diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 38397424..d788bc17 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ extern "C" {
   XX(EFTYPE, "inappropriate file type or format")                             \
   XX(EILSEQ, "illegal byte sequence")                                         \
   XX(ESOCKTNOSUPPORT, "socket type not supported")                            \
+  XX(ENODATA, "no data available")                                            \
 
 #define UV_HANDLE_TYPE_MAP(XX)                                                \
   XX(ASYNC, async)                                                            \
diff --git a/include/uv/errno.h b/include/uv/errno.h
index 71906b3f..0bc429bc 100644
--- a/include/uv/errno.h
+++ b/include/uv/errno.h
@@ -457,4 +457,10 @@
 # define UV__ESOCKTNOSUPPORT (-4025)
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ENODATA) && !defined(_WIN32)
+# define UV__ENODATA UV__ERR(ENODATA)
+#else
+# define UV__ENODATA (-4024)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* UV_ERRNO_H_ */