetainWithPinningAndSlice()
         {
@@ -146,20 +161,5 @@ public static void OwnedMemoryRetainWithPinningAndSlice()
             }
             handle.Dispose();
         }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData(true)]
-        [InlineData(false)]
-        public static void DefaultMemoryRetain(bool pin)
-        {
-            ReadOnlyMemory<int> memory = default;
-            MemoryHandle handle = memory.Retain(pin: pin);
-            Assert.False(handle.HasPointer);
-            unsafe
-            {
-                Assert.True(handle.Pointer == null);
-            }
-            handle.Dispose();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Strings.cs b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Strings.cs
index ba7e86b8f23f..6a775ad87ad7 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Strings.cs
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/ReadOnlyMemory/Strings.cs
@@ -94,17 +94,12 @@ public static void AsReadOnlyMemory_TryGetArray_ReturnsFalse()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public static unsafe void AsReadOnlyMemory_Retain_ExpectedPointerValue()
+        public static unsafe void AsReadOnlyMemory_Pin_ExpectedPointerValue()
         {
             string input = "0123456789";
             ReadOnlyMemory<char> m = input.AsMemory();
 
-            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Retain(pin: false))
-            {
-                Assert.Equal(IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)h.Pointer);
-            }
-
-            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Retain(pin: true))
+            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Pin())
             {
                 GC.Collect();
                 fixed (char* ptr = input)
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ public static unsafe void AsReadOnlyMemory_PointerAndLength(string text, int sta
 
             Assert.Equal(length, m.Length);
 
-            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Retain(pin: true))
+            using (MemoryHandle h = m.Pin())
             {
                 fixed (char* pText = text)
                 {
diff --git a/src/System.Memory/tests/System.Memory.Tests.csproj b/src/System.Memory/tests/System.Memory.Tests.csproj
index 47a328f7f8dc..27d689a92a88 100644
--- a/src/System.Memory/tests/System.Memory.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Memory/tests/System.Memory.Tests.csproj
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Memory\GetHashCode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Memory\ImplicitConversion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Memory\OwnedMemory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Memory\Pin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Memory\Retain.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Memory\Slice.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Memory\Span.cs" />
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\Equality.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\GetHashCode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\ImplicitConversion.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\Pin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\Retain.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\Slice.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReadOnlyMemory\Span.cs" />
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStreamPal.OSX.cs b/src/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStreamPal.OSX.cs
index abccbc36c73a..02943cc70f0f 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStreamPal.OSX.cs
+++ b/src/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStreamPal.OSX.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static SecurityStatusPal EncryptMessage(
 
                 unsafe
                 {
-                    MemoryHandle memHandle = input.Retain(pin: true);
+                    MemoryHandle memHandle = input.Pin();
                     try
                     {
                         PAL_TlsIo status;
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/SocketAsyncEventArgs.Windows.cs b/src/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/SocketAsyncEventArgs.Windows.cs
index bd311d28c971..0caf5822029b 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/SocketAsyncEventArgs.Windows.cs
+++ b/src/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/SocketAsyncEventArgs.Windows.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private unsafe SocketError ProcessIOCPResultWithSingleBufferHandle(SocketError s
             // Return pending and we will continue in the completion port callback.
             if (_singleBufferHandleState == SingleBufferHandleState.InProcess)
             {
-                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Retain(pin: true);
+                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Pin();
                 _singleBufferHandleState = SingleBufferHandleState.Set;
             }
             return SocketError.IOPending;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ internal unsafe SocketError DoOperationAccept(Socket socket, SafeCloseSocket han
             NativeOverlapped* overlapped = AllocateNativeOverlapped();
             try
             {
-                _singleBufferHandle = buffer.Retain(pin: true);
+                _singleBufferHandle = buffer.Pin();
                 _singleBufferHandleState = SingleBufferHandleState.Set;
 
                 bool success = socket.AcceptEx(
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ internal unsafe SocketError DoOperationConnect(Socket socket, SafeCloseSocket ha
             try
             {
                 Debug.Assert(_singleBufferHandleState == SingleBufferHandleState.None);
-                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Retain(pin: true);
+                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Pin();
                 _singleBufferHandleState = SingleBufferHandleState.Set;
 
                 bool success = socket.ConnectEx(
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ internal unsafe SocketError DoOperationReceiveMessageFrom(Socket socket, SafeClo
                 }
 
                 Debug.Assert(_singleBufferHandleState == SingleBufferHandleState.None);
-                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Retain(pin: true);
+                _singleBufferHandle = _buffer.Pin();
                 _singleBufferHandleState = SingleBufferHandleState.Set;
 
                 _wsaRecvMsgWSABufferArray[0].Pointer = (IntPtr)_singleBufferHandle.Pointer;
diff --git a/src/System.Runtime/ref/System.Runtime.cs b/src/System.Runtime/ref/System.Runtime.cs
index eb92a61fce91..a5e68227835a 100644
--- a/src/System.Runtime/ref/System.Runtime.cs
+++ b/src/System.Runtime/ref/System.Runtime.cs
@@ -1700,6 +1700,7 @@ public void CopyTo(System.Memory<T> destination) { }
         public static implicit operator System.Memory<T> (System.ArraySegment<T> segment) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (System.Memory<T> memory) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.Memory<T> (T[] array) { throw null; }
+        public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Pin() { throw null; }
         public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false) { throw null; }
         public System.Memory<T> Slice(int start) { throw null; }
         public System.Memory<T> Slice(int start, int length) { throw null; }
@@ -1947,6 +1948,7 @@ public void CopyTo(System.Memory<T> destination) { }
         public override int GetHashCode() { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (System.ArraySegment<T> segment) { throw null; }
         public static implicit operator System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> (T[] array) { throw null; }
+        public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Pin() { throw null; }
         public System.Buffers.MemoryHandle Retain(bool pin = false) { throw null; }
         public System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> Slice(int start) { throw null; }
         public System.ReadOnlyMemory<T> Slice(int start, int length) { throw null; }
diff --git a/src/System.Runtime/src/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.txt b/src/System.Runtime/src/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba98be8651f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System.Runtime/src/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Compat issues with assembly System.Runtime:
+MembersMustExist : Member 'System.Memory<T>.Pin()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+MembersMustExist : Member 'System.ReadOnlyMemory<T>.Pin()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+Total Issues: 2
diff --git a/src/shims/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.netstandard20.txt b/src/shims/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.netstandard20.txt
index c89c017dc8bb..181752efced1 100644
--- a/src/shims/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.netstandard20.txt
+++ b/src/shims/ApiCompatBaseline.uapaot.netstandard20.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ TypesMustExist : Type 'System.Security.Cryptography.ECCurve' does not exist in t
 TypesMustExist : Type 'System.Security.Cryptography.ECParameters' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
 TypesMustExist : Type 'System.Security.Cryptography.ECPoint' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
 
+Compat issues with assembly System.Runtime:
+MembersMustExist : Member 'System.Memory<T>.Pin()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+MembersMustExist : Member 'System.ReadOnlyMemory<T>.Pin()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+
 # Compat issues complaining about class vs delegate and class vs struct are because of a bug in APICompat tool where the implementation is picking
 # the wrong core assembly. It is picking System.Runtime instead of System.Private.CoreLib, there isn't any straight forward way to fix so baselining.
 TypeCannotChangeClassification : Type 'System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9>' is a 'class' in the implementation but is a 'delegate' in the contract.