diff --git a/example_inotify.zig b/example_inotify.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7600d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_inotify.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const pike = @import("pike.zig");
+
+const os = std.os;
+const mem = std.mem;
+const log = std.log;
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var gpa: std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}) = .{};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+
+    try pike.init();
+    defer pike.deinit();
+
+    const notifier = try pike.Notifier.init();
+    defer notifier.deinit();
+
+    var watchers = std.ArrayList(i32).init(&gpa.allocator);
+    defer watchers.deinit();
+
+    var watch = try pike.Inotify.init();
+    defer watch.deinit(&watchers);
+
+    try watchers.append(try watch.add("src", .{ .create = true, .modify = true, .delete = true, .access = true }));
+    try watchers.append(try watch.add("build.zig", .{ .create = true, .modify = true, .delete = true, .access = true }));
+
+    try watch.registerTo(&notifier);
+    var note = async inotify_handler(&watch);
+
+    var stopped = false;
+
+    var frame = async run(&notifier, &stopped);
+    while(!stopped) {
+        try notifier.poll(10_000);
+    }
+
+    log.info("Exited gracefully.", .{});
+
+    try nosuspend await frame;
+    try nosuspend await note;
+}
+
+fn run(notifier: *const pike.Notifier, stopped: *bool) !void {
+    var event = try pike.Event.init();
+    defer event.deinit();
+
+    try event.registerTo(notifier);
+
+    var signal = try pike.Signal.init(.{ .interrupt = true });
+    defer signal.deinit();
+
+    defer {
+        stopped.* = true;
+        event.post() catch unreachable;
+    }
+
+    log.info("Press Ctrl+C.", .{});
+
+    try signal.wait();
+}
+
+pub fn inotify_handler(inotify: *pike.Inotify) !void {
+    var reader = inotify.reader();
+
+    const event_size = @sizeOf(pike.InotifyEvent);
+    var buf: [event_size + std.fs.MAX_PATH_BYTES + 1]u8 = undefined;
+    while(true) {
+        const num_bytes = try reader.read(&buf);
+        if (num_bytes == 0) return;
+        const event = std.mem.bytesToValue(pike.InotifyEvent, buf[0..event_size]);
+        const file = mem.trim(u8, buf[0..num_bytes], " \t\r\n");
+        const evtype = pike.InotifyEventTypes;
+
+        if(event.mask & @enumToInt(evtype.access) != 0) {
+            log.info("File: {s} Action: {}", .{file, evtype.access});
+        } else if(event.mask & @enumToInt(evtype.modify) != 0) {
+            log.info("File: {s} Action: {}", .{file, evtype.modify});
+        } else if(event.mask & @enumToInt(evtype.delete) != 0) {
+            log.info("File: {s} Action: {}", .{file, evtype.delete});
+        } else if(event.mask & @enumToInt(evtype.create) != 0) {
+            log.info("File: {s} Action: {}", .{file, evtype.create});            
+        } else {
+            log.info("File: {s} Action: {}", .{file, event.mask});
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/inotify_posix.zig b/inotify_posix.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64a864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inotify_posix.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const pike = @import("pike.zig");
+const posix = @import("os/posix.zig");
+const Waker = @import("waker.zig").Waker;
+const os = std.os;
+const io = std.io;
+const system = os.system;
+const log = std.log.scoped(.inotify);
+
+const mem = std.mem;
+const meta = std.meta;
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+pub const InotifyMask = struct {
+    access: bool = false,
+    modify: bool = false,
+    attrib: bool = false,
+    close_write: bool = false,
+    close_nowrite: bool = false,
+    open: bool = false,
+    moved_from: bool = false,
+    moved_to: bool = false,
+    create: bool = false,
+    delete: bool = false,
+    delete_self: bool = false,
+    move_self: bool = false,
+
+    fn toInt(self: InotifyMask) u32 {
+        var mask: u32 = 0;
+        if(self.access) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.access);
+        if(self.modify) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.modify);
+        if(self.attrib) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.attrib);
+        if(self.close_write) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.close_write);
+        if(self.close_nowrite) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.close_nowrite);
+        if(self.open) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.open);
+        if(self.moved_from) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.moved_from);
+        if(self.moved_to) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.moved_to);
+        if(self.create) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.create);
