diff --git a/src/kernel/core/syscalls.c b/src/kernel/core/syscalls.c
index 47588723f1..a90026281e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/syscalls.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 #include <resource.h>
 #include <fd.h>
+#include <fs/node_monitor.h>
 #include <sysctl.h>
 #include <ksocket.h>
 #include <kimage.h>
@@ -380,6 +381,17 @@ int syscall_dispatcher(unsigned long call_num, void *arg_buffer, uint64 *call_re
 			*call_ret = user_get_next_image_info((team_id)arg0, (int32 *)arg1, (image_info *)arg2, (size_t)arg3);
 			break;
 
+		// node monitor calls
+		case SYSCALL_START_WATCHING:
+			*call_ret = user_start_watching((dev_t)arg0, (ino_t)INT32TOINT64(arg1, arg2), (uint32)arg3, (port_id)arg4, (uint32)arg5);
+			break;
+		case SYSCALL_STOP_WATCHING:
+			*call_ret = user_stop_watching((dev_t)arg0, (ino_t)INT32TOINT64(arg1, arg2), (uint32)arg3, (port_id)arg4, (uint32)arg5);
+			break;
+		case SYSCALL_STOP_NOTIFYING:
+			*call_ret = user_stop_notifying((port_id)arg0, (uint32)arg1);
+			break;
+
 		case SYSCALL_SYSCTL:
 			*call_ret = user_sysctl((int *)arg0, (uint)arg1, (void *)arg2, 
 			                        (size_t *)arg3, (void *)arg4, 
diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S b/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
index 8bc70c11b6..84c13becfb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ SYSCALL1(sys_unregister_image, 115)
 SYSCALL3(sys_get_image_info, 116)
 SYSCALL4(sys_get_next_image_info, 117)
 
+/* node monitor calls */
+SYSCALL6(sys_start_watching, 118)
+SYSCALL6(sys_stop_watching, 119)
+SYSCALL2(sys_stop_notifying, 120)
+
 /* VM calls */
 SYSCALL6(sys_vm_create_anonymous_region, 29)
 SYSCALL6(sys_vm_clone_region, 30)