diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0af783a9..4e946173 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.composer/cache/files
 
+before_install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y
+  - sudo apt-get update -q
+  - sudo apt-get install libuv1-dev || true
+
 install:
   - ./travis-init.sh
   - composer install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40cb822a..1d25bdac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ single [`run()`](#run) call that is controlled by the user.
     * [ExtLibeventLoop](#extlibeventloop)
     * [ExtLibevLoop](#extlibevloop)
     * [ExtEvLoop](#extevloop)
+    * [ExtUvLoop](#extuvloop)
   * [LoopInterface](#loopinterface)
     * [run()](#run)
     * [stop()](#stop)
@@ -208,6 +209,14 @@ provides an interface to `libev` library.
 
 This loop is known to work with PHP 5.4 through PHP 7+.
 
+#### ExtUvLoop
+
+An `ext-uv` based event loop.
+
+This loop uses the [`uv` PECL extension](https://pecl.php.net/package/uv), that
+provides an interface to `libuv` library.
+
+This loop is known to work with PHP 7+.
 
 #### ExtLibeventLoop
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c8ff91ec..f6517df4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     },
     "suggest": {
         "ext-event": "~1.0 for ExtEventLoop",
-        "ext-pcntl": "For signal handling support when using the StreamSelectLoop"
+        "ext-pcntl": "For signal handling support when using the StreamSelectLoop",
+        "ext-uv": "* for ExtUvLoop"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/ExtUvLoop.php b/src/ExtUvLoop.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aade9943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ExtUvLoop.php
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\EventLoop;
+
+use React\EventLoop\Tick\FutureTickQueue;
+use React\EventLoop\Timer\Timer;
+use SplObjectStorage;
+
+/**
+ * An `ext-uv` based event loop.
+ *
+ * This loop uses the [`uv` PECL extension](https://pecl.php.net/package/uv),
+ * that provides an interface to `libuv` library.
+ *
+ * This loop is known to work with PHP 7+.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/bwoebi/php-uv
+ */
+final class ExtUvLoop implements LoopInterface
+{
+    private $uv;
+    private $futureTickQueue;
+    private $timers;
+    private $streamEvents = array();
+    private $readStreams = array();
+    private $writeStreams = array();
+    private $running;
+    private $signals;
+    private $signalEvents = array();
+    private $streamListener;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        if (!\function_exists('uv_loop_new')) {
+            throw new \BadMethodCallException('Cannot create LibUvLoop, ext-uv extension missing');
+        }
+
+        $this->uv = \uv_loop_new();
+        $this->futureTickQueue = new FutureTickQueue();
+        $this->timers = new SplObjectStorage();
+        $this->streamListener = $this->createStreamListener();
+        $this->signals = new SignalsHandler();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the underlying ext-uv event loop. (Internal ReactPHP use only.)
+     *
+     * @internal
+     *
+     * @return resource
+     */
+    public function getUvLoop()
+    {
+        return $this->uv;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addReadStream($stream, $listener)
+    {
+        if (isset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->readStreams[(int) $stream] = $listener;
+        $this->addStream($stream);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addWriteStream($stream, $listener)
+    {
+        if (isset($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->writeStreams[(int) $stream] = $listener;
+        $this->addStream($stream);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function removeReadStream($stream)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        unset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream]);
+        $this->removeStream($stream);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function removeWriteStream($stream)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        unset($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream]);
+        $this->removeStream($stream);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addTimer($interval, $callback)
+    {
+        $timer = new Timer($interval, $callback, false);
+
+        $that = $this;
+        $timers = $this->timers;
+        $callback = function () use ($timer, $timers, $that) {
+            \call_user_func($timer->getCallback(), $timer);
+
+            if ($timers->contains($timer)) {
+                $that->cancelTimer($timer);
+            }
+        };
+
+        $event = \uv_timer_init($this->uv);
+        $this->timers->attach($timer, $event);
+        \uv_timer_start(
+            $event,
+            (int) ($interval * 1000) + 1,
+            0,
+            $callback
+        );
+
+        return $timer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addPeriodicTimer($interval, $callback)
+    {
+        $timer = new Timer($interval, $callback, true);
+
+        $callback = function () use ($timer) {
+            \call_user_func($timer->getCallback(), $timer);
+        };
+
+        $event = \uv_timer_init($this->uv);
+        $this->timers->attach($timer, $event);
+        \uv_timer_start(
+            $event,
+            (int) ($interval * 1000) + 1,
+            (int) ($interval * 1000) + 1,
+            $callback
+        );
+
+        return $timer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function cancelTimer(TimerInterface $timer)
+    {
+        if (isset($this->timers[$timer])) {
+            @\uv_timer_stop($this->timers[$timer]);
+            $this->timers->detach($timer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function futureTick($listener)
+    {
+        $this->futureTickQueue->add($listener);
+    }
+
+    public function addSignal($signal, $listener)
+    {
+        $this->signals->add($signal, $listener);
+
+        if (!isset($this->signalEvents[$signal])) {
+            $signals = $this->signals;
+            $this->signalEvents[$signal] = \uv_signal_init($this->uv);
+            \uv_signal_start($this->signalEvents[$signal], function () use ($signals, $signal) {
+                $signals->call($signal);
+            }, $signal);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function removeSignal($signal, $listener)
+    {
+        $this->signals->remove($signal, $listener);
+
