diff --git a/ports/src/noux/child.h b/ports/src/noux/child.h
index 0d326b678..f87137a52 100644
--- a/ports/src/noux/child.h
+++ b/ports/src/noux/child.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <ram_session_component.h>
 #include <cpu_session_component.h>
 #include <child_policy.h>
+#include <io_receptor_registry.h>
+
 
 namespace Noux {
 
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ namespace Noux {
 	class User_info;
 	User_info *user_info();
 
+	/**
+	 * Return singleton instance of Io_receptor_registry
+	 */
+	Io_receptor_registry *io_receptor_registry();
+
 	class Child;
 
 	bool is_init_process(Child *child);
diff --git a/ports/src/noux/io_receptor_registry.h b/ports/src/noux/io_receptor_registry.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79cba15e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/src/noux/io_receptor_registry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Io receptor registry
+ * \author Josef Soentgen
+ * \date   2012-10-05
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NOUX__IO_RECEPTOR_REGISTRY_H_
+#define _NOUX__IO_RECEPTOR_REGISTRY_H_
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <base/lock.h>
+#include <base/semaphore.h>
+#include <util/list.h>
+
+
+namespace Noux {
+
+	struct Io_receptor : List<Io_receptor>::Element
+	{
+		private:
+
+			Semaphore *_sem;
+
+		public:
+
+			Io_receptor(Semaphore *semaphore)
+			:
+				_sem(semaphore)
+			{ }
+
+			void check_and_wakeup()
+			{
+				if (_sem)
+					_sem->up();
+			}
+	};
+
+	class Io_receptor_registry
+	{
+		private:
+
+			List<Io_receptor> _receptors;
+			Lock              _receptors_lock;
+
+		public:
+
+			Io_receptor_registry() { }
+
+			~Io_receptor_registry()
+			{
+				Io_receptor *receptor;
+				while ((receptor = _receptors.first()) != 0)
+					_receptors.remove(receptor);
+			}
+
+			void register_receptor(Io_receptor *receptor)
+			{
+				Lock::Guard guard(_receptors_lock);
+
+				_receptors.insert(receptor);
+			}
+
+			void unregister_receptor(Io_receptor *receptor)
+			{
+				Lock::Guard guard(_receptors_lock);
+
+				_receptors.remove(receptor);
+			}
+
+			Io_receptor *first() { return _receptors.first(); }
+
+	};
+
+}
+
+#endif /* _NOUX__IO_RECEPTOR_REGISTRY_H_ */