diff --git a/apps/src/init.c b/apps/src/init.c
index 6ceb235e..a1c86ff7 100644
--- a/apps/src/init.c
+++ b/apps/src/init.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main()
 
     printf("Welcome to Luna!\n");
 
-    printf("Running as PID %ld\n\n", getpid());
+    printf("Running as PID %ld, PPID %ld\n\n", getpid(), getppid());
 
     sleep(1);
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int main()
     if (child == 0)
     {
         msleep(500);
-        printf("I am the child, who is my parent?\n");
+        printf("I am the child (PID %ld), my parent is PID %ld!!\n", getpid(), getppid());
         execv("/bin/sym", NULL);
         perror("execv");
         return 1;
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/bits/getprocid.h b/libs/libc/include/bits/getprocid.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0336f904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libc/include/bits/getprocid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _BITS_GETPROCID_H
+#define _BITS_GETPROCID_H
+
+#define ID_PID 0
+#define ID_PPID 1
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/luna.h b/libs/libc/include/luna.h
index 468b0e05..7ed32c00 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/luna.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/luna.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LUNA_H
 #define _LUNA_H
 
+#include <bits/getprocid.h>
 #include <bits/macros.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ extern "C"
 {
 #endif
 
+    /* Returns a numeric identifier associated with the current process, depending on field. */
+    long getprocid(int field);
+
     /* Sleeps for ms milliseconds. */
     unsigned int msleep(unsigned int ms);
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h b/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
index 9f6147fe..7b1b387a 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define SYS_sleep 2
 #define SYS_write 3
 #define SYS_paint 4
-#define SYS_getpid 5
+#define SYS_getprocid 5
 #define SYS_mmap 6
 #define SYS_munmap 7
 #define SYS_open 8
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/unistd.h b/libs/libc/include/unistd.h
index 286d3e3c..1f3613eb 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/unistd.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/unistd.h
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ extern "C"
      * the parent. */
     pid_t fork(void);
 
-    /* Returns the current process's process ID. */
+    /* Returns the current process' process ID. */
     pid_t getpid(void);
 
+    /* Returns the current process' parent's process ID. */
+    pid_t getppid(void);
+
     /* Terminates the program with the status code status. */
     __lc_noreturn void _exit(int status);
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/luna.cpp b/libs/libc/src/luna.cpp
index e5c66f5a..9fef0d0f 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/luna.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/luna.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
+    long getprocid(int field)
+    {
+        return syscall(SYS_getprocid, field);
+    }
+
     unsigned int msleep(unsigned int ms)
     {
         return (unsigned int)syscall(SYS_sleep, ms);
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp b/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
index 1f51c213..0a088413 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ extern "C"
 
     pid_t getpid(void)
     {
-        return syscall(SYS_getpid);
+        return getprocid(ID_PID);
+    }
+
+    pid_t getppid(void)
+    {
+        return getprocid(ID_PPID);
     }
 
     long syscall(long number, ...)
@@ -40,9 +45,9 @@ extern "C"
         {
         case SYS_clock:
         case SYS_yield:
-        case SYS_fork:
-        case SYS_getpid: result = __luna_syscall0(number); break;
+        case SYS_fork: result = __luna_syscall0(number); break;
         case SYS_exit:
+        case SYS_getprocid:
         case SYS_close:
         case SYS_exec:
         case SYS_mkdir: