diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h b/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
index 0044d586e5..6b22c16cf8 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_getegid() const { return m_credentials.egid(); }
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_getpgid(pid_t);
 
+		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_getppid() const { return m_parent; }
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_getpid() const { return pid(); }
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> open_inode(VirtualFileSystem::File&&, int flags);
diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/sys/syscall.h b/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/sys/syscall.h
index f8073c6f3f..dbe1ee762e 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/sys/syscall.h
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/sys/syscall.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
 	O(SYS_KILL,				kill)			\
 	O(SYS_TCGETPGRP,		tcgetpgrp)		\
 	O(SYS_TCSETPGRP,		tcsetpgrp)		\
+	O(SYS_GET_PPID,			getppid)		\
 	O(SYS_GET_PID,			getpid)			\
 	O(SYS_GET_PGID,			getpgid)		\
 	O(SYS_SET_PGID,			setpgid)		\
diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp b/userspace/libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
index 7bc468023d..366152860e 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ error:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+pid_t getppid(void)
+{
+	return syscall(SYS_GET_PPID);
+}
+
 pid_t getpid(void)
 {
 	return syscall(SYS_GET_PID);