diff --git a/apps/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLine.ts b/apps/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLine.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b5de1365ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLine.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
+
+import colors from 'colors/safe';
+
+import { RushConfiguration } from '../api/RushConfiguration';
+import { NodeJsCompatibility } from '../logic/NodeJsCompatibility';
+
+export interface ILaunchRushPnpmInternalOptions {
+  isManaged: boolean;
+  alreadyReportedNodeTooNewError?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class RushPnpmCommandLine {
+  public static launch(launcherVersion: string, options: ILaunchRushPnpmInternalOptions): void {
+    // Node.js can sometimes accidentally terminate with a zero exit code  (e.g. for an uncaught
+    // promise exception), so we start with the assumption that the exit code is 1
+    // and set it to 0 only on success.
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+
+    try {
+      // Are we in a Rush repo?
+      let rushConfiguration: RushConfiguration | undefined = undefined;
+      if (RushConfiguration.tryFindRushJsonLocation()) {
+        rushConfiguration = RushConfiguration.loadFromDefaultLocation({ showVerbose: true });
+      }
+
+      NodeJsCompatibility.warnAboutCompatibilityIssues({
+        isRushLib: true,
+        alreadyReportedNodeTooNewError: !!options.alreadyReportedNodeTooNewError,
+        rushConfiguration
+      });
+
+      console.log('Success');
+      process.exitCode = 0;
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(colors.red('Error: ' + error.message));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/rush-lib/src/start-pnpm.ts b/apps/rush-lib/src/start-pnpm.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12e8fb46bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rush-lib/src/start-pnpm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
+
+import { Rush } from './api/Rush';
+
+Rush.launchRushPnpm(Rush.version, { isManaged: false });
diff --git a/apps/rush/bin/rush-pnpm b/apps/rush/bin/rush-pnpm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..783bb806fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/rush/bin/rush-pnpm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+require('../lib/start.js')
diff --git a/apps/rush/package.json b/apps/rush/package.json
index b0464ef7296..2b6c2d93eaa 100644
--- a/apps/rush/package.json
+++ b/apps/rush/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   },
   "bin": {
     "rush": "./bin/rush",
+    "rush-pnpm": "./bin/rush-pnpm",
     "rushx": "./bin/rushx"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/apps/rush/src/RushCommandSelector.ts b/apps/rush/src/RushCommandSelector.ts
index 1509a04cec5..8264b060f21 100644
--- a/apps/rush/src/RushCommandSelector.ts
+++ b/apps/rush/src/RushCommandSelector.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import colors from 'colors/safe';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as rushLib from '@microsoft/rush-lib';
 
-type CommandName = 'rush' | 'rushx' | undefined;
+type CommandName = 'rush' | 'rush-pnpm' | 'rushx' | undefined;
 
 /**
  * Both "rush" and "rushx" share the same src/start.ts entry point.  This makes it
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ type CommandName = 'rush' | 'rushx' | undefined;
  */
 export class RushCommandSelector {
   public static failIfNotInvokedAsRush(version: string): void {
-    if (RushCommandSelector._getCommandName() === 'rushx') {
+    const commandName: CommandName = RushCommandSelector._getCommandName();
+    if (commandName !== 'rush' && commandName !== undefined) {
       RushCommandSelector._failWithError(
-        `This repository is using Rush version ${version} which does not support the "rushx" command`
+        `This repository is using Rush version ${version} which does not support the ${commandName} command`
       );
     }
   }
@@ -36,7 +37,20 @@ export class RushCommandSelector {
       RushCommandSelector._failWithError(`Unable to find the "Rush" entry point in @microsoft/rush-lib`);
     }
 
