diff --git a/Doc/library/concurrency.rst b/Doc/library/concurrency.rst
index f2a512f..2d69107 100644
--- a/Doc/library/concurrency.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/concurrency.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
    sched.rst
    queue.rst
    select.rst
+   selectors.rst
 
 
 The following are support modules for some of the above services:
diff --git a/Doc/library/selectors.rst b/Doc/library/selectors.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ece5e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/library/selectors.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+:mod:`selectors` -- High-level I/O multiplexing
+===============================================
+
+.. module:: selectors
+   :synopsis: High-level I/O multiplexing.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+This module allows high-level and efficient I/O multiplexing, built upon the
+:mod:`select` module primitives. Users are encouraged to use this module
+instead, unless they want precise control over the OS-level primitives used.
+
+It defines a :class:`BaseSelector` abstract base class, along with several
+concrete implementations (:class:`KqueueSelector`, :class:`EpollSelector`...),
+that can be used to wait for I/O readiness notification on multiple file
+objects. In the following, "file object" refers to any object with a
+:meth:`fileno()` method, or a raw file descriptor. See :term:`file object`.
+
+:class:`DefaultSelector` is an alias to the most efficient implementation
+available on the current platform: this should be the default choice for most
+users.
+
+.. note::
+   The type of file objects supported depends on the platform: on Windows,
+   sockets are supported, but not pipes, whereas on Unix, both are supported
+   (some other types may be supported as well, such as fifos or special file
+   devices).
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :mod:`select`
+      Low-level I/O multiplexing module.
+
+
+Classes
+-------
+
+Classes hierarchy::
+
+   BaseSelector
+   +-- SelectSelector
+   +-- PollSelector
+   +-- EpollSelector
+   +-- KqueueSelector
+
+
+In the following, *events* is a bitwise mask indicating which I/O events should
+be waited for on a given file object. It can be a combination of the constants
+below:
+
+   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+   | Constant              | Meaning                                       |
+   +=======================+===============================================+
+   | :const:`EVENT_READ`   | Available for read                            |
+   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+   | :const:`EVENT_WRITE`  | Available for write                           |
+   +-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+
+
+.. class:: SelectorKey
+
+   A :class:`SelectorKey` is a :class:`~collections.namedtuple` used to
+   associate a file object to its underlying file decriptor, selected event
+   mask and attached data. It is returned by several :class:`BaseSelector`
+   methods.
+
+   .. attribute:: fileobj
+
+      File object registered.
+
+   .. attribute:: fd
+
+      Underlying file descriptor.
+
+   .. attribute:: events
+
+      Events that must be waited for this file object.
+
+   .. attribute:: data
+
+      Optional opaque data associated to this file object: for example, this
+      could be used to store per-client session.
+
+
+.. class:: BaseSelector
+
+   A :class:`BaseSelector` is used to wait for I/O event readiness on multiple
+   file objects. It supports file stream registration, unregistration, and a
+   method to wait for I/O events on those streams, with an optional timeout.
+   It's an abstract base class, so cannot be instantiated. Use
+   :class:`DefaultSelector` instead, or one of :class:`SelectSelector`,
+   :class:`KqueueSelector` etc. if you want to specifically use an
+   implementation, and your platform supports it.
+   :class:`BaseSelector` and its concrete implementations support the
+   :term:`context manager` protocol.
+
+   .. method:: register(fileobj, events, data=None)
+
+      Register a file object for selection, monitoring it for I/O events.
+
+      *fileobj* is the file object to monitor.
+      *events* is a bitwise mask of events to monitor.
+      *data* is an opaque object.
+
+      This returns a new :class:`SelectorKey` instance, or raises a
+      :exc:`ValueError` in case of invalid event mask or file descriptor, or
+      :exc:`KeyError` if the file object is already registered.
+
+   .. method:: unregister(fileobj)
+
+      Unregister a file object from selection, removing it from monitoring. A
+      file object shall be unregistered prior to being closed.
+
+      *fileobj* must be a file object previously registered.
+
+      This returns the associated :class:`SelectorKey` instance, or raises a
+      :exc:`KeyError` if the file object is not registered.
