diff --git a/src/include/kernel/block.h b/src/include/kernel/block.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4b41be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/kernel/block.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef _BLOCK_H_INCLUDE
+#define _BLOCK_H_INCLUDE
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct{
+	int (*read)(void* internal, void* buffer, uintmax_t lba, size_t count); 
+} blockcalls_t;
+
+typedef struct{
+	blockcalls_t calls;
+	void* internal;
+	size_t blocksize, capacity;
+} blockdesc_t;
+
+int block_registernew(blockdesc_t* desc, char* name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/sys/block/block.c b/src/sys/block/block.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a45794f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sys/block/block.c
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#include <kernel/devman.h>
+#include <kernel/block.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <kernel/alloc.h>
+#include <arch/spinlock.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+
+static int lock;
+static size_t devcount;
+static blockdesc_t* blockdevs;
+
+static int isseekable(int dev, size_t* seekmax){
+
+	if(dev >= devcount)
+		return ENODEV;
+
+	spinlock_acquire(&lock);
+
+	blockdesc_t desc = blockdevs[dev];
+
+	spinlock_release(&lock);
+	
+	*seekmax = desc.capacity * desc.blocksize;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+static int poll(int dev, pollfd* fd){
+	
+	if(fd->events & POLLOUT)
+		fd->revents |= POLLIN;
+	
+	if(fd->events & POLLOUT)
+		fd->revents |= POLLOUT;
+
+}
+
+int block_read(int* error, int dev, void* buffer, size_t count, size_t offset){
+
+	//printf("block_read called: buffer %p count %lu offset %lu\n", buffer, count, offset);	
+
+	if(dev >= devcount){
+		*error = ENODEV;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	*error = 0;
+
+	if(count == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+
+	spinlock_acquire(&lock);
+
+	blockdesc_t desc = blockdevs[dev];
+
+	spinlock_release(&lock);
+
+	uintmax_t startlba = offset / desc.blocksize;
+
+	if(startlba >= desc.capacity)
+		return 0;
+
+	uintmax_t lbaoffset = offset % desc.blocksize;
+	size_t countremainder = count % desc.blocksize;
+	size_t extrabytes = lbaoffset + countremainder;
+	size_t extralba = extrabytes / desc.blocksize + 1;
+	size_t lbacount = count / desc.blocksize + extralba;
+	uintmax_t lbatop = startlba + lbacount;
+	size_t lbadiff = 0;
+	
+	//printf("startlba: %lu countremainder: %lu extrabytes: %lu extralba: %lu lbacount: %lu lbatop: %lu lbadiff: %lu\n", startlba, countremainder, extrabytes, extralba, lbacount, lbatop, lbadiff);
+
+	if(lbatop >= desc.capacity){
+		lbadiff += lbatop - desc.capacity;
+		lbatop  -= lbatop - desc.capacity + 1;
+	}
+	
+	//printf("startlba: %lu countremainder: %lu extrabytes: %lu extralba: %lu lbacount: %lu lbatop: %lu lbadiff: %lu\n", startlba, countremainder, extrabytes, extralba, lbacount, lbatop, lbadiff);
+
+	if(lbadiff){
+		
+		count -= countremainder;
+		--lbacount;
+
+		if(lbadiff > 1){	
+			--lbadiff;
+
+			lbacount -= lbadiff;
+			count -= lbadiff * desc.blocksize;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//printf("startlba: %lu countremainder: %lu extrabytes: %lu extralba: %lu lbacount: %lu lbatop: %lu lbadiff: %lu\n", startlba, countremainder, extrabytes, extralba, lbacount, lbatop, lbadiff);
+
+	if(lbacount == 0)
+		return 0;
+	
+	uint8_t* lbabuffer = alloc(lbacount*desc.blocksize);
+
+	if(!lbabuffer){
+		*error = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	
+	*error = desc.calls.read(desc.internal, lbabuffer, startlba, lbacount);
+	
+	memcpy(buffer, (uint8_t*)lbabuffer + lbaoffset, count);
+	
+	if(*error)
+		return -1;
+
+
+	return count;
+
+}
+
+
+static devcalls calls = {
+	.read = block_read
+};
+
+int block_registernew(blockdesc_t* desc, char* name){
+
+	spinlock_acquire(&lock);
+
+	int status = 0;
+
+	if(!blockdevs){
+		blockdevs = alloc(sizeof(blockdesc_t));
+		if(!blockdevs)
+			status = ENOMEM;
+	}
+	else{
+		void* tmp = realloc(blockdevs, sizeof(blockdesc_t)*(devcount+1));
+		if(!tmp)
+			status = ENOMEM;
+		else
+			blockdevs = tmp;
+	}
+	
+	if(status){
+		spinlock_release(&lock);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	blockdevs[devcount] = *desc;
+
+	status = devman_newdevice(name, TYPE_BLOCKDEV, MAJOR_BLOCK, devcount, &calls); 
+
+	++devcount;
+
+	spinlock_release(&lock);
+	return status;
+
+}
+