diff --git a/Lib/test/test_deque.py b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
index fe5d9b27d..68d751b9f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_deque.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
@@ -646,8 +646,6 @@ class TestBasic(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(id(e[-1]), id(e))
                 self.assertEqual(e.maxlen, d.maxlen)
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_iterator_pickle(self):
         orig = deque(range(200))
         data = [i*1.01 for i in orig]
@@ -729,8 +727,6 @@ class TestBasic(unittest.TestCase):
         for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
             self.assertEqual(list(reversed(deque(s))), list(reversed(s)))
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_reversed_new(self):
         klass = type(reversed(deque()))
         for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
diff --git a/extra_tests/snippets/deque.py b/extra_tests/snippets/deque.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fd8de9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra_tests/snippets/deque.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from collections import deque
+
+
+def test_deque_iterator__new__():
+    klass = type(iter(deque()))
+    s = 'abcd'
+    d = klass(deque(s))
+    assert (list(d) == list(s))
+
+
+test_deque_iterator__new__()
+
+
+def test_deque_iterator__new__positional_index():
+    klass = type(iter(deque()))
+
+    # index between 0 and len
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(len(s)):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(s)[i:])
+
+    # negative index
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(-1000, 0):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(s))
+
+    # index ge len
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(len(s), 4000):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list())
+
+
+test_deque_iterator__new__positional_index()
+
+
+def test_deque_iterator__new__not_using_keyword_index():
+    klass = type(iter(deque()))
+
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(-1000, 4000):
+            d = klass(deque(s), index=i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(s))
+
+
+test_deque_iterator__new__not_using_keyword_index()
+
+
+def test_deque_reverse_iterator__new__positional_index():
+    klass = type(reversed(deque()))
+
+    # index between 0 and len
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(len(s)):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(reversed(s))[i:])
+
+    # negative index
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(-1000, 0):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(reversed(s)))
+
+    # index ge len
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(len(s), 4000):
+            d = klass(deque(s), i)
+            assert (list(d) == list())
+
+
+test_deque_reverse_iterator__new__positional_index()
+
+
+def test_deque_reverse_iterator__new__not_using_keyword_index():
+    klass = type(reversed(deque()))
+
+    for s in ('abcd', range(2000)):
+        for i in range(-1000, 4000):
+            d = klass(deque(s), index=i)
+            assert (list(d) == list(reversed(s)))
+
+
+test_deque_reverse_iterator__new__not_using_keyword_index()
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
index f42e64d8f..801b34d71 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pub(crate) use _collections::make_module;
 #[pymodule]
 mod _collections {
     use crate::common::lock::{PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard};
-    use crate::function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg};
+    use crate::function::{FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg};
     use crate::slots::{Comparable, Hashable, Iterable, PyComparisonOp, PyIter, Unhashable};
     use crate::vm::ReprGuard;
     use crate::VirtualMachine;
@@ -361,15 +361,14 @@ mod _collections {
         }
 
         #[pymethod(magic)]
-        fn reversed(zelf: PyRef<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn reversed(zelf: PyRef<Self>) -> PyResult<PyReverseDequeIterator> {
             let length = zelf.len();
             Ok(PyReverseDequeIterator {
                 position: AtomicCell::new(length),
                 status: AtomicCell::new(if length > 0 { Active } else { Exhausted }),
                 length,
                 deque: zelf,
-            }
-            .into_object(vm))
+            })
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -581,6 +580,15 @@ mod _collections {
         }
     }
 
+    #[derive(FromArgs)]
+    struct DequeIterArgs {
+        #[pyarg(positional)]
+        deque: PyDequeRef,
+
+        #[pyarg(positional, optional)]
+        index: OptionalArg<isize>,
+    }
+
     #[pyimpl(with(PyIter))]
     impl PyDequeIterator {
         pub(crate) fn new(deque: PyDequeRef) -> Self {
@@ -592,6 +600,26 @@ mod _collections {
             }
         }
 
+        #[pyslot]
+        fn tp_new(
+            cls: PyTypeRef,
+            DequeIterArgs { deque, index }: DequeIterArgs,
+            _kwargs: KwArgs,
+            vm: &VirtualMachine,
+        ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
+            let len = deque.len();
+            let iter = PyDequeIterator::new(deque);
+            if let OptionalArg::Present(index) = index {
+                let index = max(index, 0) as usize;
+                iter.position.store(min(index, len));
+
+                if len.le(&index) {
+                    iter.status.store(Exhausted);
+                }
+            }
+            iter.into_ref_with_type(vm, cls)
+        }
+
         #[pymethod(magic)]
         fn length_hint(&self) -> usize {
             match self.status.load() {
@@ -663,6 +691,25 @@ mod _collections {
             }
         }
 
+        #[pyslot]
+        fn tp_new(
+            cls: PyTypeRef,
+            DequeIterArgs { deque, index }: DequeIterArgs,
+            _kwargs: KwArgs,
+            vm: &VirtualMachine,
+        ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
+            let len = deque.len();
+            let iter = PyDeque::reversed(deque)?;
+            if let OptionalArg::Present(index) = index {
+                let index = max(index, 0) as usize;
+                if len.le(&index) {
+                    iter.status.store(Exhausted);
+                }
+                iter.position.store(len.saturating_sub(index));
+            }
+            iter.into_ref_with_type(vm, cls)
+        }
+
         #[pymethod(magic)]
         fn reduce(
             zelf: PyRef<Self>,