+
+   .. method:: modify(fileobj, events, data=None)
+
+      Change a registered file object monitored events or attached data.
+
+      This is equivalent to :meth:`BaseSelector.unregister(fileobj)` followed
+      by :meth:`BaseSelector.register(fileobj, events, data)`, except that it
+      can be implemented more efficiently.
+
+      This returns a new :class:`SelectorKey` instance, or raises a
+      :exc:`ValueError` in case of invalid event mask or file descriptor, or
+      :exc:`KeyError` if the file object is not registered.
+
+   .. method:: select(timeout=None)
+
+      Wait until some registered file objects become ready, or the timeout
+      expires.
+
+      If ``timeout > 0``, this specifies the maximum wait time, in seconds.
+      If ``timeout <= 0``, the call won't block, and will report the currently
+      ready file objects.
+      If *timeout* is ``None``, the call will block until a monitored file object
+      becomes ready.
+
+      This returns a list of ``(key, events)`` tuple, one for each ready file
+      object.
+
+      *key* is the :class:`SelectorKey` instance corresponding to a ready file
+      object.
+      *events* is a bitmask of events ready on this file object.
+
+   .. method:: close()
+
+      Close the selector.
+
+      This must be called to make sure that any underlying resource is freed.
+      The selector shall not be used once it has been closed.
+
+   .. method:: get_key(fileobj)
+
+      Return the key associated to a registered file object.
+
+      This returns the :class:`SelectorKey` instance associated to this file
+      object, or raises :exc:`KeyError` if the file object is not registered.
+
+
+.. class:: DefaultSelector()
+
+   The default selector class, using the most efficient implementation
+   available on the current platform. This should be the default choice for
+   most users.
+
+
+.. class:: SelectSelector()
+
+   :func:`select.select`-based selector.
+
+
+.. class:: PollSelector()
+
+   :func:`select.poll`-based selector.
+
+
+.. class:: EpollSelector()
+
+   :func:`select.epoll`-based selector.
+
+   .. method:: fileno()
+
+      This returns the file descriptor used by the underlying
+      :func:`select.epoll` object.
+
+
+.. class:: KqueueSelector()
+
+   :func:`select.kqueue`-based selector.
+
+   .. method:: fileno()
+
+      This returns the file descriptor used by the underlying
+      :func:`select.kqueue` object.
+
+
+Examples of selector usage::
+
+   >>> import selectors
+   >>> import socket
+   >>>
+   >>> s = selectors.DefaultSelector()
+   >>> r, w = socket.socketpair()
+   >>>
+   >>> s.register(r, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+   SelectorKey(fileobj=<socket.socket fd=4, family=1, type=1, proto=0>, fd=4, events=1, data=None)
+   >>> s.register(w, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+   SelectorKey(fileobj=<socket.socket fd=5, family=1, type=1, proto=0>, fd=5, events=2, data=None)
+   >>>
+   >>> print(s.select())
+   [(SelectorKey(fileobj=<socket.socket fd=5, family=1, type=1, proto=0>, fd=5, events=2, data=None), 2)]
+   >>>
+   >>> for key, events in s.select():
+   ...     if events & selectors.EVENT_WRITE:
+   ...         key.fileobj.send(b'spam')
+   ...
+   4
+   >>> for key, events in s.select():
+   ...     if events & selectors.EVENT_READ:
+   ...         print(key.fileobj.recv(1024))
+   ...
+   b'spam'
+   >>> s.close()
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
index 427083a..e15e534 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -174,10 +174,11 @@
 New Modules
 ===========
 
-.. module name
-.. -----------
+selectors
+---------
 
-* None yet.
+The new :mod:`selectors` module allows high-level and efficient I/O
+multiplexing, built upon the :mod:`select` module primitives.
 
 
 Improved Modules
diff --git a/Lib/selectors.py b/Lib/selectors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe027f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/selectors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+"""Selectors module.
+
+This module allows high-level and efficient I/O multiplexing, built upon the
+`select` module primitives.
