diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index defc0ac..0d22468 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ enum uv_poll_event {
   UV_PRIORITIZED = 8
 };
 
+// User defined interface, to poll a block socket
+UV_EXTERN int uv_poll_init_with_block_socket(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_poll_t* handle, int fd);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_poll_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_poll_t* handle, int fd);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_poll_init_socket(uv_loop_t* loop,
                                   uv_poll_t* handle,
diff --git a/src/unix/poll.c b/src/unix/poll.c
index 3d5022b..88d0ee5 100644
--- a/src/unix/poll.c
+++ b/src/unix/poll.c
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ static void uv__poll_io(uv_loop_t* loop, uv__io_t* w, unsigned int events) {
 }
 
 
+int uv_poll_init_with_block_socket(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_poll_t* handle, int fd) {
+  int err;
+
+  if (uv__fd_exists(loop, fd))
+    return UV_EEXIST;
+
+  err = uv__io_check_fd(loop, fd);
+  if (err)
+    return err;
+
+  uv__handle_init(loop, (uv_handle_t*) handle, UV_POLL);
+  uv__io_init(&handle->io_watcher, uv__poll_io, fd);
+  handle->poll_cb = NULL;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 int uv_poll_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_poll_t* handle, int fd) {
   int err;