diff --git a/nx/include/switch/runtime/nxlink.h b/nx/include/switch/runtime/nxlink.h
index 4c5da29f..363ec256 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/runtime/nxlink.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/runtime/nxlink.h
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ extern struct in_addr __nxlink_host;
 
 #define NXLINK_SERVER_PORT 28280
 #define NXLINK_CLIENT_PORT 28771
+
+int nxlinkStdio(void);
diff --git a/nx/source/runtime/nxlink_stdio.c b/nx/source/runtime/nxlink_stdio.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a67d1adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nx/source/runtime/nxlink_stdio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "runtime/nxlink.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static int sock = -1;
+
+int nxlinkStdio(void)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    struct sockaddr_in srv_addr;
+
+    sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (!sock) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    bzero(&srv_addr, sizeof srv_addr);
+    srv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    srv_addr.sin_addr = __nxlink_host;
+    srv_addr.sin_port = htons(NXLINK_CLIENT_PORT);
+
+    ret = connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &srv_addr, sizeof(srv_addr));
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        close(sock);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // redirect stdout
+    fflush(stdout);
+    dup2(sock, STDOUT_FILENO);
+    // redirect stderr
+    fflush(stderr);
+    dup2(sock, STDERR_FILENO);
+
+    return ret;
+}