diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 3ffcfa04ffa..6c7ae0c785d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -3276,6 +3276,102 @@ features:
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
 
+.. function:: eventfd(initval[, flags=os.EFD_CLOEXEC])
+
+   Create and return an event file descriptor. The file descriptors supports
+   raw :func:`read` and :func:`write` with a buffer size of 8,
+   :func:`~select.select`, :func:`~select.poll` and similar. See man page
+   :manpage:`eventfd(2)` for more information.  By default, the
+   new file descriptor is :ref:`non-inheritable <fd_inheritance>`.
+
+   *initval* is the initial value of the event counter. The initial value
+   must be an 32 bit unsigned integer. Please note that the initial value is
+   limited to a 32 bit unsigned int although the event counter is an unsigned
+   64 bit integer with a maximum value of 2\ :sup:`64`\ -\ 2.
+
+   *flags* can be constructed from :const:`EFD_CLOEXEC`,
+   :const:`EFD_NONBLOCK`, and :const:`EFD_SEMAPHORE`.
+
+   If :const:`EFD_SEMAPHORE` is specified and the event counter is non-zero,
+   :func:`eventfd_read` returns 1 and decrements the counter by one.
+
+   If :const:`EFD_SEMAPHORE` is not specified and the event counter is
+   non-zero, :func:`eventfd_read` returns the current event counter value and
+   resets the counter to zero.
+
+   If the event counter is zero and :const:`EFD_NONBLOCK` is not
+   specified, :func:`eventfd_read` blocks.
+
+   :func:`eventfd_write` increments the event counter. Write blocks if the
+   write operation would increment the counter to a value larger than
+   2\ :sup:`64`\ -\ 2.
+
+   Example::
+
+       import os
+
+       # semaphore with start value '1'
+       fd = os.eventfd(1, os.EFD_SEMAPHORE | os.EFC_CLOEXEC)
+       try:
+           # acquire semaphore
+           v = os.eventfd_read(fd)
+           try:
+               do_work()
+           finally:
+               # release semaphore
+               os.eventfd_write(fd, v)
+       finally:
+           os.close(fd)
+
+   .. availability:: Linux 2.6.27 or newer with glibc 2.8 or newer.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+.. function:: eventfd_read(fd)
+
+   Read value from an :func:`eventfd` file descriptor and return a 64 bit
+   unsigned int. The function does not verify that *fd* is an :func:`eventfd`.
+
+   .. availability:: See :func:`eventfd`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+.. function:: eventfd_write(fd, value)
+
+   Add value to an :func:`eventfd` file descriptor. *value* must be a 64 bit
+   unsigned int. The function does not verify that *fd* is an :func:`eventfd`.
+
+   .. availability:: See :func:`eventfd`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+.. data:: EFD_CLOEXEC
+
+   Set close-on-exec flag for new :func:`eventfd` file descriptor.
+
+   .. availability:: See :func:`eventfd`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+.. data:: EFD_NONBLOCK
+
+   Set :const:`O_NONBLOCK` status flag for new :func:`eventfd` file
+   descriptor.
+
+   .. availability:: See :func:`eventfd`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+.. data:: EFD_SEMAPHORE
+
+   Provide semaphore-like semantics for reads from a :func:`eventfd` file
+   descriptor. On read the internal counter is decremented by one.
+
+   .. availability:: Linux 2.6.30 or newer with glibc 2.8 or newer.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
+
 Linux extended attributes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
index 4d772005581..c1ce5f3cdc2 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ os
 Added :func:`os.cpu_count()` support for VxWorks RTOS.
 (Contributed by Peixing Xin in :issue:`41440`.)
 
+Added a new function :func:`os.eventfd` and related helpers to wrap the
+``eventfd2`` syscall on Linux.
+(Contributed by Christian Heimes in :issue:`41001`.)
+
 py_compile
 ----------
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 5126c84cf30..501b4a97556 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 import mmap
 import os
 import pickle
+import select
 import shutil
 import signal
 import socket
 import stat
+import struct
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import sysconfig
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     INT_MAX = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX = sys.maxsize
 
