diff --git a/src/lisp/plat/linux.c b/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
index b71f342..b24b3f7 100644
--- a/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
+++ b/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <readline/readline.h>
+#include <readline/history.h>
 
 void *malloc_aligned(size_t size)
 {
@@ -39,3 +41,13 @@
 {
 	return access(path, F_OK) == 0;
 }
+
+char *read_input_line(char *prompt)
+{
+	return readline(prompt);
+}
+
+void add_line_to_history(char *line)
+{
+	add_history(line);
+}
diff --git a/src/lisp/plat/plat.h b/src/lisp/plat/plat.h
index 1c4216a..bcd5b1a 100644
--- a/src/lisp/plat/plat.h
+++ b/src/lisp/plat/plat.h
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@
 extern ssize_t readlink(const char *pathname, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
 bool file_exists(const char *path);
 
+char *read_input_line(char *prompt);
+void add_line_to_history(char *line);
+
 #define THREAD_LOCAL