diff --git a/libc/Makefile b/libc/Makefile
index 5a0df496..fb1616a5 100644
--- a/libc/Makefile
+++ b/libc/Makefile
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ HOSTEDOBJS=\
 access.o \
 chdir.o \
 chmod.o \
+chown.o \
 clock.o \
 close.o \
 $(CPUDIR)/fork.o \
diff --git a/libc/chown.cpp b/libc/chown.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..399d6131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/chown.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright(C) Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen 2012.
+
+    This file is part of the Sortix C Library.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+    or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    along with the Sortix C Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    chown.cpp
+    Changes the owner and group of a file.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+DEFN_SYSCALL3(int, sys_chown, SYSCALL_CHOWN, const char*, uid_t, gid_t);
+
+extern "C" int chown(const char* path, uid_t owner, gid_t group)
+{
+	return sys_chown(path, owner, group);
+}
diff --git a/libc/include/unistd.h b/libc/include/unistd.h
index 62f9c55e..3fdb5765 100644
--- a/libc/include/unistd.h
+++ b/libc/include/unistd.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ extern char** environ;
 /* TODO: These are not implemented in sortix libc yet. */
 #if defined(__SORTIX_SHOW_UNIMPLEMENTED)
 unsigned alarm(unsigned);
-int chown(const char*, uid_t, gid_t);
 size_t confstr(int, char*, size_t);
 char* crypt(const char*, const char*);
 char* ctermid(char*);
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ extern int opterr, optind, optopt;
 
 int access(const char*, int);
 int chdir(const char*);
+int chown(const char*, uid_t, gid_t);
 int close(int);
 int dup(int);
 void _exit(int)  __attribute__ ((noreturn));
diff --git a/sortix/include/sortix/syscallnum.h b/sortix/include/sortix/syscallnum.h
index 827054c4..c6310f05 100644
--- a/sortix/include/sortix/syscallnum.h
+++ b/sortix/include/sortix/syscallnum.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #define SYSCALL_DISPMSG_ISSUE 55
 #define SYSCALL_FSTATAT 56
 #define SYSCALL_CHMOD 57
-#define SYSCALL_MAX_NUM 58 /* index of highest constant + 1 */
+#define SYSCALL_CHOWN 58
+#define SYSCALL_MAX_NUM 59 /* index of highest constant + 1 */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sortix/io.cpp b/sortix/io.cpp
index d0611da2..0fd4e277 100644
--- a/sortix/io.cpp
+++ b/sortix/io.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,22 @@ static int sys_chdir(const char* path)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int sys_chown(const char* path, uid_t owner, gid_t group)
+{
+	char* pathcopy = GetStringFromUser(path);
+	if ( !pathcopy )
+		return -1;
+	ioctx_t ctx; SetupUserIOCtx(&ctx);
+	const char* relpath = pathcopy;
+	Ref<Descriptor> from = PrepareLookup(&relpath);
+	Ref<Descriptor> desc = from->open(&ctx, relpath, O_WRONLY);
+	from.Reset();
+	delete[] pathcopy;
+	if ( !desc )
+		return -1;
+	return desc->chown(&ctx, owner, group);
+}
+
 static int sys_chmod(const char* path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	char* pathcopy = GetStringFromUser(path);
@@ -374,6 +390,7 @@ void Init()
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_ACCESS, (void*) sys_access);
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_CHDIR, (void*) sys_chdir);
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_CHMOD, (void*) sys_chmod);
+	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_CHOWN, (void*) sys_chown);
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_CLOSE, (void*) sys_close);
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_DUP, (void*) sys_dup);
 	Syscall::Register(SYSCALL_FCNTL, (void*) sys_fcntl);