diff --git a/include/eventloop.h b/include/eventloop.h
index fbad995..7674215 100644
--- a/include/eventloop.h
+++ b/include/eventloop.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include "platform.h"
 #include "list.h"
+#include "scoped.h"
 
 #define OWD_EVENT_READABLE (1 << 0)
 #define OWD_EVENT_WRITABLE (1 << 1)
@@ -22,16 +24,28 @@ typedef struct {
 struct owd_event {
   owd_event_id_t id;
   struct intrusive_list list;
-  
+
+#if defined(EVENTLOOP_KQUEUE)
   uintptr_t kqueue_ident;
   short kqueue_filter;
+
+#elif defined(EVENTLOOP_EPOLL)
+  int epoll_registered_fd;
+
+#endif
 };
 
 struct owd_eventloop {
   struct intrusive_list event_list;
 
+#if defined(EVENTLOOP_KQUEUE)
   uintptr_t kqueue_timer_next;
   int kqueue_fd;
+
+#elif defined(EVENTLOOP_EPOLL)
+  int epoll_fd;
+
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline bool owd_event_id_eq(owd_event_id_t eid1, owd_event_id_t eid2) {
@@ -45,3 +59,9 @@ int owd_eventloop_wait(struct owd_eventloop *el, owd_event_id_t *id_out, const s
 int owd_eventloop_clear(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e);
 void owd_eventloop_remove(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e);
 int owd_eventloop_add_timer(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e, uint64_t millis, bool oneshot);
+int owd_eventloop_add_fd(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e, int fd, uint32_t flags);
+
+DEF_SCOPED_TYPE(eventloop_stack, struct owd_eventloop *, NULL, owd_eventloop_cleanup)
+
+#define EVENTLOOP_STACK_SCOPED(VAL) SCOPED(eventloop_stack, struct owd_eventloop *, VAL)
+#define EVENTLOOP_STACK_CLOSE(EL)   _scoped_eventloop_stack_cleanup(EL)
diff --git a/include/eventloop_platform.h b/include/eventloop_platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b2ffdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/eventloop_platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "eventloop.h"
+
+int owd_platform_el_init(struct owd_eventloop *el);
+void owd_platform_el_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el);
+void owd_platform_el_event_remove(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e);
+void owd_platform_el_event_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e);
+int owd_platform_el_event_clear(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e);
+int owd_platform_el_wait(struct owd_eventloop *el, owd_event_id_t *id_out, const struct timespec *timeout);
+int owd_platform_el_add_timer(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e, uint64_t millis, bool oneshot);
+int owd_platform_el_add_fd(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e, int fd, uint32_t flags);
diff --git a/src/eventloop.c b/src/eventloop.c
index db775c0..b5b6492 100644
--- a/src/eventloop.c
+++ b/src/eventloop.c
@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/event.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-
 #include "eventloop.h"
+#include "eventloop_platform.h"
 #include "container_of.h"
 #include "list.h"
 
 int owd_eventloop_init(struct owd_eventloop *el) {
+  int platform_res;
+  
   intrusive_list_init_empty(&el->event_list);
 
-  if ((el->kqueue_fd = kqueue()) < 0)
-    return -1;
-  el->kqueue_timer_next = 0;
+  if ((platform_res = owd_platform_el_init(el)))
+    return platform_res;
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-static void event_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
-  if (!e)
-    return;
-
-  // TODO: any platform-specific cleanup
-}
-
 void owd_eventloop_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el) {
   struct intrusive_list *li;
   struct owd_event *e;
@@ -35,10 +23,10 @@ void owd_eventloop_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el) {
 
   INTRUSIVE_LIST_FOR_EACH_NO_REMOVE(li, &el->event_list) {
     e = CONTAINER_OF(li, struct owd_event, list);
-    event_cleanup(el, e);
+    owd_platform_el_event_cleanup(el, e);
   }
 
-  close(el->kqueue_fd);
+  owd_platform_el_cleanup(el);
 }
 
 int owd_eventloop_wait(
@@ -46,44 +34,16 @@ int owd_eventloop_wait(
   owd_event_id_t *id_out,
   const struct timespec *timeout)
 {
-  struct kevent kev;
-  int res;
-
-  do {
-    res = kevent(el->kqueue_fd, NULL, 0, &kev, 1, timeout);
-  } while ((res < 0) && (errno == EINTR));
-
-  if (res <= 0) {
-    if (!res)
-      errno = ETIMEDOUT;
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  id_out->obj = kev.ident;
-
-  if (kev.filter & EVFILT_TIMER)
-    id_out->source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_TIMER;
-  else
-    id_out->source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_FD;
-
-  return 0;
+  return owd_platform_el_wait(el, id_out, timeout);
 }
 
 int owd_eventloop_clear(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
-  // TODO: read timerfd on linux
-  return 0;
+  return owd_platform_el_event_clear(el, e);
 }
 
