diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c646585c31..3b77be25a5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void run_lsp_server() {
           endpoint_(std::forward_as_tuple(fs),
                     std::forward_as_tuple(output_pipe)) {}
 
-    platform_file_ref get_readable_pipe() { return this->input_pipe_; }
+    platform_file_ref get_readable_pipe() const { return this->input_pipe_; }
 
     void append(string8_view data) { this->endpoint_.append(data); }
 
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ void run_lsp_server() {
         endpoint_;
   };
 
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+  input_pipe.set_pipe_non_blocking();
+#endif
   lsp_event_loop server(input_pipe, output_pipe, &fs);
   server.run();
 }
diff --git a/src/quick-lint-js/event-loop.h b/src/quick-lint-js/event-loop.h
index 39d0fa6ee0..9866a1452d 100644
--- a/src/quick-lint-js/event-loop.h
+++ b/src/quick-lint-js/event-loop.h
@@ -13,11 +13,26 @@
 #include <quick-lint-js/have.h>
 #include <quick-lint-js/narrow-cast.h>
 
+#if QLJS_HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#if QLJS_HAVE_POLL
+#include <poll.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING 0
+#else
+#define QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING 1
+#endif
+
 namespace quick_lint_js {
 #if QLJS_HAVE_CXX_CONCEPTS
 template <class Delegate>
-concept event_loop_delegate = requires(Delegate d, string8_view data) {
-  {d.get_readable_pipe()};
+concept event_loop_delegate = requires(Delegate d, const Delegate cd,
+                                       string8_view data) {
+  {cd.get_readable_pipe()};
   {d.append(data)};
 };
 #endif
@@ -30,27 +45,79 @@ concept event_loop_delegate = requires(Delegate d, string8_view data) {
 //
 // event_loop uses the CRTP pattern. Inherit from event_loop<your_class>.
 // your_class must satisfy the event_loop_delegate concept.
+//
+// event_loop will never call non-const member functions in parallel.
 template <class Derived>
 class event_loop {
  public:
   void run() {
-    for (;;) {
-      // TODO(strager): Pick buffer size intelligently.
-      std::array<char8, 1024> buffer;
-      file_read_result read_result = this->derived().get_readable_pipe().read(
-          buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-      if (read_result.at_end_of_file) {
+    while (!this->done_) {
+      this->read_from_pipe();
+      if (this->done_) {
         break;
-      } else if (read_result.error_message.has_value()) {
+      }
+
+#if QLJS_HAVE_POLL
+      platform_file_ref pipe = this->const_derived().get_readable_pipe();
+      ::pollfd pollfds[] = {
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+        {.fd = pipe.get(), .events = POLLIN, .revents = 0},
+#endif
+      };
+      QLJS_ASSERT(std::size(pollfds) > 0);
+      int rc = ::poll(pollfds, std::size(pollfds), /*timeout=*/-1);
+      if (rc == -1) {
         QLJS_UNIMPLEMENTED();
-      } else {
-        this->derived().append(string8_view(
-            buffer.data(), narrow_cast<std::size_t>(read_result.bytes_read)));
       }
+      QLJS_ASSERT(rc > 0);
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+      if (pollfds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (pollfds[0].revents & POLLERR) {
+        QLJS_UNIMPLEMENTED();
+      }
+#endif
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+      // Nothing to wait for.
+      static_assert(!QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING);
+#else
+#error "Unsupported platform"
+#endif
     }
   }
 
  private:
+  void read_from_pipe() {
+    // TODO(strager): Pick buffer size intelligently.
+    std::array<char8, 1024> buffer;
+    platform_file_ref pipe = this->const_derived().get_readable_pipe();
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+    QLJS_ASSERT(pipe.is_pipe_non_blocking());
+#else
+    QLJS_ASSERT(!pipe.is_pipe_non_blocking());
+#endif
+    file_read_result read_result = pipe.read(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+    if (read_result.at_end_of_file) {
+      this->done_ = true;
+    } else if (read_result.error_message.has_value()) {
+#if QLJS_HAVE_UNISTD_H
+      if (errno == EAGAIN) {
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+        return;
+#else
+        QLJS_UNREACHABLE();
+#endif
+      }
+#endif
+      QLJS_UNIMPLEMENTED();
+    } else {
+      QLJS_ASSERT(read_result.bytes_read != 0);
+      this->derived().append(string8_view(
+          buffer.data(), narrow_cast<std::size_t>(read_result.bytes_read)));
+    }
+  }
+
 #if QLJS_HAVE_CXX_CONCEPTS
   event_loop_delegate
 #endif
@@ -58,6 +125,17 @@ class event_loop {
       derived() {
     return *static_cast<Derived*>(this);
   }
+
+  const
+#if QLJS_HAVE_CXX_CONCEPTS
+      event_loop_delegate
+#endif
+      auto&
+      const_derived() const {
+    return *static_cast<const Derived*>(this);
+  }
+
+  bool done_ = false;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test-event-loop.cpp b/test/test-event-loop.cpp
index 8e03bbebfe..e584898e37 100644
--- a/test/test-event-loop.cpp
+++ b/test/test-event-loop.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void write_full_message(platform_file_ref, string8_view);
 struct spy_event_loop : public event_loop<spy_event_loop> {
   explicit spy_event_loop(platform_file_ref pipe) : pipe_(pipe) {}
 
-  platform_file_ref get_readable_pipe() { return this->pipe_; }
+  platform_file_ref get_readable_pipe() const { return this->pipe_; }
 
   void append(string8_view data) {
     std::unique_lock lock(this->mutex_);
@@ -54,8 +54,17 @@ struct spy_event_loop : public event_loop<spy_event_loop> {
 
 class test_event_loop : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
-  pipe_fds pipe = make_pipe();
+  pipe_fds pipe = make_pipe_for_event_loop();
   spy_event_loop loop{this->pipe.reader.ref()};
+
+ private:
+  static pipe_fds make_pipe_for_event_loop() {
+    pipe_fds pipe = make_pipe();
+#if QLJS_EVENT_LOOP_READ_PIPE_NON_BLOCKING
+    pipe.reader.set_pipe_non_blocking();
+#endif
+    return pipe;
+  }
 };
 
 TEST_F(test_event_loop, stops_on_eof) {