diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/CMakeLists.txt b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/CMakeLists.txt
index 35a3707dcb2..04982904dfa 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ add_library(kernel32 SHARED
     kernel32.rc
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kernel32.def)
 
-set_module_type(kernel32 win32dll ENTRYPOINT DllMain 12)
+set_module_type(kernel32 win32dll HOTPATCHABLE ENTRYPOINT DllMain 12)
 #############################################
 ## HACK FOR MSVC COMPILATION WITH win32dll ##
 set_subsystem(kernel32 console)
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/loader.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/loader.c
index d2dfce9a623..4f33ff775cc 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/loader.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/loader.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ DisableThreadLibraryCalls(
  */
 HINSTANCE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 LoadLibraryA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName)
 {
     LPSTR PathBuffer;
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ LoadLibraryA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName)
  */
 HINSTANCE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 LoadLibraryExA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName,
                HANDLE hFile,
                DWORD dwFlags)
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ LoadLibraryExA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName,
  */
 HINSTANCE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 LoadLibraryW(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName)
 {
     /* Call Ex version of the API */
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ BasepLoadLibraryAsDatafile(PWSTR Path, LPCWSTR Name, HMODULE *hModule)
  */
 HINSTANCE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 LoadLibraryExW(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName,
                HANDLE hFile,
                DWORD dwFlags)
@@ -447,7 +451,10 @@ GetProcAddress(HMODULE hModule, LPCSTR lpProcName)
 /*
  * @implemented
  */
-BOOL WINAPI FreeLibrary(HINSTANCE hLibModule)
+BOOL
+WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
+FreeLibrary(HINSTANCE hLibModule)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
     PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS NtHeaders;
@@ -806,6 +813,7 @@ quickie:
  */
 HMODULE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 GetModuleHandleA(LPCSTR lpModuleName)
 {
     PUNICODE_STRING ModuleNameW;
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/proc.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/proc.c
index 6c44e99069a..3725e27e273 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/proc.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/proc.c
@@ -4605,6 +4605,7 @@ Quickie:
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateProcessW(LPCWSTR lpApplicationName,
                LPWSTR lpCommandLine,
                LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpProcessAttributes,
@@ -4773,6 +4774,7 @@ CreateProcessInternalA(HANDLE hToken,
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateProcessA(LPCSTR lpApplicationName,
                LPSTR lpCommandLine,
                LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpProcessAttributes,
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
index 629e23adeca..4c51449e491 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/synch.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ CancelWaitableTimer(IN HANDLE hTimer)
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateSemaphoreA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes  OPTIONAL,
                  IN LONG lInitialCount,
                  IN LONG lMaximumCount,
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ CreateSemaphoreA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateSemaphoreW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes  OPTIONAL,
                  IN LONG lInitialCount,
                  IN LONG lMaximumCount,
@@ -456,6 +458,7 @@ CreateSemaphoreW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenSemaphoreA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
                IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
                IN LPCSTR lpName)
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ OpenSemaphoreA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenSemaphoreW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
                IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
                IN LPCWSTR lpName)
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ OpenSemaphoreW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 ReleaseSemaphore(IN HANDLE hSemaphore,
                  IN LONG lReleaseCount,
                  IN LPLONG lpPreviousCount)
@@ -500,6 +505,7 @@ ReleaseSemaphore(IN HANDLE hSemaphore,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateMutexA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpMutexAttributes  OPTIONAL,
              IN BOOL bInitialOwner,
              IN LPCSTR lpName  OPTIONAL)
@@ -512,6 +518,7 @@ CreateMutexA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpMutexAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateMutexW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpMutexAttributes  OPTIONAL,
              IN BOOL bInitialOwner,
              IN LPCWSTR lpName  OPTIONAL)
@@ -527,6 +534,7 @@ CreateMutexW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpMutexAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenMutexA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
            IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
            IN LPCSTR lpName)
@@ -539,6 +547,7 @@ OpenMutexA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenMutexW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
            IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
            IN LPCWSTR lpName)
@@ -551,6 +560,7 @@ OpenMutexW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 ReleaseMutex(IN HANDLE hMutex)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
@@ -569,6 +579,7 @@ ReleaseMutex(IN HANDLE hMutex)
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateEventA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes  OPTIONAL,
              IN BOOL bManualReset,
              IN BOOL bInitialState,
@@ -582,6 +593,7 @@ CreateEventA(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateEventW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes  OPTIONAL,
              IN BOOL bManualReset,
              IN BOOL bInitialState,
@@ -599,6 +611,7 @@ CreateEventW(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes  OPTIONAL,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenEventA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
            IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
            IN LPCSTR lpName)
@@ -611,6 +624,7 @@ OpenEventA(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 OpenEventW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
            IN BOOL bInheritHandle,
            IN LPCWSTR lpName)
@@ -623,6 +637,7 @@ OpenEventW(IN DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 PulseEvent(IN HANDLE hEvent)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
@@ -641,6 +656,7 @@ PulseEvent(IN HANDLE hEvent)
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 ResetEvent(IN HANDLE hEvent)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
@@ -659,6 +675,7 @@ ResetEvent(IN HANDLE hEvent)
  */
 BOOL
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 SetEvent(IN HANDLE hEvent)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
@@ -715,6 +732,7 @@ InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(OUT LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection,
  */
 VOID
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 Sleep(IN DWORD dwMilliseconds)
 {
     /* Call the new API */
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/thread.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/thread.c
index e89eefd753c..dd610533947 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/thread.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/thread.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ BaseDispatchApc(IN PAPCFUNC ApcRoutine,
  */
 HANDLE
 WINAPI
+DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH
 CreateThread(IN LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes,
              IN DWORD dwStackSize,
              IN LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE lpStartAddress,