diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp b/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp
index 2df375262..5a7c62bee 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/posix_sockets.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ static void convertPosixSockaddrToOrbis(sockaddr* src, OrbisNetSockaddr* dst) {
     memcpy(&dst_in->sin_addr, &src_in->sin_addr, 4);
 }
 
+PosixSocket::PosixSocket(int domain, int type, int protocol) : Socket(domain, type, protocol) {
+    sock = socket(ConvertFamilies(domain), type, protocol);
+    LOG_DEBUG(Lib_Net, "socket = {}", sock);
+    socket_type = type;
+}
+
 int PosixSocket::Close() {
     std::scoped_lock lock{m_mutex};
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h b/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
index c54e11e66..1d5485ef3 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/sockets.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct Socket {
                               u32* fromlen) = 0;
     virtual int Connect(const OrbisNetSockaddr* addr, u32 namelen) = 0;
     virtual int GetSocketAddress(OrbisNetSockaddr* name, u32* namelen) = 0;
+    virtual bool IsValid() const = 0;
+    virtual net_socket Native() const = 0;
     std::mutex m_mutex;
 };
 
@@ -65,10 +67,7 @@ struct PosixSocket : public Socket {
     int sockopt_ip_maxttl = 0;
     int sockopt_tcp_mss_to_advertise = 0;
     int socket_type;
-    explicit PosixSocket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
-        : Socket(domain, type, protocol), sock(socket(domain, type, protocol)) {
-        socket_type = type;
-    }
+    explicit PosixSocket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
     explicit PosixSocket(net_socket sock) : Socket(0, 0, 0), sock(sock) {}
     int Close() override;
     int SetSocketOptions(int level, int optname, const void* optval, u32 optlen) override;
@@ -81,6 +80,12 @@ struct PosixSocket : public Socket {
     SocketPtr Accept(OrbisNetSockaddr* addr, u32* addrlen) override;
     int Connect(const OrbisNetSockaddr* addr, u32 namelen) override;
     int GetSocketAddress(OrbisNetSockaddr* name, u32* namelen) override;
+    bool IsValid() const override {
+        return sock != -1;
+    }
+    net_socket Native() const override {
+        return sock;
+    }
 };
 
 struct P2PSocket : public Socket {
@@ -96,6 +101,12 @@ struct P2PSocket : public Socket {
     SocketPtr Accept(OrbisNetSockaddr* addr, u32* addrlen) override;
     int Connect(const OrbisNetSockaddr* addr, u32 namelen) override;
     int GetSocketAddress(OrbisNetSockaddr* name, u32* namelen) override;
+    bool IsValid() const override {
+        return true;
+    }
+    net_socket Native() const override {
+        return {};
+    }
 };
 
 class NetInternal {
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/sys_net.cpp b/src/core/libraries/network/sys_net.cpp
index 087632159..bd85c1480 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/sys_net.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/sys_net.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <common/assert.h>
 #include <common/logging/log.h>
 #include <core/libraries/kernel/kernel.h>
+#include "common/error.h"
 #include "common/singleton.h"
 #include "net_error.h"
 #include "sockets.h"
@@ -145,9 +146,16 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sys_socketex(const char* name, int family, int type, int protoc
     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);
+    case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_RAW: {
+        const auto typed_socket = std::make_shared<PosixSocket>(family, type, protocol);
+        if (!typed_socket->IsValid()) {
+            *Libraries::Kernel::__Error() = ORBIS_NET_EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        sock = std::move(typed_socket);
         break;
+    }
     case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_DGRAM_P2P:
     case ORBIS_NET_SOCK_STREAM_P2P:
         sock = std::make_shared<P2PSocket>(family, type, protocol);