diff --git a/src/formats/elf/output.rs b/src/formats/elf/output.rs
index cf7a36b..0eeef36 100644
--- a/src/formats/elf/output.rs
+++ b/src/formats/elf/output.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use elf_utilities::file::{ELF64Dumper, ELF64};
+use elf_utilities::{file::{ELF64Dumper, ELF64}, section::{Contents64, Section64, Shdr64, build_string_table}};
 
 use crate::{
     common::{Output, Section},
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'data> ElfOutput<'data> {
     }
 
     fn populate_sections(&mut self) -> Result<u64, Error> {
-        use elf_utilities::section::{Contents64, Section64, Shdr64};
+        let mut names = Vec::new();
 
         for (name, sections) in self.segment_data.iter_mut() {
             let mut data = Vec::new();
@@ -58,14 +58,26 @@ impl<'data> ElfOutput<'data> {
                 }
             }
 
+            names.push(name);
             let section = Section64 {
                 name: name.into(),
-                header: Shdr64::default(),
+                header: make_section_header(&names, data.len()),
                 contents: Contents64::Raw(data),
             };
             self.file.add_section(section);
+
         }
 
+        let name = ".shstrtab";
+        names.push(name);
+        let string_table = build_string_table(&names, true);
+        let section = Section64 {
+            name: name.into(),
+            header: make_section_header(&names, string_table.len()),
+            contents: Contents64::Raw(string_table),
+        };
+        self.file.add_section(section);
+
         Ok(0)
     }
 
@@ -146,4 +158,31 @@ fn elf_bin_from_object(other: &ELF64) -> ELF64 {
     elf.ehdr.e_machine = other.ehdr.e_machine;
 
     elf
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+fn make_section_header(names: &Vec<&str>, size: usize) -> Shdr64 {
+    use elf_utilities::section::Type;
+
+    let mut h = Shdr64::default();
+    if let Some(name) = names.last() {
+        if *name == ".shstrtab" {
+            h.set_type(Type::StrTab);
+        } else {
+            h.set_type(Type::ProgBits);
+        }
+
+        // section index used for name and section indexing (currently same)
+        let idx = (names.len() - 1) as u32;
+        // name index
+        h.sh_name = idx;
+        // link index
+        h.sh_link = idx;
+        h.sh_size = size as u64;
+        // TODO
+        // h.sh_offset = offset;
+
+        h
+    } else {
+        panic!("Unexpected nameless section");
+    }
+}