+
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok
 from test.support import unix_shell
 from test.support.os_helper import FakePath
@@ -3528,6 +3531,89 @@ def test_memfd_create(self):
         self.assertFalse(os.get_inheritable(fd2))
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'eventfd'), 'requires os.eventfd')
+@support.requires_linux_version(2, 6, 30)
+class EventfdTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_eventfd_initval(self):
+        def pack(value):
+            """Pack as native uint64_t
+            """
+            return struct.pack("@Q", value)
+        size = 8  # read/write 8 bytes
+        initval = 42
+        fd = os.eventfd(initval)
+        self.assertNotEqual(fd, -1)
+        self.addCleanup(os.close, fd)
+        self.assertFalse(os.get_inheritable(fd))
+
+        # test with raw read/write
+        res = os.read(fd, size)
+        self.assertEqual(res, pack(initval))
+
+        os.write(fd, pack(23))
+        res = os.read(fd, size)
+        self.assertEqual(res, pack(23))
+
+        os.write(fd, pack(40))
+        os.write(fd, pack(2))
+        res = os.read(fd, size)
+        self.assertEqual(res, pack(42))
+
+        # test with eventfd_read/eventfd_write
+        os.eventfd_write(fd, 20)
+        os.eventfd_write(fd, 3)
+        res = os.eventfd_read(fd)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 23)
+
+    def test_eventfd_semaphore(self):
+        initval = 2
+        flags = os.EFD_CLOEXEC | os.EFD_SEMAPHORE | os.EFD_NONBLOCK
+        fd = os.eventfd(initval, flags)
+        self.assertNotEqual(fd, -1)
+        self.addCleanup(os.close, fd)
+
+        # semaphore starts has initval 2, two reads return '1'
+        res = os.eventfd_read(fd)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 1)
+        res = os.eventfd_read(fd)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 1)
+        # third read would block
+        with self.assertRaises(BlockingIOError):
+            os.eventfd_read(fd)
+        with self.assertRaises(BlockingIOError):
+            os.read(fd, 8)
+
+        # increase semaphore counter, read one
+        os.eventfd_write(fd, 1)
+        res = os.eventfd_read(fd)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 1)
+        # next read would block, too
+        with self.assertRaises(BlockingIOError):
+            os.eventfd_read(fd)
+
+    def test_eventfd_select(self):
+        flags = os.EFD_CLOEXEC | os.EFD_NONBLOCK
+        fd = os.eventfd(0, flags)
+        self.assertNotEqual(fd, -1)
+        self.addCleanup(os.close, fd)
+
+        # counter is zero, only writeable
+        rfd, wfd, xfd = select.select([fd], [fd], [fd], 0)
+        self.assertEqual((rfd, wfd, xfd), ([], [fd], []))
+
+        # counter is non-zero, read and writeable
+        os.eventfd_write(fd, 23)
+        rfd, wfd, xfd = select.select([fd], [fd], [fd], 0)
+        self.assertEqual((rfd, wfd, xfd), ([fd], [fd], []))
+        self.assertEqual(os.eventfd_read(fd), 23)
+
+        # counter at max, only readable
+        os.eventfd_write(fd, (2**64) - 2)
+        rfd, wfd, xfd = select.select([fd], [fd], [fd], 0)
+        self.assertEqual((rfd, wfd, xfd), ([fd], [], []))
+        os.eventfd_read(fd)
+
+
 class OSErrorTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         class Str(str):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-17-12-24-26.bpo-41001.5mi7b0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-17-12-24-26.bpo-41001.5mi7b0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34ecfbf5e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-17-12-24-26.bpo-41001.5mi7b0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add func:`os.eventfd` to provide a low level interface for Linux's event
+notification file descriptor.
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
index df680d5738c..f5826e36812 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
@@ -7620,6 +7620,134 @@ exit:
 
