diff --git a/libc/Makefile b/libc/Makefile
index bc6aeb50..d9a268a2 100644
--- a/libc/Makefile
+++ b/libc/Makefile
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ strstr.o \
 strtok.o \
 strtok_r.o \
 strxfrm.o \
+time/asctime.o \
+time/asctime_r.o \
 timespec.o \
 time/strftime.o \
 ungetc.o \
diff --git a/libc/time/asctime.cpp b/libc/time/asctime.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0c6bc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/time/asctime.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright(C) Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen 2013.
+
+    This file is part of the Sortix C Library.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+    or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    along with the Sortix C Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    time/asctime.cpp
+    Convert date and time to a string.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+// TODO: Oh god. This function is horrible! It's obsolescent in POSIX - but it's
+//       still widely used and I need it at the moment to port software. Please
+//       do remove this function when all the calls to it has been purged.
+extern "C" char* asctime(const struct tm* tm)
+{
+	static char buf[26];
+	return asctime_r(tm, buf);
+}
diff --git a/libc/time/asctime_r.cpp b/libc/time/asctime_r.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d4043a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/time/asctime_r.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright(C) Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen 2013.
+
+    This file is part of the Sortix C Library.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    The Sortix C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+    or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    along with the Sortix C Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    time/asctime_r.cpp
+    Convert date and time to a string.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+// TODO: Oh god. This function is horrible! It's obsolescent in POSIX - but it's
+//       still widely used and I need it at the moment to port software. Please
+//       do remove this function when all the calls to it has been purged.
+extern "C" char* asctime_r(const struct tm* tm, char* buf)
+{
+	static char wday_names[7][4] =
+	{
+		"Sun",
+		"Mon",
+		"Tue",
+		"Wed",
+		"Thu",
+		"Fri",
+		"Sat"
+	};
+	static char mon_names[12][4] =
+	{
+		"Jan",
+		"Feb",
+		"Mar",
+		"Apr",
+		"May",
+		"Jun",
+		"Jul",
+		"Aug",
+		"Sep",
+		"Oct",
+		"Nov",
+		"Dec",
+	};
+
+	// TODO: This is not exactly the same as in POSIX because printf currently
+	//       doesn't support precision ('.'), only field width.
+	int bytes = sprintf(buf, "%s %s%3d %02d:%02d%02d %d\n",
+	                    wday_names[tm->tm_wday],
+	                    mon_names[tm->tm_mon],
+	                    tm->tm_mday,
+	                    tm->tm_hour,
+	                    tm->tm_min,
+	                    tm->tm_sec,
+	                    tm->tm_year + 1900);
+	assert(bytes+1 <= 26);
+	return buf;
+}