+"""
+
+
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from collections import namedtuple
+import functools
+import select
+import sys
+
+
+# generic events, that must be mapped to implementation-specific ones
+EVENT_READ = (1 << 0)
+EVENT_WRITE = (1 << 1)
+
+
+def _fileobj_to_fd(fileobj):
+    """Return a file descriptor from a file object.
+
+    Parameters:
+    fileobj -- file object or file descriptor
+
+    Returns:
+    corresponding file descriptor
+    """
+    if isinstance(fileobj, int):
+        fd = fileobj
+    else:
+        try:
+            fd = int(fileobj.fileno())
+        except (AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid file object: "
+                             "{!r}".format(fileobj)) from None
+    if fd < 0:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid file descriptor: {}".format(fd))
+    return fd
+
+
+SelectorKey = namedtuple('SelectorKey', ['fileobj', 'fd', 'events', 'data'])
+"""Object used to associate a file object to its backing file descriptor,
+selected event mask and attached data."""
+
+
+class BaseSelector(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    """Base selector class.
+
+    A selector supports registering file objects to be monitored for specific
+    I/O events.
+
+    A file object is a file descriptor or any object with a `fileno()` method.
+    An arbitrary object can be attached to the file object, which can be used
+    for example to store context information, a callback, etc.
+
+    A selector can use various implementations (select(), poll(), epoll()...)
+    depending on the platform. The default `Selector` class uses the most
+    performant implementation on the current platform.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        # this maps file descriptors to keys
+        self._fd_to_key = {}
+
+    def register(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+        """Register a file object.
+
+        Parameters:
+        fileobj -- file object or file descriptor
+        events  -- events to monitor (bitwise mask of EVENT_READ|EVENT_WRITE)
+        data    -- attached data
+
+        Returns:
+        SelectorKey instance
+        """
+        if (not events) or (events & ~(EVENT_READ | EVENT_WRITE)):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid events: {!r}".format(events))
+
+        key = SelectorKey(fileobj, _fileobj_to_fd(fileobj), events, data)
+
+        if key.fd in self._fd_to_key:
+            raise KeyError("{!r} (FD {}) is already "
+                           "registered".format(fileobj, key.fd))
+
+        self._fd_to_key[key.fd] = key
+        return key
+
+    def unregister(self, fileobj):
+        """Unregister a file object.
+
+        Parameters:
+        fileobj -- file object or file descriptor
+
+        Returns:
+        SelectorKey instance
+        """
+        try:
+            key = self._fd_to_key.pop(_fileobj_to_fd(fileobj))
+        except KeyError:
+            raise KeyError("{!r} is not registered".format(fileobj)) from None
+        return key
+
+    def modify(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+        """Change a registered file object monitored events or attached data.
+
+        Parameters:
+        fileobj -- file object or file descriptor
+        events  -- events to monitor (bitwise mask of EVENT_READ|EVENT_WRITE)
+        data    -- attached data
+
+        Returns:
+        SelectorKey instance
+        """
+        # TODO: Subclasses can probably optimize this even further.
+        try:
+            key = self._fd_to_key[_fileobj_to_fd(fileobj)]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise KeyError("{!r} is not registered".format(fileobj)) from None
+        if events != key.events or data != key.data:
+            # TODO: If only the data changed, use a shortcut that only
+            # updates the data.
+            self.unregister(fileobj)
+            return self.register(fileobj, events, data)
+        else:
+            return key
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def select(self, timeout=None):
+        """Perform the actual selection, until some monitored file objects are
+        ready or a timeout expires.
+
+        Parameters:
+        timeout -- if timeout > 0, this specifies the maximum wait time, in
+                   seconds
+                   if timeout <= 0, the select() call won't block, and will
+                   report the currently ready file objects
+                   if timeout is None, select() will block until a monitored
+                   file object becomes ready
+
+        Returns:
+        list of (key, events) for ready file objects
+        `events` is a bitwise mask of EVENT_READ|EVENT_WRITE
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Close the selector.
+
+        This must be called to make sure that any underlying resource is freed.
+        """
+        self._fd_to_key.clear()
+
+    def get_key(self, fileobj):
+        """Return the key associated to a registered file object.