 #endif /* defined(HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE) */
 
+#if defined(HAVE_EVENTFD)
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(os_eventfd__doc__,
+"eventfd($module, /, initval, flags=EFD_CLOEXEC)\n"
+"--\n"
+"\n"
+"Creates and returns an event notification file descriptor.");
+
+#define OS_EVENTFD_METHODDEF    \
+    {"eventfd", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))os_eventfd, METH_FASTCALL|METH_KEYWORDS, os_eventfd__doc__},
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_impl(PyObject *module, unsigned int initval, int flags);
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+{
+    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"initval", "flags", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {NULL, _keywords, "eventfd", 0};
+    PyObject *argsbuf[2];
+    Py_ssize_t noptargs = nargs + (kwnames ? PyTuple_GET_SIZE(kwnames) : 0) - 1;
+    unsigned int initval;
+    int flags = EFD_CLOEXEC;
+
+    args = _PyArg_UnpackKeywords(args, nargs, NULL, kwnames, &_parser, 1, 2, 0, argsbuf);
+    if (!args) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!_PyLong_UnsignedInt_Converter(args[0], &initval)) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!noptargs) {
+        goto skip_optional_pos;
+    }
+    flags = _PyLong_AsInt(args[1]);
+    if (flags == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+skip_optional_pos:
+    return_value = os_eventfd_impl(module, initval, flags);
+
+exit:
+    return return_value;
+}
+
+#endif /* defined(HAVE_EVENTFD) */
+
+#if defined(HAVE_EVENTFD)
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(os_eventfd_read__doc__,
+"eventfd_read($module, /, fd)\n"
+"--\n"
+"\n"
+"Read eventfd value");
+
+#define OS_EVENTFD_READ_METHODDEF    \
+    {"eventfd_read", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))os_eventfd_read, METH_FASTCALL|METH_KEYWORDS, os_eventfd_read__doc__},
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_read_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_read(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+{
+    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {NULL, _keywords, "eventfd_read", 0};
+    PyObject *argsbuf[1];
+    int fd;
+
+    args = _PyArg_UnpackKeywords(args, nargs, NULL, kwnames, &_parser, 1, 1, 0, argsbuf);
+    if (!args) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!_PyLong_FileDescriptor_Converter(args[0], &fd)) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    return_value = os_eventfd_read_impl(module, fd);
+
+exit:
+    return return_value;
+}
+
+#endif /* defined(HAVE_EVENTFD) */
+
+#if defined(HAVE_EVENTFD)
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(os_eventfd_write__doc__,
+"eventfd_write($module, /, fd, value)\n"
+"--\n"
+"\n"
+"Write eventfd value.");
+
+#define OS_EVENTFD_WRITE_METHODDEF    \
+    {"eventfd_write", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))os_eventfd_write, METH_FASTCALL|METH_KEYWORDS, os_eventfd_write__doc__},
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_write_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, unsigned long long value);
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_write(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+{
+    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "value", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {NULL, _keywords, "eventfd_write", 0};
+    PyObject *argsbuf[2];
+    int fd;
+    unsigned long long value;
+
+    args = _PyArg_UnpackKeywords(args, nargs, NULL, kwnames, &_parser, 2, 2, 0, argsbuf);
+    if (!args) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!_PyLong_FileDescriptor_Converter(args[0], &fd)) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!_PyLong_UnsignedLongLong_Converter(args[1], &value)) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    return_value = os_eventfd_write_impl(module, fd, value);
+
+exit:
+    return return_value;
+}
+
+#endif /* defined(HAVE_EVENTFD) */
+
 #if (defined(TERMSIZE_USE_CONIO) || defined(TERMSIZE_USE_IOCTL))
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(os_get_terminal_size__doc__,
@@ -8884,6 +9012,18 @@ exit:
     #define OS_MEMFD_CREATE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_MEMFD_CREATE_METHODDEF) */
 
+#ifndef OS_EVENTFD_METHODDEF
+    #define OS_EVENTFD_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(OS_EVENTFD_METHODDEF) */
+
+#ifndef OS_EVENTFD_READ_METHODDEF
+    #define OS_EVENTFD_READ_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(OS_EVENTFD_READ_METHODDEF) */
+
+#ifndef OS_EVENTFD_WRITE_METHODDEF
+    #define OS_EVENTFD_WRITE_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(OS_EVENTFD_WRITE_METHODDEF) */
+
 #ifndef OS_GET_TERMINAL_SIZE_METHODDEF
     #define OS_GET_TERMINAL_SIZE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_GET_TERMINAL_SIZE_METHODDEF) */
@@ -8919,4 +9059,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef OS_WAITSTATUS_TO_EXITCODE_METHODDEF
     #define OS_WAITSTATUS_TO_EXITCODE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_WAITSTATUS_TO_EXITCODE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=936f33448cd66ccb input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=49b7ed768242ef7c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 6b51d8a848e..0764453f412 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -518,6 +518,11 @@ extern char        *ctermid_r(char *);
 #  include <linux/memfd.h>
 #endif
 
