diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 624bf2b1..a7ba9e91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "SunOS")
   list(APPEND uv_libraries kstat nsl sendfile socket)
   list(APPEND uv_sources
        src/unix/no-proctitle.c
-       src/unix/sunos.c
-       src/unix/epoll.c)
+       src/unix/sunos.c)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Haiku")
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 02ba5468..5830003c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ libuv_la_CFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ \
                    -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 \
                    -D_REENTRANT
 libuv_la_SOURCES += src/unix/no-proctitle.c \
-                    src/unix/epoll.c \
                     src/unix/sunos.c
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/unix/sunos.c b/src/unix/sunos.c
index c47d17a3..2bf297e5 100644
--- a/src/unix/sunos.c
+++ b/src/unix/sunos.c
@@ -65,9 +65,24 @@
 
 
 int uv__platform_loop_init(uv_loop_t* loop) {
-  loop->fs_fd = -1;
+  int err;
+  int fd;
 
-  return uv__epoll_init(loop);
+  loop->fs_fd = -1;
+  loop->backend_fd = -1;
+
+  fd = port_create();
+  if (fd == -1)
+    return UV__ERR(errno);
+
+  err = uv__cloexec(fd, 1);
+  if (err) {
+    uv__close(fd);
+    return err;
+  }
+  loop->backend_fd = fd;
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -96,6 +111,264 @@ int uv__io_fork(uv_loop_t* loop) {
 }
 
