diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f92d9610f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
+*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
+* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+\*************************************************************************/
+/*
+ *      $Id$
+ *
+ *      Author  W. Eric Norum
+ *              norume@aps.anl.gov
+ *              630 252 4793
+ */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "epicsMessageQueue.h"
+int sysClkRateGet(void);
+
+epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI epicsMessageQueueSendWithTimeout(
+    epicsMessageQueueId id,
+    void *message,
+    unsigned int messageSize,
+    double timeout)
+{
+    int ticks;
+
+    if (timeout<=0.0) {
+        ticks = 0;
+    } else {
+        ticks = (int)(timeout*sysClkRateGet());
+        if(ticks<=0) ticks = 1;
+    }
+    return msgQSend((MSG_Q_ID)id, (char *)message, messageSize, ticks, MSG_PRI_NORMAL);
+}
+
+epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI epicsMessageQueueReceiveWithTimeout(
+    epicsMessageQueueId id,
+    void *message,
+    double timeout)
+{
+    int ticks;
+
+    if (timeout<=0.0) {
+        ticks = 0;
+    } else {
+        ticks = (int)(timeout*sysClkRateGet());
+        if(ticks<=0) ticks = 1;
+    }
+    return msgQReceive((MSG_Q_ID)id, (char *)message, UINT_MAX, ticks);
+}
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.h b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26465f2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdMessageQueue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
+*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
+* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+\*************************************************************************/
+/*
+ *      $Id$
+ *
+ *      Author  W. Eric Norum
+ *              norume@aps.anl.gov
+ *              630 252 4793
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Very thin shims around vxWorks routines
+ */
+#include <msgQLib.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#define epicsMessageQueueCreate(c,l) ((epicsMessageQueueId)msgQCreate((c), (l), MSG_Q_FIFO))
+#define epicsMessageQueueDestroy(q) (msgQDelete((MSG_Q_ID)(q)))
+
+#define epicsMessageQueueTrySend(q,m,l) (msgQSend((MSG_Q_ID)(q), (char*)(m), (l), NO_WAIT, MSG_PRI_NORMAL))
+#define epicsMessageQueueSend(q,m,l) (msgQSend((MSG_Q_ID)(q), (char*)(m), (l), WAIT_FOREVER, MSG_PRI_NORMAL))
+
+#define epicsMessageQueueTryReceive(q,m) (msgQReceive((MSG_Q_ID)(q), (char*)(m), UINT_MAX, NO_WAIT))
+#define epicsMessageQueueReceive(q,m) (msgQReceive((MSG_Q_ID)(q), (char*)(m), UINT_MAX, WAIT_FOREVER))
+
+#define epicsMessageQueuePending(q) (msgQNumMsgs((MSG_Q_ID)(q)))
+#define epicsMessageQueueShow(q,l) (msgQShow((MSG_Q_ID)(q),(l)))