diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d17d32e5c..573bc5fbf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -968,6 +968,11 @@ if (LWS_WITH_LIBEV)
         "#include <ev.h>
         int main(int argc, char **argv) { return EVBACKEND_LINUXAIO; }
         " LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_LINUXAIO)
+	CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES(
+        "#include <ev.h>
+	int main(int argc, char **argv) { return EVBACKEND_IOURING; }
+	" LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_IOURING)
+
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/cmake/lws_config.h.in b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
index 8c67a5b98..d95ab4a9e 100644
--- a/cmake/lws_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_DIR
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_ESP32
 #cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_LINUXAIO
+#cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_IOURING
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_FILE_OPS
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_FSMOUNT
diff --git a/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c b/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
index b22746a5b..9770cf1c2 100644
--- a/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
+++ b/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
@@ -188,7 +188,12 @@ elops_init_pt_ev(struct lws_context *context, void *_loop, int tsi)
                backend_name = "Linux AIO";
                break;
 #endif
-	case EVBACKEND_KQUEUE:
+#if defined(LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_IOURING)
+       case EVBACKEND_IOURING:
+               backend_name = "Linux io_uring";
+               break;
+#endif
+       case EVBACKEND_KQUEUE:
 		backend_name = "kqueue";
 		break;
 	case EVBACKEND_DEVPOLL: