diff --git a/kernel/mem/memset.go b/kernel/mem/mem.go
similarity index 65%
rename from kernel/mem/memset.go
rename to kernel/mem/mem.go
index 6041487..74b944e 100644
--- a/kernel/mem/memset.go
+++ b/kernel/mem/mem.go
@@ -27,3 +27,23 @@ func Memset(addr uintptr, value byte, size Size) {
 		copy(target[index:], target[:index])
 	}
 }
+
+// Memcopy copies size bytes from src to dst.
+func Memcopy(src, dst uintptr, size Size) {
+	if size == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	srcSlice := *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
+		Len:  int(size),
+		Cap:  int(size),
+		Data: src,
+	}))
+	dstSlice := *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
+		Len:  int(size),
+		Cap:  int(size),
+		Data: dst,
+	}))
+
+	copy(dstSlice, srcSlice)
+}
diff --git a/kernel/mem/memset_test.go b/kernel/mem/mem_test.go
similarity index 53%
rename from kernel/mem/memset_test.go
rename to kernel/mem/mem_test.go
index c4af743..eef37da 100644
--- a/kernel/mem/memset_test.go
+++ b/kernel/mem/mem_test.go
@@ -25,3 +25,28 @@ func TestMemset(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMemcopy(t *testing.T) {
+	// memcopy with a 0 size should be a no-op
+	Memcopy(uintptr(0), uintptr(0), 0)
+
+	var (
+		src = make([]byte, PageSize)
+		dst = make([]byte, PageSize)
+	)
+	for i := 0; i < len(src); i++ {
+		src[i] = byte(i % 256)
+	}
+
+	Memcopy(
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&src[0])),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])),
+		PageSize,
+	)
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(src); i++ {
+		if got := dst[i]; got != src[i] {
+			t.Errorf("value mismatch between src and dst at index %d", i)
+		}
+	}
+}