diff --git a/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
index 1eef3a13fd..7378b1462e 100644
--- a/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ if(TINT_BUILD_TESTS)
     utils/io/tmpfile_test.cc
     utils/map_test.cc
     utils/math_test.cc
+    utils/result_test.cc
     utils/reverse_test.cc
     utils/scoped_assignment_test.cc
     utils/string_test.cc
diff --git a/src/tint/utils/result.h b/src/tint/utils/result.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a69d56fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tint/utils/result.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef SRC_TINT_UTILS_RESULT_H_
+#define SRC_TINT_UTILS_RESULT_H_
+
+#include <ostream>
+// TODO(https://crbug.com/dawn/1379) Update cpplint and remove NOLINT
+#include <variant>  // NOLINT(build/include_order)
+
+namespace tint::utils {
+
+/// Empty structure used as the default FAILURE_TYPE for a Result.
+struct FailureType {};
+
+static constexpr const FailureType Failure;
+
+/// Result is a helper for functions that need to return a value, or an failure value.
+/// Result can be constructed with either a 'success' or 'failure' value.
+/// @tparam SUCCESS_TYPE the 'success' value type.
+/// @tparam FAILURE_TYPE the 'failure' value type. Defaults to FailureType which provides no
+///         information about the failure, except that something failed. Must not be the same type
+///         as SUCCESS_TYPE.
+template <typename SUCCESS_TYPE, typename FAILURE_TYPE = FailureType>
+struct Result {
+    static_assert(!std::is_same_v<SUCCESS_TYPE, FAILURE_TYPE>,
+                  "Result must not have the same type for SUCCESS_TYPE and FAILURE_TYPE");
+
+    /// Constructor
+    /// @param success the success result
+    Result(const SUCCESS_TYPE& success)  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit):
+        : value{success} {}
+
+    /// Constructor
+    /// @param failure the failure result
+    Result(const FAILURE_TYPE& failure)  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit):
+        : value{failure} {}
+
+    /// @returns true if the result was a success
+    operator bool() const { return std::holds_alternative<SUCCESS_TYPE>(value); }
+
+    /// @returns true if the result was a failure
+    bool operator!() const { return std::holds_alternative<FAILURE_TYPE>(value); }
+
+    /// @returns the success value
+    /// @warning attempting to call this when the Result holds an failure will result in UB.
+    const SUCCESS_TYPE* operator->() const { return &std::get<SUCCESS_TYPE>(value); }
+
+    /// @returns the success value
+    /// @warning attempting to call this when the Result holds an failure value will result in UB.
+    const SUCCESS_TYPE& Get() const { return std::get<SUCCESS_TYPE>(value); }
+
+    /// @returns the failure value
+    /// @warning attempting to call this when the Result holds a success value will result in UB.
+    const FAILURE_TYPE& Failure() const { return std::get<FAILURE_TYPE>(value); }
+
+    /// Equality operator
+    /// @param val the value to compare this Result to
+    /// @returns true if this result holds a success value equal to `value`
+    bool operator==(SUCCESS_TYPE val) const {
+        if (auto* v = std::get_if<SUCCESS_TYPE>(&value)) {
+            return *v == val;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// Equality operator
+    /// @param val the value to compare this Result to
+    /// @returns true if this result holds a failure value equal to `value`
+    bool operator==(FAILURE_TYPE val) const {
+        if (auto* v = std::get_if<FAILURE_TYPE>(&value)) {
+            return *v == val;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// The result. Either a success of failure value.
+    std::variant<SUCCESS_TYPE, FAILURE_TYPE> value;
+};
+
+/// Writes the result to the ostream.
+/// @param out the std::ostream to write to
+/// @param res the result
+/// @return the std::ostream so calls can be chained
+template <typename SUCCESS, typename FAILURE>
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, Result<SUCCESS, FAILURE> res) {
+    return res ? (out << "success: " << res.Get()) : (out << "failure: " << res.Failure());
+}
+
+}  // namespace tint::utils
+
+#endif  // SRC_TINT_UTILS_RESULT_H_
diff --git a/src/tint/utils/result_test.cc b/src/tint/utils/result_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce125f452b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tint/utils/result_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "src/tint/utils/result.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+
+namespace tint::utils {
+namespace {
+
+TEST(ResultTest, SuccessInt) {
+    auto r = Result<int>(123);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(!r);
+    EXPECT_EQ(r.Get(), 123);
+}
+
+TEST(ResultTest, SuccessStruct) {
+    struct S {
+        int value;
+    };
+    auto r = Result<S>({123});
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(!r);
+    EXPECT_EQ(r->value, 123);
+}
+
+TEST(ResultTest, Failure) {
+    auto r = Result<int>(Failure);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(r);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(!r);
+}
+
+TEST(ResultTest, CustomFailure) {
+    auto r = Result<int, std::string>("oh noes!");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(r);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(!r);
+    EXPECT_EQ(r.Failure(), "oh noes!");
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace tint::utils
diff --git a/test/tint/BUILD.gn b/test/tint/BUILD.gn
index 4f1619f1ee..551c674212 100644
--- a/test/tint/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/tint/BUILD.gn
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ tint_unittests_source_set("tint_unittests_utils_src") {
     "../../src/tint/utils/io/tmpfile_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/utils/map_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/utils/math_test.cc",
+    "../../src/tint/utils/result_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/utils/reverse_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/utils/scoped_assignment_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/utils/string_test.cc",