diff --git a/lib/listen/adapter.rb b/lib/listen/adapter.rb
index 058b8f50..7168cd54 100644
--- a/lib/listen/adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/adapter.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 require 'listen/adapter/linux'
 require 'listen/adapter/polling'
 require 'listen/adapter/windows'
+require 'listen/adapter/simulated_darwin'
 
 module Listen
   module Adapter
-    OPTIMIZED_ADAPTERS = [Darwin, Linux, BSD, Windows]
+    OPTIMIZED_ADAPTERS = [Darwin, SimulatedDarwin, Linux, BSD, Windows]
     POLLING_FALLBACK_MESSAGE = 'Listen will be polling for changes.'\
       'Learn more at https://github.com/guard/listen#listen-adapters.'
 
diff --git a/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb b/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
index 72f5e005..6801d732 100644
--- a/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ def _process_event(dir, event)
         _log :debug, "inotify: #{rel_path} (#{event.flags.inspect})"
 
         if /1|true/ =~ ENV['LISTEN_GEM_SIMULATE_FSEVENT']
+          @darwin ||= Class.new(Darwin) do
+            def _configure(dir, &callback)
+            end
+          end.new({mq: @mq})
+
           if (event.flags & [:moved_to, :moved_from]) || _dir_event?(event)
             rel_path = path.dirname.relative_path_from(dir).to_s
-            _queue_change(:dir, dir, rel_path, {})
+            @darwin.send(:_process_event, dir, [(dir + rel_path).to_s + "/"])
           else
-            _queue_change(:dir, dir, rel_path, {})
+            @darwin.send(:_process_event, dir, [(dir + rel_path).to_s + "/"])
           end
           return
         end
diff --git a/lib/listen/adapter/simulated_darwin.rb b/lib/listen/adapter/simulated_darwin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60f0e7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/listen/adapter/simulated_darwin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module Listen
+  module Adapter
+    class SimulatedDarwin < Linux
+      def self.usable?
+        os = RbConfig::CONFIG['target_os']
+        return false unless const_get('OS_REGEXP') =~ os
+        /1|true/ =~ ENV['LISTEN_GEM_SIMULATE_FSEVENT']
+      end
+
+      def _process_event(dir, event)
+        # NOTE: avoid using event.absolute_name since new API
+        # will need to have a custom recursion implemented
+        # to properly match events to configured directories
+        path = Pathname.new(event.watcher.path) + event.name
+        rel_path = path.relative_path_from(dir).to_s
+
+        _log :debug, "fake_fsevent: #{rel_path} (#{event.flags.inspect})"
+
+        @darwin ||= Class.new(Darwin) do
+          def _configure(dir, &callback)
+          end
+        end.new({mq: @mq})
+
+        if (event.flags & [:moved_to, :moved_from]) || _dir_event?(event)
+          rel_path = path.dirname.relative_path_from(dir).to_s
+          @darwin.send(:_process_event, dir, [(dir + rel_path).to_s + "/"])
+        else
+          @darwin.send(:_process_event, dir, [(dir + rel_path).to_s + "/"])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end