diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22a811d30..191bc6cfc 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ set(NETWORK_LIBS src/core/libraries/network/http.cpp
                  src/core/libraries/network/ssl.h
                  src/core/libraries/network/ssl2.cpp
                  src/core/libraries/network/ssl2.h
+                 src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp
+                 src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
 )
 
 set(AVPLAYER_LIB src/core/libraries/avplayer/avplayer_common.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp b/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
index 7322583e4..557b8fdb4 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "common/singleton.h"
 #include "core/libraries/error_codes.h"
 #include "core/libraries/libs.h"
 #include "core/libraries/network/net.h"
+#include "sockets.h"
 
 namespace Libraries::Net {
 
@@ -1044,10 +1046,27 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetShutdown() {
     return ORBIS_OK;
 }
 
-int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocket(const char* name, int family, int type, int protocol) {
-    LOG_ERROR(Lib_Net, "(STUBBED) name = {} family = {} type = {} protocol = {}", std::string(name),
+OrbisNetId PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocket(const char* name, int family, int type, int protocol) {
+    LOG_ERROR(Lib_Net, "name = {} family = {} type = {} protocol = {}", std::string(name),
               family, type, protocol);
-    return ORBIS_OK;
+    SocketPtr sock;
+    switch (type) {
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_STREAM:
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_DGRAM:
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_RAW:
+        sock = std::make_shared<PosixSocket>(family, type, protocol);
+        break;
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_DGRAM_P2P:
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_STREAM_P2P:
+        UNREACHABLE_MSG("we don't support P2P");
+        break;
+    default:
+        UNREACHABLE_MSG("Unknown type {}", type);
+    }
+    auto* netcall = Common::Singleton<NetInternal>::Instance();
+    auto id = ++netcall->next_sock_id;
+    netcall->socks.emplace(id, sock);
+    return id;
 }
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocketAbort() {
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/net.h b/src/core/libraries/network/net.h
index b38c51936..93bb3c087 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/net.h
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/net.h
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ namespace Libraries::Net {
 
 using OrbisNetId = s32;
 
+enum OrbisNetProtocol : u32 {
+    ORBIS_NET_IPPROTO_IP = 0,
+    ORBIS_NET_IPPROTO_ICMP = 1,
+    ORBIS_NET_IPPROTO_IGMP = 2,
+    ORBIS_NET_IPPROTO_TCP = 6,
+    ORBIS_NET_IPPROTO_UDP = 17,
+    ORBIS_NET_SOL_SOCKET = 0xFFFF
+};
+
+enum OrbisNetSocketType : u32 {
+    ORBIS_NET_SOCK_STREAM = 1,
+    ORBIS_NET_SOCK_DGRAM = 2,
+    ORBIS_NET_SOCK_RAW = 3,
+    ORBIS_NET_SOCK_DGRAM_P2P = 6,
+    ORBIS_NET_SOCK_STREAM_P2P = 10
+};
+
 struct OrbisNetSockaddr {
     u8 sa_len;
     u8 sa_family;
@@ -231,7 +248,7 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetShowRoute6WithMemory();
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetShowRouteForBuffer();
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetShowRouteWithMemory();
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetShutdown();
-int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocket(const char* name, int family, int type, int protocol);
+OrbisNetId PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocket(const char* name, int family, int type, int protocol);
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocketAbort();
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSocketClose();
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetSyncCreate();
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp b/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h b/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef2da3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 shadPS4 Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#include <Ws2tcpip.h>
+#include <iphlpapi.h>
+#include <winsock2.h>
+typedef SOCKET net_socket;
+typedef int socklen_t;
+#else
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+typedef int net_socket;
+#endif
+#include <map>
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace Libraries::Net {
+
+struct Socket;
+
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Socket> SocketPtr;
+
+struct Socket {
+    explicit Socket(int domain, int type, int protocol) {}
+
+    virtual ~Socket() = default;
+};
+
+struct PosixSocket : public Socket {
+    net_socket sock;
+    explicit PosixSocket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
+        : Socket(domain, type, protocol), sock(socket(domain, type, protocol)) {}
+};
+
+class NetInternal {
+public:
+    explicit NetInternal() = default;
+    ~NetInternal() = default;
+
+public:
+    std::mutex m_mutex;
+    typedef std::map<int, SocketPtr> NetSockets;
+    NetSockets socks;
+    int next_sock_id = 0;
+};
+} // namespace Libraries::Net
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index cd981add2..a2926131e 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #ifdef ENABLE_DISCORD_RPC
 #include "common/discord_rpc_handler.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <WinSock2.h>
+#endif
 #include "common/elf_info.h"
 #include "common/ntapi.h"
 #include "common/path_util.h"
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ Emulator::Emulator() {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     Common::NtApi::Initialize();
     SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
+    // need to init this in order for winsock2 to work
+    WORD versionWanted = MAKEWORD(2, 2);
+    WSADATA wsaData;
+    WSAStartup(versionWanted, &wsaData);
 #endif
 
     // Start logger.