diff --git a/libs/network/Network/FFI.idr b/libs/network/Network/FFI.idr
index a833d8af0..ed063b090 100644
--- a/libs/network/Network/FFI.idr
+++ b/libs/network/Network/FFI.idr
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ prim__idrnet_sockaddr_family : (sockaddr : AnyPtr) -> PrimIO Int
 export
 prim__idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4 : (sockaddr : AnyPtr) -> PrimIO String
 
+%foreign "C:idrnet_sockaddr_unix,libidris2_support"
+export
+prim__idrnet_sockaddr_unix : (sockaddr : AnyPtr) -> PrimIO String
+
 %foreign "C:idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4_port,libidris2_support"
 export
 prim__idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4_port : (sockaddr : AnyPtr) -> PrimIO Int
diff --git a/libs/network/Network/Socket/Raw.idr b/libs/network/Network/Socket/Raw.idr
index 2684cb98e..179a5ea39 100644
--- a/libs/network/Network/Socket/Raw.idr
+++ b/libs/network/Network/Socket/Raw.idr
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ getSockAddr (SAPtr ptr) = do
 
       pure $ parseIPv4 ipv4_addr
     Just AF_INET6 => pure IPv6Addr
+    Just AF_UNIX => map Hostname $ primIO (prim__idrnet_sockaddr_unix ptr)
     Just AF_UNSPEC => pure InvalidAddress)
 
 export
diff --git a/support/c/idris_net.c b/support/c/idris_net.c
index f708254ab..c651f7d15 100644
--- a/support/c/idris_net.c
+++ b/support/c/idris_net.c
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ void buf_ntohl(void* buf, int len) {
     }
 }
 
+struct sockaddr_un get_sockaddr_unix(char* host) {
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    strcpy(addr.sun_path, host);
+    return addr;
+}
+
 void* idrnet_malloc(int size) {
     return malloc(size);
 }
@@ -119,14 +127,20 @@ int idrnet_getaddrinfo(struct addrinfo** address_res, char* host, int port,
 }
 
 int idrnet_bind(int sockfd, int family, int socket_type, char* host, int port) {
-    struct addrinfo *address_res;
-    int addr_res = idrnet_getaddrinfo(&address_res, host, port, family, socket_type);
-    if (addr_res != 0) {
-        //printf("Lib err: bind getaddrinfo\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
+    int bind_res;
+    if (family == AF_UNIX) {
+        struct sockaddr_un addr = get_sockaddr_unix(host);
+        bind_res = bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+    } else {
+        struct addrinfo *address_res;
+        int addr_res = idrnet_getaddrinfo(&address_res, host, port, family, socket_type);
+        if (addr_res != 0) {
+            //printf("Lib err: bind getaddrinfo\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
 
-    int bind_res = bind(sockfd, address_res->ai_addr, address_res->ai_addrlen);
+        bind_res = bind(sockfd, address_res->ai_addr, address_res->ai_addrlen);
+    }
     if (bind_res == -1) {
         //freeaddrinfo(address_res);
         //printf("Lib err: bind\n");
@@ -165,6 +179,10 @@ int idrnet_sockaddr_port(int sockfd) {
 
 
 int idrnet_connect(int sockfd, int family, int socket_type, char* host, int port) {
+    if (family == AF_UNIX) {
+        struct sockaddr_un addr = get_sockaddr_unix(host);
+        return connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+    }
     struct addrinfo* remote_host;
     int addr_res = idrnet_getaddrinfo(&remote_host, host, port, family, socket_type);
     if (addr_res != 0) {
@@ -199,6 +217,11 @@ int idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4_port(void* sockaddr) {
     return ((int) ntohs(addr->sin_port));
 }
 
+char* idrnet_sockaddr_unix(void* sockaddr) {
+    struct sockaddr_un* addr = (struct sockaddr_un*) sockaddr;
+    return addr->sun_path;
+}
+
 void* idrnet_create_sockaddr() {
     return malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 }
diff --git a/support/c/idris_net.h b/support/c/idris_net.h
index bf8adf003..b5394719b 100644
--- a/support/c/idris_net.h
+++ b/support/c/idris_net.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
 #endif
 
