diff --git a/headers/private/net/core_module.h b/headers/private/net/core_module.h
index ea2fd72be1..b951e3a241 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/core_module.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/core_module.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ struct core_module_info {
 	int (*socket_getsockopt)	(struct socket *so, int, int, void *, size_t *);
 	int (*socket_getpeername)	(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *, int *);
 	int (*socket_getsockname)	(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *, int *);
+	int (*socket_socketpair)	(struct socket *so, struct socket **nso);
 	int (*socket_set_event_callback)(struct socket *so, socket_event_callback, void *, int);
 	int (*socket_shutdown)		(struct socket *so, int how);
 };
diff --git a/headers/private/net/net_socket.h b/headers/private/net/net_socket.h
index 6fcdce6f30..7e6cefe0d5 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/net_socket.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/net_socket.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ int socket_ioctl		(struct socket *so, int cmd, caddr_t data);
 int socket_getpeername	(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *, int *);
 int socket_getsockname	(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *, int *);
 
+int socket_pair		(struct socket *so, struct socket **nso);
+
 int socket_set_event_callback(struct socket *so, socket_event_callback, void *, int);
 
 
diff --git a/headers/private/net/net_stack_driver.h b/headers/private/net/net_stack_driver.h
index c585280dd7..f218dcc8e9 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/net_stack_driver.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/net_stack_driver.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum {
 	NET_STACK_SETSOCKOPT,						// sockopt_args *
 	NET_STACK_GETSOCKNAME,						// sockaddr_args *
 	NET_STACK_GETPEERNAME,						// sockaddr_args *
+	NET_STACK_SOCKETPAIR,							// 
 
 	NET_STACK_SYSCTL,							// sysctl_args *
 	NET_STACK_SELECT,							// select_args *
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ struct socket_args {	// used by NET_STACK_SOCKET
 	int proto;
 };
 
+struct socketpair_args {	// used by NET_STACK_SOCKETPAIR
+	void *cookie;
+};
+
 struct accept_args {  // used by NET_STACK_ACCEPT 
 	void *cookie; 
 	struct sockaddr *addr; 
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@ struct stack_driver_args {
 		struct sysctl_args				sysctl;
 		struct select_args				select;
 		struct control_net_module_args	control;
+		struct socketpair_args				socketpair;
 	} u;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/stack/net_stack_driver.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/stack/net_stack_driver.c
index acb39b4da2..560c19fa0d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/stack/net_stack_driver.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/stack/net_stack_driver.c
@@ -433,7 +433,11 @@ static status_t net_stack_control(void *cookie, uint32 op, void *data, size_t le
 	
 			case NET_STACK_GETPEERNAME:
 				return g_core->socket_getpeername(nsc->socket, args->u.sockaddr.addr, &args->u.sockaddr.addrlen);
-				
+			
+			case NET_STACK_SOCKETPAIR: {
+				net_stack_cookie *ansc = args->u.socketpair.cookie;
+				return g_core->socket_socketpair(nsc->socket, &ansc->socket);
+			}
 			case B_SET_BLOCKING_IO: {
 				int off = false;
 				nsc->open_flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/core.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/core.c
index 02200b8975..2d6740c265 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/core.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/core.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct core_module_info core_info = {
 	socket_getsockopt,
 	socket_getpeername,
 	socket_getsockname,
+	socket_socketpair,
 	socket_set_event_callback,
 	socket_shutdown
 };
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/socket.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/socket.c
index c6e20c6a8f..8b0345113e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/core/socket.c
@@ -1565,3 +1565,12 @@ int socket_accept(struct socket *so, struct socket **nso, void *data, int *alen)
 	*nso = so;			
 	return error;
 }
+
+
+void
+socket_socketpair(struct socket *so, struct socket **nso)
+{
+	// TODO : implement, eventually fill nso with a new cookie
+	return ENOIMPL;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libsocket/socket.c b/src/kits/network/libsocket/socket.c
index ad7292fd94..7dc2717f4d 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libsocket/socket.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libsocket/socket.c
@@ -282,6 +282,47 @@ _EXPORT int getsockname(int sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int *addrlen)
 	return rv;
 }
 
+
+_EXPORT int socketpair(int family, int type, int protocol, int socket_vector[2])
+{
+	struct stack_driver_args args;
+	int rv;
+	void *cookie;
+
+	socket_vector[0] = socket(family, type, protocol);
+	if (socket_vector[0] < 0) {
+		return socket_vector[0];
+	}
+
+	socket_vector[1] = socket(family, type, protocol);
+	if (socket_vector[1] < 0) {
+		close(socket_vector[0]);
+		return socket_vector[1];
+	}
+
+	// The network stack driver will need to know to which net_stack_cookie to 
+	// *bind* with the new accepted socket. He can't know himself find out 
+	// the net_stack_cookie of our new_sock file descriptor, the just open() one... 
+	// So, here, we ask him the net_stack_cookie value for our fd... :-) 
+	rv = ioctl(socket_vector[1], NET_STACK_GET_COOKIE, &cookie); 
+	if (rv < 0) {
+		close(socket_vector[0]);
+		close(socket_vector[1]); 
+		return rv;
+	}
+	
+	args.u.socketpair.cookie     = cookie; // this way driver can use the right fd/cookie! 	
+
+	rv = ioctl(socket_vector[0], NET_STACK_SOCKETPAIR, &args, sizeof(args));
+	if (rv < 0) {
+		close(socket_vector[0]);
+		close(socket_vector[1]);
+		return rv;
+	}
+	return rv;
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark -