diff --git a/src/common/event.cpp b/src/common/event.cpp
index d9615fb8d..798b9c0b4 100644
--- a/src/common/event.cpp
+++ b/src/common/event.cpp
@@ -2,22 +2,15 @@
 #include "assert.h"
 
 #if defined(WIN32)
-#include <malloc.h>
 #include "windows_headers.h"
-#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#else
 #include <malloc.h>
-#endif
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
+#include <time.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace Common {
 
-#if defined(WIN32)
+#if defined(WIN32) && defined(USE_WIN32_EVENT_OBJECTS)
 
 Event::Event(bool auto_reset /* = false */)
 {
@@ -61,79 +54,194 @@ void Event::WaitForMultiple(Event** events, u32 num_events)
   WaitForMultipleObjects(num_events, event_handles, TRUE, INFINITE);
 }
 
-#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
+#elif defined(WIN32)
 
-Event::Event(bool auto_reset /*= false*/) : m_auto_reset(auto_reset)
+Event::Event(bool auto_reset /* = false */) : m_auto_reset(auto_reset)
 {
-  m_pipe_fds[0] = m_pipe_fds[1] = -1;
-#if defined(__linux__)
-  pipe2(m_pipe_fds, O_NONBLOCK);
-#else
-  pipe(m_pipe_fds);
-  fcntl(m_pipe_fds[0], F_SETFL, fcntl(m_pipe_fds[0], F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
-  fcntl(m_pipe_fds[1], F_SETFL, fcntl(m_pipe_fds[1], F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
-#endif
-  Assert(m_pipe_fds[0] >= 0 && m_pipe_fds[1] >= 0);
+  InitializeCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+  InitializeConditionVariable(&m_cv);
 }
 
 Event::~Event()
 {
-  close(m_pipe_fds[0]);
-  close(m_pipe_fds[1]);
+  DeleteCriticalSection(&m_cs);
 }
 
 void Event::Signal()
 {
-  char buf[1] = {0};
-  write(m_pipe_fds[1], buf, sizeof(buf));
+  EnterCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+  m_signaled.store(true);
+  WakeAllConditionVariable(&m_cv);
+  LeaveCriticalSection(&m_cs);
 }
 
 void Event::Wait()
 {
-  pollfd pd = {};
-  pd.fd = m_pipe_fds[0];
-  pd.events = POLLRDNORM;
-  poll(&pd, 1, -1);
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
 
-  if (m_auto_reset)
-    Reset();
+  EnterCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+  while (!m_signaled.load())
+    SleepConditionVariableCS(&m_cv, &m_cs, INFINITE);
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+
+  LeaveCriticalSection(&m_cs);
 }
 
 bool Event::TryWait(u32 timeout_in_ms)
 {
-  pollfd pd;
-  pd.fd = m_pipe_fds[0];
-  pd.events = POLLRDNORM;
-  if (poll(&pd, 1, timeout_in_ms) == 0)
-    return false;
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
 
-  if (m_auto_reset)
-    Reset();
+  const u32 start = GetTickCount();
 
-  return true;
+  EnterCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+  while (!m_signaled.load() && (GetTickCount() - start) < timeout_in_ms)
+    SleepConditionVariableCS(&m_cv, &m_cs, INFINITE);
+
+  const bool result = m_signaled.load();
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && result && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+
+  LeaveCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 void Event::Reset()
 {
-  char buf[1];
-  while (read(m_pipe_fds[0], buf, sizeof(buf)) > 0)
-    ;
+  EnterCriticalSection(&m_cs);
+  m_signaled.store(false);
+  LeaveCriticalSection(&m_cs);
 }
 
 void Event::WaitForMultiple(Event** events, u32 num_events)
 {
-  DebugAssert(num_events > 0);
-
-  pollfd pd = {};
-  pd.events = POLLRDNORM;
   for (u32 i = 0; i < num_events; i++)
-  {
-    pd.fd = events[i]->m_pipe_fds[0];
-    poll(&pd, 1, -1);
+    events[i]->Wait();
+}
 
