diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6f61e5be4..7de59e300 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ build = "build.rs"
 [dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
 clippy = { version = "0.0.134", optional = true }
+futures = "*"
+mio = "*"
+tokio-core = "*"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempdir = "0.3"
@@ -54,3 +57,7 @@ path = "examples/savefile.rs"
 [[example]]
 name = "getstatistics"
 path = "examples/getstatistics.rs"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "non_block"
+path = "examples/non_block.rs"
diff --git a/examples/non_block.rs b/examples/non_block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..520da28a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/non_block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+extern crate pcap;
+extern crate mio;
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate tokio_core;
+
+use std::io;
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+use futures::{Async, Poll};
+use tokio_core::reactor::{Core, Handle, PollEvented};
+use mio::unix::EventedFd;
+use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
+
+pub struct OwnedPacket {
+    header: pcap::PacketHeader,
+    data: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Into<OwnedPacket> for pcap::Packet<'a> {
+    fn into(self) -> OwnedPacket {
+        OwnedPacket {
+            header: self.header.clone(),
+            data: self.data.to_vec(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct AsyncPcap<'a> {
+    inner: &'a mut pcap::Capture<pcap::Active>,
+    io: PollEvented<EventedFd<'a>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsyncPcap<'a> {
+    pub fn init(
+        device: &'a mut pcap::Capture<pcap::Active>,
+        raw_fd: &'a RawFd,
+        handle: &Handle,
+    ) -> io::Result<AsyncPcap<'a>> {
+        let poll_evented = PollEvented::new(EventedFd(&raw_fd), handle)?;
+        Ok(AsyncPcap {
+            inner: device,
+            io: poll_evented,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Stream for AsyncPcap<'a> {
+    type Item = OwnedPacket;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
+        match self.io.poll_read() {
+            Async::NotReady => Ok(Async::NotReady),
+            Async::Ready(_) => match self.inner.next() {
+                Ok(p) => Ok(Async::Ready(Some(p.into()))),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    self.io.need_read();
+                    Ok(Async::NotReady)
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    /// Create a reactor using tokio
+    let mut event_loop = Core::new().unwrap();
+    let handle = event_loop.handle();
+
+    // get the default Device and make it non blocking
+    let mut capture = pcap::Device::lookup().unwrap().open().unwrap();
+    capture.setnonblock(true).unwrap();
+
+    // get the raw fd from the capture device
+    let fd = &capture.get_selectable_fd().unwrap();
+
+    // create a async stream for received packets
+    let async_pcap = AsyncPcap::init(&mut capture, fd, &handle).unwrap();
+
+    // read 10 packets and quit with an Error
+    let mut i: u8 = 0;
+    let listener = async_pcap.for_each(|p| {
+        println!("Packet {:?} - {}", p.header, p.data[0]);
+        i += 1;
+        if i > 10 {
+            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "reached 10"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    });
+
+    // run the packet listener and ignore the resulting Result
+    let _ = event_loop.run(listener);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7d45e246a..16e7e5639 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -660,6 +660,25 @@ impl<T: Activated + ?Sized> Capture<T> {
                 .map(|_| Stat::new(stats.ps_recv, stats.ps_drop, stats.ps_ifdrop))
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn setnonblock(&self, non_blocking: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        with_errbuf(|err| unsafe {
+
+            let nonblock: ::libc::c_int = if non_blocking { 1 } else { 0 };
+
+            if -1 == raw::pcap_setnonblock(*self.handle, nonblock, err) {
+                return Err(Error::new(err));
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_selectable_fd(&self) -> Result<RawFd, Error> {
+        unsafe {
+            let fd = raw::pcap_get_selectable_fd(*self.handle);
+            self.check_err(fd != -1).map(|_| fd as RawFd)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Capture<Active> {
diff --git a/src/raw.rs b/src/raw.rs
index 75c43baff..1d67b1cde 100644
--- a/src/raw.rs
+++ b/src/raw.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn pcap_setfilter(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: *mut bpf_program) -> c_int;
     pub fn pcap_setdirection(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: pcap_direction_t) -> c_int;
     // pub fn pcap_getnonblock(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: *mut c_char) -> c_int;
-    // pub fn pcap_setnonblock(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: c_int, arg3: *mut c_char) -> c_int;
+    pub fn pcap_setnonblock(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: c_int, arg3: *mut c_char) -> c_int;
     pub fn pcap_sendpacket(arg1: *mut pcap_t, arg2: *const c_uchar, arg3: c_int) -> c_int;
     // pub fn pcap_statustostr(arg1: c_int) -> *const c_char;
     // pub fn pcap_strerror(arg1: c_int) -> *const c_char;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ extern "C" {
     // pub fn pcap_lib_version() -> *const c_char;
     // pub fn bpf_image(arg1: *const bpf_insn, arg2: c_int) -> *mut c_char;
     // pub fn bpf_dump(arg1: *const bpf_program, arg2: c_int) -> ();
-    // pub fn pcap_get_selectable_fd(arg1: *mut pcap_t) -> c_int;
+    pub fn pcap_get_selectable_fd(arg1: *mut pcap_t) -> c_int;
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]