+        if (isset($this->signalEvents[$signal]) && $this->signals->count($signal) === 0) {
+            \uv_signal_stop($this->signalEvents[$signal]);
+            unset($this->signalEvents[$signal]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $this->running = true;
+
+        while ($this->running) {
+            $this->futureTickQueue->tick();
+
+            $hasPendingCallbacks = !$this->futureTickQueue->isEmpty();
+            $wasJustStopped = !$this->running;
+            $nothingLeftToDo = !$this->readStreams
+                && !$this->writeStreams
+                && !$this->timers->count()
+                && $this->signals->isEmpty();
+
+            // Use UV::RUN_ONCE when there are only I/O events active in the loop and block until one of those triggers,
+            // otherwise use UV::RUN_NOWAIT.
+            // @link http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/loop.html#c.uv_run
+            $flags = \UV::RUN_ONCE;
+            if ($wasJustStopped || $hasPendingCallbacks) {
+                $flags = \UV::RUN_NOWAIT;
+            } elseif ($nothingLeftToDo) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            \uv_run($this->uv, $flags);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function stop()
+    {
+        $this->running = false;
+    }
+
+    private function addStream($stream)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+            $this->streamEvents[(int)$stream] = \uv_poll_init_socket($this->uv, $stream);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream] !== false) {
+            $this->pollStream($stream);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function removeStream($stream)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream])
+            && !isset($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream])) {
+            \uv_poll_stop($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream]);
+            \uv_close($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream]);
+            unset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream]);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->pollStream($stream);
+    }
+
+    private function pollStream($stream)
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $flags = 0;
+        if (isset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream])) {
+            $flags |= \UV::READABLE;
+        }
+
+        if (isset($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream])) {
+            $flags |= \UV::WRITABLE;
+        }
+
+        \uv_poll_start($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream], $flags, $this->streamListener);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a stream listener
+     *
+     * @return callable Returns a callback
+     */
+    private function createStreamListener()
+    {
+        $callback = function ($event, $status, $events, $stream) {
+            if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (($events | 4) === 4) {
+                // Disconnected
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (isset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream]) && ($events & \UV::READABLE)) {
+                \call_user_func($this->readStreams[(int) $stream], $stream);
+            }
+
+            if (isset($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream]) && ($events & \UV::WRITABLE)) {
+                \call_user_func($this->writeStreams[(int) $stream], $stream);
+            }
+        };
+
+        return $callback;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Factory.php b/src/Factory.php
index 763c077b..d1767bf8 100644
--- a/src/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Factory.php
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ final class Factory
     public static function create()
     {
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-        if (\class_exists('libev\EventLoop', false)) {
+        if (\function_exists('uv_loop_new')) {
+            // only use ext-uv on PHP 7
+            return new ExtUvLoop();
+        } elseif (\class_exists('libev\EventLoop', false)) {
             return new ExtLibevLoop();
         } elseif (\class_exists('EvLoop', false)) {
             return new ExtEvLoop();
         } elseif (\class_exists('EventBase', false)) {
             return new ExtEventLoop();
-        } elseif (\function_exists('event_base_new') && \PHP_VERSION_ID < 70000) {
-            // only use ext-libevent on PHP < 7 for now
+        } elseif (\function_exists('event_base_new') && \PHP_MAJOR_VERSION === 5) {
+            // only use ext-libevent on PHP 5 for now
             return new ExtLibeventLoop();
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ExtUvLoopTest.php b/tests/ExtUvLoopTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61a94a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ExtUvLoopTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Tests\EventLoop;
+
+use React\EventLoop\ExtUvLoop;
+
+class ExtUvLoopTest extends AbstractLoopTest
+{
+    public function createLoop()
+    {
+        if (!function_exists('uv_loop_new')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('uv tests skipped because ext-uv is not installed.');
+        }
+
+        return new ExtUvLoop();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Timer/ExtUvTimerTest.php b/tests/Timer/ExtUvTimerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0c70233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Timer/ExtUvTimerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace React\Tests\EventLoop\Timer;
+
+use React\EventLoop\ExtUvLoop;
+
+class ExtUvTimerTest extends AbstractTimerTest
+{
+    public function createLoop()
+    {
+        if (!function_exists('uv_loop_new')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('uv tests skipped because ext-uv is not installed.');
+        }
+
+        return new ExtUvLoop();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/travis-init.sh b/travis-init.sh
index 9ed7afaa..9ea4e6f9 100755
--- a/travis-init.sh
+++ b/travis-init.sh
@@ -42,4 +42,11 @@ if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "hhvm" &&
         echo "extension=libev.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
     fi
 
+    # install 'libuv' PHP extension (does not support php 5)
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.0" ||
+          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.1" ||
+          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.2" ]]; then
+        echo "yes" | pecl install uv-beta
+    fi
+
 fi