diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e725bff71..88865c37a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,11 +296,15 @@ if(APPLE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "DragonFly|FreeBSD|NetBSD|OpenBSD")
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD")
-  list(APPEND uv_sources src/unix/random-getrandom.c)
+  list(APPEND uv_sources
+       src/unix/random-arc4random.c
+       src/unix/random-getrandom.c)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "OpenBSD")
-  list(APPEND uv_sources src/unix/random-getentropy.c)
+  list(APPEND uv_sources
+       src/unix/random-arc4random.c
+       src/unix/random-getentropy.c)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
@@ -334,7 +338,10 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "NetBSD")
-  list(APPEND uv_sources src/unix/netbsd.c)
+  list(APPEND uv_sources
+       src/unix/random-arc4random.c
+       src/unix/random-getentropy.c
+       src/unix/netbsd.c)
   list(APPEND uv_libraries kvm)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8a41f18ab..6814eafd5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ libuv_la_SOURCES += src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c \
                     src/unix/fsevents.c \
                     src/unix/kqueue.c \
                     src/unix/proctitle.c \
+                    src/unix/random-arc4random.c \
                     src/unix/random-getentropy.c
 test_run_tests_LDFLAGS += -lutil -lm
 endif
@@ -457,6 +458,7 @@ libuv_la_SOURCES += src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c \
                     src/unix/freebsd.c \
                     src/unix/kqueue.c \
                     src/unix/posix-hrtime.c \
+                    src/unix/random-arc4random.c \
                     src/unix/random-getrandom.c
 test_run_tests_LDFLAGS += -lutil -lm
 endif
@@ -512,7 +514,9 @@ libuv_la_SOURCES += src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c \
                     src/unix/bsd-proctitle.c \
                     src/unix/kqueue.c \
                     src/unix/netbsd.c \
-                    src/unix/posix-hrtime.c
+                    src/unix/posix-hrtime.c \
+                    src/unix/random-arc4random.c \
+                    src/unix/random-getentropy.c
 test_run_tests_LDFLAGS += -lutil -lm
 endif
 
@@ -523,6 +527,7 @@ libuv_la_SOURCES += src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c \
                     src/unix/kqueue.c \
                     src/unix/openbsd.c \
                     src/unix/posix-hrtime.c \
+                    src/unix/random-arc4random.c \
                     src/unix/random-getentropy.c
 test_run_tests_LDFLAGS += -lutil -lm
 endif
diff --git a/docs/src/misc.rst b/docs/src/misc.rst
index db95e2dde..4a90b65a1 100644
--- a/docs/src/misc.rst
+++ b/docs/src/misc.rst
@@ -868,10 +868,14 @@ API
     - Linux, Android: :man:`getrandom(2)` if available, or :man:`urandom(4)`
       after reading from `/dev/random` once, or the `KERN_RANDOM`
       :man:`sysctl(2)`.
-    - FreeBSD: `getrandom(2) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=getrandom&sektion=2>_`,
+    - FreeBSD: `arc4random(3) <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=arc4random&sektion=3>_`,
+      or `getrandom(2) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=getrandom&sektion=2>_`,
       or `/dev/urandom` after reading from `/dev/random` once.
-    - NetBSD: `KERN_ARND` `sysctl(7) <https://man.netbsd.org/sysctl.7>_`
-    - macOS, OpenBSD: `getentropy(2) <https://man.openbsd.org/getentropy.2>_`
+    - NetBSD: `arc4random(3) <https://man.netbsd.org/arc4random.3>_`,
+      or `getentropy(3) <https://man.netbsd.org/getentropy.3>_` if available,
+      or `KERN_ARND` `sysctl(7) <https://man.netbsd.org/sysctl.7>_`
+    - macOS, OpenBSD: `arc4random(3) <https://man.openbsd.org/arc4random.3>_`,
+      or `getentropy(2) <https://man.openbsd.org/getentropy.2>_`
       if available, or `/dev/urandom` after reading from `/dev/random` once.
     - AIX: `/dev/random`.
     - IBM i: `/dev/urandom`.
diff --git a/src/random.c b/src/random.c
index 402678cb6..c6c5bc31a 100644
--- a/src/random.c
+++ b/src/random.c
@@ -35,14 +35,29 @@ static int uv__random(void* buf, size_t buflen) {
   rc = uv__random_readpath("/dev/urandom", buf, buflen);
 #elif defined(_AIX) || defined(__QNX__)
   rc = uv__random_readpath("/dev/random", buf, buflen);
-#elif defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || \
-     (defined(__ANDROID_API__) && __ANDROID_API__ >= 28)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+  rc = uv__random_arc4random(buf, buflen);
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_getentropy(buf, buflen);
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_devurandom(buf, buflen);
+#elif defined(__ANDROID_API__) && __ANDROID_API__ >= 28
   rc = uv__random_getentropy(buf, buflen);
   if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
     rc = uv__random_devurandom(buf, buflen);
 #elif defined(__NetBSD__)
-  rc = uv__random_sysctl(buf, buflen);
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__linux__)
+  rc = uv__random_arc4random(buf, buflen);
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_getentropy(buf, buflen); /* Since NetBSD 10.1 */
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_sysctl(buf, buflen);
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+  rc = uv__random_arc4random(buf, buflen);
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_getrandom(buf, buflen);
+  if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
+    rc = uv__random_devurandom(buf, buflen);
+#elif defined(__linux__)
   rc = uv__random_getrandom(buf, buflen);
   if (rc == UV_ENOSYS)
     rc = uv__random_devurandom(buf, buflen);
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index c9704a8bd..2bc74a514 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ int uv__search_path(const char* prog, char* buf, size_t* buflen);
 void uv__wait_children(uv_loop_t* loop);
 
 /* random */
+int uv__random_arc4random(void* buf, size_t buflen);
 int uv__random_devurandom(void* buf, size_t buflen);
 int uv__random_getrandom(void* buf, size_t buflen);
 int uv__random_getentropy(void* buf, size_t buflen);
diff --git a/src/unix/random-arc4random.c b/src/unix/random-arc4random.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0596465d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unix/random-arc4random.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Copyright libuv contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "uv.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+typedef int (*uv__arc4random_cb)(void*, size_t);
+
+static uv__arc4random_cb uv__arc4random;
+static uv_once_t once = UV_ONCE_INIT;
+
+
+static void uv__random_arc4random_init(void) {
+  uv__arc4random = (uv__arc4random_cb) dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "arc4random_buf");
+}
+
+
+int uv__random_arc4random(void* buf, size_t buflen) {
+  uv_once(&once, uv__random_arc4random_init);
+
+  if (uv__arc4random == NULL)
+    return UV_ENOSYS;
+
+  if (uv__arc4random(buf, buflen))
+    return UV__ERR(errno);
+
+  return 0;
+}