diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f86eb6e..6050477c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ file(GLOB PHOTON_SRC
 if (APPLE)
     list(APPEND PHOTON_SRC io/kqueue.cpp)
 else ()
-    list(APPEND PHOTON_SRC io/aio-wrapper.cpp io/epoll.cpp)
+    list(APPEND PHOTON_SRC io/aio-wrapper.cpp io/epoll.cpp io/epoll-ng.cpp)
     if (PHOTON_ENABLE_URING)
         list(APPEND PHOTON_SRC io/iouring-wrapper.cpp)
     endif ()
diff --git a/io/epoll-ng.cpp b/io/epoll-ng.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06df4f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/epoll-ng.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Photon Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <photon/common/alog.h>
+#include <photon/common/timeout.h>
+#include <photon/common/utility.h>
+#include <photon/io/fd-events.h>
+#include <photon/thread/thread.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "reset_handle.h"
+
+namespace photon {
+#ifndef EPOLLRDHUP
+#define EPOLLRDHUP 0
+#endif
+
+class EventEngineEPollNG : public MasterEventEngine,
+                           public CascadingEventEngine,
+                           public ResetHandle {
+public:
+    static int if_close_fd(int& fd) {
+        if (fd < 0) return 0;
+        DEFER(fd = -1);
+        return close(fd);
+    }
+
+    struct Poller {
+        epoll_event events[16];
+        int epfd = -1;
+        int remains = 0;
+
+        int init() {
+            if (epfd >= 0) return -EEXIST;
+            epfd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+            if (epfd < 0) LOG_ERRNO_RETURN(0, -1, "failed to epoll_create1");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        void fini() { if_close_fd(epfd); }
+
+        int ctl(int fd, int op, uint32_t events, epoll_data_t data) {
+            struct epoll_event ev;
+            ev.events = events;  // EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP always included
+            ev.data = data;
+            int ret = epoll_ctl(epfd, op, fd, &ev);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                ERRNO err;
+                auto events = HEX(ev.events);
+                auto data = ev.data.ptr;
+                LOG_WARN("failed to call epoll_ctl(`, `, `, {`, `})",
+                         VALUE(epfd), VALUE(op), VALUE(fd), VALUE(events),
+                         VALUE(data), err);
+                return -err.no;
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        int add(int fd, uint32_t events, epoll_data_t data) {
+            return ctl(fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, events, data);
+        }
+
+        int rm(int fd, uint32_t events, epoll_data_t data) {
+            return ctl(fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, events, data);
+        }
+
+        template <typename DataCB, typename FDCB>
+        int notify_one(const DataCB& datacb, const FDCB& fdcb) {
+            if (remains && fdcb()) {
+                datacb(events[--remains].data);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        template <typename DataCB, typename FDCB>
+        int notify_all(const DataCB& datacb, const FDCB& fdcb) {
+            int fired = 0;
+            while (remains && fdcb()) {
+                fired += notify_one(datacb, fdcb);
+            }
+            return fired;
+        }
+
+        void reap(uint64_t timeout) {
+            uint8_t cool_down_ms = 1;
+            // since timeout may less than 1ms
+            // in such condition, timeout_ms should be at least 1
+            // or it may call epoll_wait without any idle
+            timeout = (timeout && timeout < 1024) ? 1 : timeout / 1024;
+            while (epfd > 0) {
+                int ret = epoll_wait(epfd, events, LEN(events), timeout);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    ERRNO err;
+                    if (err.no == EINTR) continue;
+                    usleep(1024L * cool_down_ms);
+                    timeout = sat_sub(timeout, cool_down_ms);
+                    if (cool_down_ms < 16) {
+                        cool_down_ms *= 2;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    LOG_ERROR_RETURN(err.no, , "epoll_wait() failed ", err);
+                }
+                remains += ret;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    enum class POLLERTYPE : int {
+        ENGINE = 0,
+        READER = 1,
+        WRITER = 2,