 
+void uv__platform_invalidate_fd(uv_loop_t* loop, int fd) {
+  struct port_event* events;
+  uintptr_t i;
+  uintptr_t nfds;
+
+  assert(loop->watchers != NULL);
+  assert(fd >= 0);
+
+  events = (struct port_event*) loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers];
+  nfds = (uintptr_t) loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers + 1];
+  if (events == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  /* Invalidate events with same file descriptor */
+  for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++)
+    if ((int) events[i].portev_object == fd)
+      events[i].portev_object = -1;
+}
+
+
+int uv__io_check_fd(uv_loop_t* loop, int fd) {
+  if (port_associate(loop->backend_fd, PORT_SOURCE_FD, fd, POLLIN, 0))
+    return UV__ERR(errno);
+
+  if (port_dissociate(loop->backend_fd, PORT_SOURCE_FD, fd)) {
+    perror("(libuv) port_dissociate()");
+    abort();
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+void uv__io_poll(uv_loop_t* loop, int timeout) {
+  struct port_event events[1024];
+  struct port_event* pe;
+  struct timespec spec;
+  QUEUE* q;
+  uv__io_t* w;
+  sigset_t* pset;
+  sigset_t set;
+  uint64_t base;
+  uint64_t diff;
+  uint64_t idle_poll;
+  unsigned int nfds;
+  unsigned int i;
+  int saved_errno;
+  int have_signals;
+  int nevents;
+  int count;
+  int err;
+  int fd;
+  int user_timeout;
+  int reset_timeout;
+
+  if (loop->nfds == 0) {
+    assert(QUEUE_EMPTY(&loop->watcher_queue));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  while (!QUEUE_EMPTY(&loop->watcher_queue)) {
+    q = QUEUE_HEAD(&loop->watcher_queue);
+    QUEUE_REMOVE(q);
+    QUEUE_INIT(q);
+
+    w = QUEUE_DATA(q, uv__io_t, watcher_queue);
+    assert(w->pevents != 0);
+
+    if (port_associate(loop->backend_fd,
+                       PORT_SOURCE_FD,
+                       w->fd,
+                       w->pevents,
+                       0)) {
+      perror("(libuv) port_associate()");
+      abort();
+    }
+
+    w->events = w->pevents;
+  }
+
+  pset = NULL;
+  if (loop->flags & UV_LOOP_BLOCK_SIGPROF) {
+    pset = &set;
+    sigemptyset(pset);
+    sigaddset(pset, SIGPROF);
+  }
+
+  assert(timeout >= -1);
+  base = loop->time;
+  count = 48; /* Benchmarks suggest this gives the best throughput. */
+
+  if (uv__get_internal_fields(loop)->flags & UV_METRICS_IDLE_TIME) {
+    reset_timeout = 1;
+    user_timeout = timeout;
+    timeout = 0;
+  } else {
+    reset_timeout = 0;
+  }
+
+  for (;;) {
+    /* Only need to set the provider_entry_time if timeout != 0. The function
+     * will return early if the loop isn't configured with UV_METRICS_IDLE_TIME.
+     */
+    if (timeout != 0)
+      uv__metrics_set_provider_entry_time(loop);
+
+    if (timeout != -1) {
+      spec.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;
+      spec.tv_nsec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000000;
+    }
+
+    /* Work around a kernel bug where nfds is not updated. */
+    events[0].portev_source = 0;
+
+    nfds = 1;
+    saved_errno = 0;
+
+    if (pset != NULL)
+      pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, pset, NULL);
+
+    err = port_getn(loop->backend_fd,
+                    events,
+                    ARRAY_SIZE(events),
+                    &nfds,
+                    timeout == -1 ? NULL : &spec);
+
+    if (pset != NULL)
+      pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, pset, NULL);
+
+    if (err) {
+      /* Work around another kernel bug: port_getn() may return events even
+       * on error.
+       */
+      if (errno == EINTR || errno == ETIME) {
+        saved_errno = errno;
+      } else {
+        perror("(libuv) port_getn()");
+        abort();
+      }
+    }
+
+    /* Update loop->time unconditionally. It's tempting to skip the update when
+     * timeout == 0 (i.e. non-blocking poll) but there is no guarantee that the
+     * operating system didn't reschedule our process while in the syscall.
+     */
+    SAVE_ERRNO(uv__update_time(loop));
+
+    if (events[0].portev_source == 0) {
+      if (reset_timeout != 0) {
+        timeout = user_timeout;
+        reset_timeout = 0;
+      }
+
+      if (timeout == 0)
+        return;
+
+      if (timeout == -1)
+        continue;
+
+      goto update_timeout;
+    }
+
+    if (nfds == 0) {
+      assert(timeout != -1);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    have_signals = 0;
+    nevents = 0;
+
+    assert(loop->watchers != NULL);
+    loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers] = (void*) events;
+    loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers + 1] = (void*) (uintptr_t) nfds;
+    for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+      pe = events + i;
+      fd = pe->portev_object;
+
+      /* Skip invalidated events, see uv__platform_invalidate_fd */
+      if (fd == -1)
+        continue;
+
+      assert(fd >= 0);
+      assert((unsigned) fd < loop->nwatchers);
+
+      w = loop->watchers[fd];
+
+      /* File descriptor that we've stopped watching, ignore. */
+      if (w == NULL)
+        continue;
+
+      /* Run signal watchers last.  This also affects child process watchers
+       * because those are implemented in terms of signal watchers.
+       */
+      if (w == &loop->signal_io_watcher) {
+        have_signals = 1;
+      } else {
+        uv__metrics_update_idle_time(loop);
+        w->cb(loop, w, pe->portev_events);
+      }
+
+      nevents++;
+
+      if (w != loop->watchers[fd])
+        continue;  /* Disabled by callback. */
+
+      /* Events Ports operates in oneshot mode, rearm timer on next run. */
+      if (w->pevents != 0 && QUEUE_EMPTY(&w->watcher_queue))
+        QUEUE_INSERT_TAIL(&loop->watcher_queue, &w->watcher_queue);
+    }
+
+    if (reset_timeout != 0) {
+      timeout = user_timeout;
+      reset_timeout = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (have_signals != 0) {
+      uv__metrics_update_idle_time(loop);
+      loop->signal_io_watcher.cb(loop, &loop->signal_io_watcher, POLLIN);
+    }
+
+    loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers] = NULL;
+    loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers + 1] = NULL;
+
+    if (have_signals != 0)
+      return;  /* Event loop should cycle now so don't poll again. */
+
+    if (nevents != 0) {
+      if (nfds == ARRAY_SIZE(events) && --count != 0) {
+        /* Poll for more events but don't block this time. */
+        timeout = 0;
+        continue;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (saved_errno == ETIME) {
+      assert(timeout != -1);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (timeout == 0)
+      return;
+
+    if (timeout == -1)
+      continue;
+
+update_timeout:
+    assert(timeout > 0);
+
+    diff = loop->time - base;
+    if (diff >= (uint64_t) timeout)
+      return;
+
+    timeout -= diff;
+  }
+}
+
+
 uint64_t uv__hrtime(uv_clocktype_t type) {
   return gethrtime();
 }