diff --git a/ports/include/noux_session/noux_session.h b/ports/include/noux_session/noux_session.h
index f9050075c..7a4890063 100644
--- a/ports/include/noux_session/noux_session.h
+++ b/ports/include/noux_session/noux_session.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 			SYSCALL_SEND,
 			SYSCALL_SENDTO,
 			SYSCALL_RECV,
+			SYSCALL_RECVFROM,
 			SYSCALL_GETPEERNAME,
 			SYSCALL_SHUTDOWN,
 			SYSCALL_CONNECT,
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(SEND)
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(SENDTO)
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(RECV)
+			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(RECVFROM)
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(GETPEERNAME)
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(SHUTDOWN)
 			NOUX_DECL_SYSCALL_NAME(CONNECT)
diff --git a/ports/include/noux_session/sysio.h b/ports/include/noux_session/sysio.h
index 12fb5bb91..753afd9c8 100644
--- a/ports/include/noux_session/sysio.h
+++ b/ports/include/noux_session/sysio.h
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ namespace Noux {
 			SYSIO_DECL(recv,   { int fd; Chunk buf; size_t len; int flags; },
 			                   { size_t len; });
 
+			SYSIO_DECL(recvfrom, { int fd; Chunk buf; size_t len; int flags;
+			                       struct sockaddr src_addr; socklen_t addrlen; },
+			                     { size_t len; });
+
 			SYSIO_DECL(shutdown, { int fd; int how; }, { });
 
 			SYSIO_DECL(connect, { int fd; struct sockaddr addr; socklen_t addrlen; },
diff --git a/ports/src/lib/libc_noux/plugin.cc b/ports/src/lib/libc_noux/plugin.cc
index 9c719eb8c..6d0a08aab 100644
--- a/ports/src/lib/libc_noux/plugin.cc
+++ b/ports/src/lib/libc_noux/plugin.cc
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ namespace {
 			ssize_t sendto(Libc::File_descriptor *, const void *, size_t, int,
 				       const struct sockaddr *, socklen_t);
 			ssize_t recv(Libc::File_descriptor *, void *, ::size_t, int);
+			ssize_t recvfrom(Libc::File_descriptor *, void *, ::size_t, int,
+			                 struct sockaddr *, socklen_t*);
 			int getsockopt(Libc::File_descriptor *, int, int, void *,
 				       socklen_t *);
 			int setsockopt(Libc::File_descriptor *, int , int , const void *,
@@ -1324,9 +1326,9 @@ namespace {
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-			Genode::memcpy(buf, sysio()->recv_in.buf, sysio()->recv_in.len);
+			Genode::memcpy(buf, sysio()->recv_in.buf, sysio()->recv_out.len);
 
-			sum_recv_count += sysio()->recv_in.len;
+			sum_recv_count += sysio()->recv_out.len;
 
 			if (sysio()->recv_out.len < sysio()->recv_in.len)
 				break;
@@ -1341,6 +1343,50 @@ namespace {
 	}
 
 
+	ssize_t Plugin::recvfrom(Libc::File_descriptor *fd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
+	                         struct sockaddr *src_addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
+	{
+		Genode::size_t sum_recvfrom_count = 0;
+
+
+		while (len) {
+			Genode::size_t curr_len = Genode::min(len, sizeof(sysio()->recvfrom_in.buf));
+
+			sysio()->recv_in.fd = noux_fd(fd->context);
+			sysio()->recv_in.len = curr_len;
+
+			if (addrlen == NULL)
+				sysio()->recvfrom_in.addrlen = 0;
+			else
+				sysio()->recvfrom_in.addrlen = *addrlen;
+
+			if (!noux()->syscall(Noux::Session::SYSCALL_RECVFROM)) {
+				/* XXX set errno */
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			if (src_addr != NULL && addrlen != NULL)
+				Genode::memcpy(src_addr, &sysio()->recvfrom_in.src_addr,
+					       sysio()->recvfrom_in.addrlen);
+
+
+			Genode::memcpy(buf, sysio()->recvfrom_in.buf, sysio()->recvfrom_out.len);
+
+			sum_recvfrom_count += sysio()->recvfrom_out.len;
+
+			if (sysio()->recvfrom_out.len < sysio()->recvfrom_in.len)
+				break;
+
+			if (sysio()->recvfrom_out.len <= len)
+				len -= sysio()->recvfrom_out.len;
+			else
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return sum_recvfrom_count;
+	}
+
+
 	ssize_t Plugin::send(Libc::File_descriptor *fd, const void *buf, ::size_t len, int flags)
 	{
 		/* remember original len for the return value */
diff --git a/ports/src/noux/main.cc b/ports/src/noux/main.cc
index eddbe8148..37ac92339 100644
--- a/ports/src/noux/main.cc
+++ b/ports/src/noux/main.cc
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ bool Noux::Child::syscall(Noux::Session::Syscall sc)
 		case SYSCALL_SEND:
 		case SYSCALL_SENDTO:
 		case SYSCALL_RECV:
+		case SYSCALL_RECVFROM:
 		case SYSCALL_GETPEERNAME:
 		case SYSCALL_SHUTDOWN:
 		case SYSCALL_CONNECT:
diff --git a/ports/src/noux/net/net.cc b/ports/src/noux/net/net.cc
index e5a962470..bdf5402c8 100644
--- a/ports/src/noux/net/net.cc
+++ b/ports/src/noux/net/net.cc
@@ -267,6 +267,19 @@ bool Noux::Child::_syscall_net(Noux::Session::Syscall sc)
 
 				_sysio->recv_out.len = len;
 
+				return true;
+			}
+		case SYSCALL_RECVFROM:
+			{
+				GET_SOCKET_IO_CHANNEL(_sysio->recvfrom_in.fd, socket_io_channel)
+
+				ssize_t len = socket_io_channel->recvfrom(_sysio);
+
+				if (len == -1)
+					return false;
+
+				_sysio->recvfrom_out.len = len;
+
 				return true;
 			}
 		case SYSCALL_GETPEERNAME:
diff --git a/ports/src/noux/net/socket_io_channel.h b/ports/src/noux/net/socket_io_channel.h
index af91e796b..618cb8a9c 100644
--- a/ports/src/noux/net/socket_io_channel.h
+++ b/ports/src/noux/net/socket_io_channel.h
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ namespace Noux {
 				               sysio->recv_in.flags);
 			}
 
+			ssize_t recvfrom(Sysio *sysio)
+			{
+				ssize_t result = ::recvfrom(_socket, sysio->recv_in.buf, sysio->recv_in.len,
+				                            sysio->recv_in.flags, (struct sockaddr *)&sysio->recvfrom_in.src_addr,
+				                            &sysio->recvfrom_in.addrlen);
+
+				return result;
+			}
+
 			ssize_t send(Sysio *sysio)
 			{
 				return ::send(_socket, sysio->send_in.buf, sysio->send_in.len,