diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b19a62..111fca5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ externalproject_add(rpl
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:string=<INSTALL_DIR>
       -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:string=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/wut-toolchain.cmake)
 
+externalproject_add(libdefaultheap
+   SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libdefaultheap"
+   CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles"
+   INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/staging"
+   CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+      -DDEVKITPPC:string=${DEVKITPPC}
+      -DWUT_ROOT:string=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:string=<INSTALL_DIR>
+      -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:string=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/wut-toolchain.cmake)
+
 externalproject_add(libgfd
    SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libgfd"
    CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles"
@@ -57,6 +67,12 @@ externalproject_add_step(rpl forcebuild
    DEPENDERS "build"
    ALWAYS 1)
 
+externalproject_add_step(libdefaultheap forcebuild
+   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Force build of libdefaultheap"
+   DEPENDEES  "configure"
+   DEPENDERS "build"
+   ALWAYS 1)
+
 externalproject_add_step(libgfd forcebuild
    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Force build of libgfd"
    DEPENDEES  "configure"
diff --git a/src/libdefaultheap/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libdefaultheap/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fb3a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libdefaultheap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+project(libdefaultheap)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES *.c)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADER_FILES *.h)
+
+add_library(defaultheap STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})
+
+target_include_directories(defaultheap PRIVATE "../../include")
+target_include_directories(defaultheap PUBLIC "include")
+
+install(TARGETS defaultheap
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
+        DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include"
+        FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h*")
diff --git a/src/libdefaultheap/include/defaultheap.h b/src/libdefaultheap/include/defaultheap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4f0be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libdefaultheap/include/defaultheap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <wut.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void *
+MEMAllocFromDefaultHeap(uint32_t size);
+
+void *
+MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapEx(uint32_t size,
+                          int32_t alignment);
+
+void
+MEMFreeToDefaultHeap(void *block);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libdefaultheap/src/defaultheap.c b/src/libdefaultheap/src/defaultheap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef330d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libdefaultheap/src/defaultheap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "defaultheap.h"
+#include <coreinit/dynload.h>
+
+typedef void *(*MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapFn)(uint32_t size);
+typedef void *(*MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExFn)(uint32_t size,  int32_t alignment);
+typedef void (*MEMFreeToDefaultHeapFn)(void *block);
+
+static OSDynLoadModule sCoreinitHandle = 0;
+static MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapFn *MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapPtr = NULL;
+static MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExFn *MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExPtr = NULL;
+static MEMFreeToDefaultHeapFn *MEMFreeToDefaultHeapPtr = NULL;
+
+void *
+MEMAllocFromDefaultHeap(uint32_t size)
+{
+   if (!sCoreinitHandle) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_Acquire("coreinit.rpl", &sCoreinitHandle)) {
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (!MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapPtr) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_FindExport(sCoreinitHandle,
+                               TRUE,
+                               "MEMAllocFromDefaultHeap",
+                               (void **)&MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapPtr)) {
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return (**MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapPtr)(size);
+}
+
+void *
+MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapEx(uint32_t size,
+                          int32_t alignment)
+{
+   if (!sCoreinitHandle) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_Acquire("coreinit.rpl", &sCoreinitHandle)) {
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (!MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExPtr) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_FindExport(sCoreinitHandle,
+                               TRUE,
+                               "MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapEx",
+                               (void **)&MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExPtr)) {
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return (**MEMAllocFromDefaultHeapExPtr)(size, alignment);
+}
+
+void
+MEMFreeToDefaultHeap(void *block)
+{
+   if (!sCoreinitHandle) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_Acquire("coreinit.rpl", &sCoreinitHandle)) {
+         return;
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (!MEMFreeToDefaultHeapPtr) {
+      if (OSDynLoad_FindExport(sCoreinitHandle,
+                               TRUE,
+                               "MEMFreeToDefaultHeap",
+                               (void **)&MEMFreeToDefaultHeapPtr)) {
+         return;
+      }
+   }
+
+   (**MEMFreeToDefaultHeapPtr)(block);
+}