+        if(self.delete) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.delete);
+        if(self.delete_self) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.delete_self);
+        if(self.move_self) mask |= @enumToInt(InotifyEventTypes.move_self); 
+        return mask;
+    }
+};
+
+pub const InotifyEventTypes = enum(u32) {
+    access = 1 << 0,
+    modify = 1 << 1,
+    attrib = 1 << 2,
+    close_write = 1 << 3,
+    close_nowrite = 1 << 4,
+    open = 1 << 5,
+    moved_from = 1 << 6,
+    moved_to = 1 << 7,
+    create = 1 << 8,
+    delete = 1 << 9,
+    delete_self = 1 << 10,
+    move_self = 1 << 11,
+    base_events = 0x00000fff,
+    umount = 0x0002000,
+    overflow = 0x0004000,
+    ignored = 0x0008000,
+    only_dir = 0x01000000,
+    dont_follow = 0x02000000,
+    add_mask = 0x20000000,
+    directory = 0x40000000,
+    one_shot = 0x80000000,
+};
+
+pub const InotifyEvent = extern struct {
+    wd: os.fd_t,
+    mask: u32,
+    cookie: u32,
+    len: u32,
+};
+
+pub const Inotify = struct {
+    
+    pub const Reader = io.Reader(*Self, anyerror, read);
+    
+    handle: pike.Handle,
+    mask: InotifyMask = .{},
+    readers: Waker = .{},
+
+    const Self = @This();
+    var lock: std.Thread.Mutex = .{};
+    var waker: Waker(pike.Task, InotifyMask) = .{};
+    
+    pub fn init() !Self {
+        return Self{
+            .handle = .{
+                .inner = try os.inotify_init1(os.linux.IN.NONBLOCK | os.linux.IN.CLOEXEC),
+                .wake_fn = wake,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn wake(handle: *pike.Handle, batch: *pike.Batch, opts: pike.WakeOptions) void {
+        const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "handle", handle);
+
+        if (opts.read_ready) {
+            if (self.readers.notify()) |task| {
+                batch.push(task);
+            }
+        }
+        if (opts.shutdown) {
+            if (self.readers.shutdown()) |task| batch.push(task);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ErrorUnionOf(comptime func: anytype) std.builtin.TypeInfo.ErrorUnion {
+        return @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(func)).Fn.return_type.?).ErrorUnion;
+    }
+
+    fn call(self: *Self, comptime function: anytype, args: anytype, comptime opts: pike.CallOptions) !ErrorUnionOf(function).payload {
+        while (true) {
+            const result = @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, function, args) catch |err| switch (err) {
+                error.WouldBlock => {
+                    if (comptime opts.write) {
+                        try self.writers.wait(.{ .use_lifo = true });
+                    } else if (comptime opts.read) {
+                        try self.readers.wait(.{});
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                },
+                else => return err,
+            };
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(self: *Self, buf: []u8) !usize {
+        const num_bytes = self.call(posix.read_, .{ self.handle.inner, buf }, .{ .read = true }) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.NotOpenForReading,
+            error.ConnectionResetByPeer,
+            error.OperationCancelled,
+            => return 0,
+            else => return err,
+        };
+
+        return num_bytes;
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn reader(self: *Self) Reader {
+        return Reader{ .context = self };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Self, watchers: *std.ArrayList(i32)) void {
+        if (self.readers.shutdown()) |task| pike.dispatch(task, .{});
+
+        for (watchers.items) |watcher| os.inotify_rm_watch(self.handle.inner, watcher);
+        os.close(self.handle.inner);
+    }
+
+    pub fn add(self: *const Self, path: []const u8, mask: InotifyMask) std.os.INotifyAddWatchError!i32 {
+        var watcher = try os.inotify_add_watch(self.handle.inner, path, mask.toInt());
+        return watcher;
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(self: *const Self, watch: os.fd_t) void {
+        os.inotify_rm_watch(self.handle.inner, watch);
+    }
+
+    pub fn registerTo(self: *const Self, notifier: *const pike.Notifier) !void {
+        try notifier.register(&self.handle, .{ .read = true, .write = true });
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pike.zig b/pike.zig
index 08b3b2c..934bc36 100644
--- a/pike.zig
+++ b/pike.zig
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ else if (builtin.os.tag == .windows)
 else
     @compileError("pike: unable to figure out a 'Event' implementation to use for the build target");
 
+pub usingnamespace if (has_epoll)
+    @import("inotify_posix.zig")
+else
+    @compileLog("pike: unable to figure out a 'Inotify' implementation to use for the build target");
+
 // Export 'Waker' and 'PackedWaker'.
 
 pub usingnamespace @import("waker.zig");