 struct sockaddr_storage;
@@ -28,6 +29,16 @@ typedef struct idrnet_recvfrom_result {
     struct sockaddr_storage* remote_addr;
 } idrnet_recvfrom_result;
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+// mingw-w64 is currently missing the afunix.h header even though windows
+// supports unix sockets so we have to define the unix sockaddr structure
+// ourselves
+struct sockaddr_un {
+    u_short sun_family;
+    char sun_path[108];
+};
+#endif
+
 // Memory management functions
 void* idrnet_malloc(int size);
 void idrnet_free(void* ptr);
@@ -58,6 +69,7 @@ int idrnet_connect(int sockfd, int family, int socket_type, char* host, int port
 int idrnet_sockaddr_family(void* sockaddr);
 char* idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4(void* sockaddr);
 int idrnet_sockaddr_ipv4_port(void* sockaddr);
+char* idrnet_sockaddr_unix(void *sockaddr);
 void* idrnet_create_sockaddr();
 
 int idrnet_sockaddr_port(int sockfd);
diff --git a/tests/chez/chez014/Echo.idr b/tests/chez/chez014/Echo.idr
index bc3e6af93..488be290d 100644
--- a/tests/chez/chez014/Echo.idr
+++ b/tests/chez/chez014/Echo.idr
@@ -2,29 +2,31 @@ module Main
 
 import System
 import System.Info
+import System.File
 import Network.Socket
 import Network.Socket.Data
 import Network.Socket.Raw
 
-runServer : IO (Either String (Port, ThreadID))
-runServer = do
-  Right sock <- socket AF_INET Stream 0
+testSocket : String
+testSocket = "./idris2_test.socket"
+
+runServer : (net : Bool) -> IO (Either String (if net then Port else ()))
+runServer net = do
+  Right sock <- socket (if net then AF_INET else AF_UNIX) Stream 0
         | Left fail => pure (Left $ "Failed to open socket: " ++ show fail)
-  res <- bind sock (Just (Hostname "localhost")) 0
+  res <- bind sock (Just (Hostname (if net then "localhost" else testSocket))) 0
   if res /= 0
     then pure (Left $ "Failed to bind socket with error: " ++ show res)
     else do
-      port <- getSockPort sock
+      port <- if net then getSockPort sock else pure ()
       res <- listen sock
       if res /= 0
-        then pure (Left $ "Failed to listen on socket with error: " ++ show res)
-        else do
-          forked <- fork (serve port sock)
-          pure $ Right (port, forked)
-
+         then pure . Left $ "Failed to listen on socket with error: " ++ show res
+         else do ignore $ fork (serve sock)
+                 pure $ Right port
   where
-    serve : Port -> Socket -> IO ()
-    serve port sock = do
+    serve : Socket -> IO ()
+    serve sock = do
       Right (s, _) <- accept sock
         | Left err => putStrLn ("Failed to accept on socket with error: " ++ show err)
       Right  (str, _) <- recv s 1024
@@ -34,15 +36,15 @@ runServer = do
         | Left err => putStrLn ("Server failed to send data with error: " ++ show err)
       pure ()
 
-runClient : Port -> IO ()
-runClient serverPort = do
-  Right sock <- socket AF_INET Stream 0
+runClient : (net : Bool) -> Port -> IO ()
+runClient net serverPort = do
+  Right sock <- socket (if net then AF_INET else AF_UNIX) Stream 0
     | Left fail => putStrLn ("Failed to open socket: " ++ show fail)
-  res <- connect sock (Hostname "localhost") serverPort
+  res <- connect sock (Hostname $ if net then "localhost" else testSocket) serverPort
   if res /= 0
     then putStrLn ("Failed to connect client to port " ++ show serverPort ++ ": " ++ show res)
     else do
-      Right n <- send sock ("hello world!")
+      Right n <- send sock ("hello world from a " ++ (if net then "ipv4" else "unix") ++ " socket!")
         | Left err => putStrLn ("Client failed to send data with error: " ++ show err)
       Right (str, _) <- recv sock 1024
         | Left err => putStrLn ("Client failed to receive on socket with error: " ++ show err)
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ runClient serverPort = do
 
 main : IO ()
 main = do
-  Right (serverPort, tid) <- runServer
+  Right serverPort <- runServer True
     | Left err => putStrLn $ "[server] " ++ err
-  runClient serverPort
+  runClient True serverPort
+  Right () <- runServer False
+    | Left err => putStrLn $ "[server] " ++ err
+  runClient False 0
+  ignore $ removeFile testSocket
diff --git a/tests/chez/chez014/expected b/tests/chez/chez014/expected
index 1ce1c93d4..5c4e82d4a 100644
--- a/tests/chez/chez014/expected
+++ b/tests/chez/chez014/expected
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 1/1: Building Echo (Echo.idr)
-Main> Received: hello world!
-Received: echo: hello world!
+Main> Received: hello world from a ipv4 socket!
+Received: echo: hello world from a ipv4 socket!
+Received: hello world from a unix socket!
+Received: echo: hello world from a unix socket!
 Main> Bye for now!