+/* eventfd() */
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
+#  include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _Py_MEMORY_SANITIZER
 #  include <sanitizer/msan_interface.h>
 #endif
@@ -12859,6 +12864,79 @@ os_memfd_create_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name, unsigned int flags)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD
+/*[clinic input]
+os.eventfd
+
+    initval: unsigned_int
+    flags: int(c_default="EFD_CLOEXEC") = EFD_CLOEXEC
+
+Creates and returns an event notification file descriptor.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_impl(PyObject *module, unsigned int initval, int flags)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ce9c9bbd1446f2de input=66203e3c50c4028b]*/
+
+{
+    /* initval is limited to uint32_t, internal counter is uint64_t */
+    int fd;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    fd = eventfd(initval, flags);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    if (fd == -1) {
+        return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+    }
+    return PyLong_FromLong(fd);
+}
+
+/*[clinic input]
+os.eventfd_read
+
+    fd: fildes
+
+Read eventfd value
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_read_impl(PyObject *module, int fd)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=8f2c7b59a3521fd1 input=110f8b57fa596afe]*/
+{
+    eventfd_t value;
+    int result;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    result = eventfd_read(fd, &value);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    if (result == -1) {
+        return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+    }
+    return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(value);
+}
+
+/*[clinic input]
+os.eventfd_write
+
+    fd: fildes
+    value: unsigned_long_long
+
+Write eventfd value.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_eventfd_write_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, unsigned long long value)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=bebd9040bbf987f5 input=156de8555be5a949]*/
+{
+    int result;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    result = eventfd_write(fd, value);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    if (result == -1) {
+        return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+#endif  /* HAVE_EVENTFD */
+
 /* Terminal size querying */
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(TerminalSize_docstring,
@@ -14619,6 +14697,9 @@ static PyMethodDef posix_methods[] = {
     OS_FSPATH_METHODDEF
     OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF
     OS_MEMFD_CREATE_METHODDEF
+    OS_EVENTFD_METHODDEF
+    OS_EVENTFD_READ_METHODDEF
+    OS_EVENTFD_WRITE_METHODDEF
     OS__ADD_DLL_DIRECTORY_METHODDEF
     OS__REMOVE_DLL_DIRECTORY_METHODDEF
     OS_WAITSTATUS_TO_EXITCODE_METHODDEF
@@ -15127,6 +15208,12 @@ all_ins(PyObject *m)
 #ifdef MFD_HUGE_16GB
     if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, MFD_HUGE_16GB)) return -1;
 #endif
+#endif /* HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD
+    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, EFD_CLOEXEC)) return -1;
+    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, EFD_NONBLOCK)) return -1;
+    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, EFD_SEMAPHORE)) return -1;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -15220,6 +15307,10 @@ static const struct have_function {
     int (*probe)(void);
 } have_functions[] = {
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD
+    {"HAVE_EVENTFD", NULL},
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_FACCESSAT
     { "HAVE_FACCESSAT", probe_faccessat },
 #endif
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 68d692d0f67..b8b056e4033 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8032,7 +8032,8 @@ sys/stat.h sys/syscall.h sys/sys_domain.h sys/termio.h sys/time.h \
 sys/times.h sys/types.h sys/uio.h sys/un.h sys/utsname.h sys/wait.h pty.h \
 libutil.h sys/resource.h netpacket/packet.h sysexits.h bluetooth.h \
 linux/tipc.h linux/random.h spawn.h util.h alloca.h endian.h \
-sys/endian.h sys/sysmacros.h linux/memfd.h linux/wait.h sys/memfd.h sys/mman.h
+sys/endian.h sys/sysmacros.h linux/memfd.h linux/wait.h sys/memfd.h \
+sys/mman.h sys/eventfd.h
 do :
   as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
 ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "$ac_header" "$as_ac_Header" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -12098,6 +12099,36 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for eventfd" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for eventfd... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+int x = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC)
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_EVENTFD 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+
 # On some systems (eg. FreeBSD 5), we would find a definition of the
 # functions ctermid_r, setgroups in the library, but no prototype
 # (e.g. because we use _XOPEN_SOURCE). See whether we can take their
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1edafc342b7..e499cb4da02 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2210,7 +2210,8 @@ sys/stat.h sys/syscall.h sys/sys_domain.h sys/termio.h sys/time.h \
 sys/times.h sys/types.h sys/uio.h sys/un.h sys/utsname.h sys/wait.h pty.h \
 libutil.h sys/resource.h netpacket/packet.h sysexits.h bluetooth.h \
 linux/tipc.h linux/random.h spawn.h util.h alloca.h endian.h \
-sys/endian.h sys/sysmacros.h linux/memfd.h linux/wait.h sys/memfd.h sys/mman.h)
+sys/endian.h sys/sysmacros.h linux/memfd.h linux/wait.h sys/memfd.h \
+sys/mman.h sys/eventfd.h)
 AC_HEADER_DIRENT
 AC_HEADER_MAJOR
 
@@ -3803,6 +3804,17 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 ])
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for eventfd)
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif
+]], [[int x = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC)]])],
+  [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EVENTFD, 1, Define if you have the 'eventfd' function.)
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+])
+
 # On some systems (eg. FreeBSD 5), we would find a definition of the
 # functions ctermid_r, setgroups in the library, but no prototype
 # (e.g. because we use _XOPEN_SOURCE). See whether we can take their
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index d71ad3fdc86..8a5e9455eca 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <errno.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_ERRNO_H
 
+/* Define if you have the 'eventfd' function. */
+#undef HAVE_EVENTFD
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `execv' function. */
 #undef HAVE_EXECV
 
@@ -1119,6 +1122,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/epoll.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_SYS_EPOLL_H
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/eventfd.h> header file. */
+#undef HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/event.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H