diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a730b5d..66cf9d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ pub use resource::{
 };
 pub use timeouts::{Timer, Timestamp};
 
-pub use self::reactor::{Action, Controller, Error, Handler, Reactor, Runtime};
+pub use self::reactor::{Action, Controller, Error, Handler, Reactor, Runtime, Sender};
diff --git a/src/reactor.rs b/src/reactor.rs
index 1206fe7..935b874 100644
--- a/src/reactor.rs
+++ b/src/reactor.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #![allow(unused_variables)] // because we need them for feature-gated logger
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use std::{io, thread};
 
 use crossbeam_channel as chan;
+use crossbeam_channel::SendError;
 
 use crate::poller::{IoType, Poll, Waker, WakerRecv, WakerSend};
 use crate::resource::WriteError;
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ impl<C, P: Poll> Reactor<C, P> {
                 transports: empty!(),
                 waker: waker_reader,
                 timeouts: Timer::new(),
+                actions: empty!(),
             };
 
             #[cfg(feature = "log")]
@@ -317,8 +319,9 @@ impl<C, P: Poll> Reactor<C, P> {
     pub fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> { self.thread.join() }
 }
 
-enum Ctl<C> {
+pub enum Ctl<C> {
     Cmd(C),
+    Send(ResourceId, Vec<u8>),
     Shutdown,
 }
 
@@ -388,6 +391,23 @@ impl<C, W: WakerSend> Controller<C, W> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Sender, holding [`Controller`], aware of a specific resource which was the source of the reactor
+/// I/O event.
+pub struct Sender<C, W: WakerSend> {
+    controller: Controller<C, W>,
+    resource_id: ResourceId,
+}
+
+impl<C, W: WakerSend> Sender<C, W> {
+    /// Sends data to a source of the I/O event, generated inside the reactor and passed to this
+    /// [`Sender`] instance.
+    pub fn send(&self, data: impl ToOwned<Owned = Vec<u8>>) -> Result<(), SendError<Ctl<C>>>
+    where C: 'static {
+        self.controller.ctl_send.send(Ctl::Send(self.resource_id, data.to_owned()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Internal [`Reactor`] runtime which is run in a dedicated thread.
 ///
 /// Use this structure direactly only if you'd like to have the full control over the reactor
@@ -404,6 +424,7 @@ pub struct Runtime<H: Handler, P: Poll> {
     transports: HashMap<ResourceId, H::Transport>,
     waker: <P::Waker as Waker>::Recv,
     timeouts: Timer,
+    actions: VecDeque<Action<H::Listener, H::Transport>>,
 }
 
 impl<H: Handler, P: Poll> Runtime<H, P> {
@@ -432,11 +453,12 @@ impl<H: Handler, P: Poll> Runtime<H, P> {
             transports: empty!(),
             waker: waker_reader,
             timeouts: Timer::new(),
+            actions: empty!(),
         })
     }
 
     /// Provides a copy of a [`Controller`] object which exposes an API to the reactor and a service
-    /// running inside of its thread.
+    /// running inside its thread.
     ///
     /// See [`Handler::Command`] for the details.
     pub fn controller(&self) -> Controller<H::Command, <P::Waker as Waker>::Send> {
@@ -496,6 +518,9 @@ impl<H: Handler, P: Poll> Runtime<H, P> {
                             panic!("control channel is broken")
                         }
                         Ok(Ctl::Shutdown) => return self.handle_shutdown(),
+                        Ok(Ctl::Send(id, data)) => {
+                            self.actions.push_back(Action::Send(id, data));
+                        }
                         Ok(Ctl::Cmd(cmd)) => self.service.handle_command(cmd),
                     }
                 }
@@ -580,7 +605,7 @@ impl<H: Handler, P: Poll> Runtime<H, P> {
     }
 
     fn handle_actions(&mut self, time: Timestamp) {
-        while let Some(action) = self.service.next() {
+        while let Some(action) = self.actions.pop_front().or_else(|| self.service.next()) {
             #[cfg(feature = "log")]
             log::trace!(target: "reactor", "Handling action {action} from the service");