diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/IO.h b/kernel/include/kernel/IO.h
index f81eaca2b2..711953e4de 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/IO.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/IO.h
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ namespace IO
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	static inline void outw(uint16_t port, uint16_t val)
+	{
+		asm volatile("outw %0, %1" : : "a"(val), "Nd"(port));
+	}
+
+	static inline uint16_t inw(uint16_t port)
+	{
+		uint16_t ret;
+		asm volatile("inw %1, %0" : "=a"(ret) : "Nd"(port));
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	static inline void io_wait()
 	{
 		outb(0x80, 0);