diff --git a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
index 5eb826b7..793cb6c4 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
@@ -69,6 +69,56 @@
 # endif
 #endif /* __NR_eventfd2 */
 
+#ifndef __NR_epoll_create
+# if __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create 213
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create 254
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create (UV_SYSCALL_BASE + 250)
+# endif
+#endif /* __NR_epoll_create */
+
+#ifndef __NR_epoll_create1
+# if __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create1 291
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create1 329
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_epoll_create1 (UV_SYSCALL_BASE + 357)
+# endif
+#endif /* __NR_epoll_create1 */
+
+#ifndef __NR_epoll_ctl
+# if __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_epoll_ctl 233 /* used to be 214 */
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_epoll_ctl 255
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_epoll_ctl (UV_SYSCALL_BASE + 251)
+# endif
+#endif /* __NR_epoll_ctl */
+
+#ifndef __NR_epoll_wait
+# if __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_epoll_wait 232 /* used to be 215 */
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_epoll_wait 256
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_epoll_wait (UV_SYSCALL_BASE + 252)
+# endif
+#endif /* __NR_epoll_wait */
+
+#ifndef __NR_epoll_pwait
+# if __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_epoll_pwait 281
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_epoll_pwait 319
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_epoll_pwait (UV_SYSCALL_BASE + 346)
+# endif
+#endif /* __NR_epoll_pwait */
+
 #ifndef __NR_inotify_init
 # if __x86_64__
 #  define __NR_inotify_init 253
@@ -185,6 +235,64 @@ int uv__eventfd2(unsigned int count, int flags) {
 }
 
 
+int uv__epoll_create(void) {
+#if __NR_epoll_create
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_create);
+#else
+  return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+int uv__epoll_create1(int flags) {
+#if __NR_epoll_create1
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_create1, flags);
+#else
+  return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+int uv__epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct uv__epoll_event* events) {
+#if __NR_epoll_ctl
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_ctl, epfd, op, fd, events);
+#else
+  return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+int uv__epoll_wait(int epfd,
+                   struct uv__epoll_event* events,
+                   int nevents,
+                   int timeout) {
+#if __NR_epoll_wait
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_wait, epfd, events, nevents, timeout);
+#else
+  return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+int uv__epoll_pwait(int epfd,
+                    struct uv__epoll_event* events,
+                    int nevents,
+                    int timeout,
+                    const sigset_t* sigmask) {
+#if __NR_epoll_pwait
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_pwait,
+                 epfd,
+                 events,
+                 nevents,
+                 timeout,
+                 sigmask,
+                 sizeof(*sigmask));
+#else
+  return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 int uv__inotify_init(void) {
 #if __NR_inotify_init
   return syscall(__NR_inotify_init);
diff --git a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
index ec70fd96..527d8c57 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #undef  _GNU_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -41,6 +42,19 @@
 #define UV__SOCK_CLOEXEC      UV__O_CLOEXEC
 #define UV__SOCK_NONBLOCK     UV__O_NONBLOCK
 
+/* epoll flags */
+#define UV__EPOLL_CLOEXEC     UV__O_CLOEXEC
+#define UV__EPOLL_CTL_ADD     1
+#define UV__EPOLL_CTL_DEL     2
+#define UV__EPOLL_CTL_MOD     3
+
+#define UV__EPOLLIN           1
+#define UV__EPOLLOUT          4
+#define UV__EPOLLERR          8
+#define UV__EPOLLHUP          16
+#define UV__EPOLLONESHOT      0x40000000
+#define UV__EPOLLET           0x80000000
+
 /* inotify flags */
 #define UV__IN_ACCESS         0x001
 #define UV__IN_MODIFY         0x002
@@ -55,6 +69,11 @@
 #define UV__IN_DELETE_SELF    0x400
 #define UV__IN_MOVE_SELF      0x800
 
+struct uv__epoll_event {
+  __u32 events;
+  __u64 data;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
 struct uv__inotify_event {
   __s32 wd;
   __u32 mask;
@@ -70,6 +89,18 @@ struct uv__mmsghdr {
 
 int uv__accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr* addr, socklen_t* addrlen, int flags);
 int uv__eventfd(unsigned int count);
+int uv__epoll_create(void);
+int uv__epoll_create1(int flags);
+int uv__epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct uv__epoll_event *ev);
+int uv__epoll_wait(int epfd,
+                   struct uv__epoll_event* events,
+                   int nevents,
+                   int timeout);
+int uv__epoll_pwait(int epfd,
+                    struct uv__epoll_event* events,
+                    int nevents,
+                    int timeout,
+                    const sigset_t* sigmask);
 int uv__eventfd2(unsigned int count, int flags);
 int uv__inotify_init(void);
 int uv__inotify_init1(int flags);