+
+        Returns:
+        SelectorKey for this file object
+        """
+        try:
+            return self._fd_to_key[_fileobj_to_fd(fileobj)]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise KeyError("{!r} is not registered".format(fileobj)) from None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        self.close()
+
+    def _key_from_fd(self, fd):
+        """Return the key associated to a given file descriptor.
+
+        Parameters:
+        fd -- file descriptor
+
+        Returns:
+        corresponding key, or None if not found
+        """
+        try:
+            return self._fd_to_key[fd]
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
+
+
+class SelectSelector(BaseSelector):
+    """Select-based selector."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._readers = set()
+        self._writers = set()
+
+    def register(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+        key = super().register(fileobj, events, data)
+        if events & EVENT_READ:
+            self._readers.add(key.fd)
+        if events & EVENT_WRITE:
+            self._writers.add(key.fd)
+        return key
+
+    def unregister(self, fileobj):
+        key = super().unregister(fileobj)
+        self._readers.discard(key.fd)
+        self._writers.discard(key.fd)
+        return key
+
+    if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        def _select(self, r, w, _, timeout=None):
+            r, w, x = select.select(r, w, w, timeout)
+            return r, w + x, []
+    else:
+        _select = select.select
+
+    def select(self, timeout=None):
+        timeout = None if timeout is None else max(timeout, 0)
+        ready = []
+        try:
+            r, w, _ = self._select(self._readers, self._writers, [], timeout)
+        except InterruptedError:
+            return ready
+        r = set(r)
+        w = set(w)
+        for fd in r | w:
+            events = 0
+            if fd in r:
+                events |= EVENT_READ
+            if fd in w:
+                events |= EVENT_WRITE
+
+            key = self._key_from_fd(fd)
+            if key:
+                ready.append((key, events & key.events))
+        return ready
+
+
+if hasattr(select, 'poll'):
+
+    class PollSelector(BaseSelector):
+        """Poll-based selector."""
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self._poll = select.poll()
+
+        def register(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+            key = super().register(fileobj, events, data)
+            poll_events = 0
+            if events & EVENT_READ:
+                poll_events |= select.POLLIN
+            if events & EVENT_WRITE:
+                poll_events |= select.POLLOUT
+            self._poll.register(key.fd, poll_events)
+            return key
+
+        def unregister(self, fileobj):
+            key = super().unregister(fileobj)
+            self._poll.unregister(key.fd)
+            return key
+
+        def select(self, timeout=None):
+            timeout = None if timeout is None else max(int(1000 * timeout), 0)
+            ready = []
+            try:
+                fd_event_list = self._poll.poll(timeout)
+            except InterruptedError:
+                return ready
+            for fd, event in fd_event_list:
+                events = 0
+                if event & ~select.POLLIN:
+                    events |= EVENT_WRITE
+                if event & ~select.POLLOUT:
+                    events |= EVENT_READ
+
+                key = self._key_from_fd(fd)
+                if key:
+                    ready.append((key, events & key.events))
+            return ready
+
+
+if hasattr(select, 'epoll'):
+
+    class EpollSelector(BaseSelector):
+        """Epoll-based selector."""
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self._epoll = select.epoll()
+
+        def fileno(self):
+            return self._epoll.fileno()
+
+        def register(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+            key = super().register(fileobj, events, data)
+            epoll_events = 0
+            if events & EVENT_READ:
+                epoll_events |= select.EPOLLIN
+            if events & EVENT_WRITE:
+                epoll_events |= select.EPOLLOUT
+            self._epoll.register(key.fd, epoll_events)
+            return key
+
+        def unregister(self, fileobj):
+            key = super().unregister(fileobj)
+            self._epoll.unregister(key.fd)
+            return key
+
+        def select(self, timeout=None):
+            timeout = -1 if timeout is None else max(timeout, 0)
+            max_ev = len(self._fd_to_key)
+            ready = []
+            try:
+                fd_event_list = self._epoll.poll(timeout, max_ev)
+            except InterruptedError:
+                return ready
+            for fd, event in fd_event_list:
+                events = 0
+                if event & ~select.EPOLLIN:
+                    events |= EVENT_WRITE
+                if event & ~select.EPOLLOUT:
+                    events |= EVENT_READ
+
+                key = self._key_from_fd(fd)
+                if key:
+                    ready.append((key, events & key.events))
+            return ready
+
+        def close(self):
+            super().close()
+            self._epoll.close()
+
+
+if hasattr(select, 'kqueue'):
+
+    class KqueueSelector(BaseSelector):
+        """Kqueue-based selector."""
