diff --git a/lib/ft_ioaccept.c b/lib/ft_ioaccept.c
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+
+/*
+ * fluent.
+ *
+ * Cooperative multitasking engine.
+*/
+
+#include <fluent_private.h>
+#include <fluent.h>
+
+static void
+ft_io_accept_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, int status)
+{
+	ftio *io = handle->data;
+	io->accept_status = status;
+	ft_wakeup(io->f, io->accept_fiber);
+}
+
+static inline ftio_t
+ft_io_accept_client(ftio *io)
+{
+	ftio *client = (ftio*)ft_io_new(io->f);
+	if (client == NULL) {
+		io->accept_status = -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	io->accept_status =
+		uv_accept((uv_stream_t*)&io->handle,
+		          (uv_stream_t*)&client->handle);
+	if (io->accept_status < 0) {
+		ft_close(client);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	client->connected = 1;
+	uv_fileno((uv_handle_t*)&client->handle,
+	           &client->fd);
+	return client;
+}
+
+FLUENT_API int
+ft_accept(ftio_t iop, ftio_t *client)
+{
+	ftio *io = iop;
+	if (io->accept_fiber)
+		return -1;
+	io->accept_status = 0;
+	io->accept_fiber  = ft_current(io->f);
+	int rc;
+	rc = uv_listen((uv_stream_t*)&io->handle, 128, ft_io_accept_cb);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		io->accept_fiber = NULL;
+		return rc;
+	}
+	ft_scheduler_yield(&io->f->scheduler);
+	rc = io->accept_status;
+	io->accept_fiber = NULL;
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+	*client = ft_io_accept_client(io);
+	if (*client == NULL)
+		rc = io->accept_status;
+	return rc;
+}