diff --git a/c/zos.c b/c/zos.c
index da926e628..dbff8b321 100644
--- a/c/zos.c
+++ b/c/zos.c
@@ -1469,6 +1469,87 @@ int safStat(int options, char *safClass, char *copy, int copyLength, int *racfSt
    get current TCB AC
    */
 
+/* begin WTO SECTION 
+
+TODO(?): This is code duplication from metalio.c but the following works for LE & metal */
+
+typedef struct WTO2Common31_tag{
+  char replyBufferLength; /* 31-bit WTOR only, else 0 */
+  char length; /* message length +4 */
+  char mcsFlags1;
+  char mcsFlags2;
+} WTO2Common31;
+
+void message(char *message){
+
+  ALLOC_STRUCT31(
+    STRUCT31_NAME(below2G),
+    STRUCT31_FIELDS(
+      WTO2Common31 common;
+      char text[126];          /* Maximum length of WTO text is 126 - ABEND D23-xxxx0005 if longer than 126 */
+    )
+  );
+
+  int len = strlen(message);
+  if (len>sizeof(below2G->text))
+    len=sizeof(below2G->text);
+
+  below2G->common.length = len+sizeof(below2G->common); /* +4 for header */
+  memcpy(below2G->text,message,len);
+
+  __asm(ASM_PREFIX
+        " WTO MF=(E,(%[wtobuf])) \n"
+        :
+        :[wtobuf]"NR:r1"(&below2G->common)
+        :"r0","r1","r15");
+
+  FREE_STRUCT31(
+    STRUCT31_NAME(below2G)
+  );
+}
+
+#define WTO_MAX_SIZE 126
+void wtoPrintf(char *formatString, ...){
+  char text[WTO_MAX_SIZE+1];       /* Allow for trailing null character */
+  va_list argPointer;
+  int cnt;
+
+  for (int pass=0; pass<2; pass++){
+
+    /* The resulting text string from vsnprintf is unpredictable if
+       there is an error in the format string or arguments.  In that
+       case we will set the output text area to null, repeat the
+       vsnprintf, and then find the length of the null terminated
+       string.  This avoids initializing the output text area prior
+       to every successful request.
+    */
+
+    va_start(argPointer,formatString);
+    cnt = vsnprintf(text,sizeof(text),formatString,argPointer);
+    va_end(argPointer);
+
+    if (cnt<0){
+      if (pass==0)
+        memset(text,0,sizeof(text));  /* Clear the text buffer before retrying the vsnprint request */
+      else {
+        text[WTO_MAX_SIZE] = 0;       /* Ensure strlen stops at the end of the text buffer */
+        cnt = strlen(text);           /* Find the end of the text string */
+      }
+    } else
+      break;                          /* vsnprintf did not return an error - cnt was set */
+  }
+  if (cnt>WTO_MAX_SIZE)               /* If more data to format than the text buffer length */
+    cnt = WTO_MAX_SIZE;               /* Truncate the formatted length to the text buffer length */
+
+  /* We never want to include a final \n character in the WTO text */
+
+  if (cnt>0 && text[cnt-1] == '\n')   /* If text ends with \n */
+    text[cnt-1] = 0;                  /* Change it into a null character */
+
+  message(text);
+}
+
+/* end WTO SECTION */
 
 /* LOCATE/CAMLIST */