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self._kqueue = select.kqueue()
+
+        def fileno(self):
+            return self._kqueue.fileno()
+
+        def register(self, fileobj, events, data=None):
+            key = super().register(fileobj, events, data)
+            if events & EVENT_READ:
+                kev = select.kevent(key.fd, select.KQ_FILTER_READ,
+                                    select.KQ_EV_ADD)
+                self._kqueue.control([kev], 0, 0)
+            if events & EVENT_WRITE:
+                kev = select.kevent(key.fd, select.KQ_FILTER_WRITE,
+                                    select.KQ_EV_ADD)
+                self._kqueue.control([kev], 0, 0)
+            return key
+
+        def unregister(self, fileobj):
+            key = super().unregister(fileobj)
+            if key.events & EVENT_READ:
+                kev = select.kevent(key.fd, select.KQ_FILTER_READ,
+                                    select.KQ_EV_DELETE)
+                self._kqueue.control([kev], 0, 0)
+            if key.events & EVENT_WRITE:
+                kev = select.kevent(key.fd, select.KQ_FILTER_WRITE,
+                                    select.KQ_EV_DELETE)
+                self._kqueue.control([kev], 0, 0)
+            return key
+
+        def select(self, timeout=None):
+            timeout = None if timeout is None else max(timeout, 0)
+            max_ev = len(self._fd_to_key)
+            ready = []
+            try:
+                kev_list = self._kqueue.control(None, max_ev, timeout)
+            except InterruptedError:
+                return ready
+            for kev in kev_list:
+                fd = kev.ident
+                flag = kev.filter
+                events = 0
+                if flag == select.KQ_FILTER_READ:
+                    events |= EVENT_READ
+                if flag == select.KQ_FILTER_WRITE:
+                    events |= EVENT_WRITE
+
+                key = self._key_from_fd(fd)
+                if key:
+                    ready.append((key, events & key.events))
+            return ready
+
+        def close(self):
+            super().close()
+            self._kqueue.close()
+
+
+# Choose the best implementation: roughly, epoll|kqueue > poll > select.
+# select() also can't accept a FD > FD_SETSIZE (usually around 1024)
+if 'KqueueSelector' in globals():
+    DefaultSelector = KqueueSelector
+elif 'EpollSelector' in globals():
+    DefaultSelector = EpollSelector
+elif 'PollSelector' in globals():
+    DefaultSelector = PollSelector
+else:
+    DefaultSelector = SelectSelector
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_selectors.py b/Lib/test/test_selectors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2657a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/test_selectors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,390 @@
+import errno
+import random
+import selectors
+import signal
+import socket
+from test import support
+from time import sleep
+import unittest
+try:
+    from time import monotonic as time
+except ImportError:
+    from time import time as time
+try:
+    import resource
+except ImportError:
+    resource = None
+
+
+if hasattr(socket, 'socketpair'):
+    socketpair = socket.socketpair
+else:
+    def socketpair(family=socket.AF_INET, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM, proto=0):
+        with socket.socket(family, type, proto) as l:
+            l.bind((support.HOST, 0))
+            l.listen(3)
+            c = socket.socket(family, type, proto)
+            try:
+                c.connect(l.getsockname())
+                caddr = c.getsockname()
+                while True:
+                    a, addr = l.accept()
+                    # check that we've got the correct client
+                    if addr == caddr:
+                        return c, a
+                    a.close()
+            except OSError:
+                c.close()
+                raise
+
+
+def find_ready_matching(ready, flag):
+    match = []
+    for key, events in ready:
+        if events & flag:
+            match.append(key.fileobj)
+    return match
+
+
+class BaseSelectorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_register(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        key = s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ, "data")
+        self.assertIsInstance(key, selectors.SelectorKey)
+        self.assertEqual(key.fileobj, rd)
+        self.assertEqual(key.fd, rd.fileno())
+        self.assertEqual(key.events, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        self.assertEqual(key.data, "data")
+
+        # register an unknown event
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, s.register, 0, 999999)
+
+        # register an invalid FD
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, s.register, -10, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
+        # register twice
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.register, rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
