diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/field_mask.py b/python/google/protobuf/field_mask.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d336c7246b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/field_mask.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+# Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+# https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+"""Contains the FieldMask helper APIs."""
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from google.protobuf import descriptor
+
+from google.protobuf.field_mask_pb2 import FieldMask
+
+
+def to_json_string(mask_msg: FieldMask) -> str:
+  """Converts FieldMask to string according to proto3 JSON spec."""
+  return mask_msg.ToJsonString()
+
+
+def from_json_string(value: str) -> FieldMask:
+  """Converts string to FieldMask according to proto3 JSON spec."""
+  msg = FieldMask()
+  msg.FromJsonString(value)
+  return msg
+
+
+def is_valid_for_descriptor(
+    mask_msg: FieldMask, message_descriptor: descriptor.Descriptor
+) -> bool:
+  """Checks whether the FieldMask is valid for Message Descriptor."""
+  return mask_msg.IsValidForDescriptor(message_descriptor)
+
+
+def all_fields_from_descriptor(
+    message_descriptor: descriptor.Descriptor,
+) -> FieldMask:
+  """Gets all direct fields of Message Descriptor to FieldMask."""
+  msg = FieldMask()
+  msg.AllFieldsFromDescriptor(message_descriptor)
+  return msg
+
+
+def canonical_form_from_mask(mask_msg: FieldMask) -> FieldMask:
+  """Converts a FieldMask to the canonical form FieldMask."""
+  msg = FieldMask()
+  msg.CanonicalFormFromMask(mask_msg)
+  return msg
+
+
+def union(mask1: FieldMask, mask2: FieldMask) -> FieldMask:
+  """Merges mask1 and mask2 into a new FieldMask."""
+  msg = FieldMask()
+  msg.Union(mask1, mask2)
+  return msg
+
+
+def intersect(mask1: FieldMask, mask2: FieldMask) -> FieldMask:
+  """Intersects mask1 and mask2 into a new FieldMask."""
+  msg = FieldMask()
+  msg.Intersect(mask1, mask2)
+  return msg
+
+
+def merge_message(
+    mask_msg: FieldMask,
+    source: FieldMask,
+    destination: FieldMask,
+    replace_message_field: Optional[bool] = False,
+    replace_repeated_field: Optional[bool] = False,
+) -> None:
+  """Merges fields specified in field_mask from source to destination."""
+  return mask_msg.MergeMessage(
+      source, destination, replace_message_field, replace_repeated_field
+  )
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/field_mask_test.py b/python/google/protobuf/internal/field_mask_test.py
index ed7c9ef60e26..e73af8346d49 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/field_mask_test.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/field_mask_test.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from google.protobuf import field_mask_pb2
+from google.protobuf import descriptor
+from google.protobuf import field_mask as field_mask_nextgen
 from google.protobuf.internal import field_mask
 from google.protobuf.internal import test_util
-from google.protobuf import descriptor
+
+from google.protobuf import field_mask_pb2
 from google.protobuf import map_unittest_pb2
 from google.protobuf import unittest_pb2
 
@@ -372,6 +374,46 @@ def testCamelCaseToSnakeCase(self):
         'Fail to parse FieldMask: Path name foo_bar must not contain "_"s.',
         field_mask._CamelCaseToSnakeCase, 'foo_bar')
 
+  def test_field_mask_nextgen(self):
+    mask_msg = field_mask_pb2.FieldMask()
+    mask_msg.paths.append('foo')
+    self.assertEqual('foo', field_mask_nextgen.to_json_string(mask_msg))
+
+    msg = field_mask_nextgen.from_json_string('fooBar,barQuz')
+    self.assertEqual(['foo_bar', 'bar_quz'], msg.paths)
+
+    msg_descriptor = unittest_pb2.TestAllTypes.DESCRIPTOR
+    msg = field_mask_nextgen.all_fields_from_descriptor(msg_descriptor)
+    self.assertEqual(79, len(msg.paths))
+    self.assertTrue(
+        field_mask_nextgen.is_valid_for_descriptor(msg, msg_descriptor)
+    )
+
+    mask1 = field_mask_nextgen.from_json_string('foo,bar,foo')
+    mask2 = field_mask_nextgen.canonical_form_from_mask(mask1)
+    self.assertEqual('bar,foo', field_mask_nextgen.to_json_string(mask2))
+
+    mask1 = field_mask_nextgen.from_json_string('foo,baz.bb')
+    mask2 = field_mask_nextgen.from_json_string('baz.bb,quz')
+    union_mask = field_mask_nextgen.union(mask1, mask2)
+    intersect_mask = field_mask_nextgen.intersect(mask1, mask2)
+    self.assertEqual(
+        'baz.bb,foo,quz', field_mask_nextgen.to_json_string(union_mask)
+    )
+    self.assertEqual(
+        'baz.bb', field_mask_nextgen.to_json_string(intersect_mask)
+    )
+
+    new_msg = unittest_pb2.TestOneof2()
+    dst = unittest_pb2.TestOneof2()
+    dst.foo_message.moo_int = 1
+    mask = field_mask_nextgen.from_json_string(
+        'fooMessage,fooLazyMessage.mooInt'
+    )
+    field_mask_nextgen.merge_message(mask, new_msg, dst)
+    self.assertIn('foo_message', dst)
+    self.assertNotIn('foo_lazy_message', dst)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()