+        ERROR = 3,
+        EVENT = 4,
+    };
+
+    Poller pl[4];
+
+#define engine (pl[(int)POLLERTYPE::ENGINE])
+#define rpoller (pl[(int)POLLERTYPE::READER])
+#define wpoller (pl[(int)POLLERTYPE::WRITER])
+#define epoller (pl[(int)POLLERTYPE::ERROR])
+#define poller(x) (pl[(int)x])
+
+    int evfd = -1;
+
+    int init() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            if (poller(i).init() < 0) {
+                LOG_ERROR("Failed to create sub poller `, because `", i,
+                          ERRNO());
+                goto errout;
+            }
+        }
+        evfd = eventfd(0, EFD_NONBLOCK | EFD_CLOEXEC);
+        if (evfd < 0) goto errout;
+        for (int i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
+            if (engine.add(poller(i).epfd, EPOLLIN, {.u64 = (uint64_t)i}) < 0)
+                goto errout;
+        }
+        if (engine.add(evfd, EPOLLIN, {.u64 = (uint64_t)POLLERTYPE::EVENT}) < 0)
+            goto errout;
+        return 0;
+
+    errout:
+        for (int i = 3; i >= 0; i--) poller(i).fini();
+        if_close_fd(evfd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    int fini() {
+        LOG_INFO("Finish event engine: epoll-ng");
+        for (int i = 3; i >= 0; i--) poller(i).fini();
+        if_close_fd(evfd);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    int reset() override {
+        fini();
+        return init();
+    }
+    virtual ~EventEngineEPollNG() override {
+        fini();
+    }
+
+    virtual int add_interest(Event e) override {
+        if (e.fd < 0)
+            LOG_ERROR_RETURN(EINVAL, -1, "invalid file descriptor ", e.fd);
+        int ret = 0;
+        int mod = (e.interests & ONE_SHOT) ? EPOLLONESHOT : 0;
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_READ) {
+            ret =
+                rpoller.add(e.fd, mod | EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP, {.ptr = e.data});
+            if (ret < 0) return ret;
+        }
+        DEFER(if (ret < 0) rpoller.rm(e.fd, 0, {}));
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_WRITE) {
+            ret = wpoller.add(e.fd, mod | EPOLLOUT, {.ptr = e.data});
+            if (ret < 0) return ret;
+        }
+        DEFER(if (ret < 0) wpoller.rm(e.fd, 0, {}));
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_ERROR) {
+            ret = epoller.add(e.fd, mod | EPOLLERR, {.ptr = e.data});
+            if (ret < 0) return ret;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+    virtual int rm_interest(Event e) override {
+        if (e.fd < 0)
+            LOG_ERROR_RETURN(EINVAL, -1, "invalid file descriptor ", e.fd);
+        int ret = 0;
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_READ) {
+            ret |= rpoller.rm(e.fd, 0, {});
+        }
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_WRITE) {
+            ret |= wpoller.rm(e.fd, 0, {});
+        }
+        if (e.interests & EVENT_ERROR) {
+            ret |= epoller.rm(e.fd, 0, {});
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    template <typename DataCB, typename FDCB>
+    void wait_for_events(uint64_t timeout, const DataCB& datacb,
+                         const FDCB& fdcb) {
+        int fired = 0;
+        int turn;
+        do {
+            turn = rpoller.notify_one(datacb, fdcb) +
+                   wpoller.notify_one(datacb, fdcb) +
+                   epoller.notify_one(datacb, fdcb);
+            fired += turn;
+        } while (turn);
+        if (!fired) {
+            // no events ready
+            eventfd_t value;
+            engine.reap(timeout);
+            engine.notify_all(
+                [&](epoll_data_t data) __INLINE__ {
+                    switch (data.u64) {
+                        case (uint64_t)POLLERTYPE::READER:
+                        case (uint64_t)POLLERTYPE::WRITER:
+                        case (uint64_t)POLLERTYPE::ERROR:
+                            poller(data.u64).reap(0);
+                            return;
+                        case (uint64_t)POLLERTYPE::EVENT:
+                            eventfd_read(evfd, &value);
+                            return;
+                        default:
+                            LOG_ERROR_RETURN(EINVAL, ,
+                                             "Catch unknown event by engine ",
+                                             data.u64);
+                    }
+                },
+                [&]() __INLINE__ { return true; });