+        # register the same FD, but with a different object
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.register, rd.fileno(),
+                          selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
+    def test_unregister(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        s.unregister(rd)
+
+        # unregister an unknown file obj
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.unregister, 999999)
+
+        # unregister twice
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.unregister, rd)
+
+    def test_modify(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        key = s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
+        # modify events
+        key2 = s.modify(rd, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+        self.assertNotEqual(key.events, key2.events)
+        self.assertEqual(key2, s.get_key(rd))
+
+        s.unregister(rd)
+
+        # modify data
+        d1 = object()
+        d2 = object()
+
+        key = s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ, d1)
+        key2 = s.modify(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ, d2)
+        self.assertEqual(key.events, key2.events)
+        self.assertNotEqual(key.data, key2.data)
+        self.assertEqual(key2, s.get_key(rd))
+        self.assertEqual(key2.data, d2)
+
+        # modify unknown file obj
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.modify, 999999, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
+    def test_close(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        s.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+
+        s.close()
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.get_key, rd)
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.get_key, wr)
+
+    def test_get_key(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        key = s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ, "data")
+        self.assertEqual(key, s.get_key(rd))
+
+        # unknown file obj
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.get_key, 999999)
+
+    def test_select(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        wr_key = s.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+
+        result = s.select()
+        for key, events in result:
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(key, selectors.SelectorKey))
+            self.assertTrue(events)
+            self.assertFalse(events & ~(selectors.EVENT_READ |
+                                        selectors.EVENT_WRITE))
+
+        self.assertEqual([(wr_key, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)], result)
+
+    def test_context_manager(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        with s as sel:
+            sel.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+            sel.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.get_key, rd)
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, s.get_key, wr)
+
+    def test_fileno(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        if hasattr(s, 'fileno'):
+            fd = s.fileno()
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(fd, int))
+            self.assertGreaterEqual(fd, 0)
+
+    def test_selector(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        NUM_SOCKETS = 12
+        MSG = b" This is a test."
+        MSG_LEN = len(MSG)
+        readers = []
+        writers = []
+        r2w = {}
+        w2r = {}
+
+        for i in range(NUM_SOCKETS):
+            rd, wr = socketpair()
+            self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+            self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+            s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+            s.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+            readers.append(rd)
+            writers.append(wr)
+            r2w[rd] = wr
+            w2r[wr] = rd
+
+        bufs = []
+
+        while writers:
+            ready = s.select()
+            ready_writers = find_ready_matching(ready, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+            if not ready_writers:
+                self.fail("no sockets ready for writing")
+            wr = random.choice(ready_writers)
+            wr.send(MSG)
+
+            for i in range(10):
+                ready = s.select()
+                ready_readers = find_ready_matching(ready,
+                                                    selectors.EVENT_READ)
+                if ready_readers:
+                    break
+                # there might be a delay between the write to the write end and
+                # the read end is reported ready
+                sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                self.fail("no sockets ready for reading")
+            self.assertEqual([w2r[wr]], ready_readers)
+            rd = ready_readers[0]
+            buf = rd.recv(MSG_LEN)
+            self.assertEqual(len(buf), MSG_LEN)
+            bufs.append(buf)
+            s.unregister(r2w[rd])
+            s.unregister(rd)
