diff --git a/include/sigar_format.h b/include/sigar_format.h
index c9f0dc31..a870e6f8 100644
--- a/include/sigar_format.h
+++ b/include/sigar_format.h
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(const char *)sigar_net_connection_state_get(int state);
 
 SIGAR_DECLARE(char *) sigar_net_interface_flags_to_string(sigar_uint64_t flags, char *buf);
 
+SIGAR_DECLARE(char *)sigar_net_services_name_get(sigar_t *sigar,
+                                                 int protocol, unsigned long port);
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/sigar_private.h b/include/sigar_private.h
index 67227cea..96753451 100644
--- a/include/sigar_private.h
+++ b/include/sigar_private.h
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@
    int ifconf_len; \
    char *self_path; \
    sigar_cache_t *proc_cpu; \
-   sigar_cache_t *net_listen
+   sigar_cache_t *net_listen; \
+   sigar_cache_t *net_services_tcp; \
+   sigar_cache_t *net_services_udp
 
 #if defined(WIN32)
 #   define SIGAR_INLINE __inline
diff --git a/src/sigar.c b/src/sigar.c
index c1a2b708..0a71fbc4 100644
--- a/src/sigar.c
+++ b/src/sigar.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_open(sigar_t **sigar)
         (*sigar)->self_path = NULL;
         (*sigar)->proc_cpu = NULL;
         (*sigar)->net_listen = NULL;
+        (*sigar)->net_services_tcp = NULL;
+        (*sigar)->net_services_udp = NULL;
     }
 
     return status;
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_close(sigar_t *sigar)
     if (sigar->net_listen) {
         sigar_cache_destroy(sigar->net_listen);
     }
+    if (sigar->net_services_tcp) {
+        sigar_cache_destroy(sigar->net_services_tcp);
+    }
+    if (sigar->net_services_udp) {
+        sigar_cache_destroy(sigar->net_services_udp);
+    }
 
     return sigar_os_close(sigar);
 }
diff --git a/src/sigar_format.c b/src/sigar_format.c
index 958f9109..d7a67583 100644
--- a/src/sigar_format.c
+++ b/src/sigar_format.c
@@ -521,3 +521,86 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(char *) sigar_net_interface_flags_to_string(sigar_uint64_t flags,
 
     return buf;
 }
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#define NET_SERVICES_FILE "C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\services"
+#else
+#define NET_SERVICES_FILE "/etc/services"
+#endif
+
+static int net_services_parse(sigar_cache_t *names, char *type)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    char buffer[8192], *ptr;
+    char *file;
+
+
+    if (!(file = getenv("SIGAR_NET_SERVICES_FILE"))) {
+        file = NET_SERVICES_FILE;
+    }
+
+    if (!(fp = fopen(file, "r"))) {
+        return errno;
+    }
+
+    while ((ptr = fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp))) {
+        int port;
+        char name[256], proto[56];
+        sigar_cache_entry_t *entry;
+
+        while (sigar_isspace(*ptr)) {
+            ++ptr;
+        }
+        if ((*ptr == '#') || (*ptr == '\0')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (sscanf(ptr, "%s%d/%s", name, &port, proto) != 3) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!strEQ(type, proto)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        entry = sigar_cache_get(names, port);
+        if (!entry->value) {
+            entry->value = strdup(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose(fp);
+    return SIGAR_OK;
+}
+
+SIGAR_DECLARE(char *)sigar_net_services_name_get(sigar_t *sigar,
+                                                 int protocol, unsigned long port)
+{
+    sigar_cache_entry_t *entry;
+    sigar_cache_t **names;
+    char *pname;
+
+    switch (protocol) {
+      case SIGAR_NETCONN_TCP:
+        names = &sigar->net_services_tcp;
+        pname = "tcp";
+        break;
+      case SIGAR_NETCONN_UDP:
+        names = &sigar->net_services_udp;
+        pname = "udp";
+        break;
+      default:
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (*names == NULL) {
+        *names = sigar_cache_new(1024);
+        net_services_parse(*names, pname);
+    }
+
+    if ((entry = sigar_cache_find(*names, port))) {
+        return (char *)entry->value;
+    }
+    else {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}