+        }
+    }
+    virtual ssize_t wait_for_events(void** data, size_t count,
+                                    uint64_t timeout = -1) override {
+        int ret = get_vcpu()->master_event_engine->wait_for_fd_readable(
+            engine.epfd, timeout);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return errno == ETIMEDOUT ? 0 : -1;
+        }
+        auto ptr = data;
+        auto end = data + count;
+        wait_for_events(
+            0, [&](epoll_data_t data) __INLINE__ { *ptr++ = data.ptr; },
+            [&]()
+                __INLINE__ {  // make sure each fd receives all possible events
+                    return end > ptr;
+                });
+        if (ptr == data) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return ptr - data;
+    }
+    virtual ssize_t wait_and_fire_events(uint64_t timeout = -1) override {
+        ssize_t n = 0;
+        wait_for_events(
+            timeout,
+            [&](epoll_data_t data) __INLINE__ {
+                assert(data.ptr);
+                auto waiter = (Event*)data.ptr;
+                rm_interest(*waiter);
+                thread_interrupt((thread*)waiter->data, EOK);
+                n++;
+            },
+            [&]() __INLINE__ { return true; });
+        return n;
+    }
+    virtual int cancel_wait() override { return eventfd_write(evfd, 1); }
+
+    int wait_for_fd(int fd, uint32_t interests, uint64_t timeout) override {
+        Event waiter{fd, interests | ONE_SHOT, CURRENT};
+        Event event{fd, interests | ONE_SHOT, &waiter};
+        int ret = add_interest(event);
+        if (ret < 0) LOG_ERROR_RETURN(0, -1, "failed to add event interest");
+        ret = thread_usleep(timeout);
+        ERRNO err;
+        if (ret == -1 && err.no == EOK) {
+            return 0;  // Event arrived
+        }
+        rm_interest(event);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            errno = ETIMEDOUT;
+            return -1;
+        } else {
+            errno = err.no;
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+__attribute__((noinline)) static EventEngineEPollNG* new_epoll_ng_engine() {
+    LOG_INFO("Init event engine: epoll-ng");
+    return NewObj<EventEngineEPollNG>()->init();
+}
+
+MasterEventEngine* new_epoll_ng_master_engine() {
+    return new_epoll_ng_engine();
+}
+
+CascadingEventEngine* new_epoll_ng_cascading_engine() {
+    return new_epoll_ng_engine();
+}
+
+}  // namespace photon
diff --git a/io/fd-events.h b/io/fd-events.h
index 0bcd9986..20e6a91a 100644
--- a/io/fd-events.h
+++ b/io/fd-events.h
@@ -136,12 +136,15 @@ DECLARE_MASTER_AND_CASCADING_ENGINE(epoll);
 DECLARE_MASTER_AND_CASCADING_ENGINE(select);
 DECLARE_MASTER_AND_CASCADING_ENGINE(iouring);
 DECLARE_MASTER_AND_CASCADING_ENGINE(kqueue);
+DECLARE_MASTER_AND_CASCADING_ENGINE(epoll_ng);
 
 inline int fd_events_init(int master_engine) {
     switch (master_engine) {
 #ifdef __linux__
         case INIT_EVENT_EPOLL:
             return _fd_events_init(&new_epoll_master_engine);
+        case INIT_EVENT_EPOLL_NG:
+            return _fd_events_init(&new_epoll_ng_master_engine);
 #endif
         case INIT_EVENT_SELECT:
             return _fd_events_init(&new_select_master_engine);
diff --git a/photon.cpp b/photon.cpp
index 8780969b..3d1b67a0 100644
--- a/photon.cpp
+++ b/photon.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static thread_local uint64_t g_event_engine = 0, g_io_engine = 0;
 
 // Try to init master engine with the recommended order
 #if defined(__linux__)
-static const int recommended_order[] = {INIT_EVENT_EPOLL, INIT_EVENT_IOURING, INIT_EVENT_SELECT};
+static const int recommended_order[] = {INIT_EVENT_EPOLL, INIT_EVENT_IOURING, INIT_EVENT_EPOLL_NG, INIT_EVENT_SELECT};
 #else   // macOS, FreeBSD ...
 static const int recommended_order[] = {INIT_EVENT_KQUEUE, INIT_EVENT_SELECT};
 #endif
diff --git a/photon.h b/photon.h
index f7aa58e2..418e9a1e 100644
--- a/photon.h
+++ b/photon.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_IOURING = SHIFT(1);
 const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_SELECT = SHIFT(2);
 const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_KQUEUE = SHIFT(3);
 const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_IOCP = SHIFT(4);
+const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_EPOLL_NG = SHIFT(5);
 const uint64_t INIT_EVENT_SIGNAL = SHIFT(10);
 
 const uint64_t INIT_IO_NONE = 0;