diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
index 433582b95c..80f042d1be 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
@@ -616,33 +616,6 @@ format_pointer(Context &context, message_args *msg)
 #endif
 
 
-static string
-get_iovec(Context &context, iovec *iov, int iovlen)
-{
-	if (iov == NULL && iovlen == 0)
-		return "(empty)";
-
-	iovec vecs[iovlen];
-	int32 bytesRead;
-
-	string r = "[";
-	status_t err = context.Reader().Read(iov, vecs, sizeof(vecs), bytesRead);
-	if (err != B_OK) {
-		r += context.FormatPointer(iov);
-		r += ", " + context.FormatSigned(iovlen);
-	} else {
-		for (int i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
-			if (i > 0)
-				r += ", ";
-			r += "{iov_base=" + context.FormatPointer(vecs[i].iov_base);
-			r += ", iov_len=" + context.FormatUnsigned(vecs[i].iov_len);
-			r += "}";
-		}
-	}
-	return r + "]";
-}
-
-
 static string
 format_pointer(Context &context, msghdr *h)
 {
@@ -650,7 +623,7 @@ format_pointer(Context &context, msghdr *h)
 
 	r  =   "name = " + format_pointer_value<sockaddr>(context, h->msg_name);
 	r += ", name_len = " + context.FormatUnsigned(h->msg_namelen);
-	r += ", iov = " + get_iovec(context, h->msg_iov, h->msg_iovlen);
+	r += ", iov = " + format_iovecs(context, h->msg_iov, h->msg_iovlen);
 	if (h->msg_control != NULL || h->msg_controllen != 0) {
 		r += ", control = " + context.FormatPointer(h->msg_control);
 		r += ", control_len = " + context.FormatUnsigned(h->msg_controllen);
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
index 6646555879..54ea04f4cf 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <String.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #include "Context.h"
 #include "MemoryReader.h"
@@ -124,6 +125,57 @@ create_status_t_type_handler()
 	return new StatusTypeHandler;
 }
 
+
+// iovec*
+string
+format_iovecs(Context &context, const iovec *iov, int iovlen)
+{
+	if (iov == NULL && iovlen == 0)
+		return "(empty)";
+
+	iovec vecs[iovlen];
+	int32 bytesRead;
+
+	string r = "[";
+	status_t err = context.Reader().Read((void*)iov, vecs, sizeof(vecs), bytesRead);
+	if (err != B_OK) {
+		r += context.FormatPointer(iov);
+		r += ", " + context.FormatSigned(iovlen);
+	} else {
+		for (int i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
+			if (i > 0)
+				r += ", ";
+			r += "{iov_base=" + context.FormatPointer(vecs[i].iov_base);
+			r += ", iov_len=" + context.FormatUnsigned(vecs[i].iov_len);
+			r += "}";
+		}
+	}
+	return r + "]";
+}
+
+class IovecTypeHandler : public TypeHandler {
+public:
+	IovecTypeHandler() {}
+
+	string GetParameterValue(Context &context, Parameter *param, const void *address)
+	{
+		Parameter *size = context.GetNextSibling(param);
+		return format_iovecs(context, (const iovec*)*(void **)address,
+			context.ReadValue<size_t>(size));
+	}
+
+	string GetReturnValue(Context &context, uint64 value)
+	{
+		return context.FormatPointer((void *)value);
+	}
+};
+
+TypeHandler *
+create_iovec_ptr_type_handler()
+{
+	return new IovecTypeHandler;
+}
+
 // read_string
 static
 string
@@ -177,6 +229,8 @@ TypeHandlerImpl<const char*>::GetReturnValue(Context &context, uint64 value)
 	return read_string(context, (void *)value);
 }
 
+// #pragma mark - enums, flags
+
 EnumTypeHandler::EnumTypeHandler(const EnumMap &m) : fMap(m) {}
 
 string
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
index 4943d5df94..0e2abeafff 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ extern TypeHandler *create_pointer_type_handler();
 extern TypeHandler *create_string_type_handler();
 extern TypeHandler *create_status_t_type_handler();
 
+extern string format_iovecs(Context &context, const struct iovec *iov, int iovlen);
+
 // specialization for "const char*"
 template<>
 struct TypeHandlerFactory<const char*> {
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ struct fd_set;
 struct flock;
 struct ifconf;
 struct ifreq;
+struct iovec;
 struct msghdr;
 struct message_args;
 struct pollfd;
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ DEFINE_FACTORY(fdset_ptr, fd_set *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(flock_ptr, flock *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(ifconf_ptr, ifconf *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(ifreq_ptr, ifreq *);
+DEFINE_FACTORY(iovec_ptr, const iovec *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(msghdr_ptr, msghdr *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(msghdr_ptr, const msghdr *);
 DEFINE_FACTORY(message_args_ptr, message_args *);