 void owd_eventloop_remove(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
-  struct kevent kev;
-
-  memset(&kev, 0, sizeof(kev));
-  kev.ident = e->kqueue_ident;
-  kev.filter = e->kqueue_filter;
-  kev.flags = EV_DELETE;
-  kevent(el->kqueue_fd, &kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL);
-
-  event_cleanup(el, e);
+  owd_platform_el_event_remove(el, e);
+  owd_platform_el_event_cleanup(el, e);
 }
 
 int owd_eventloop_add_timer(
@@ -92,30 +52,24 @@ int owd_eventloop_add_timer(
   uint64_t millis,
   bool oneshot)
 {
-  struct kevent kev;
-  uintptr_t ident;
-  unsigned short kev_flags;
-
-  ident = el->kqueue_timer_next;
-
-  kev_flags = 0;
-  if (oneshot)
-    kev_flags |= EV_ONESHOT;
-
-  memset(&kev, 0, sizeof(kev));
-  kev.ident = ident;
-  kev.filter = EVFILT_TIMER;
-  kev.flags =  EV_ADD | kev_flags;
-  kev.data = (int64_t)millis;
-
-  if (kevent(el->kqueue_fd, &kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL))
-    return -1;
+  int res;
 
-  e->id.obj = ident;
+  if ((res = owd_platform_el_add_timer(el, e, millis, oneshot)))
+    return res;
   e->id.source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_TIMER;
-  e->kqueue_ident = kev.ident;
-  e->kqueue_filter = kev.filter;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int owd_eventloop_add_fd(
+  struct owd_eventloop *el,
+  struct owd_event *e,
+  int fd,
+  uint32_t flags)
+{
+  int res;
   
-  el->kqueue_timer_next++;
+  if ((res = owd_platform_el_add_fd(el, e, fd, flags)))
+    return res;
+  e->id.source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_FD;
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/eventloop_epoll.c b/src/eventloop_epoll.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/eventloop_kqueue.c b/src/eventloop_kqueue.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ba7153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eventloop_kqueue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/event.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include "eventloop_platform.h"
+
+int owd_platform_el_init(struct owd_eventloop *el) {
+  if ((el->kqueue_fd = kqueue()) < 0)
+    return -1;
+  el->kqueue_timer_next = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void owd_platform_el_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el) {
+  close(el->kqueue_fd);
+}
+
+void owd_platform_el_event_remove(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
+  struct kevent kev;
+
+  memset(&kev, 0, sizeof(kev));
+  kev.ident = e->kqueue_ident;
+  kev.filter = e->kqueue_filter;
+  kev.flags = EV_DELETE;
+  kevent(el->kqueue_fd, &kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+// TODO: close timerfd on linux
+void owd_platform_el_event_cleanup(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
+  (void)el;
+  (void)e;
+}
+
+// TODO: read timerfd on linux
+int owd_platform_el_event_clear(struct owd_eventloop *el, struct owd_event *e) {
+  (void)el;
+  (void)e;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int owd_platform_el_wait(
+  struct owd_eventloop *el,
+  owd_event_id_t *id_out,
+  const struct timespec *timeout)
+{
+  struct kevent kev;
+  int res;
+
+  do {
+    res = kevent(el->kqueue_fd, NULL, 0, &kev, 1, timeout);
+  } while ((res < 0) && (errno == EINTR));
+
+  if (res <= 0) {
+    if (!res)
+      errno = ETIMEDOUT;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  id_out->obj = kev.ident;
+
+  if (kev.filter & EVFILT_TIMER)
+    id_out->source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_TIMER;
+  else
+    id_out->source = OWD_EVENT_SOURCE_FD;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int el_kqueue_add_one(
+  struct owd_eventloop *el,
+  struct owd_event *e,
+  uintptr_t ident,
+  uint16_t filter,
+  uint16_t flags,
+  int64_t data)
+{
+  struct kevent kev;
+
+  memset(&kev, 0, sizeof(kev));
+  kev.ident = ident;
+  kev.filter = filter;
+  kev.flags = flags;
+  kev.data = data;
+
+  if (kevent(el->kqueue_fd, &kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL))
+    return -1;
+
+  e->id.obj = ident;
+  e->kqueue_ident = ident;
+  e->kqueue_filter = filter;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int owd_platform_el_add_timer(
+  struct owd_eventloop *el,
+  struct owd_event *e,
+  uint64_t millis,
+  bool oneshot)
+{
+  uint16_t kev_flags;
+  int res;
+
+  kev_flags = 0;
+  if (oneshot)
+    kev_flags |= EV_ONESHOT;
+
+  if ((res = el_kqueue_add_one(el, e, el->kqueue_timer_next, EVFILT_TIMER, EV_ADD | kev_flags, millis)))
+    return res;
+
+  el->kqueue_timer_next++;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int owd_platform_el_add_fd(
+  struct owd_eventloop *el,
+  struct owd_event *e,
+  int fd,
+  uint32_t flags)
+{
+  // TODO
+  return 0;
+}