diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/FlushShieldOutputStream.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/FlushShieldOutputStream.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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
+ *
+ *   https://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.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.commons.io.output;
+
+import java.io.FilterOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.build.AbstractStreamBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Re-implements {@link FilterOutputStream#flush()} to do nothing.
+ *
+ * @since 2.22.0
+ */
+public final class FlushShieldOutputStream extends ProxyOutputStream {
+
+    // @formatter:off
+    /**
+     * Builds a new {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Using File IO:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * FlushShieldOutputStream s = FlushShieldOutputStream.builder()
+     *   .setPath("over/there.out")
+     *   .setBufferSize(8192)
+     *   .get();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Using NIO Path:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * FlushShieldOutputStream s = FlushShieldOutputStream.builder()
+     *   .setPath("over/there.out")
+     *   .setBufferSize(8192)
+     *   .get();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @see #get()
+     * @since 2.13.0
+     */
+    // @formatter:on
+    public static class Builder extends AbstractStreamBuilder<FlushShieldOutputStream, Builder> {
+
+        /**
+         * Constructs a new builder of {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+         */
+        public Builder() {
+            // empty
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Builds a new {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+         *
+         * @return a new instance.
+         * @throws IllegalStateException         if the {@code origin} is {@code null}.
+         * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the origin cannot be converted to an {@link OutputStream}.
+         * @throws IOException                   if an I/O error occurs converting to an {@link OutputStream} using {@link #getOutputStream()}.
+         * @see #getOutputStream()
+         * @see #getBufferSize()
+         * @see #getUnchecked()
+         */
+        @Override
+        public FlushShieldOutputStream get() throws IOException {
+            return new FlushShieldOutputStream(this);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new builder of {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+     *
+     * @return a new builder of {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+     */
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("resource") // caller closes.
+    private FlushShieldOutputStream(final Builder builder) throws IOException {
+        super(builder.getOutputStream());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@code FlushShieldOutputStream} filter for the specified underlying output stream.
+     *
+     * @param out the underlying output stream to be assigned to the field {@code this.out} for later use, or {@code null} if this instance is to be created
+     *            without an underlying stream.
+     */
+    public FlushShieldOutputStream(final OutputStream out) {
+        super(out);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void flush() throws IOException {
+        // shield: do nothing.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/FlushShieldOutputStreamTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/FlushShieldOutputStreamTest.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.commons.io.output;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Tests {@link FlushShieldOutputStream}.
+ */
+class FlushShieldOutputStreamTest {
+
+    /** Tracks whether the underlying stream's close() was called. */
+    private AtomicBoolean closed;
+
+    /** Tracks whether the underlying stream's flush() was called. */
+    private AtomicBoolean flushed;
+
+    /** The stream under test. */
+    private FlushShieldOutputStream shielded;
+
+    /** The underlying byte-array-backed stream used as the delegate. */
+    private ByteArrayOutputStream target;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        flushed = new AtomicBoolean();
+        closed = new AtomicBoolean();
+        target = new ByteArrayOutputStream() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void close() throws IOException {
+                closed.set(true);
+                super.close();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void flush() throws IOException {
+                flushed.set(true);
+                super.flush();
+            }
+        };
+        shielded = new FlushShieldOutputStream(target);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testBuilderGet() throws IOException {
+        assertNotNull(FlushShieldOutputStream.builder().setOutputStream(target).get());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testBuilderWithOutputStream() throws IOException {
+        try (FlushShieldOutputStream built = FlushShieldOutputStream.builder().setOutputStream(target).get()) {
+            assertNotNull(built);
+            assertInstanceOf(FlushShieldOutputStream.class, built);
+            // flush must be shielded for builder-created instances too
+            built.flush();
+            assertFalse(flushed.get(), "flush() via builder instance must NOT reach the underlying stream.");
+            // writes must still work
+            built.write('B');
+            assertEquals(1, target.size());
+            assertEquals('B', target.toByteArray()[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCloseReachesUnderlying() throws IOException {
+        assertFalse(closed.get(), "close should not have been called yet.");
+        shielded.close();
+        assertTrue(closed.get(), "close() must reach the underlying stream.");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testFlushCanBeCalledMultipleTimes() throws IOException {
+        shielded.flush();
+        shielded.flush();
+        shielded.flush();
+        assertFalse(flushed.get(), "repeated flush() calls must NOT reach the underlying stream.");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testFlushDoesNotDelegateToUnderlying() throws IOException {
+        assertFalse(flushed.get(), "flush should not have been called yet.");
+        shielded.flush();
+        assertFalse(flushed.get(), "flush() must NOT reach the underlying stream.");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testWriteByteArray() throws IOException {
+        final byte[] data = { 'H', 'i' };
+        shielded.write(data);
+        assertEquals(2, target.size());
+        assertArrayEquals(data, target.toByteArray());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testWriteByteArrayWithOffset() throws IOException {
+        final byte[] data = { 'X', 'Y', 'Z' };
+        shielded.write(data, 1, 2);
+        assertEquals(2, target.size());
+        assertArrayEquals(new byte[] { 'Y', 'Z' }, target.toByteArray());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testWriteInt() throws IOException {
+        shielded.write('A');
+        assertEquals(1, target.size());
+        assertEquals('A', target.toByteArray()[0]);
+    }
+}