diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f8ee3c8cd..576ec39dd 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ set(SRCS    core.cpp
             hle/kernel/event.cpp
             hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
             hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
+            hle/kernel/semaphore.cpp
             hle/kernel/thread.cpp
             hle/kernel/shared_memory.cpp
             hle/service/apt.cpp
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ set(HEADERS core.h
             hle/svc.h
             hle/kernel/kernel.h
             hle/kernel/mutex.h
+            hle/kernel/semaphore.h
             hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
             hle/kernel/thread.h
             hle/function_wrappers.h
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj b/src/core/core.vcxproj
index 8f3561653..176102592 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\event.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\kernel.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\mutex.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\semaphore.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\shared_memory.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\thread.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\service\apt.cpp" />
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\event.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\kernel.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\mutex.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\semaphore.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\shared_memory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\thread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\service\apt.h" />
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
index 33b00ab90..999d7698d 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="mem_map.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="mem_map_funcs.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="system.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\semaphore.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="hw\gpu.h" />
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="core_timing.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="loader.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="mem_map.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\semaphore.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="CMakeLists.txt" />
diff --git a/src/core/hle/function_wrappers.h b/src/core/hle/function_wrappers.h
index f9a64c0a5..a8aab9e21 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/function_wrappers.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/function_wrappers.h
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ template<s32 func(u32*, const char*)> void Wrap() {
     RETURN(retval);
 }
 
+template<s32 func(u32*,s32, s32)> void Wrap() {
+    u32 param_1 = 0;
+    u32 retval = func(&param_1, (s32)PARAM(1), (s32)PARAM(2));
+    Core::g_app_core->SetReg(1, param_1);
+    RETURN(retval);
+}
+
+template<s32 func(s32 *, u32, s32)> void Wrap() {
+    s32 param_0 = 0;
+    u32 retval = func(&param_0, PARAM(1), (s32)PARAM(2));
+    Core::g_app_core->SetReg(1, param_0);
+    RETURN(retval);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Function wrappers that return type u32
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49ab5fbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.  
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "common/common.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/mutex.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+class Semaphore : public Object {
+public:
+    const char* GetTypeName() const { return "Semaphore"; }
+    const char* GetName() const { return name.c_str(); }
+
+    static Kernel::HandleType GetStaticHandleType() { return Kernel::HandleType::Semaphore; }
+    Kernel::HandleType GetHandleType() const { return Kernel::HandleType::Semaphore; }
+
+    s32 initial_count;                          ///< Initial count state when semaphore was created
+    s32 count;                                  ///< Current count state
+    s32 max_count;                              ///< Max count state
+    Handle lock_thread;                         ///< Handle to thread that currently has semaphore
+    std::string name;
+
+    /**
+     * Synchronize kernel object 
+     * @param wait Boolean wait set if current thread should wait as a result of sync operation
+     * @return Result of operation, 0 on success, otherwise error code
+     */
+    Result SyncRequest(bool* wait) {
+        // TODO(bravia): ImplementMe
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for kernel object to synchronize
+     * @param wait Boolean wait set if current thread should wait as a result of sync operation
+     * @return Result of operation, 0 on success, otherwise error code
+     */
+    Result WaitSynchronization(bool* wait) {
+        // TODO(bravia): ImplementMe
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+/**
+ * Releases a semaphore
+ * @param unknown
+ * @param handle Handle to mutex to release
+ * @param unknown
+ */
+Result ReleaseSemaphore(s32 * count, Handle handle, s32 release_count) {
+    Semaphore* sem = Kernel::g_object_pool.GetFast<Semaphore>(handle);
+
+    _assert_msg_(KERNEL, (sem != nullptr), "ReleaseSemaphore tried to release a nullptr sem!");
+
+    //TODO(bravia): ImplementMe
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a semaphore
+ * @param handle Reference to handle for the newly created semaphore
+ * @param initial_count Specifies if the semaphore is initialized with a count
+ * @param max_count Specifies the max count of the semaphore
+ * @param name Optional name of semaphore
+ * @return Pointer to new Semaphore object
+ */
+Semaphore* CreateSemaphore(Handle& handle, s32 initial_count, s32 max_count, const std::string& name) {
+    Semaphore* sem = new Semaphore;
+    handle = Kernel::g_object_pool.Create(sem);
+
+    sem->initial_count = sem->count = initial_count;
+    sem->name = name;
+
+    return sem;
+}
+
+/**
+* Creates a semaphore
+* @param handle Reference to handle for the newly created semaphore
+* @param initial_count Specifies if the semaphore is initialized with a count
+* @param max_count Specifies the max count of the semaphore
+* @param name Optional name of semaphore
+* @return Handle to new Semaphore object
+*/
+Handle CreateSemaphore(s32 initial_count, s32 max_count, const std::string& name) {
+    Handle handle;
+    Semaphore* sem = CreateSemaphore(handle, initial_count, max_count, name);
+    return handle;
+}
+
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07c9559bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.  
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+/**
+* Releases a semaphore
+* @param unknown
+* @param handle Handle to mutex to release
+* @param unknown
+*/
+Result ReleaseSemaphore(s32 * count, Handle handle, s32 release_count);
+
+/**
+* Creates a semaphore
+* @param handle Reference to handle for the newly created semaphore
+* @param initial_count Specifies if the semaphore is initialized with a count
+* @param max_count Specifies the max count of the semaphore
+* @param name Optional name of semaphore
+* @return Handle to new Semaphore object
+*/
+Handle CreateSemaphore(s32 initial_count, s32 max_count, const std::string& name = "Unknown");
+
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
index 875ea2873..b20dec748 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/kernel/event.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/mutex.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/semaphore.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/thread.h"
 
 #include "core/hle/function_wrappers.h"
@@ -275,6 +276,22 @@ Result ReleaseMutex(Handle handle) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+/// Create a semaphore
+Result CreateSemaphore(Handle* sem, s32 initial_count, s32 max_count) {
+    *sem = Kernel::CreateSemaphore(initial_count, max_count);
+    DEBUG_LOG(SVC, "called initial_count=%d , max_count=%d : created handle=0x%08X",
+        initial_count, max_count, *sem);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/// Release a mutex
+Result ReleaseSemaphore(s32* count, Handle handle, s32 releaseCount) {
+    DEBUG_LOG(SVC, "called handle=0x%08X", handle);
+    _assert_msg_(KERNEL, (handle != 0), "called, but handle is nullptr!");
+    Kernel::ReleaseSemaphore(count, handle, releaseCount);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /// Get current thread ID
 Result GetThreadId(u32* thread_id, Handle thread) {
     ERROR_LOG(SVC, "(UNIMPLEMENTED) called thread=0x%08X", thread);
@@ -359,8 +376,8 @@ const HLE::FunctionDef SVC_Table[] = {
     {0x12, nullptr,                         "Run"},
     {0x13, HLE::Wrap<CreateMutex>,          "CreateMutex"},
     {0x14, HLE::Wrap<ReleaseMutex>,         "ReleaseMutex"},
-    {0x15, nullptr,                         "CreateSemaphore"},
-    {0x16, nullptr,                         "ReleaseSemaphore"},
+    {0x15, HLE::Wrap<CreateSemaphore>,      "CreateSemaphore" },
+    {0x16, HLE::Wrap<ReleaseSemaphore>,      "ReleaseSemaphore"},
     {0x17, HLE::Wrap<CreateEvent>,          "CreateEvent"},
     {0x18, HLE::Wrap<SignalEvent>,          "SignalEvent"},
     {0x19, HLE::Wrap<ClearEvent>,           "ClearEvent"},