diff --git a/src/csocket.c b/src/csocket.c
index c484b5f..e88ee5d 100644
--- a/src/csocket.c
+++ b/src/csocket.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
 
 typedef struct f2b_conn_t {
   int sock;
@@ -28,6 +29,39 @@ struct f2b_csock_t {
   bool shutdown;
 };
 
+/* helpers */
+
+static inline int
+max(int a, int b) {
+  return a > b ? a : b;
+}
+
+/* connection-related functions */
+
+f2b_conn_t *
+f2b_conn_create(size_t rbuf, size_t wbuf) {
+  f2b_conn_t *conn = NULL;
+  if ((conn = calloc(1, sizeof(f2b_conn_t))) != NULL) {
+    if (f2b_buf_alloc(&conn->recv, rbuf)) {
+      if (f2b_buf_alloc(&conn->send, wbuf)) {
+        return conn;
+      }
+      f2b_buf_free(&conn->recv);
+    }
+    free(conn);
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+f2b_conn_destroy(f2b_conn_t *conn) {
+  f2b_buf_free(&conn->recv);
+  f2b_buf_free(&conn->send);
+  free(conn);
+}
+
+/* control socket-related functions */
+
 f2b_csock_t *
 f2b_csocket_create(const char *path) {
   f2b_csock_t *csock;
@@ -80,23 +114,130 @@ f2b_csocket_destroy(f2b_csock_t *csock) {
   for (int i = 0; i < MAXCONNS; i++) {
     if ((conn = csock->clients[i]) == NULL)
       continue;
-    shutdown(conn->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-    f2b_buf_free(&conn->recv);
-    f2b_buf_free(&conn->send);
-    free(conn);
+    f2b_conn_destroy(conn);
+    csock->clients[i] = NULL;
   }
   free(csock);
 
   return;
 }
 
-int
+void
 f2b_csocket_poll(f2b_csock_t *csock, void (*cb)(const f2b_cmd_t *cmd, f2b_buf_t *res)) {
+  struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0 };
+  fd_set rfds, wfds;
+  f2b_conn_t *conn = NULL;
   f2b_cmd_t *cmd = NULL;
-  int ret, processed = 0;
+  int retval, nfds;
 
   assert(csock != NULL);
   assert(cb != NULL);
 
-  return processed;
+  /* loop / init */
+  FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+  FD_ZERO(&wfds);
+
+  FD_SET(csock->sock, &rfds); /* watch for new connections */
+
+  /* watch for new data on established connections */
+  for (int cnum = 0; cnum < MAXCONNS; cnum++) {
+    if ((conn = csock->clients[cnum]) == NULL)
+      continue;
+    if (!csock->shutdown)
+      FD_SET(conn->sock, &rfds);
+    if (conn->send.used)
+      FD_SET(conn->sock, &wfds);
+    nfds = max(csock->sock, conn->sock);
+  }
+
+  /* check for new data */
+  retval = select(nfds + 1, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
+  if (retval < 0) {
+    if (errno == EINTR) {
+      /* interrupted by signal */
+    } else if (errno == EAGAIN) {
+      /* no data */
+    } else {
+      f2b_log_msg(log_error, "select() error: %s", strerror(errno));
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (retval == 0)
+    return; /* no new data */
+
+  /* new connection on listening socket? */
+  if (FD_ISSET(csock->sock, &rfds)) {
+    /* find free connection slot */
+    int cnum = 0;
+    for (int cnum = 0; cnum < MAXCONNS; cnum++) {
+      if (csock->clients[cnum] == NULL) break;
+    }
+    int sock = -1;
+    /* accept() new connection */
+    if ((sock = accept(csock->sock, NULL, NULL)) < 0) {
+      perror("accept()");
+    } else if (cnum < MAXCONNS) {
+      if ((conn = f2b_conn_create(RBUF_SIZE, WBUF_SIZE)) != NULL) {
+        f2b_log_msg(log_debug, "new connection accept()ed, socket %d, conn %d\n", sock, cnum);
+        conn->sock = sock;
+        csock->clients[cnum] = conn;
+      } else {
+        f2b_log_msg(log_error, "can;t create new connection");
+      }
+    } else {
+      f2b_log_msg(log_error, "max number of clients reached, drop connection on socket %d\n", sock);
+      shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (int cnum = 0; cnum < MAXCONNS; cnum++) {
+    if ((conn = csock->clients[cnum]) == NULL)
+      continue;
+    /* handle incoming data */
+    if (FD_ISSET(conn->sock, &rfds)) {
+      f2b_log_msg(log_debug, "some incoming data on socket %d", conn->sock);
+      char tmp[RBUF_SIZE] = "";
+      char *line = NULL;
+      ssize_t read = 0;
+      read = recv(conn->sock, tmp, RBUF_SIZE, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+      if (read > 0) {
+        tmp[read] = '\0';
+        f2b_log_msg(log_debug, "conn %d received %zd bytes, and recv buf is now %zd bytes\n", conn->sock, read, conn->recv.used);
+        f2b_buf_append(&conn->recv, tmp, read);
+        /* TODO: properly handle empty lines */
+        while (*conn->recv.data == '\n') {
+          /* TODO f2b_buf_splice(conn->send, retval); */
+          break;
+        }
+        /* extract message(s) */
+        while ((line = f2b_buf_extract(&conn->recv, "\n")) != NULL) {
+          if ((cmd = f2b_cmd_create(line)) != NULL) {
+            cb(cmd, &conn->send); /* handle command */
+            f2b_cmd_destroy(cmd);
+          } else {
+            f2b_buf_append(&conn->send, "can't parse input\n", 0);
+          }
+          free(line);
+        }
+      } else if (read == 0) {
+        f2b_log_msg(log_debug, "received connection close on socket %d", conn->sock);
+        shutdown(conn->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+        f2b_conn_destroy(conn);
+        csock->clients[cnum] = NULL;
+      } else {
+        perror("recv()");
+      }
+    }
+    /* handle outgoing data */
+    if (conn->send.used > 0) {
+      f2b_log_msg(log_debug, "sending %zu bytes to socket %d\n", conn->send.used, conn->sock);
+      retval = send(conn->sock, conn->send.data, conn->send.used, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+      if (retval > 0) {
+        /* TODO f2b_buf_splice(conn->send, retval); */
+      } else if (retval < 0) {
+        f2b_log_msg(log_error, "can't send %zu bytes to socket %d", conn->send.used, conn->sock);
+      }
+    }
+  } /* foreach connection(s) */
+  return;
 }
diff --git a/src/csocket.h b/src/csocket.h
index f2559c9..498a698 100644
--- a/src/csocket.h
+++ b/src/csocket.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ void f2b_csocket_destroy(f2b_csock_t *csock);
  * @param cb Callback for handling message
  * @returns -1 on error, 0 on no messages, and > 0 on some messages processed
  */
-int f2b_csocket_poll(f2b_csock_t *csock, void (*cb)(const f2b_cmd_t *cmd, f2b_buf_t *res));
+void f2b_csocket_poll(f2b_csock_t *csock, void (*cb)(const f2b_cmd_t *cmd, f2b_buf_t *res));
 
 #endif /* F2B_CSOCKET_H_ */