diff --git a/kernel-src/io/net/udp.c b/kernel-src/io/net/udp.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-src/io/net/udp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <kernel/net.h>
+#include <arch/cpu.h>
+#include <logging.h>
+
+int udp_allocdesc(netdev_t *netdev, size_t requestedsize, netdesc_t *desc) {
+	int e = netdev->allocdesc(requestedsize + sizeof(udpframe_t), desc);
+	desc->curroffset += sizeof(udpframe_t);
+	return e;
+}
+
+int udp_sendpacket(netdev_t *netdev, netdesc_t desc, uint32_t ip, uint16_t srcport, uint16_t dstport) {
+	size_t len = desc.size - desc.curroffset;
+	desc.curroffset -= sizeof(udpframe_t);
+	udpframe_t frame = {
+		.srcport = cpu_to_be_w(srcport),
+		.dstport = cpu_to_be_w(dstport),
+		.length = cpu_to_be_w(len),
+		.checksum = 0xfefe
+	};
+	memcpy((void *)((uintptr_t)desc.address + desc.curroffset), &frame, sizeof(udpframe_t));
+
+	return ipv4_sendpacket(netdev, desc, ip, IPV4_PROTO_UDP);
+}