diff --git a/lib/rake/task_arguments.rb b/lib/rake/task_arguments.rb
index 0d3001afd..ecd27ab75 100644
--- a/lib/rake/task_arguments.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/task_arguments.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ def fetch(*args, &block)
       @hash.fetch(*args, &block)
     end
 
+    def deconstruct_keys(keys)
+      @hash.slice(*keys)
+    end
+
     protected
 
     def lookup(name) # :nodoc:
diff --git a/test/test_rake_task_arguments.rb b/test/test_rake_task_arguments.rb
index 245a71661..2706827e5 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_task_arguments.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_task_arguments.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ def test_to_hash
     assert_equal 0,  h.fetch(:one)
   end
 
+  def test_deconstruct_keys
+    omit "No stable pattern matching until Ruby 3.1 (testing #{RUBY_VERSION})" if RUBY_VERSION < "3.1"
+
+    ta = Rake::TaskArguments.new([:a, :b, :c], [1, 2, 3])
+    assert_equal ta.deconstruct_keys([:a, :b]), { a: 1, b: 2 }
+  end
+
   def test_enumerable_behavior
     ta = Rake::TaskArguments.new([:a, :b, :c], [1, 2, 3])
     assert_equal [10, 20, 30], ta.map { |k, v| v * 10 }.sort