diff --git a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15f82993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "swupdate-bindings"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+libc = "0.2.147"
+once_cell = "1.18.0"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/lib.rs b/bindings/rust/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfdbd02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
+use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int};
+use std::sync::{Condvar, Mutex};
+
+mod types;
+use types::{
+    ipc_message::IpcMessage, run_type::RunType, source_type::SourceType,
+    swupdate_request::SwupdateRequest,
+};
+
+type WriteData = unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut *mut c_char, *mut c_int) -> c_int;
+type GetStatus = unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut IpcMessage) -> c_int;
+type Terminated = unsafe extern "C" fn(c_int) -> c_int;
+type Callback = fn(String);
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref MY_MUTEX: Mutex<bool> = Mutex::new(false);
+    static ref CV_END: Condvar = Condvar::new();
+}
+
+static mut FD: c_int = 0;
+static mut BUF: [u8; 256] = [0u8; 256];
+static mut CB: OnceCell<Callback> = OnceCell::new();
+
+#[link(name = "swupdate")]
+extern "C" {
+    fn swupdate_async_start(
+        wr_func: WriteData,
+        status_func: GetStatus,
+        end_func: Terminated,
+        req: *mut SwupdateRequest,
+        size: isize,
+    ) -> c_int;
+
+    fn swupdate_prepare_req(req: *mut SwupdateRequest);
+}
+
+extern "C" fn readimage(p: *mut *mut c_char, size: *mut c_int) -> c_int {
+    unsafe {
+        let ret = libc::read(FD, BUF.as_mut_ptr() as *mut std::ffi::c_void, BUF.len());
+
+        *p = BUF.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_char;
+        *size = ret as c_int;
+
+        ret as c_int
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" fn printstatus(msg: *mut IpcMessage) -> c_int {
+    unsafe {
+        CB.get().expect("Callback not initialized")(format!(
+            "Status: {:?} message: {:?}\n",
+            (*msg).data.status.current,
+            CStr::from_ptr((*msg).data.status.desc.as_ptr())
+        ));
+    };
+    0
+}
+
+extern "C" fn end(_status: c_int) -> c_int {
+    let mut guard = MY_MUTEX.lock().unwrap();
+    *guard = true;
+    CV_END.notify_one();
+
+    0
+}
+
+fn open_file(filename: &str) -> c_int {
+    let c_filename = CString::new(filename).expect("CString::new failed");
+    unsafe {
+        let fd = libc::open(c_filename.as_ptr(), libc::O_RDONLY);
+        if fd < 0 {
+            eprintln!("Unable to open {}", filename);
+            return libc::EXIT_FAILURE;
+        }
+        FD = fd;
+    }
+    libc::EXIT_SUCCESS
+}
+
+fn close_file() {
+    unsafe {
+        if FD >= 0 {
+            libc::close(FD);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn send_file(filename: &str, dry_run: bool, cb: Callback) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    open_file(filename);
+
+    let dry_run_val = if dry_run {
+        RunType::Dryrun
+    } else {
+        RunType::Default
+    };
+
+    let mut req = SwupdateRequest {
+        apiversion: 0,
+        source: SourceType::Local,
+        dry_run: dry_run_val,
+        len: 0,
+        info: [0; 512],
+        software_set: [0; 256],
+        running_mode: [0; 256],
+        disable_store_swu: false,
+    };
+
+    unsafe { swupdate_prepare_req(&mut req) };
+
+    let mut guard = MY_MUTEX.lock().unwrap();
+
+    unsafe {
+        let size = std::mem::size_of_val(&req).try_into().unwrap();
+        CB.get_or_init(|| cb);
+        let rc = swupdate_async_start(readimage, printstatus, end, &mut req, size);
+        if rc < 0 {
+            close_file();
+            return Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!(
+                    "Software update failed to start with return code: {:?}",
+                    libc::EXIT_FAILURE
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    while !*guard {
+        guard = CV_END.wait(guard).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    close_file();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/bindings/rust/types/ipc_message.rs b/bindings/rust/types/ipc_message.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8575fcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/types/ipc_message.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_uint};
+
+use crate::types::source_type::SourceType;
+use crate::SwupdateRequest;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Status {
+    pub current: c_int,
+    last_result: c_int,
+    error: c_int,
+    pub desc: [c_char; 2048],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct Notify {
+    status: c_int,
+    error: c_int,
+    level: c_int,
+    msg: [c_char; 2048],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct InstMsg {
+    req: SwupdateRequest,
+    len: c_uint,
+    buf: [c_char; 2048],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct ProcMsg {
+    source: SourceType,
+    cmd: c_int,
+    timeout: c_int,
+    len: c_uint,
+    buf: [c_char; 2048],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct AESKeyMsg {
+    key_ascii: [c_char; 65],
+    ivt_ascii: [c_char; 33],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct Versions {
+    minimum_version: [c_char; 256],
+    maximum_version: [c_char; 256],
+    current_version: [c_char; 256],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct Revisions {
+    boardname: [c_char; 256],
+    revision: [c_char; 256],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub union MsgData {
+    msg: [c_char; 128],
+    pub status: Status,
+    notify: Notify,
+    inst_msg: InstMsg,
+    proc_msg: ProcMsg,
+    aes_key_msg: AESKeyMsg,
+    versions: Versions,
+    revisions: Revisions,
+}
+
+impl Default for MsgData {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        MsgData { msg: [0; 128] }
+    }
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct IpcMessage {
+    magic: c_int,
+    type_: c_int,
+    pub data: MsgData,
+}
diff --git a/bindings/rust/types/mod.rs b/bindings/rust/types/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53039213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/types/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pub mod ipc_message;
+pub mod run_type;
+pub mod source_type;
+pub mod swupdate_request;
diff --git a/bindings/rust/types/run_type.rs b/bindings/rust/types/run_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34f80d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/types/run_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum RunType {
+    Default,
+    Dryrun,
+    _Install,
+}
diff --git a/bindings/rust/types/source_type.rs b/bindings/rust/types/source_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6ea78c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/types/source_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum SourceType {
+    _Unknown,
+    _Webserver,
+    _Suricatta,
+    _Downloader,
+    Local,
+    _ChunksDownloader,
+}
diff --git a/bindings/rust/types/swupdate_request.rs b/bindings/rust/types/swupdate_request.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..385f96d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/types/swupdate_request.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+use crate::types::{run_type::RunType, source_type::SourceType};
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SwupdateRequest {
+    pub apiversion: u32,
+    pub source: SourceType,
+    pub dry_run: RunType,
+    pub len: usize,
+    pub info: [c_char; 512],
+    pub software_set: [c_char; 256],
+    pub running_mode: [c_char; 256],
+    pub disable_store_swu: bool,
+}