diff --git a/src/compositor.rs b/src/compositor.rs
index 312ccbba..3a2957ff 100644
--- a/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/src/compositor.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use {
         damage::{DamageVisualizer, visualize_damage},
         dbus::Dbus,
         ei::ei_client::EiClients,
+        eventfd_cache::EventfdCache,
         forker,
         format::XRGB8888,
         gfx_api::GfxApi,
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ fn start_compositor2(
         gfx_ctx_changed: Default::default(),
         copy_device_registry: Rc::new(CopyDeviceRegistry::new(&ring, &engine)),
         supports_presentation_feedback: Default::default(),
+        eventfd_cache: EventfdCache::new(&ring, &engine),
     });
     state.tracker.register(ClientId::from_raw(0));
     create_dummy_output(&state);
diff --git a/src/eventfd_cache.rs b/src/eventfd_cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b282ea7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eventfd_cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use {
+    crate::{
+        async_engine::{AsyncEngine, SpawnedFuture},
+        io_uring::{IoUring, IoUringError},
+        utils::{buf::Buf, errorfmt::ErrorFmt, oserror::OsError, queue::AsyncQueue, stack::Stack},
+    },
+    std::{cell::Cell, future::poll_fn, pin::Pin, rc::Rc, slice, task::Poll},
+    thiserror::Error,
+    uapi::{OwnedFd, c},
+};
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum EventfdError {
+    #[error("Could not create an eventfd")]
+    CreateEventfd(#[source] OsError),
+}
+
+pub struct EventfdCache {
+    inner: Rc<Inner>,
+    _task: SpawnedFuture<()>,
+}
+
+struct Inner {
+    ring: Rc<IoUring>,
+    fds: Stack<Rc<OwnedFd>>,
+    recycle: AsyncQueue<Rc<OwnedFd>>,
+}
+
+pub struct Eventfd {
+    cache: Rc<Inner>,
+    pub fd: Rc<OwnedFd>,
+    signaled: Cell<bool>,
+}
+
+impl EventfdCache {
+    pub fn new(ring: &Rc<IoUring>, eng: &Rc<AsyncEngine>) -> Rc<Self> {
+        let inner = Rc::new(Inner {
+            ring: ring.clone(),
+            fds: Default::default(),
+            recycle: Default::default(),
+        });
+        let task = eng.spawn("eventfd-cache", inner.clone().recycle());
+        Rc::new(Self { inner, _task: task })
+    }
+
+    #[cfg_attr(not(test), expect(dead_code))]
+    pub fn acquire(&self) -> Result<Eventfd, EventfdError> {
+        let fd = match self.inner.fds.pop() {
+            Some(fd) => fd,
+            _ => uapi::eventfd(0, c::EFD_CLOEXEC)
+                .map(Rc::new)
+                .map_err(Into::into)
+                .map_err(EventfdError::CreateEventfd)?,
+        };
+        Ok(Eventfd {
+            cache: self.inner.clone(),
+            fd,
+            signaled: Default::default(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eventfd {
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    pub fn is_signaled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.signaled.get()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg_attr(not(test), expect(dead_code))]
+    pub async fn signaled(&self) -> Result<(), IoUringError> {
+        if self.signaled.get() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        self.cache.ring.readable(&self.fd).await?;
+        self.signaled.set(true);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    pub fn signaled_blocking(&self) -> Result<(), OsError> {
+        if self.signaled.get() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let mut pollfd = c::pollfd {
+            fd: self.fd.raw(),
+            events: c::POLLIN,
+            revents: 0,
+        };
+        uapi::poll(slice::from_mut(&mut pollfd), -1)?;
+        self.signaled.set(true);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Inner {
+    async fn recycle(self: Rc<Self>) {
+        let slf = &*self;
+        let mut fds = vec![];
+        let mut bufs = vec![];
+        let mut tasks = vec![];
+        let mut todo = vec![];
+        loop {
+            fds.clear();
+            tasks.clear();
+            todo.clear();
+            slf.recycle.non_empty().await;
+            while let Some(fd) = slf.recycle.try_pop() {
+                fds.push(fd);
+            }
+            for (idx, fd) in fds.iter().enumerate() {
+                if idx >= bufs.len() {
+                    bufs.push(Buf::new(size_of::<u64>()));
+                }
+                let fd = fd.clone();
+                let buf = bufs[idx].clone();
+                tasks.push(async move { slf.ring.read(&fd, buf).await });
+                todo.push(idx);
+            }
+            poll_fn(|ctx| {
+                let mut i = 0;
+                while i < todo.len() {
+                    let idx = todo[i];
+                    let task = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut tasks[idx]) };
+                    if let Poll::Ready(res) = task.poll(ctx) {
+                        todo.swap_remove(i);
+                        match res {
+                            Ok(_) => {
+                                self.fds.push(fds[idx].clone());
+                            }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                log::error!("Could not read from eventfd: {}", ErrorFmt(e));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        i += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                if todo.is_empty() {
