diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif

diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
index 262a6f3..9ee8c6f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
     char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
     call->returnValue = size;
 }
+
+void handleReadStringSyscall(Syscall *call) {
+    uintptr_t size, stringId = call->parameters[0];
+    Service *callService = call->service;
+    void *buffer = kernelMapPhysical(getPhysicalAddress(
+        callService->pagingInfo.pageDirectory, PTR(call->parameters[1])));
+    char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
+    memcpy(string, buffer, size + 1);
+    unmapPage(buffer);
+}

diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
index 262a6f3..9ee8c6f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
     char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
     call->returnValue = size;
 }
+
+void handleReadStringSyscall(Syscall *call) {
+    uintptr_t size, stringId = call->parameters[0];
+    Service *callService = call->service;
+    void *buffer = kernelMapPhysical(getPhysicalAddress(
+        callService->pagingInfo.pageDirectory, PTR(call->parameters[1])));
+    char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
+    memcpy(string, buffer, size + 1);
+    unmapPage(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
index e00c358..f1cb269 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 extern uintptr_t handleCreateEventSyscall, handleGetEventSyscall,
     handleFireEventSyscall, handleSubscribeEventSyscall;
 extern uintptr_t handleSubscribeInterruptSyscall;
-extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall;
+extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    handleReadStringSyscall;
 
 void (*syscallHandlers[])(Syscall *) = {
     0,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     (void *)&handleGetServiceIdSyscall,
     (void *)&handleInsertStringSyscall,
     (void *)&handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    (void *)&handleReadStringSyscall,
 };
 
 void processSyscall(Syscall *call) {

diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
index 262a6f3..9ee8c6f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
     char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
     call->returnValue = size;
 }
+
+void handleReadStringSyscall(Syscall *call) {
+    uintptr_t size, stringId = call->parameters[0];
+    Service *callService = call->service;
+    void *buffer = kernelMapPhysical(getPhysicalAddress(
+        callService->pagingInfo.pageDirectory, PTR(call->parameters[1])));
+    char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
+    memcpy(string, buffer, size + 1);
+    unmapPage(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
index e00c358..f1cb269 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 extern uintptr_t handleCreateEventSyscall, handleGetEventSyscall,
     handleFireEventSyscall, handleSubscribeEventSyscall;
 extern uintptr_t handleSubscribeInterruptSyscall;
-extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall;
+extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    handleReadStringSyscall;
 
 void (*syscallHandlers[])(Syscall *) = {
     0,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     (void *)&handleGetServiceIdSyscall,
     (void *)&handleInsertStringSyscall,
     (void *)&handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    (void *)&handleReadStringSyscall,
 };
 
 void processSyscall(Syscall *call) {
diff --git a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
index f2344c1..07251c3 100644
--- a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
+++ b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     SYS_GET_SERVICE_ID = 13,
     SYS_INSERT_STRING = 14,
     SYS_GET_STRING_LENGTH = 15,
+    SYS_READ_STRING = 16,
 } SyscallIds;
 
 #endif

diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
index 262a6f3..9ee8c6f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
     char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
     call->returnValue = size;
 }
+
+void handleReadStringSyscall(Syscall *call) {
+    uintptr_t size, stringId = call->parameters[0];
+    Service *callService = call->service;
+    void *buffer = kernelMapPhysical(getPhysicalAddress(
+        callService->pagingInfo.pageDirectory, PTR(call->parameters[1])));
+    char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
+    memcpy(string, buffer, size + 1);
+    unmapPage(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
index e00c358..f1cb269 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 extern uintptr_t handleCreateEventSyscall, handleGetEventSyscall,
     handleFireEventSyscall, handleSubscribeEventSyscall;
 extern uintptr_t handleSubscribeInterruptSyscall;
-extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall;
+extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    handleReadStringSyscall;
 
