diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3239cc6d..456b6029 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SRC = syseng sysen1 sysen2 sysen3 sysnet kshack dragon channa	\
       macsym lmcons dmcg hack hibou agb gt40 rug maeda ms kle aap common \
       fonts zork 11logo kmp info aplogo bkph bbn pdp11 chsncp sca music1 \
       moon teach ken lmio1 llogo a2deh chsgtv clib sys3 lmio turnip \
-      mits_s rab stan_k bs cstacy kp
+      mits_s rab stan_k bs cstacy kp dcp2
 DOC = info _info_ sysdoc sysnet syshst kshack _teco_ emacs emacs1 c kcc \
       chprog sail draw wl pc tj6 share _glpr_ _xgpr_ inquir mudman system \
       xfont maxout ucode moon acount alan channa fonts games graphs humor \
diff --git a/build/misc.tcl b/build/misc.tcl
index ca457bce..04044509 100644
--- a/build/misc.tcl
+++ b/build/misc.tcl
@@ -993,6 +993,11 @@ respond "*" ":midas sysbin;_sysnet;sends\r"
 expect ":KILL"
 #respond "*" ":link device;chaos send,sysbin;senver bin\r"
 
+# Chaosnet BABEL service.
+respond "*" ":midas sysbin; babel_dcp2; babel\r"
+expect ":KILL"
+respond "*" ":link device;chaos babel,sysbin; babel bin\r"
+
 # OBS
 respond "*" ":midas sys;ts obs_bawden;obs\r"
 expect ":KILL"
diff --git a/doc/programs.md b/doc/programs.md
index c7f4a222..afec000e 100644
--- a/doc/programs.md
+++ b/doc/programs.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 - ATSIGN DEVICE, load device drivers.
 - ATSIGN TARAKA, starts dragons.
 - ATSIGN TCP, TCP support.
+- BABEL, Chaosnet server.
 - BALANC/MOVDIR, balances directories.
 - BDAY, happy birthday demon.
 - BINPRT, display information about a binary executable file.
diff --git a/src/dcp2/babel.2 b/src/dcp2/babel.2
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..caeb9aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dcp2/babel.2
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+title babel server
+%colsn==12 ? %coopn==2 ? %cslsn==1 ? %csrfc==2
+
+	loc 42
+	-tsintl,,tsint
+
+	loc 100
+tsint:	17
+	%piioc+%pilos ? 0 ? -1 ? -1 ? die	;handle ioc errors and LOSE's
+tsintl==.-tsint
+
+lsnpkt:	.byte 16. ? %colsn_8 ? 5 ? .byte
+	0 ? 0 ? 0
+	.byte 8 ? irpc ch,,[BABEL] ? "ch ? termin ? .byte
+opnpkt:	.byte 16. ? %coopn_8 ? 0 ? .byte
+pdl:	block 4
+go:	.close 1,
+	move 17,[-4,,pdl]
+	.suset [.roption,,1]
+	tlo 1,optint
+	.suset [.soption,,1]
+	.suset [.smask,,[%piioc+%pilos]]
+	.call [ setz ? 'chaoso ? movei 0 ? movei 1 ? setzi 2]
+	  jrst die
+	.call [ setz ? 'pktiot ? movei 1 ? setzi lsnpkt]
+	  jrst die
+	movei 1,30.*60.*2	;two minutes
+	.call [ setz ? 'netblk ? movei 1 ? movei %cslsn ? move 1 ? setzm 1]
+	  jrst die
+	caie 1,%csrfc
+	  jrst die
+	.call [ setz ? 'pktiot ? movei 1 ? setzi opnpkt]
+	  jrst die
+loop:	move 1,[440700,,[asciz ~ !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~]]
+	movei 2,176-40
+	.call [setz ? sixbit /siot/ ? movei 1 ? move 1 ? setz 2]
+	  jrst die
+	jrst loop
+die:	.logout 1,
+	.break 16,160000
+	.value
+end go
+
+;;; local modes:
+;;; mode:midas
+;;; auto fill mode:
+;;; fill column:70
+;;; compile command: :midas mc:device;chaos babel_1 î
+;;; end: