diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index 84e6410d..c66dbbfa 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ LOCALBINARIES:=\
 init \
 cat \
 cp \
+echo \
 rm \
 sh \
 mxsh \
diff --git a/utils/echo.cpp b/utils/echo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adf3e667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/echo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	int startfrom = 1;
+	bool trailingnewline = true;
+	if ( 1 < argc && strcmp(argv[1], "-n") == 0 )
+	{
+		trailingnewline = false;
+		startfrom = 2;
+	}
+
+	const char* prefix = "";
+	for ( int i = startfrom; i < argc; i++ )
+	{
+		printf("%s%s", prefix, argv[i]);
+		prefix = " ";
+	}
+
+	if ( trailingnewline ) { printf("\n"); }
+
+	return 0;
+}