diff --git a/src/x86/msr.c b/src/x86/msr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4182a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/x86/msr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "msr.h"
+
+void read_msr(enum msr_id_t msr_addr, uint64_t *value)
+{
+    uint64_t v;
+    asm volatile("rdmsr"
+        : "=edx:eax" (v)
+        : "ecx" (msr_addr));
+    *value = v;
+}
+
+void write_msr(enum msr_id_t msr_addr, uint64_t *value)
+{
+    uint64_t v = *value;
+    asm volatile("wrmsr"
+        :: "ecx"(msr_addr), "A"(v));
+}
diff --git a/src/x86/msr.h b/src/x86/msr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea09f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/x86/msr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+enum msr_id_t
+{
+    MSR_APIC_BASE = 0x1B
+};
+
+struct msr_apic_base_t
+{
+    uint64_t reserved_1 : 8;
+    uint64_t bsp : 1;
+    uint64_t reserved_2 : 1;
+    uint64_t x2apic_enable : 1;
+    uint64_t apic_global_enable : 1;
+    uint64_t apic_base : 52;
+};
+
+void read_msr(enum msr_id_t msr_addr, uint64_t *value);
+
+void write_msr(enum msr_id_t msr_addr, uint64_t *value);