diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/fsfw_hal/common/CMakeLists.txt
index f1cfec52..1cd9c678 100644
--- a/src/fsfw_hal/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 add_subdirectory(gpio)
+
+target_sources(${LIB_FSFW_NAME} PRIVATE printChar.c)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/common/printChar.c b/src/fsfw_hal/common/printChar.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e02c1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/common/printChar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+void __attribute__((weak)) printChar(const char* character, bool errStream) {
+  if (errStream) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "%c", *character);
+  } else {
+    printf("%c", *character);
+  }
+}