diff --git a/src/os.rs b/src/os.rs
index 5db3c57..7561849 100644
--- a/src/os.rs
+++ b/src/os.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! Platform-specific functionality.
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub mod unix;
+
 #[cfg(any(
     target_os = "macos",
     target_os = "ios",
diff --git a/src/os/unix.rs b/src/os/unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffb0832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/os/unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//! Functionality that is only available for `unix` platforms.
+
+#[cfg(not(async_io_no_io_safety))]
+use std::os::unix::io::BorrowedFd;
+
+/// Get a file descriptor that can be used to wait for readiness in an external runtime.
+///
+/// This file descriptor is equivalent to the one used by the underlying epoll/kqueue/event ports
+/// instance for polling. The intention is that this file descriptor can be registered into an
+/// external runtime (like [`calloop`] or [GLib]) so that `async-io` can be seamlessly polled
+/// alongside the other runtime.
+///
+/// Not every backend used on `unix` has an associated file descriptor, however. While epoll,
+/// kqueue and event ports have a file descriptor as a backend, on some Unix systems `async-io`
+/// will use the `poll()` system call instead. Since there are no file descriptors intrinsically
+/// associated with `poll()`, this function will return `None`.
+///
+/// There is presently no way to stop the "`async-io`" thread from being launched, so the reactor
+/// will still be continiously polled on that thread. This fact should be kept in mind by anyone
+/// looking to integrate `async-io` into another runtime using this function.
+///
+/// It is possible to use this function to call raw system calls on the underlying event source.
+/// This is generally not recommended, since registered event sources may conflict with `async-io`'s
+/// existing scheme for managing sources. The behavior resulting from this is not specified, but
+/// will not result in undefined behavior. This could include panics, incorrect results, aborts,
+/// memory leaks, and non-termination.
+///
+/// [`calloop`]: https://docs.rs/calloop
+/// [GLib]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLib
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// #![cfg(unix)]
+///
+/// use async_io::os::unix::reactor_fd;
+///
+/// my_runtime::register(reactor_fd().unwrap());
+/// # mod my_runtime {
+/// #     use std::os::unix::io::BorrowedFd;
+/// #     pub fn register(_: BorrowedFd<'_>) {}
+/// # }
+/// ```
+#[cfg(not(async_io_no_io_safety))]
+pub fn reactor_fd() -> Option<BorrowedFd<'static>> {
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(all(
+            any(
+                target_os = "linux",
+                target_os = "android",
+                target_os = "illumos",
+                target_os = "solaris",
+                target_os = "macos",
+                target_os = "ios",
+                target_os = "tvos",
+                target_os = "watchos",
+                target_os = "freebsd",
+                target_os = "netbsd",
+                target_os = "openbsd",
+                target_os = "dragonfly",
+            ),
+            not(polling_test_poll_backend),
+        ))] {
+            use std::os::unix::io::AsFd;
+            Some(crate::Reactor::get().poller.as_fd())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/reactor.rs b/src/reactor.rs
index 40604e4..dda9f92 100644
--- a/src/reactor.rs
+++ b/src/reactor.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Reactor {
     /// Portable bindings to epoll/kqueue/event ports/IOCP.
     ///
     /// This is where I/O is polled, producing I/O events.
-    poller: Poller,
+    pub(crate) poller: Poller,
 
     /// Ticker bumped before polling.
     ///