diff --git a/crates/userspace/src/allocator/mod.rs b/crates/userspace/src/allocator/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e1c0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/userspace/src/allocator/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
+use core::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use core::ptr;
+
+const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 4096;
+const MAX_PAGES: usize = 64;
+
+struct FreeBlock {
+    size: usize,
+    next: *mut FreeBlock,
+}
+
+pub struct KosAllocator {
+    inner: UnsafeCell<AllocatorInner>,
+}
+
+struct AllocatorInner {
+    free_list: *mut FreeBlock,
+    pages: [usize; MAX_PAGES],
+    page_count: usize,
+}
+
+unsafe impl Sync for KosAllocator {}
+
+impl KosAllocator {
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: UnsafeCell::new(AllocatorInner {
+                free_list: ptr::null_mut(),
+                pages: [0; MAX_PAGES],
+                page_count: 0,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn inner_mut(&self) -> &mut AllocatorInner {
+        unsafe { &mut *self.inner.get() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AllocatorInner {
+    fn request_page(&mut self) -> *mut u8 {
+        if self.page_count >= MAX_PAGES {
+            return ptr::null_mut();
+        }
+
+        let page_addr = crate::syscall::request_pages(1);
+        if page_addr == usize::MAX {
+            return ptr::null_mut();
+        }
+
+        self.pages[self.page_count] = page_addr;
+        self.page_count += 1;
+        page_addr as *mut u8
+    }
+
+    fn alloc_from_free_list(&mut self, size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
+        let mut prev: *mut FreeBlock = ptr::null_mut();
+        let mut current = self.free_list;
+
+        while !current.is_null() {
+            let block = unsafe { &mut *current };
+            let addr = current as usize;
+            let aligned = (addr + align - 1) & !(align - 1);
+            let padding = aligned - addr;
+
+            if block.size >= size + padding {
+                let remaining = block.size - size - padding;
+
+                if remaining >= core::mem::size_of::<FreeBlock>() {
+                    let new_block = (aligned + size) as *mut FreeBlock;
+                    unsafe {
+                        (*new_block).size = remaining;
+                        (*new_block).next = block.next;
+                    }
+                    if prev.is_null() {
+                        self.free_list = new_block;
+                    } else {
+                        unsafe { (*prev).next = new_block; }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if prev.is_null() {
+                        self.free_list = block.next;
+                    } else {
+                        unsafe { (*prev).next = block.next; }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return aligned as *mut u8;
+            }
+
+            prev = current;
+            current = block.next;
+        }
+
+        ptr::null_mut()
+    }
+
+    fn add_to_free_list(&mut self, ptr: *mut u8, size: usize) {
+        let block = ptr as *mut FreeBlock;
+        unsafe {
+            (*block).size = size;
+            (*block).next = self.free_list;
+        }
+        self.free_list = block;
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for KosAllocator {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        let inner = self.inner_mut();
+        let size = layout.size().max(core::mem::size_of::<FreeBlock>());
+        let align = layout.align();
+
+        let ptr = inner.alloc_from_free_list(size, align);
+        if !ptr.is_null() {
+            return ptr;
+        }
+
+        let pages_needed = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE;
+        for _ in 0..pages_needed {
+            let page = inner.request_page();
+            if page.is_null() {
+                return ptr::null_mut();
+            }
+            inner.add_to_free_list(page, PAGE_SIZE);
+        }
+
+        inner.alloc_from_free_list(size, align)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
+        let inner = self.inner_mut();
+        let size = layout.size().max(core::mem::size_of::<FreeBlock>());
+        inner.add_to_free_list(ptr, size);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/userspace/src/allocator/tests.rs b/crates/userspace/src/allocator/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05741b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/userspace/src/allocator/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use super::*;
+use core::alloc::Layout;
+
+#[test]
+fn allocator_creates_successfully() {
+    let _alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn free_list_operations() {
+    let alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+    let inner = alloc.inner_mut();
+
+    // Simulate a page by using a stack buffer
+    let mut page = [0u8; 4096];
+    let page_ptr = page.as_mut_ptr();
+
+    inner.add_to_free_list(page_ptr, 4096);
+    assert!(!inner.free_list.is_null());
+
+    let ptr = inner.alloc_from_free_list(64, 8);
+    assert!(!ptr.is_null());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn alloc_dealloc_roundtrip() {
+    let alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+    let inner = alloc.inner_mut();
+
+    let mut page = [0u8; 4096];
+    inner.add_to_free_list(page.as_mut_ptr(), 4096);
+
+    let layout = Layout::from_size_align(128, 8).unwrap();
+    let ptr = inner.alloc_from_free_list(128, 8);
+    assert!(!ptr.is_null());
+
+    inner.add_to_free_list(ptr, 128);
+    let ptr2 = inner.alloc_from_free_list(64, 8);
+    assert!(!ptr2.is_null());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_allocations_from_one_page() {
+    let alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+    let inner = alloc.inner_mut();
+
+    let mut page = [0u8; 4096];
+    inner.add_to_free_list(page.as_mut_ptr(), 4096);
+
+    let p1 = inner.alloc_from_free_list(256, 8);
+    let p2 = inner.alloc_from_free_list(256, 8);
+    let p3 = inner.alloc_from_free_list(256, 8);
+
+    assert!(!p1.is_null());
+    assert!(!p2.is_null());
+    assert!(!p3.is_null());
+    assert_ne!(p1, p2);
+    assert_ne!(p2, p3);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn alignment_respected() {
+    let alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+    let inner = alloc.inner_mut();
+
+    let mut page = [0u8; 4096];
+    inner.add_to_free_list(page.as_mut_ptr(), 4096);
+
+    let ptr = inner.alloc_from_free_list(64, 64);
+    assert!(!ptr.is_null());
+    assert_eq!(ptr as usize % 64, 0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn exhausted_free_list_returns_null() {
+    let alloc = KosAllocator::new();
+    let inner = alloc.inner_mut();
+
+    let ptr = inner.alloc_from_free_list(64, 8);
+    assert!(ptr.is_null());
+}
diff --git a/crates/userspace/src/lib.rs b/crates/userspace/src/lib.rs
index 90edb3e..3fee153 100644
--- a/crates/userspace/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/userspace/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![no_std]
 
+pub mod allocator;
 mod arch;
 pub mod syscall;