diff --git a/src/eport.c b/src/eport.c
index db68327..cfe507a 100644
--- a/src/eport.c
+++ b/src/eport.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #include <ejabbermsg.h>
 
@@ -52,7 +53,25 @@ ssize_t eport_read(FILE *stream, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 
 ssize_t eport_write(FILE *stream, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 {
-  return -1;
+  int fd = fileno(stream);
+  int16_t port_msg_len = (buffer_size << 8) | ((buffer_size >> 8) & 0xFF);
+  ssize_t wr = 0;
+  struct iovec msg[2];
+
+  if(buffer_size <= 0) {
+    errno = EINVAL;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  /* write length and message itself */
+  msg[0].iov_base = &port_msg_len;
+  msg[0].iov_len = sizeof(int16_t);
+  msg[1].iov_base = buffer;
+  msg[1].iov_len = buffer_size;
+
+  wr = writev(fd, msg, 2);
+
+  return wr;
 }
 
 int eport_ejabberd_msgread(char *buffer, size_t buffer_size,