diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 314a6d2..c1b63eb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+mod selector;
+
 use std::{
     num::{NonZeroU16, NonZeroUsize},
-    sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64},
-        Arc, Mutex,
-    },
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicU64, Arc, Mutex},
     thread::JoinHandle,
-    time::{Duration, Instant},
+    time::Instant,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -178,9 +177,7 @@ impl CpuPool {
         let mut threads = state.take_threads();
 
         for thread in &mut threads {
-            thread
-                .signal
-                .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+            thread.signal.take();
         }
 
         for thread in &mut threads {
@@ -373,9 +370,7 @@ impl ThreadVec {
 impl Drop for ThreadVec {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         for thread in &mut self.threads {
-            thread
-                .signal
-                .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+            thread.signal.take();
         }
 
         for thread in &mut self.threads {
@@ -388,14 +383,13 @@ impl Drop for ThreadVec {
 
 struct Thread {
     handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
-    signal: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    signal: Option<SendOnDrop>,
     closed: flume::Receiver<()>,
 }
 
 impl Thread {
     async fn reap(mut self) {
-        self.signal
-            .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+        self.signal.take();
 
         let _ = self.closed.recv_async().await;
 
@@ -417,19 +411,19 @@ impl Drop for SendOnDrop {
 
 fn spawn(name: &'static str, id: u64, receiver: flume::Receiver<SendFn>) -> Thread {
     let (closed_tx, closed) = flume::bounded(1);
+    let (signal, signal_rx) = flume::bounded(1);
 
-    let signal = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let signal = SendOnDrop { sender: signal };
     let closed_tx = SendOnDrop { sender: closed_tx };
 
-    let signal2 = signal.clone();
     let handle = std::thread::Builder::new()
         .name(format!("{name}-{id}"))
-        .spawn(move || run(name, id, receiver, signal2, closed_tx))
+        .spawn(move || run(name, id, receiver, signal_rx, closed_tx))
         .expect("Failed to spawn new thread");
 
     Thread {
         handle: Some(handle),
-        signal,
+        signal: Some(signal),
         closed,
     }
 }
@@ -471,22 +465,15 @@ fn run(
     name: &'static str,
     id: u64,
     receiver: flume::Receiver<SendFn>,
-    signal: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    signal: flume::Receiver<()>,
     closed_tx: SendOnDrop,
 ) {
     let guard = MetricsGuard::guard(name, id);
 
     loop {
-        match receiver.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(50)) {
-            Ok(send_fn) => {
-                invoke_send_fn(name, id, send_fn);
-            }
-            Err(flume::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
-            Err(flume::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => {
-                if signal.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Acquire) {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+        match selector::blocking_select(signal.recv_async(), receiver.recv_async()) {
+            selector::Either::Left(_) | selector::Either::Right(Err(_)) => break,
+            selector::Either::Right(Ok(send_fn)) => invoke_send_fn(name, id, send_fn),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/selector.rs b/src/selector.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5599c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/selector.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+use std::{
+    future::Future,
+    pin::Pin,
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
+        Arc,
+    },
+    task::{Context, Poll, Wake, Waker},
+};
+
+struct ThreadWaker {
+    thread: std::thread::Thread,
+}
+
+impl Wake for ThreadWaker {
+    fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        self.thread.unpark();
+    }
+
+    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<Self>) {
+        self.thread.unpark();
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) enum Either<L, R> {
+    Left(L),
+    Right(R),
+}
+
+struct Select<F1, F2> {
+    left: F1,
+    left_woken: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+
+    right: F2,
+    right_woken: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+struct SelectWaker {
+    inner: Waker,
+    flag: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+impl Wake for SelectWaker {
+    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<Self>) {
+        self.flag.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+
+        self.inner.wake_by_ref();
+    }
+
+    fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        self.flag.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+
+        match Arc::try_unwrap(self) {
+            Ok(this) => this.inner.wake(),
+            Err(this) => this.inner.wake_by_ref(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F1, F2> Future for Select<F1, F2>
+where
+    F1: Future + Unpin,
+    F2: Future + Unpin,
+{
+    type Output = Either<F1::Output, F2::Output>;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let left_waker = Arc::new(SelectWaker {
+            inner: cx.waker().clone(),
+            flag: self.left_woken.clone(),
+        })
+        .into();
+
+        let mut left_ctx = Context::from_waker(&left_waker);
+
+        if let Poll::Ready(left_out) = Pin::new(&mut self.left).poll(&mut left_ctx) {
+            return Poll::Ready(Either::Left(left_out));
+        }
+
+        let right_waker = Arc::new(SelectWaker {
+            inner: cx.waker().clone(),
+            flag: self.right_woken.clone(),
+        })
+        .into();
+
+        let mut right_ctx = Context::from_waker(&right_waker);
+
+        if let Poll::Ready(right_out) = Pin::new(&mut self.right).poll(&mut right_ctx) {
+            return Poll::Ready(Either::Right(right_out));
+        }
+
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn blocking_select<Left, Right>(
+    left: Left,
+    right: Right,
+) -> Either<Left::Output, Right::Output>
+where
+    Left: Future,
+    Right: Future,
+{
+    block_on(select(left, right))
+}
+
+fn block_on<F>(fut: F) -> F::Output
+where
+    F: Future,
+{
+    let thread_waker = Arc::new(ThreadWaker {
+        thread: std::thread::current(),
+    })
+    .into();
+
+    let mut ctx = Context::from_waker(&thread_waker);
+
+    let mut fut = std::pin::pin!(fut);
+
+    loop {
+        if let Poll::Ready(out) = fut.as_mut().poll(&mut ctx) {
+            return out;
+        }
+
+        // doesn't race - unpark followed by park will result in park returning immediately
+        std::thread::park();
+    }
+}
+
+async fn select<Left, Right>(left: Left, right: Right) -> Either<Left::Output, Right::Output>
+where
+    Left: Future,
+    Right: Future,
+{
+    let left = std::pin::pin!(left);
+    let right = std::pin::pin!(right);
+
+    Select {
+        left,
+        left_woken: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+
+        right,
+        right_woken: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+    }
+    .await
+}