diff --git a/neovim/api/common.py b/neovim/api/common.py
index cc094d60..c2aa5629 100644
--- a/neovim/api/common.py
+++ b/neovim/api/common.py
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         """Wrapper for Session.threadsafe_call."""
         self._session.threadsafe_call(fn, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable=False, writable=False):
+        """Wrapper around `Session.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._session.poll_fd(fn, fd, readable, writable)
+
     def next_message(self):
         """Wrapper for Session.next_message."""
         msg = self._session.next_message()
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
index 826203ef..c1c527bb 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/async_session.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn):
         """Wrapper around `MsgpackStream.threadsafe_call`."""
         self._msgpack_stream.threadsafe_call(fn)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable, writable):
+        """Wrapper around `BaseEventLoop.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._msgpack_stream.poll_fd(fn, fd, readable, writable)
+
     def request(self, method, args, response_cb):
         """Send a msgpack-rpc request to Nvim.
 
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/asyncio.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/asyncio.py
index 4d687673..cf0b63ec 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/asyncio.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/asyncio.py
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ def _stop(self):
     def _threadsafe_call(self, fn):
         self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(fn)
 
+    def _poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable, writable):
+        if readable:
+            self._loop.add_reader(fd, lambda: fn(fd, True, False))
+        if writable:
+            self._loop.add_writer(fd, lambda: fn(fd, False, True))
+        def cancel():
+            if readable:
+                self._loop.remove_reader(fd)
+            if writable:
+                self._loop.remove_writer(fd)
+        return cancel
+
     def _setup_signals(self, signals):
         self._signals = list(signals)
         for signum in self._signals:
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py
index 96fe032a..b863dd8d 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn):
         """
         self._threadsafe_call(fn)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable=False, writable=False):
+        """Call a function when the fd is ready for reading and/or writing. `readable` and `writeable`
+        are boolean flags determing which condition/s/ should be polled for.
+
+        The calback signature is fn(fd, is_readable, is_writable)
+        Only one callback may be registered per fd. Returns function to deactivate the callback.
+        """
+        if not readable and not writable:
+            raise ValueError("poll_fd: At least one of `readable` and `writable` must be True")
+        return self._poll_fd(fn, fd, readable, writable)
+
     def run(self, data_cb):
         """Run the event loop."""
         if self._error:
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py
index 73daab42..4603e39d 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ def _on_async(self, handle):
         while self._callbacks:
             self._callbacks.popleft()()
 
+    def _poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable, writable):
+        poll = pyuv.Poll(self._loop, fd)
+        events = 0
+        if readable:
+            events |= pyuv.UV_READABLE
+        if writable:
+            events |= pyuv.UV_WRITABLE
+        def callback(poll_handle, evts, errorno):
+            is_readable = evts & pyuv.UV_READABLE
+            is_writable = evts & pyuv.UV_WRITABLE
+            fn(fd, is_readable, is_writable)
+
+        poll.start(events, fn)
+        return poll.stop
+
     def _setup_signals(self, signals):
         self._signal_handles = []
 
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/msgpack_stream.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/msgpack_stream.py
index 6d51af6e..c5c83687 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/msgpack_stream.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/msgpack_stream.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn):
         """Wrapper around `BaseEventLoop.threadsafe_call`."""
         self._event_loop.threadsafe_call(fn)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable, writable):
+        """Wrapper around `BaseEventLoop.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._event_loop.poll_fd(fn, fd, readable, writable)
+
     def send(self, msg):
         """Queue `msg` for sending to Nvim."""
         debug('sent %s', msg)
diff --git a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py
index cc217a66..b3af2f7e 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def greenlet_wrapper():
 
         self._async_session.threadsafe_call(greenlet_wrapper)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fn, fd, readable, writable):
+        """Wrapper around `AsyncSession.threadsafe_call`."""
+        def greenlet_wrapper(fd, is_readable, is_writable):
+            gr = greenlet.greenlet(fn)
+            gr.switch(fd, is_readable, is_writable)
+
+        self._async_session.poll_fd(greenlet_wrapper, fd, readable, writable)
+
     def next_message(self):
         """Block until a message(request or notification) is available.