diff --git a/src/ax25.c b/src/ax25.c
index 47843da..4fdf85a 100644
--- a/src/ax25.c
+++ b/src/ax25.c
@@ -65,3 +65,25 @@ error_dict_set:
 error_get_if:
     return -1;
 }
+
+int patty_ax25_socket(patty_ax25 *ax25) {
+    patty_ax25_sock *sock;
+
+    if ((sock = malloc(sizeof(*sock))) == NULL) {
+        goto error_malloc_sock;
+    }
+
+    memset(sock, '\0', sizeof(*sock));
+
+    if (patty_dict_set(ax25->fd_lookup, &ax25->fd, sizeof(ax25->fd), sock) == NULL) {
+        goto error_dict_set;
+    }
+
+    return ax25->fd++;
+
+error_dict_set:
+    free(sock);
+
+error_malloc_sock:
+    return -1;
+}