+                    Poll::Ready(())
+                } else {
+                    Poll::Pending
+                }
+            })
+            .await;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Eventfd {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.signaled.get() {
+            self.cache.recycle.push(self.fd.clone());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/eventfd_cache/tests.rs b/src/eventfd_cache/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c536f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eventfd_cache/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use {
+    crate::{
+        async_engine::AsyncEngine, eventfd_cache::EventfdCache, io_uring::IoUring, utils::array,
+    },
+    std::{rc::Rc, slice},
+    uapi::c,
+};
+
+#[test]
+fn test() {
+    let eng = AsyncEngine::new();
+    let ring = IoUring::new(&eng, 32).unwrap();
+    let cache = Rc::new(EventfdCache::new(&ring, &eng));
+    const TOTAL: usize = 5;
+    let signaled = 3;
+    let fd1: [_; TOTAL] = array::from_fn(|_| cache.acquire().unwrap());
+    let fd2: [_; TOTAL] = array::from_fn(|_| cache.acquire().unwrap());
+    for fd in fd1.iter().chain(fd2.iter()) {
+        uapi::eventfd_write(fd.fd.raw(), 1).unwrap();
+        let mut poll = c::pollfd {
+            fd: fd.fd.raw(),
+            events: c::POLLIN,
+            revents: 0,
+        };
+        uapi::poll(slice::from_mut(&mut poll), 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(poll.revents, c::POLLIN);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(cache.inner.fds.len(), 0);
+    let ring2 = ring.clone();
+    let cache2 = cache.clone();
+    let _fut1 = eng.spawn("", async move {
+        for i in 0..signaled {
+            fd1[i].signaled().await.unwrap();
+        }
+        drop(fd1);
+        let debouncer = ring2.debouncer(0);
+        while cache2.inner.fds.len() != signaled {
+            debouncer.debounce().await;
+        }
+        for i in 0..signaled {
+            fd2[i].signaled().await.unwrap();
+        }
+        drop(fd2);
+        while cache2.inner.fds.len() != 2 * signaled {
+            debouncer.debounce().await;
+        }
+        ring2.stop();
+    });
+    let now_nsec = eng.now().nsec();
+    let ring2 = ring.clone();
+    let _fut2 = eng.spawn("", async move {
+        ring2.timeout(now_nsec + 1_000_000_000).await.unwrap();
+        ring2.stop();
+    });
+    ring.run().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(cache.inner.fds.len(), 2 * signaled);
+    for fd in cache.inner.fds.take() {
+        let mut poll = c::pollfd {
+            fd: fd.raw(),
+            events: c::POLLIN,
+            revents: 0,
+        };
+        uapi::poll(slice::from_mut(&mut poll), 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(poll.revents, 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ad8c8db2..129978a5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ mod dbus;
 mod drm_feedback;
 mod edid;
 mod ei;
+mod eventfd_cache;
 mod fixed;
 mod forker;
 mod format;
diff --git a/src/portal.rs b/src/portal.rs
index f3e57a5a..6ba3ceae 100644
--- a/src/portal.rs
+++ b/src/portal.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use {
             BUS_DEST, BUS_PATH, DBUS_NAME_FLAG_DO_NOT_QUEUE, DBUS_REQUEST_NAME_REPLY_PRIMARY_OWNER,
             Dbus, DbusSocket,
         },
+        eventfd_cache::EventfdCache,
         forker::ForkerError,
         io_uring::IoUring,
         logger::Logger,
@@ -242,9 +243,11 @@ async fn run_async(
             None
         }
     };
+    let eventfd_cache = EventfdCache::new(&ring, &eng);
     let state = Rc::new(PortalState {
         xrd,
         ring,
+        eventfd_cache,
         eng,
         wheel,
         displays: Default::default(),
@@ -324,6 +327,8 @@ async fn init_dbus_session(dbus: &Dbus, logger: Arc<Logger>, path_sink: OwnedFd)
 struct PortalState {
     xrd: String,
     ring: Rc<IoUring>,
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    eventfd_cache: Rc<EventfdCache>,
     eng: Rc<AsyncEngine>,
     wheel: Rc<Wheel>,
     displays: CopyHashMap<PortalDisplayId, Rc<PortalDisplay>>,
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index eeaf2290..a063cef7 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use {
             ei_acceptor::EiAcceptor,
             ei_client::{EiClient, EiClients},
         },
+        eventfd_cache::EventfdCache,
         fixed::Fixed,
         forker::ForkerProxy,
         format::Format,
@@ -288,6 +289,8 @@ pub struct State {
     pub gfx_ctx_changed: EventSource<WlBuffer>,
     pub copy_device_registry: Rc<CopyDeviceRegistry>,
     pub supports_presentation_feedback: Cell<bool>,
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    pub eventfd_cache: Rc<EventfdCache>,
 }
 
 // impl Drop for State {
diff --git a/src/utils/stack.rs b/src/utils/stack.rs
index f415a8c8..0ff7ee6f 100644
--- a/src/utils/stack.rs
+++ b/src/utils/stack.rs
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ impl<T> Stack<T> {
     pub fn take(&self) -> Vec<T> {
         unsafe { mem::take(self.vec.get().deref_mut()) }
     }
+
+    #[cfg_attr(not(test), expect(dead_code))]
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        unsafe { self.vec.get().deref().len() }
+    }
 }