 void (*syscallHandlers[])(Syscall *) = {
     0,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     (void *)&handleGetServiceIdSyscall,
     (void *)&handleInsertStringSyscall,
     (void *)&handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    (void *)&handleReadStringSyscall,
 };
 
 void processSyscall(Syscall *call) {
diff --git a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
index f2344c1..07251c3 100644
--- a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
+++ b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     SYS_GET_SERVICE_ID = 13,
     SYS_INSERT_STRING = 14,
     SYS_GET_STRING_LENGTH = 15,
+    SYS_READ_STRING = 16,
 } SyscallIds;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/userland/hlib/main.c b/src/userland/hlib/main.c
index 6e9f93f..6734cdc 100644
--- a/src/userland/hlib/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/hlib/main.c
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@
 uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId) {
     return syscall(SYS_GET_STRING_LENGTH, stringId, 0, 0, 0);
 }
+
+void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer) {
+    syscall(SYS_READ_STRING, stringId, U32(buffer), 0, 0);
+}

diff --git a/src/include/hlib.h b/src/include/hlib.h
index fed57d9..1e94acb 100644
--- a/src/include/hlib.h
+++ b/src/include/hlib.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 extern uint32_t getServiceId();
 extern uintptr_t insertString(char *string, uintptr_t size);
 extern uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId);
+extern void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
index 262a6f3..9ee8c6f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/stringmap/stringmapSyscalls.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
     char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
     call->returnValue = size;
 }
+
+void handleReadStringSyscall(Syscall *call) {
+    uintptr_t size, stringId = call->parameters[0];
+    Service *callService = call->service;
+    void *buffer = kernelMapPhysical(getPhysicalAddress(
+        callService->pagingInfo.pageDirectory, PTR(call->parameters[1])));
+    char *string = retrieveString(stringId, &size);
+    memcpy(string, buffer, size + 1);
+    unmapPage(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
index e00c358..f1cb269 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls/syscall.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 extern uintptr_t handleCreateEventSyscall, handleGetEventSyscall,
     handleFireEventSyscall, handleSubscribeEventSyscall;
 extern uintptr_t handleSubscribeInterruptSyscall;
-extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall;
+extern uintptr_t handleInsertStringSyscall, handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    handleReadStringSyscall;
 
 void (*syscallHandlers[])(Syscall *) = {
     0,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     (void *)&handleGetServiceIdSyscall,
     (void *)&handleInsertStringSyscall,
     (void *)&handleReadStringLengthSyscall,
+    (void *)&handleReadStringSyscall,
 };
 
 void processSyscall(Syscall *call) {
diff --git a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
index f2344c1..07251c3 100644
--- a/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
+++ b/src/userland/hlib/include/syscalls.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     SYS_GET_SERVICE_ID = 13,
     SYS_INSERT_STRING = 14,
     SYS_GET_STRING_LENGTH = 15,
+    SYS_READ_STRING = 16,
 } SyscallIds;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/userland/hlib/main.c b/src/userland/hlib/main.c
index 6e9f93f..6734cdc 100644
--- a/src/userland/hlib/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/hlib/main.c
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@
 uintptr_t getStringLength(uintptr_t stringId) {
     return syscall(SYS_GET_STRING_LENGTH, stringId, 0, 0, 0);
 }
+
+void readString(uintptr_t stringId, void *buffer) {
+    syscall(SYS_READ_STRING, stringId, U32(buffer), 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/userland/loader/main.c b/src/userland/loader/main.c
index 075f44e..54e9a72 100644
--- a/src/userland/loader/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/loader/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 char *testString = "hello world";
 char *lengthString = "0";
+char readBuffer[20];
 
 int32_t main() {
     loadFromInitrd("log");
@@ -16,5 +17,7 @@
     uintptr_t length = getStringLength(id);
     lengthString[0] += length;
     log(lengthString);
+    readString(id, readBuffer);
+    log(readBuffer);
     return 0;
 }