-    if (events[i]->m_auto_reset)
-      events[i]->Reset();
-  }
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
+
+Event::Event(bool auto_reset /* = false */) : m_auto_reset(auto_reset)
+{
+  pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, nullptr);
+  pthread_cond_init(&m_cv, nullptr);
+}
+
+Event::~Event()
+{
+  pthread_cond_destroy(&m_cv);
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_mutex);
+}
+
+void Event::Signal()
+{
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+  m_signaled.store(true);
+  pthread_cond_broadcast(&m_cv);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+}
+
+void Event::Wait()
+{
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+  while (!m_signaled.load())
+    pthread_cond_wait(&m_cv, &m_mutex);
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+}
+
+bool Event::TryWait(u32 timeout_in_ms)
+{
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
+
+  struct timespec ts;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+  ts.tv_sec += timeout_in_ms / 1000;
+  ts.tv_nsec += (timeout_in_ms % 1000) * 1000000;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+  while (!m_signaled.load())
+    pthread_cond_timedwait(&m_cv, &m_mutex, &ts);
+
+  const bool result = m_signaled.load();
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && result && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+void Event::Reset()
+{
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+  m_signaled.store(false);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+}
+
+void Event::WaitForMultiple(Event** events, u32 num_events)
+{
+  for (u32 i = 0; i < num_events; i++)
+    events[i]->Wait();
+}
+
+#else
+
+Event::Event(bool auto_reset /* = false */) : m_auto_reset(auto_reset) {}
+
+Event::~Event() = default;
+
+void Event::Signal()
+{
+  std::unique_lock lock(m_mutex);
+  m_signaled.store(true);
+  m_cv.notify_all();
+}
+
+void Event::Wait()
+{
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
+
+  std::unique_lock lock(m_mutex);
+  m_cv.wait(lock, [this]() { return m_signaled.load(); });
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+}
+
+bool Event::TryWait(u32 timeout_in_ms)
+{
+  m_waiters.fetch_add(1);
+
+  std::unique_lock lock(m_mutex);
+  const bool result =
+    m_cv.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::milliseconds(timeout_in_ms), [this]() { return m_signaled.load(); });
+
+  if (m_waiters.fetch_sub(1) == 1 && result && m_auto_reset)
+    m_signaled.store(false);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+void Event::Reset()
+{
+  std::unique_lock lock(m_mutex);
+  m_signaled.store(false);
+}
+
+void Event::WaitForMultiple(Event** events, u32 num_events)
+{
+  for (u32 i = 0; i < num_events; i++)
+    events[i]->Wait();
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/event.h b/src/common/event.h
index 214b08b16..ad3106195 100644
--- a/src/common/event.h
+++ b/src/common/event.h
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "types.h"
 
+// #define USE_WIN32_EVENT_OBJECTS 1
+
+#if defined(WIN32) && !defined(USE_WIN32_EVENT_OBJECTS)
+#include "windows_headers.h"
+#include <atomic>
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
+#include <atomic>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#else
+#include <atomic>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
+#endif
+
 namespace Common {
 
 class Event
@@ -17,13 +31,26 @@ public:
   static void WaitForMultiple(Event** events, u32 num_events);
 
 private:
-#ifdef WIN32
+#if defined(WIN32) && defined(USE_WIN32_EVENT_OBJECTS)
   void* m_event_handle;
+#elif defined(WIN32)
+  CRITICAL_SECTION m_cs;
+  CONDITION_VARIABLE m_cv;
+  std::atomic_uint32_t m_waiters{0};
+  std::atomic_bool m_signaled{false};
+  bool m_auto_reset = false;
 #elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
-  int m_pipe_fds[2];
-  bool m_auto_reset;
+  pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
+  pthread_cond_t m_cv;
+  std::atomic_uint32_t m_waiters{0};
+  std::atomic_bool m_signaled{false};
+  bool m_auto_reset = false;
 #else
-#error Unknown platform.
+  std::mutex m_mutex;
+  std::condition_variable m_cv;
+  std::atomic_uint32_t m_waiters{0};
+  std::atomic_bool m_signaled{false};
+  bool m_auto_reset = false;
 #endif
 };