diff --git a/posix/socket.cpp b/posix/socket.cpp
index 2a486db2..d8637db6 100644
--- a/posix/socket.cpp
+++ b/posix/socket.cpp
@@ -170,3 +170,46 @@ socket::connect (util::view<const char*> host, int port)
 
     throw std::runtime_error ("unable to reconnect");
 }
+
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template <typename ByteT>
+ssize_t
+socket::sendto (util::view<const ByteT *> buffer, int flags, ::sockaddr_in const &dst)
+{
+    return util::posix::error::try_value (
+        ::sendto (
+            native (),
+            buffer.data (),
+            buffer.size (),
+            flags,
+            reinterpret_cast<sockaddr const*> (&dst),
+            sizeof (dst)
+        )
+    );
+}
+
+
+template ssize_t socket::sendto (util::view<const char*>, int, sockaddr_in const&);
+template ssize_t socket::sendto (util::view<const unsigned char*>, int, sockaddr_in const&);
+template ssize_t socket::sendto (util::view<const std::byte*>, int, sockaddr_in const&);
+
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename ByteT>
+util::view<ByteT*>
+socket::recvfrom (util::view<ByteT*> buffer, int flags)
+{
+    auto res = util::posix::error::try_value (
+        ::recvfrom (native (), buffer.data (), buffer.size (), flags, nullptr, nullptr)
+    );
+
+    return { buffer.begin (), res };
+}
+
+
+template util::view<char*> socket::recvfrom (util::view<char*> buffer, int flags);
+template util::view<unsigned char*> socket::recvfrom (util::view<unsigned char*> buffer, int flags);
+template util::view<std::byte*> socket::recvfrom (util::view<std::byte*> buffer, int flags);
diff --git a/posix/socket.hpp b/posix/socket.hpp
index b5e87534..52f54d62 100644
--- a/posix/socket.hpp
+++ b/posix/socket.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ namespace util::posix {
          void connect (util::view<const char*> host, int port);
          void shutdown ();
 
+         template <typename ByteT>
+         ssize_t sendto (util::view<ByteT const*> data, int flags, ::sockaddr_in const &dst);
+
+         template <typename ByteT>
+         util::view<ByteT*> recvfrom (util::view<ByteT*> buffer, int flags);
+
          template <typename ValueT>
          void setoption (int _level, int _name, const ValueT &_value)
          {