diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
index 8443ec0a..8765b7cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ inline static void outportl(unsigned short _port, unsigned int _data)
 	 asm volatile("outl %1, %0"::"dN"(_port), "a"(_data));
 }
 
+inline static void uart_putchar(unsigned char _data)
+{
+	outportb(0x2F8, _data);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/metalsvm/config.h.example b/include/metalsvm/config.h.example
index 34a2717a..a9e94864 100644
--- a/include/metalsvm/config.h.example
+++ b/include/metalsvm/config.h.example
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CONFIG_PCI
 #define CONFIG_LWIP
 #define CONFIG_VGA
+//#define CONFIG_UART
 #define CONFIG_KEYBOARD
 #define CONFIG_MULTIBOOT
 //#define CONFIG_ROCKCREEK
diff --git a/libkern/stdio.c b/libkern/stdio.c
index a8bdc9de..281fe11d 100644
--- a/libkern/stdio.c
+++ b/libkern/stdio.c
@@ -24,15 +24,19 @@
 #include <metalsvm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA
 #include <asm/vga.h>
 #endif
 
 #define NO_EARLY_PRINT		0
 #define VGA_EARLY_PRINT		1
+#define UART_EARLY_PRINT	2
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA
 static uint32_t early_print = VGA_EARLY_PRINT;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_UART)
+static uint32_t early_print = UART_EARLY_PRINT;
 #else
 static uint32_t early_print = NO_EARLY_PRINT;
 #endif
@@ -56,8 +60,12 @@ int kputchar(int c)
 	kmessages[pos % KMSG_SIZE] = (unsigned char) c;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA
 	if (early_print == VGA_EARLY_PRINT)
-		vga_putchar(c);		
+		vga_putchar(c);	
 #endif 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UART
+	if (early_print == UART_EARLY_PRINT)
+		uart_putchar(c);	
+#endif
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -73,6 +81,10 @@ int kputs(const char *str)
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA
 		if (early_print == VGA_EARLY_PRINT)
 			vga_putchar(str[i]);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_UART
+		if (early_print == UART_EARLY_PRINT)
+			uart_putchar(str[i]);
 #endif
 	}