diff --git a/src/sys/include/sys/sysproto.h b/src/sys/include/sys/sysproto.h
index 227e0ce..36c0658 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/sys/sysproto.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/sys/sysproto.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
   char len_l_[PADL_(size_t)]; size_t len; char len_r_[PADR_(size_t)];
   char prot_l_[PADL_(int)]; int prot; char prot_r_[PADR_(int)];
   };
+struct lseek_args {
+  char fd_l_[PADL_(int)]; int fd; char fd_r_[PADR_(int)];
+  char pad_l_[PADL_(int)]; int pad; char pad_r_[PADR_(int)];
+  char offset_l_[PADL_(off_t)]; off_t offset; char offset_r_[PADR_(off_t)];
+  char whence_l_[PADL_(int)]; int whence; char whence_r_[PADR_(int)];
+  };
 
 
 
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@
 int access(struct thread *td, struct access_args *uap);
 int fstatfs(struct thread *td, struct fstatfs_args *uap);
 int mprotect(struct thread *td, struct mprotect_args *uap);
+int lseek(struct thread *td, struct lseek_args *uap);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/sys/include/ubixos/syscalls_new.h b/src/sys/include/ubixos/syscalls_new.h
index 78aa0c7..f4a291c 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/ubixos/syscalls_new.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/ubixos/syscalls_new.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
   invalid_call,		/** 196 **/
   mmap,			/** 197 **/
   invalid_call,		/** 198 **/
-  invalid_call,		/** 199 **/
+  lseek,		/** 199 **/
   invalid_call,		/** 200 **/
   invalid_call,		/** 201 **/
   __sysctl,		/** 202 **/
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/gen_calls.c b/src/sys/kernel/gen_calls.c
index c9228ec..ed5b65e 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/gen_calls.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/gen_calls.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <ubixos/sched.h>
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
 #include <lib/kmalloc.h>
+#include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -190,6 +191,29 @@
   return(error);
   }
 
+int lseek(struct thread *td, struct lseek_args *uap) {
+  int error = 0x0;
+  struct file *fd    = 0x0;
+
+  getfd(td,&fd,uap->fd);
+  switch (uap->whence) {
+    case 2:
+      K_PANIC("UNHANDLED WHENCE");
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      fd->fd->offset += uap->offset;
+      break;
+    case 0:
+      fd->fd->offset = uap->offset;
+      break;
+    default:
+      kprintf("offset: [%i], whence: [%i]\n",uap->offset,uap->whence);
+      break;
+    }
+
+  return(error);
+  }
+
 /***
  END
  ***/