diff --git a/winit-common/src/core_foundation/event_loop_proxy.rs b/winit-common/src/core_foundation/event_loop_proxy.rs
index 290a557d1..5556ff741 100644
--- a/winit-common/src/core_foundation/event_loop_proxy.rs
+++ b/winit-common/src/core_foundation/event_loop_proxy.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker};
 
 use objc2::MainThreadMarker;
 use objc2_core_foundation::{
     kCFRunLoopCommonModes, CFIndex, CFRetained, CFRunLoop, CFRunLoopSource, CFRunLoopSourceContext,
+    Type,
 };
 use winit_core::event_loop::EventLoopProxyProvider;
 
@@ -119,4 +122,54 @@ impl EventLoopProxyProvider for EventLoopProxy {
         // main loop may be sleeping (and `CFRunLoopSourceSignal` won't wake it).
         self.main_loop.wake_up();
     }
+
+    fn waker(&self) -> Waker {
+        const VTABLE: RawWakerVTable =
+            RawWakerVTable::new(clone_waker, wake, wake_by_ref, drop_waker);
+
+        unsafe fn clone_waker(data: *const ()) -> RawWaker {
+            // SAFETY: The poiner came from `CFRunLoopSource` and is valid and non-null.
+            let source = unsafe { &*data.cast::<CFRunLoopSource>() };
+
+            // Increment reference count.
+            let source = source.retain();
+
+            // Pass ownership to the raw waker.
+            let data: *const CFRunLoopSource = CFRetained::into_raw(source).as_ptr();
+            RawWaker::new(data.cast(), &VTABLE)
+        }
+
+        unsafe fn wake(data: *const ()) {
+            unsafe { wake_by_ref(data) };
+            unsafe { drop_waker(data) };
+        }
+
+        unsafe fn wake_by_ref(data: *const ()) {
+            // SAFETY: The poiner came from `CFRunLoopSource` and is valid and non-null.
+            let source = unsafe { &*data.cast::<CFRunLoopSource>() };
+
+            // Signal the source, which ends up later invoking `perform` on the main thread.
+            //
+            // Multiple signals in quick succession are automatically coalesced into a single
+            // signal.
+            source.signal();
+
+            let main_loop = CFRunLoop::main().unwrap();
+            // Let the main thread know there's a new event.
+            //
+            // This is required since we may be (probably are) running on a different thread, and
+            // the main loop may be sleeping (and `CFRunLoopSourceSignal` won't wake it).
+            main_loop.wake_up();
+        }
+
+        unsafe fn drop_waker(data: *const ()) {
+            let source = data.cast::<CFRunLoopSource>().cast_mut();
+            // SAFETY: The poiner came from `CFRunLoopSource` and is valid and non-null.
+            // We take ownership of a retain count here.
+            let _source = unsafe { CFRetained::from_raw(NonNull::new_unchecked(source)) };
+        }
+
+        let data: *const CFRunLoopSource = CFRetained::into_raw(self.source.clone()).as_ptr();
+        unsafe { Waker::from_raw(RawWaker::new(data.cast(), &VTABLE)) }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/winit-core/src/event_loop/mod.rs b/winit-core/src/event_loop/mod.rs
index 71307ee7c..60dc3e93f 100644
--- a/winit-core/src/event_loop/mod.rs
+++ b/winit-core/src/event_loop/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod run_on_demand;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::Waker;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use rwh_06::{DisplayHandle, HandleError, HasDisplayHandle};
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ impl EventLoopProxy {
         self.proxy.wake_up();
     }
 
+    /// Get a [`Waker`] that calls [`wake_up`] on the proxy when awoken.
+    ///
+    /// This may be useful to `async` code or otherwise interoperating with `std`.
+    pub fn waker(&self) -> Waker {
+        self.proxy.waker()
+    }
+
     pub fn new(proxy: Arc<dyn EventLoopProxyProvider>) -> Self {
         Self { proxy }
     }
@@ -158,6 +166,9 @@ impl EventLoopProxy {
 pub trait EventLoopProxyProvider: Send + Sync + Debug {
     /// See [`EventLoopProxy::wake_up`] for details.
     fn wake_up(&self);
+
+    /// See [`EventLoopProxy::waker`] for details.
+    fn waker(&self) -> Waker;
 }
 
 /// A proxy for the underlying display handle.
diff --git a/winit-orbital/src/event_loop.rs b/winit-orbital/src/event_loop.rs
index 77f1aaeaa..4e5ac7580 100644
--- a/winit-orbital/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/winit-orbital/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc, Mutex};
+use std::task::Waker;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{iter, mem, slice};
 
@@ -276,7 +277,6 @@ impl EventState {
 pub struct EventLoop {
     windows: Vec<(Arc<RedoxSocket>, EventState)>,
     window_target: ActiveEventLoop,
-    user_events_receiver: mpsc::Receiver<()>,
 }
 
 impl EventLoop {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ impl EventLoop {
                 i += 1;
             }
 
-            while self.user_events_receiver.try_recv().is_ok() {
+            if self.wake_up.swap(false, Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 app.proxy_wake_up(&self.window_target);
             }
 
@@ -666,17 +666,26 @@ impl EventLoop {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EventLoopProxy {
-    user_events_sender: mpsc::SyncSender<()>,
-    pub(super) wake_socket: TimeSocket,
+    waker: Waker,
 }
 
 impl EventLoopProxyProvider for EventLoopProxy {
     fn wake_up(&self) {
-        // When we fail to send the event it means that we haven't woken up to read the previous
-        // event.
-        if self.user_events_sender.try_send(()).is_ok() {
-            self.wake_socket.wake().unwrap();
-        }
+        self.waker.wake_by_ref();
+    }
+
+    fn into_waker(self) -> Waker {
+        self.waker
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::task::Wake for TimeSocket {
+    fn wake(self: Arc<TimeSocket>) {
+        TimeSocket::wake(&*self).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<TimeSocket>) {
+        TimeSocket::wake(&**self).unwrap();
     }
 }