diff --git a/src/alloca.rs b/src/alloca.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1637d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alloca.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use spin::Mutex;
+use sparkle_bump_alloc::Heap;
+use alloc::allocator::{Alloc, Layout, AllocErr};
+
+pub const HEAP_START: usize = 0o_000_001_000_000_0000;
+pub const HEAP_SIZE: usize = 100 * 1024; // 100 KiB
+
+static HEAP: Mutex<Option<Heap>> = Mutex::new(None);
+
+pub fn heap_init(start: usize, size: usize) {
+    *HEAP.lock() = Some(Heap::new(start, size));
+}
+
+pub struct Allocator;
+
+unsafe impl<'a> Alloc for &'a Allocator {
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn alloc(&mut self, layout: Layout) -> Result<*mut u8, AllocErr> {
+        if let Some(ref mut heap) = *HEAP.lock() {
+            heap.allocate(layout.size(), layout.align())
+                .ok_or(AllocErr::Exhausted { request: layout })
+        } else {
+            panic!("kheap: attempting alloc w/ uninitialized heap");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&mut self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
+        if let Some(ref mut heap) = *HEAP.lock() {
+            heap.deallocate(ptr, layout.size(), layout.align());
+        } else {
+            panic!("kheap: attempting dealloc w/ uninitialized heap");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn oom(&mut self, err: AllocErr) -> ! {
+        panic!("kheap OOM: {:?}", err);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2695f68..76c4d2c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 extern crate log;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate once;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate alloc;
 extern crate rlibc;
 extern crate spin;
 extern crate volatile;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ extern crate sparkle_bump_alloc;
 
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod macros;
+mod alloca;
 mod misc;
 mod logger;
 mod arch;