+            writers.remove(r2w[rd])
+
+        self.assertEqual(bufs, [MSG] * NUM_SOCKETS)
+
+    def test_timeout(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        s.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+        t = time()
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(s.select(0)))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(s.select(-1)))
+        self.assertTrue(time() - t < 0.5)
+
+        s.unregister(wr)
+        s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        t = time()
+        self.assertFalse(s.select(0))
+        self.assertFalse(s.select(-1))
+        self.assertTrue(time() - t < 0.5)
+
+        t = time()
+        self.assertFalse(s.select(1))
+        self.assertTrue(0.5 < time() - t < 1.5)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, "alarm"),
+                         "signal.alarm() required for this test")
+    def test_interrupted_retry(self):
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        rd, wr = socketpair()
+        self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+        self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+        orig_alrm_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, lambda *args: None)
+        self.addCleanup(signal.signal, signal.SIGALRM, orig_alrm_handler)
+        self.addCleanup(signal.alarm, 0)
+
+        signal.alarm(1)
+
+        s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+        t = time()
+        self.assertFalse(s.select(2))
+        self.assertLess(time() - t, 2.5)
+
+
+class ScalableSelectorMixIn:
+
+    @support.requires_mac_ver(10, 5)
+    @unittest.skipUnless(resource, "Test needs resource module")
+    def test_above_fd_setsize(self):
+        # A scalable implementation should have no problem with more than
+        # FD_SETSIZE file descriptors. Since we don't know the value, we just
+        # try to set the soft RLIMIT_NOFILE to the hard RLIMIT_NOFILE ceiling.
+        soft, hard = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE)
+        try:
+            resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE, (hard, hard))
+            self.addCleanup(resource.setrlimit, resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE,
+                            (soft, hard))
+            NUM_FDS = hard
+        except OSError:
+            NUM_FDS = soft
+
+        # guard for already allocated FDs (stdin, stdout...)
+        NUM_FDS -= 32
+
+        s = self.SELECTOR()
+        self.addCleanup(s.close)
+
+        for i in range(NUM_FDS // 2):
+            try:
+                rd, wr = socketpair()
+            except OSError:
+                # too many FDs, skip - note that we should only catch EMFILE
+                # here, but apparently *BSD and Solaris can fail upon connect()
+                # or bind() with EADDRNOTAVAIL, so let's be safe
+                self.skipTest("FD limit reached")
+
+            self.addCleanup(rd.close)
+            self.addCleanup(wr.close)
+
+            try:
+                s.register(rd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+                s.register(wr, selectors.EVENT_WRITE)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.ENOSPC:
+                    # this can be raised by epoll if we go over
+                    # fs.epoll.max_user_watches sysctl
+                    self.skipTest("FD limit reached")
+                raise
+
+        self.assertEqual(NUM_FDS // 2, len(s.select()))
+
+
+class DefaultSelectorTestCase(BaseSelectorTestCase):
+
+    SELECTOR = selectors.DefaultSelector
+
+
+class SelectSelectorTestCase(BaseSelectorTestCase):
+
+    SELECTOR = selectors.SelectSelector
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(selectors, 'PollSelector'),
+                     "Test needs selectors.PollSelector")
+class PollSelectorTestCase(BaseSelectorTestCase, ScalableSelectorMixIn):
+
+    SELECTOR = getattr(selectors, 'PollSelector', None)
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(selectors, 'EpollSelector'),
+                     "Test needs selectors.EpollSelector")
+class EpollSelectorTestCase(BaseSelectorTestCase, ScalableSelectorMixIn):
+
+    SELECTOR = getattr(selectors, 'EpollSelector', None)
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(selectors, 'KqueueSelector'),
+                     "Test needs selectors.KqueueSelector)")
+class KqueueSelectorTestCase(BaseSelectorTestCase, ScalableSelectorMixIn):
+
+    SELECTOR = getattr(selectors, 'KqueueSelector', None)
+
+
+def test_main():
+    tests = [DefaultSelectorTestCase, SelectSelectorTestCase,
+             PollSelectorTestCase, EpollSelectorTestCase,
+             KqueueSelectorTestCase]
+    support.run_unittest(*tests)
+    support.reap_children()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5d4f75d..af79d36 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16853: Add new selectors module.
+
 - Issue #18882: Add threading.main_thread() function.
 
 - Issue #18901: The sunau getparams method now returns a namedtuple rather than