diff --git a/lib/net/_linux_arm.q b/lib/net/_linux_arm.q
index 8270ad5..cfadbe0 100644
--- a/lib/net/_linux_arm.q
+++ b/lib/net/_linux_arm.q
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const {
 	_close = 57
 	_socket = 198
+	_connect = 203
 	_accept = 202
 	_bind = 200
 	_listen = 201
diff --git a/lib/net/_linux_x86.q b/lib/net/_linux_x86.q
index 1a535f3..a9fa29f 100644
--- a/lib/net/_linux_x86.q
+++ b/lib/net/_linux_x86.q
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const {
 	_close = 3
 	_socket = 41
+	_connect = 42
 	_accept = 43
 	_bind = 49
 	_listen = 50
diff --git a/lib/net/_mac_arm.q b/lib/net/_mac_arm.q
index 64b72b3..7a5dc6d 100644
--- a/lib/net/_mac_arm.q
+++ b/lib/net/_mac_arm.q
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const {
 	_close = 0x6
 	_socket = 0x61
+	_connect = 0x62
 	_accept = 0x1E
 	_bind = 0x68
 	_listen = 0x6A
diff --git a/lib/net/_mac_x86.q b/lib/net/_mac_x86.q
index d427b29..142ec13 100644
--- a/lib/net/_mac_x86.q
+++ b/lib/net/_mac_x86.q
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const {
 	_close = 0x2000006
 	_socket = 0x2000061
+	_connect = 0x2000062
 	_accept = 0x200001E
 	_bind = 0x2000068
 	_listen = 0x200006A
diff --git a/lib/net/net_unix.q b/lib/net/net_unix.q
index aebbbae..afbf840 100644
--- a/lib/net/net_unix.q
+++ b/lib/net/net_unix.q
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ close(fd int) -> error {
 	return syscall(_close, fd)
 }
 
+connect(fd int, address *any, length uint) -> error {
+	return syscall(_connect, fd, address, length)
+}
+
 listen(fd int, backlog int) -> error {
 	return syscall(_listen, fd, backlog)
 }
diff --git a/lib/net/net_windows.q b/lib/net/net_windows.q
index 8f9089d..099904c 100755
--- a/lib/net/net_windows.q
+++ b/lib/net/net_windows.q
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ close(fd int) -> error {
 	return 0
 }
 
+connect(fd int, address *any, length uint) -> error {
+	return ws2_32.connect(fd, address, length as int)
+}
+
 listen(fd int, backlog int) -> error {
 	return ws2_32.listen(fd, backlog)
 }
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ extern {
 		accept(fd int, address *any|nil, length int) -> int
 		bind(socket int, address *any, length int) -> (error int)
 		closesocket(fd int) -> int
+		connect(fd int, address *any, length int) -> int
 		listen(fd int, backlog int) -> int
 		recv(fd int, address *byte|nil, length int, flags int) -> int
 		socket(family int, type int, protocol int) -> int
diff --git a/lib/unix/_linux.q b/lib/unix/_linux.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a34cf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unix/_linux.q
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const {
+	AF_UNIX = 1
+	SOCK_STREAM = 1
+	maxPathLength = 107
+}
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diff --git a/lib/unix/_mac.q b/lib/unix/_mac.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0494176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unix/_mac.q
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const {
+	AF_UNIX = 1
+	SOCK_STREAM = 1
+	maxPathLength = 103
+}
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diff --git a/lib/unix/address_linux.q b/lib/unix/address_linux.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cb264c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unix/address_linux.q
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import mem
+
+address(path string) -> !string {
+	addr := mem.alloc(2 + path.len + 1)
+	addr[0] = AF_UNIX
+	mem.copy(addr[2..addr.len-1], path)
+	return addr
+}
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diff --git a/lib/unix/address_mac.q b/lib/unix/address_mac.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2348657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unix/address_mac.q
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import mem
+
+address(path string) -> !string {
+	addr := mem.alloc(2 + path.len + 1)
+	addr[0] = addr.len as byte
+	addr[1] = AF_UNIX
+	mem.copy(addr[2..addr.len-1], path)
+	return addr
+}
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diff --git a/lib/unix/connect_unix.q b/lib/unix/connect_unix.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b8f814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unix/connect_unix.q
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import net
+
+connect(path string) -> (int, error) {
+	if path.len > maxPathLength {
+		return 0, -1
+	}
+
+	s, err := net.socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)
+
+	if err != 0 {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	addr := address(path)
+	err := net.connect(s, addr.ptr, addr.len)
+	delete(addr)
+	return s, err
+}
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