diff --git a/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/EpollDispatcherImpl.cs b/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/EpollDispatcherImpl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..188b5daf88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/EpollDispatcherImpl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+
+namespace Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer;
+
+internal unsafe class EpollDispatcherImpl : IControlledDispatcherImpl
+{
+    private readonly ManagedDispatcherImpl.IManagedDispatcherInputProvider _inputProvider;
+    private Thread _mainThread;
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
+    private struct epoll_data
+    {
+        [FieldOffset(0)] public IntPtr ptr;
+        [FieldOffset(0)] public int fd;
+        [FieldOffset(0)] public uint u32;
+        [FieldOffset(0)] public ulong u64;
+    }
+
+    private const int CLOCK_MONOTONIC = 1;
+    private const int EPOLLIN = 1;
+    private const int EPOLL_CTL_ADD = 1;
+    private const int O_NONBLOCK = 2048;
+    private const int O_CLOEXEC = 0x80000;
+    private const int EPOLL_CLOEXEC = 0x80000;
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    private struct epoll_event
+    {
+        public uint events;
+        public epoll_data data;
+    }
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int epoll_create1(int flags);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, ref epoll_event __event);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int epoll_wait(int epfd, epoll_event* events, int maxevents, int timeout);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int pipe2(int* fds, int flags);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static IntPtr write(int fd, void* buf, IntPtr count);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static IntPtr read(int fd, void* buf, IntPtr count);
+
+    struct timespec
+    {
+        public IntPtr tv_sec;
+        public IntPtr tv_nsec;
+    }
+
+    struct itimerspec
+    {
+        public timespec it_interval; // Interval for periodic timer
+        public timespec it_value; // Initial expiration
+    };
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int timerfd_create(int clockid, int flags);
+
+    [DllImport("libc")]
+    private extern static int timerfd_settime(int fd, int flags, itimerspec* new_value, itimerspec* old_value);
+
+    private enum EventCodes
+    {
+        Timer = 1,
+        Signal = 2
+    }
+
+    private int _sigread, _sigwrite;
+    private int _timerfd;
+    private object _lock = new();
+    private bool _signaled;
+    private bool _wakeupRequested;
+    private TimeSpan? _nextTimer;
+    private int _epoll;
+    private Stopwatch _clock = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+    public EpollDispatcherImpl(ManagedDispatcherImpl.IManagedDispatcherInputProvider inputProvider)
+    {
+        _inputProvider = inputProvider;
+
+        _mainThread = Thread.CurrentThread;
+
+        _epoll = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+        if (_epoll == -1)
+            throw new Win32Exception("epoll_create1 failed");
+
+        var fds = stackalloc int[2];
+        pipe2(fds, O_NONBLOCK | O_CLOEXEC);
+        _sigread = fds[0];
+        _sigwrite = fds[1];
+
+        var ev = new epoll_event
+        {
+            events = EPOLLIN,
+            data = { u32 = (int)EventCodes.Signal }
+        };
+        if (epoll_ctl(_epoll, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, _sigread, ref ev) == -1)
+            throw new Win32Exception("Unable to attach signal pipe to epoll");
+
+        _timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, O_NONBLOCK | O_CLOEXEC);
+        ev.data.u32 = (int)EventCodes.Timer;
+        if (epoll_ctl(_epoll, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, _timerfd, ref ev) == -1)
+            throw new Win32Exception("Unable to attach timer fd to epoll");
+    }
+
+    private bool CheckSignaled()
+    {
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if (!_signaled)
+                return false;
+            _signaled = false;
+        }
+
+        Signaled?.Invoke();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void RunLoop(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            var now = _clock.Elapsed;
+            if (_nextTimer.HasValue && now > _nextTimer.Value)
+            {
+                Timer?.Invoke();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (CheckSignaled())
+                continue;
+
+            if (_inputProvider.HasInput)
+            {
+                _inputProvider.DispatchNextInputEvent();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            epoll_event ev;
+
+            if (_nextTimer != null)
+            {
+                var waitFor = _nextTimer.Value - now;
+                if (waitFor.Ticks < 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                itimerspec timer = new()
+                {
+                    it_value = new()
+                    {
+                        tv_sec = new IntPtr(Math.Min((int)waitFor.TotalSeconds, 100)),
+                        tv_nsec = new IntPtr((waitFor.Ticks % 10000000) * 100)
+                    }
+                };
+                timerfd_settime(_timerfd, 0, &timer, null);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                itimerspec none = default;
+                timerfd_settime(_timerfd, 0, &none, null);
+            }
+
+            epoll_wait(_epoll, &ev, 1, (int)-1);
+
+            // Drain the signaled pipe
+            long buf = 0;
+            while (read(_sigread, &buf, new IntPtr(8)).ToInt64() > 0)
+            {
+            }
+
+            // Drain timer fd
+            while (read(_timerfd, &buf, new IntPtr(8)).ToInt64() > 0)
+            {
+            }
+
+            lock (_lock)
+                _wakeupRequested = false;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void Wakeup()
+    {
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if (_wakeupRequested)
+                return;
+            _wakeupRequested = true;
+            int buf = 0;
+            write(_sigwrite, &buf, new IntPtr(1));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Signal()
+    {
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if (_signaled)
+                return;
+            _signaled = true;
+            Wakeup();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool CurrentThreadIsLoopThread => Thread.CurrentThread == _mainThread;
+
+    public event Action Signaled;
+    public event Action Timer;
+
+    public void UpdateTimer(long? dueTimeInMs)
+    {
+        _nextTimer = dueTimeInMs == null ? null : TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(dueTimeInMs.Value);
+        if (_nextTimer != null)
+            Wakeup();
+    }
+
+
+    public long Now => _clock.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+    public bool CanQueryPendingInput => true;
+
+    public bool HasPendingInput => _inputProvider.HasInput;
+}
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diff --git a/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/LinuxFramebufferPlatform.cs b/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/LinuxFramebufferPlatform.cs
index 2bddc4ce29..bb8351b4ab 100644
--- a/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/LinuxFramebufferPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Linux/Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer/LinuxFramebufferPlatform.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.LinuxFramebuffer
                 : new DefaultRenderTimer(opts.Fps);
             
             AvaloniaLocator.CurrentMutable
-                .Bind<IDispatcherImpl>().ToConstant(new ManagedDispatcherImpl(new ManualRawEventGrouperDispatchQueueDispatcherInputProvider(EventGrouperDispatchQueue)))
+                .Bind<IDispatcherImpl>().ToConstant(new EpollDispatcherImpl(new ManualRawEventGrouperDispatchQueueDispatcherInputProvider(EventGrouperDispatchQueue)))
                 .Bind<IRenderTimer>().ToConstant(timer)
                 .Bind<ICursorFactory>().ToTransient<CursorFactoryStub>()
                 .Bind<IKeyboardDevice>().ToConstant(new KeyboardDevice())