diff --git a/lib/async/io/stream.rb b/lib/async/io/stream.rb
index baeebc8..56a35e0 100644
--- a/lib/async/io/stream.rb
+++ b/lib/async/io/stream.rb
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ def connected?
 				@io.connected?
 			end
 			
+			def readable?
+				@io.readable?
+			end
+			
 			def closed?
 				@io.closed?
 			end
@@ -246,6 +250,21 @@ def eof!
 			
 			private
 			
+			def sysread(size, buffer)
+				while true
+					result = @io.read_nonblock(size, buffer, exception: false)
+					
+					case result
+					when :wait_readable
+						@io.wait_readable
+					when :wait_writable
+						@io.wait_writable
+					else
+						return result
+					end
+				end
+			end
+			
 			# Fills the buffer from the underlying stream.
 			def fill_read_buffer(size = @block_size)
 				# We impose a limit because the underlying `read` system call can fail if we request too much data in one go.
@@ -257,12 +276,12 @@ def fill_read_buffer(size = @block_size)
 				flush
 				
 				if @read_buffer.empty?
-					if @io.read_nonblock(size, @read_buffer, exception: false)
+					if sysread(size, @read_buffer)
 						# Console.logger.debug(self, name: "read") {@read_buffer.inspect}
 						return true
 					end
 				else
-					if chunk = @io.read_nonblock(size, @input_buffer, exception: false)
+					if chunk = sysread(size, @input_buffer)
 						@read_buffer << chunk
 						# Console.logger.debug(self, name: "read") {@read_buffer.inspect}
 						
diff --git a/spec/async/io/stream_spec.rb b/spec/async/io/stream_spec.rb
index 9b5f18c..b19bfdc 100644
--- a/spec/async/io/stream_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/async/io/stream_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@
 		end
 	end
 	
+	context "native I/O", if: RUBY_VERSION >= "3.1" do
+		let(:sockets) do
+			@sockets = ::Socket.pair(::Socket::AF_UNIX, ::Socket::SOCK_STREAM)
+		end
+		
+		after do
+			@sockets.each(&:close)
+		end
+		
+		let(:io) {sockets.first}
+		subject {described_class.new(sockets.last)}
+		
+		it "can read data" do
+			io.write("Hello World")
+			io.close_write
+			
+			expect(subject.read).to be == "Hello World"
+		end
+	end
+	
 	context "socket I/O" do
 		let(:sockets) do
 			@sockets = Async::IO::Socket.pair(Socket::AF_UNIX, Socket::SOCK_STREAM)