-    if (RushCommandSelector._getCommandName() === 'rushx') {
+    const commandName: CommandName = RushCommandSelector._getCommandName();
+
+    if (commandName === 'rush-pnpm') {
+      if (!Rush.launchRushPnpm) {
+        RushCommandSelector._failWithError(
+          `This repository is using Rush version ${Rush.version}` +
+            ` which does not support the "rush-pnpm" command`
+        );
+      }
+      Rush.launchRushPnpm(launcherVersion, {
+        isManaged: options.isManaged,
+        alreadyReportedNodeTooNewError: options.alreadyReportedNodeTooNewError
+      });
+    } else if (commandName === 'rushx') {
       if (!Rush.launchRushX) {
         RushCommandSelector._failWithError(
           `This repository is using Rush version ${Rush.version}` +
@@ -60,12 +74,15 @@ export class RushCommandSelector {
       // argv[0]: "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe"
       // argv[1]: "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\@microsoft\\rush\\bin\\rushx"
       const basename: string = path.basename(process.argv[1]).toUpperCase();
-      if (basename === 'RUSHX') {
-        return 'rushx';
-      }
       if (basename === 'RUSH') {
         return 'rush';
       }
+      if (basename === 'RUSH-PNPM') {
+        return 'rush-pnpm';
+      }
+      if (basename === 'RUSHX') {
+        return 'rushx';
+      }
     }
     return undefined;
   }
diff --git a/apps/rush/src/RushVersionSelector.ts b/apps/rush/src/RushVersionSelector.ts
index 2f3308ecda4..7f00b5a0b57 100644
--- a/apps/rush/src/RushVersionSelector.ts
+++ b/apps/rush/src/RushVersionSelector.ts
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ export class RushVersionSelector {
 
     if (semver.lt(version, '3.0.20')) {
       // In old versions, requiring the entry point invoked the command-line parser immediately,
-      // so fail if "rushx" was used
+      // so fail if "rushx" or "rush-pnpm" was used
       RushCommandSelector.failIfNotInvokedAsRush(version);
       require(path.join(expectedRushPath, 'node_modules', '@microsoft', 'rush', 'lib', 'rush'));
     } else if (semver.lt(version, '4.0.0')) {
       // In old versions, requiring the entry point invoked the command-line parser immediately,
-      // so fail if "rushx" was used
+      // so fail if "rushx" or "rush-pnpm" was used
       RushCommandSelector.failIfNotInvokedAsRush(version);
       require(path.join(expectedRushPath, 'node_modules', '@microsoft', 'rush', 'lib', 'start'));
     } else {
diff --git a/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md b/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
index 5048ffdca8b..cd3675a1051 100644
--- a/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
+++ b/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ export class RepoStateFile {
 // @public
 export class Rush {
     static launch(launcherVersion: string, arg: ILaunchOptions): void;
+    static launchRushPnpm(launcherVersion: string, options: ILaunchOptions): void;
     static launchRushX(launcherVersion: string, options: ILaunchOptions): void;
     static get version(): string;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/Rush.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/Rush.ts
index 9b680cb7a05..9acbd98cc53 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/Rush.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/Rush.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { RushXCommandLine } from '../cli/RushXCommandLine';
 import { CommandLineMigrationAdvisor } from '../cli/CommandLineMigrationAdvisor';
 import { EnvironmentVariableNames } from './EnvironmentConfiguration';
 import { IBuiltInPluginConfiguration } from '../pluginFramework/PluginLoader/BuiltInPluginLoader';
+import { RushPnpmCommandLine } from '../cli/RushPnpmCommandLine';
 
 /**
  * Options to pass to the rush "launch" functions.
@@ -50,8 +51,6 @@ export class Rush {
    * Third-party tools should not use this API.  Instead, they should execute the "rush" binary
    * and start a new Node.js process.
    *
-   * @param launcherVersion - The version of the `@microsoft/rush` wrapper used to call invoke the CLI.
-   *
    * @remarks
    * Earlier versions of the rush frontend used a different API contract. In the old contract,
    * the second argument was the `isManaged` value of the {@link ILaunchOptions} object.
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ export class Rush {
    * This API is used by the `@microsoft/rush` front end to launch the "rushx" command-line.
    * Third-party tools should not use this API.  Instead, they should execute the "rushx" binary
    * and start a new Node.js process.
-   *
-   * @param launcherVersion - The version of the `@microsoft/rush` wrapper used to call invoke the CLI.
    */
   public static launchRushX(launcherVersion: string, options: ILaunchOptions): void {
     options = Rush._normalizeLaunchOptions(options);
@@ -93,6 +90,16 @@ export class Rush {
     RushXCommandLine._launchRushXInternal(launcherVersion, { ...options });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This API is used by the `@microsoft/rush` front end to launch the "rush-pnpm" command-line.
+   * Third-party tools should not use this API.  Instead, they should execute the "rush-pnpm" binary
+   * and start a new Node.js process.
+   */
+  public static launchRushPnpm(launcherVersion: string, options: ILaunchOptions): void {
+    Rush._assignRushInvokedFolder();
+    RushPnpmCommandLine.launch(launcherVersion, { ...options });
+  }
+
   /**
    * The currently executing version of the "rush-lib" library.
    * This is the same as the Rush tool version for that release.