diff --git a/include/boost/asio/detail/dev_poll_reactor.hpp b/include/boost/asio/detail/dev_poll_reactor.hpp
index 6558d0a9..ec4d260f 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/detail/dev_poll_reactor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/detail/dev_poll_reactor.hpp
@@ -141,22 +141,13 @@ public:
 
     if (read_op_queue_.enqueue_operation(descriptor, handler))
     {
-      ::pollfd ev = { 0 };
-      ev.fd = descriptor;
+      ::pollfd& ev = add_pending_event_change(descriptor);
       ev.events = POLLIN | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
       if (write_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLOUT;
       if (except_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLPRI;
-      ev.revents = 0;
-
-      int result = ::write(dev_poll_fd_, &ev, sizeof(ev));
-      if (result != sizeof(ev))
-      {
-        boost::system::error_code ec(errno,
-            boost::asio::error::system_category);
-        read_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
-      }
+      interrupter_.interrupt();
     }
   }
 
@@ -176,22 +167,13 @@ public:
 
     if (write_op_queue_.enqueue_operation(descriptor, handler))
     {
-      ::pollfd ev = { 0 };
-      ev.fd = descriptor;
+      ::pollfd& ev = add_pending_event_change(descriptor);
       ev.events = POLLOUT | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
       if (read_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLIN;
       if (except_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLPRI;
-      ev.revents = 0;
-
-      int result = ::write(dev_poll_fd_, &ev, sizeof(ev));
-      if (result != sizeof(ev))
-      {
-        boost::system::error_code ec(errno,
-            boost::asio::error::system_category);
-        write_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
-      }
+      interrupter_.interrupt();
     }
   }
 
@@ -207,22 +189,13 @@ public:
 
     if (except_op_queue_.enqueue_operation(descriptor, handler))
     {
-      ::pollfd ev = { 0 };
-      ev.fd = descriptor;
+      ::pollfd& ev = add_pending_event_change(descriptor);
       ev.events = POLLPRI | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
       if (read_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLIN;
       if (write_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLOUT;
-      ev.revents = 0;
-
-      int result = ::write(dev_poll_fd_, &ev, sizeof(ev));
-      if (result != sizeof(ev))
-      {
-        boost::system::error_code ec(errno,
-            boost::asio::error::system_category);
-        except_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
-      }
+      interrupter_.interrupt();
     }
   }
 
@@ -242,21 +215,11 @@ public:
       && need_mod;
     if (need_mod)
     {
-      ::pollfd ev = { 0 };
-      ev.fd = descriptor;
+      ::pollfd& ev = add_pending_event_change(descriptor);
       ev.events = POLLOUT | POLLPRI | POLLERR | POLLHUP;
       if (read_op_queue_.has_operation(descriptor))
         ev.events |= POLLIN;
-      ev.revents = 0;
-
-      int result = ::write(dev_poll_fd_, &ev, sizeof(ev));
-      if (result != sizeof(ev))
-      {
-        boost::system::error_code ec(errno,
-            boost::asio::error::system_category);
-        write_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
-        except_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
-      }
+      interrupter_.interrupt();
     }
   }
 
@@ -286,11 +249,9 @@ public:
     boost::asio::detail::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
 
     // Remove the descriptor from /dev/poll.
-    ::pollfd ev = { 0 };
-    ev.fd = descriptor;
+    ::pollfd& ev = add_pending_event_change(descriptor);
     ev.events = POLLREMOVE;
-    ev.revents = 0;
-    ::write(dev_poll_fd_, &ev, sizeof(ev));
+    interrupter_.interrupt();
 
     // Cancel any outstanding operations associated with the descriptor.
     cancel_ops_unlocked(descriptor);
@@ -375,6 +336,26 @@ private:
       return;
     }
 
+    // Write the pending event registration changes to the /dev/poll descriptor.
+    std::size_t events_size = sizeof(::pollfd) * pending_event_changes_.size();
+    errno = 0;
+    int result = ::write(dev_poll_fd_,
+        &pending_event_changes_[0], events_size);
+    if (result != static_cast<int>(events_size))
+    {
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < pending_event_changes_.size(); ++i)
+      {
+        int descriptor = pending_event_changes_[i].fd;
+        boost::system::error_code ec = boost::system::error_code(
+            errno, boost::asio::error::system_category);
+        read_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
+        write_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
+        except_op_queue_.dispatch_all_operations(descriptor, ec);
+      }
+    }
+    pending_event_changes_.clear();
+    pending_event_change_index_.clear();
+
     int timeout = block ? get_timeout() : 0;
     wait_in_progress_ = true;
     lock.unlock();
@@ -589,12 +570,39 @@ private:
       timer_queues_for_cleanup_[i]->cleanup_timers();
   }
 
+  // Add a pending event entry for the given descriptor.
+  ::pollfd& add_pending_event_change(int descriptor)
+  {
+    hash_map<int, std::size_t>::iterator iter
+      = pending_event_change_index_.find(descriptor);
+    if (iter == pending_event_change_index_.end())
+    {
+      std::size_t index = pending_event_changes_.size();
+      pending_event_changes_.reserve(pending_event_changes_.size() + 1);
+      pending_event_change_index_.insert(std::make_pair(descriptor, index));
+      pending_event_changes_.push_back(::pollfd());
+      pending_event_changes_[index].fd = descriptor;
+      pending_event_changes_[index].revents = 0;
+      return pending_event_changes_[index];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return pending_event_changes_[iter->second];
+    }
+  }
+
   // Mutex to protect access to internal data.
   boost::asio::detail::mutex mutex_;
 
   // The /dev/poll file descriptor.
   int dev_poll_fd_;
 
+  // Vector of /dev/poll events waiting to be written to the descriptor.
+  std::vector< ::pollfd> pending_event_changes_;
+
+  // Hash map to associate a descriptor with a pending event change index.
+  hash_map<int, std::size_t> pending_event_change_index_;
+
   // Whether the DP_POLL operation is currently in progress
   bool wait_in_progress_;