diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 420a92d..c5d36d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ set(NASAL_OBJECT_SOURCE_FILE
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/natives/math_lib.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/natives/dylib_lib.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/natives/regex_lib.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/natives/subprocess.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/natives/unix_lib.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/repl/repl.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/util/fs.cpp
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 17a35e8..7cde7a3 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ NASAL_HEADER = \
 	src/natives/unix_lib.h\
 	src/natives/coroutine.h\
 	src/natives/regex_lib.h\
+	src/natives/subprocess.h\
 	src/repl/repl.h\
 	src/util/fs.h\
 	src/util/util.h
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ NASAL_OBJECT = \
 	build/math_lib.o\
 	build/unix_lib.o\
 	build/dylib_lib.o\
+	build/subprocess.o\
 	build/json_lib.o\
 	build/coroutine.o\
 	build/nasal_type.o\
@@ -212,6 +214,14 @@ build/regex_lib.o: \
 	src/natives/regex_lib.h src/natives/regex_lib.cpp | build
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) src/natives/regex_lib.cpp -o build/regex_lib.o
 
+build/subprocess.o: \
+	src/nasal.h\
+	src/nasal_type.h\
+	src/nasal_gc.h\
+	src/natives/subprocess.h src/natives/subprocess.cpp | build
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) src/natives/subprocess.cpp -o build/subprocess.o
+
+
 build/fg_props.o: \
 	src/nasal.h\
 	src/nasal_type.h\
diff --git a/src/nasal_codegen.cpp b/src/nasal_codegen.cpp
index 9209a96..e68b3db 100644
--- a/src/nasal_codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/nasal_codegen.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void codegen::init_native_function() {
     load_native_function_table(unix_lib_native);
     load_native_function_table(json_lib_native);
     load_native_function_table(regex_lib_native);
+    load_native_function_table(subprocess_native);
 }
 
 void codegen::check_id_exist(identifier* node) {
diff --git a/src/nasal_codegen.h b/src/nasal_codegen.h
index ffa2ab7..2eb44f3 100644
--- a/src/nasal_codegen.h
+++ b/src/nasal_codegen.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "natives/dylib_lib.h"
 #include "natives/regex_lib.h"
 #include "natives/unix_lib.h"
+#include "natives/subprocess.h"
 
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <list>
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ private:
         "__dlopen", "__dlclose", "__dlcallv", "__dlcall",
         // unix
         "__pipe", "__fork", "__waitpid", "__chdir",
-        "__environ", "__getcwd", "__getenv"
+        "__environ", "__getcwd", "__getenv",
+        // subprocess
+        "__subprocess_run"
     };
 
     // file mapper for file -> index
diff --git a/src/natives/subprocess.cpp b/src/natives/subprocess.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e999a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/natives/subprocess.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "natives/subprocess.h"
+
+namespace nasal {
+
+var builtin_subprocess_run(context* ctx, gc* ngc) {
+    return nil;
+}
+
+nasal_builtin_table subprocess_native[] = {
+    {"__subprocess_run", builtin_subprocess_run},
+    {nullptr, nullptr}
+};
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/natives/subprocess.h b/src/natives/subprocess.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a2680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/natives/subprocess.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "nasal.h"
+#include "nasal_gc.h"
+#include "natives/builtin.h"
+
+namespace nasal {
+
+var builtin_subprocess_run(context*, gc*);
+
+extern nasal_builtin_table subprocess_native[];
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/std/subprocess.nas b/std/subprocess.nas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b418896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/std/subprocess.nas
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+var run = func() {
+    return __subprocess_run();
+}
\ No newline at end of file