diff --git a/neovim/api/common.py b/neovim/api/common.py
index 63d8a52f..112a4cb2 100644
--- a/neovim/api/common.py
+++ b/neovim/api/common.py
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         """Wrapper for Session.threadsafe_call."""
         self._session.threadsafe_call(fn, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fd, on_readable=None, on_writable=None):
+        """Wrapper around `Session.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._session.poll_fd(fd, on_readable, on_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..a6c72bf3 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, fd, on_readable, on_writable):
+        """Wrapper around `BaseEventLoop.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._msgpack_stream.poll_fd(fd, on_readable, on_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 49db6c57..b9610ed5 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, fd, on_readable, on_writable):
+        if on_readable is not None:
+            self._loop.add_reader(fd, on_readable)
+        if on_writable is not None:
+            self._loop.add_writer(fd, on_writable)
+        def cancel():
+            if on_readable is not None:
+                self._loop.remove_reader(fd)
+            if on_writable is not None:
+                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 a0dd0c01..91ce54a5 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/base.py
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ def threadsafe_call(self, fn):
         """
         self._threadsafe_call(fn)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fd, on_readable=None, on_writable=None):
+        """
+        Invoke callbacks when the fd is ready for reading and/or writing. if `on_readable` is not None, it should be callback, which will be invokedi (with no arguments) when the fd is ready for writing. Similarily if `on_writable` is not None it will be invoked when the fd is ready for writing.
+
+        Only one callback (of each kind) can be registered on the same fd at a time. If both readability and writability should be monitored, both callbacks must be registered by the same `poll_fd` call.
+
+        Returns a function that deactivates the callback(s).
+        """
+        if on_readable is None and on_writable is None:
+            raise ValueError("poll_fd: At least one of `on_readable` and `on_writable` must be present")
+        return self._poll_fd(fd, on_readable, on_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..1d6a7454 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/event_loop/uv.py
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ def _on_async(self, handle):
         while self._callbacks:
             self._callbacks.popleft()()
 
+    def _poll_fd(self, fd, on_readable, on_writable):
+        poll = pyuv.Poll(self._loop, fd)
+        events = 0
+        if on_readable is not None:
+            events |= pyuv.UV_READABLE
+        if on_writable is not None:
+            events |= pyuv.UV_WRITABLE
+        def callback(poll_handle, evts, errorno):
+            if evts & pyuv.UV_READABLE:
+                on_readable()
+            if evts & pyuv.UV_WRITABLE:
+                on_writable()
+
+        poll.start(events, callback)
+        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..8735b0a3 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, fd, on_readable, on_writable):
+        """Wrapper around `BaseEventLoop.poll_fd`."""
+        return self._event_loop.poll_fd(fd, on_readable, on_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 787482bc..6e3068e7 100644
--- a/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py
+++ b/neovim/msgpack_rpc/session.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def greenlet_wrapper():
 
         self._async_session.threadsafe_call(greenlet_wrapper)
 
+    def poll_fd(self, fd, on_readable, on_writable):
+        """Wrapper around `AsyncSession.threadsafe_call`."""
+        self._async_session.poll_fd(fd, on_readable, on_writable)
+
     def next_message(self):
         """Block until a message(request or notification) is available.