diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index e727efa..5164019 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 add_subdirectory(libc)
+add_subdirectory(libcxx)
 add_subdirectory(mammoth)
diff --git a/lib/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ca1741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+add_library(libcxx STATIC
+  src/new.cpp
+  )
+
+target_include_directories(libcxx
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+target_link_libraries(libcxx
+  libc
+  zion_lib
+  )
+
+set_target_properties(libcxx PROPERTIES
+  COMPILE_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ffreestanding -mgeneral-regs-only")
diff --git a/lib/libcxx/include/cstddef b/lib/libcxx/include/cstddef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa7d250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcxx/include/cstddef
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* vim: syntax=cpp */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "cstdint"
+
+namespace std {
+  using ptrdiff_t = uint64_t;
+  using size_t = uint64_t;
+  // FIXME: I don't understand what this does.
+  using max_align_t = uint64_t;
+  using nullptr_t = decltype(nullptr);
+ 
+  enum class byte : unsigned char {};
+ 
+  // byte type operations
+  template<class IntType>
+    constexpr byte& operator<<=(byte& b, IntType shift) noexcept;
+  template<class IntType>
+    constexpr byte operator<<(byte b, IntType shift) noexcept;
+  template<class IntType>
+    constexpr byte& operator>>=(byte& b, IntType shift) noexcept;
+  template<class IntType>
+    constexpr byte operator>>(byte b, IntType shift) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte& operator|=(byte& l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte operator|(byte l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte& operator&=(byte& l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte operator&(byte l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte& operator^=(byte& l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte operator^(byte l, byte r) noexcept;
+  constexpr byte operator~(byte b) noexcept;
+  template<class IntType>
+    constexpr IntType to_integer(byte b) noexcept;
+}
diff --git a/lib/libcxx/include/cstdint b/lib/libcxx/include/cstdint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e30b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcxx/include/cstdint
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* vim: syntax=cpp */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/lib/libcxx/include/new b/lib/libcxx/include/new
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e943e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcxx/include/new
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/* vim: syntax=cpp */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "cstddef"
+
+namespace std {
+  // storage allocation errors
+  class bad_alloc;
+  class bad_array_new_length;
+ 
+  struct destroying_delete_t {
+    explicit destroying_delete_t() = default;
+  };
+  inline constexpr destroying_delete_t destroying_delete{};
+ 
+  // global operator new control
+  enum class align_val_t : size_t {};
+ 
+  struct nothrow_t { explicit nothrow_t() = default; };
+  extern const nothrow_t nothrow;
+ 
+  using new_handler = void (*)();
+  new_handler get_new_handler() noexcept;
+  new_handler set_new_handler(new_handler new_p) noexcept;
+ 
+  // pointer optimization barrier
+  template<class T> [[nodiscard]] constexpr T* launder(T* p) noexcept;
+ 
+  // hardware interference size
+  // inline constexpr size_t hardware_destructive_interference_size =
+  //   /* implementation-defined */;
+  // inline constexpr size_t hardware_constructive_interference_size =
+  //   /* implementation-defined */;
+}
+ 
+// storage allocation and deallocation
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new(std::size_t size);
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new(std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment);
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new(std::size_t size, const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new(std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment,
+                                 const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+ 
+void  operator delete(void* ptr) noexcept;
+void  operator delete(void* ptr, std::size_t size) noexcept;
+void  operator delete(void* ptr, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept;
+void  operator delete(void* ptr, std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept;
+void  operator delete(void* ptr, const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+void  operator delete(void* ptr, std::align_val_t alignment,
+                      const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+ 
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size);
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment);
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size, const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment,
+                                   const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+ 
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, std::size_t size) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, std::size_t size, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, std::align_val_t alignment,
+                        const std::nothrow_t&) noexcept;
+ 
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new  (std::size_t size, void* ptr) noexcept;
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size, void* ptr) noexcept;
+void  operator delete  (void* ptr, void*) noexcept;
+void  operator delete[](void* ptr, void*) noexcept;
diff --git a/lib/libcxx/src/new.cpp b/lib/libcxx/src/new.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc36303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libcxx/src/new.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "include/new"
+
+#include "stdlib.h"
+
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new(std::size_t size) { return malloc(size); }
+[[nodiscard]] void* operator new[](std::size_t size) { return malloc(size); }
diff --git a/sys/CMakeLists.txt b/sys/CMakeLists.txt
index adb8d91..6bffd62 100644
--- a/sys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ add_executable(test2
   test2.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(test2
-  libc
+  libcxx
   mammoth_lib)
 
 set_target_properties(test2
diff --git a/sys/test2.cpp b/sys/test2.cpp
index d2c8398..b711ce3 100644
--- a/sys/test2.cpp
+++ b/sys/test2.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int main(uint64_t bootstrap_cap) {
   Thread t2(thread_entry, b);
 
   uint64_t size = 10;
-  char* buff = (char*)malloc(size);
+  char* buff = new char[size];
   Channel c1;
   c1.adopt_cap(bootstrap_cap);
   check(c1.ReadStr(buff, &size));