diff --git a/kernel/uart.cpp b/kernel/uart.cpp
index 0d346b08..597bbfb6 100644
--- a/kernel/uart.cpp
+++ b/kernel/uart.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ void WriteChar(char c)
 	outport8(PORT + IER, ier);
 }
 
+void WriteString(const char* str)
+{
+	Write(str, strlen(str));
+}
+
+static size_t WriteCallback(void*, const char* chars, size_t size)
+{
+	Write(chars, size);
+	return size;
+}
+
+void WriteF(const char* format, ...)
+{
+	va_list list;
+	va_start(list, format);
+	vcbprintf(NULL, WriteCallback, format, list);
+	va_end(list);
+}
+
 int TryPopChar()
 {
 	// Save the IER and disable interrupts.
diff --git a/kernel/uart.h b/kernel/uart.h
index dfc4e588..73c92a2d 100644
--- a/kernel/uart.h
+++ b/kernel/uart.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ void Init();
 void Read(uint8_t* buffer, size_t size);
 void Write(const void* buffer, size_t size);
 void WriteChar(char c);
+void WriteString(const char* str);
+__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
+void WriteF(const char* format, ...);
 int TryPopChar();
 
 } // namespace UART