diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7e407da..7cf36f1 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ libraries {
                 includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include"])
                 includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include/win32"])
                 args("/DWIN32")
-            } else {
+            } else if (org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem.current().linux) {
                 includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include"])
                 includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include/linux"])
                 args("-lcurses")
+            } else {
+                includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include"])
+                includes(["${org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().javaHome}/include/solaris"])
+                args("-DSOLARIS", "-lcurses")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index fb90530..aa59537 100755
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-
 Provides Java bindings for various native APIs.
 
 # Available bindings
@@ -42,6 +41,10 @@ You need to install Visual studio, and build from a Visual studio command prompt
 
 The g++ compiler is required to build the native library. You will need to install the XCode tools.
 
+## Solaris
+
+For Solaris 11, you need to install the `gcc-45` and `system/header` packages.
+
 # TODO
 
 * Fix TERM=dumb
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/posix.cpp b/src/main/cpp/posix.cpp
index bdab833..bfdb2fb 100755
--- a/src/main/cpp/posix.cpp
+++ b/src/main/cpp/posix.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ Java_net_rubygrapefruit_platform_internal_jni_PosixTerminalFunctions_getTerminal
 
 int current_terminal = -1;
 
-int write_to_terminal(int ch) {
+#ifdef SOLARIS
+#define TERMINAL_CHAR_TYPE char
+#else
+#define TERMINAL_CHAR_TYPE int
+#endif
+
+int write_to_terminal(TERMINAL_CHAR_TYPE ch) {
     write(current_terminal, &ch, 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/Platform.java b/src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/Platform.java
index 429cfa6..d4fe4a9 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/Platform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/Platform.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public abstract class Platform {
                     platform = new Linux();
                 } else if (osName.contains("os x")) {
                     platform = new OsX();
+                } else if (osName.contains("sunos")) {
+                    platform = new Solaris();
                 } else {
                     platform = new Unsupported();
                 }
@@ -54,12 +56,18 @@ public abstract class Platform {
         }
     }
 
-    private static class Linux extends Posix {
+    private static class Unix extends Posix {
         @Override
         public String getLibraryName() {
             return "libnative-platform.so";
         }
     }
+
+    private static class Linux extends Unix {
+    }
+
+    private static class Solaris extends Unix {
+    }
 
     private static class OsX extends Posix {
         @Override