diff --git a/async-usercalls/src/lib.rs b/async-usercalls/src/lib.rs
index 0c51d29a3..21f42ba27 100644
--- a/async-usercalls/src/lib.rs
+++ b/async-usercalls/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ impl AsyncUsercallProvider {
         let callbacks = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
         let (callback_tx, callback_rx) = mpmc::unbounded();
         let provider = Self { core, callback_tx };
+        let (waker_tx, waker_rx) = mpmc::bounded(1);
         let handler = CallbackHandler {
             return_rx,
             callbacks,
             callback_rx,
+            waker_tx,
+            waker_rx,
         };
         (provider, handler)
     }
@@ -91,22 +94,41 @@ impl AsyncUsercallProvider {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct CallbackHandlerWaker(mpmc::Sender<()>);
+
+impl CallbackHandlerWaker {
+    /// Interrupts the related callback handler's `poll()` if blocked.
+    pub fn wake(&self) {
+        let _ = self.0.try_send(());
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct CallbackHandler {
     return_rx: mpmc::Receiver<Identified<Return>>,
     callbacks: Mutex<HashMap<u64, Callback>>,
     // This is used so that threads sending usercalls don't have to take the lock.
     callback_rx: mpmc::Receiver<(u64, Callback)>,
+    waker_rx: mpmc::Receiver<()>,
+    waker_tx: mpmc::Sender<()>,
 }
 
 impl CallbackHandler {
+    // Returns an object that can be used to interrupt a blocked `self.poll()`.
+    pub fn waker(&self) -> CallbackHandlerWaker {
+        CallbackHandlerWaker(self.waker_tx.clone())
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn recv_returns(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>, returns: &mut [Identified<Return>]) -> usize {
         let first = match timeout {
-            None => self.return_rx.recv().ok(),
-            Some(timeout) => match self.return_rx.recv_timeout(timeout) {
-                Ok(val) => Some(val),
-                Err(mpmc::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => None,
-                Err(mpmc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => return 0,
+            None => mpmc::select! {
+                recv(self.return_rx) -> res => res.ok(),
+                recv(self.waker_rx) -> _res => return 0,
+            },
+            Some(timeout) => mpmc::select! {
+                recv(self.return_rx) -> res => res.ok(),
+                recv(self.waker_rx) -> _res => return 0,
+                default(timeout) => return 0,
             },
         }
         .expect("return channel closed unexpectedly");
@@ -122,6 +144,7 @@ impl CallbackHandler {
     /// functions. If `timeout` is `None`, it will block execution until at
     /// least one return is received, otherwise it will block until there is a
     /// return or timeout is elapsed. Returns the number of executed callbacks.
+    /// This can be interrupted using `CallbackHandlerWaker::wake()`.
     pub fn poll(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> usize {
         // 1. wait for returns
         let mut returns = [Identified {
diff --git a/async-usercalls/src/tests.rs b/async-usercalls/src/tests.rs
index 2bdc473b7..ff838c48c 100644
--- a/async-usercalls/src/tests.rs
+++ b/async-usercalls/src/tests.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,25 @@ fn read_buffer_basic() {
     assert_eq!(&buf, b"hello\0\0\0");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn callback_handler_waker() {
+    let (_provider, handler) = AsyncUsercallProvider::new();
+    let waker = handler.waker();
+    let (tx, rx) = mpmc::bounded(1);
+    let h = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let n1 = handler.poll(None);
+        tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        let n2 = handler.poll(Some(Duration::from_secs(3)));
+        tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        n1 + n2
+    });
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+        waker.wake();
+        rx.recv().unwrap();
+    }
+    assert_eq!(h.join().unwrap(), 0);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn echo() {