diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eaf0001..5028483 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ dist:
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/format/pe.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/format/Makefile \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/format/project.conf \
+		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/test/dalvik.S \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/test/i386.S \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/test/i386_real.S \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/test/i486.S \
diff --git a/src/arch/dalvik.c b/src/arch/dalvik.c
index a6c414e..d25246e 100644
--- a/src/arch/dalvik.c
+++ b/src/arch/dalvik.c
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ static ArchInstruction _dalvik_instructions[] =
 };
 
 
+/* prototypes */
+/* plug-in */
+static int _dalvik_write(ArchPlugin * plugin, ArchInstruction * instruction,
+		ArchInstructionCall * call);
+
+
 /* public */
 /* variables */
 ArchPlugin arch_plugin =
@@ -72,6 +78,42 @@ ArchPlugin arch_plugin =
 	&_dalvik_description,
 	_dalvik_registers,
 	_dalvik_instructions,
-	NULL,
+	_dalvik_write,
 	NULL
 };
+
+
+/* private */
+/* functions */
+/* dalvik_write */
+static int _dalvik_write(ArchPlugin * plugin, ArchInstruction * instruction,
+		ArchInstructionCall * call)
+{
+	ArchPluginHelper * helper = plugin->helper;
+	uint8_t u8;
+	uint16_t u16;
+	unsigned char const * buf;
+	size_t size;
+
+	/* FIXME really implement */
+	switch(AO_GET_SIZE(instruction->flags))
+	{
+		case 8:
+			u8 = instruction->opcode;
+			buf = &u8;
+			size = sizeof(u8);
+			break;
+		case 16:
+			u16 = _htol16(instruction->opcode);
+			buf = &u16;
+			size = sizeof(u16);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* FIXME should not happen */
+			return -error_set_code(1, "%s: %s", helper->filename,
+					"Invalid size for opcode");
+	}
+	if(fwrite(buf, size, 1, helper->fp) != 1)
+		return -1; /* XXX report error */
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index f7d36ae..9fa0447 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TARGETS	= i386.o i386_real.o i486.o i586.o i686.o java.o sparc.o sparc64.o
+TARGETS	= dalvik.o i386.o i386_real.o i486.o i586.o i686.o java.o sparc.o sparc64.o
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	= 
 BINDIR	= $(PREFIX)/bin
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ INSTALL	= install
 
 all: $(TARGETS)
 
+dalvik.o_OBJS = dalvik.o
+dalvik.o_ASFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(ASFLAGS) -a dalvik -f flat
+
 i386.o_OBJS = i386.o
 i386.o_ASFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(ASFLAGS) -a i386
 
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ sparc.o_ASFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(ASFLAGS) -a sparc
 sparc64.o_OBJS = sparc64.o
 sparc64.o_ASFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(ASFLAGS) -a sparc64
 
+dalvik.o: dalvik.S ../src/asm
+	$(AS) $(dalvik.o_ASFLAGS) -o dalvik.o dalvik.S
+
 i386.o: i386.S ../src/asm
 	$(AS) $(i386.o_ASFLAGS) -o i386.o i386.S
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ sparc64.o: sparc64.S ../src/asm
 	$(AS) $(sparc64.o_ASFLAGS) -o sparc64.o sparc64.S
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -- $(i386.o_OBJS) $(i386_real.o_OBJS) $(i486.o_OBJS) $(i586.o_OBJS) $(i686.o_OBJS) $(java.o_OBJS) $(sparc.o_OBJS) $(sparc64.o_OBJS)
+	$(RM) -- $(dalvik.o_OBJS) $(i386.o_OBJS) $(i386_real.o_OBJS) $(i486.o_OBJS) $(i586.o_OBJS) $(i686.o_OBJS) $(java.o_OBJS) $(sparc.o_OBJS) $(sparc64.o_OBJS)
 
 distclean: clean
 	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
diff --git a/test/dalvik.S b/test/dalvik.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1836f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dalvik.S
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.text
+	nop
diff --git a/test/project.conf b/test/project.conf
index 6251aac..8cac540 100644
--- a/test/project.conf
+++ b/test/project.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-targets=i386.o,i386_real.o,i486.o,i586.o,i686.o,java.o,sparc.o,sparc64.o
+targets=dalvik.o,i386.o,i386_real.o,i486.o,i586.o,i686.o,java.o,sparc.o,sparc64.o
 as=../src/asm
 dist=Makefile
 
+[dalvik.o]
+type=object
+sources=dalvik.S
+
+[dalvik.S]
+asflags=-a dalvik -f flat
+depends=../src/asm
+
 [i386.o]
 type=object
 sources=i386.S