diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_manager_client.cpp b/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_manager_client.cpp
index f454b08..8fd3627 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_manager_client.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_manager_client.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@
   delete client;
 }
 
+int dvrDisplayManagerClientGetEventFd(DvrDisplayManagerClient* client) {
+  return client->client->event_fd();
+}
+
+int dvrDisplayManagerClientTranslateEpollEventMask(
+    DvrDisplayManagerClient* client, int in_events, int* out_events) {
+  auto result = client->client->GetChannel()->GetEventMask(in_events);
+
+  if (!result) {
+    return -EIO;
+  }
+
+  *out_events = result.get();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int dvrDisplayManagerClientGetSurfaceList(
     DvrDisplayManagerClient* client,
     DvrDisplayManagerClientSurfaceList** surface_list) {
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client.h b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client.h
index f28c1e4..8ba9175 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client.h
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
 
 void dvrDisplayManagerClientDestroy(DvrDisplayManagerClient* client);
 
+// Return an event fd for checking if there was an event on the server
+// Note that the only event which will be flagged is POLLIN. You must use
+// dvrDisplayManagerClientTranslateEpollEventMask in order to get the real
+// event flags.
+// @return the fd
+int dvrDisplayManagerClientGetEventFd(DvrDisplayManagerClient* client);
+
+// Once you have received an epoll event, you must translate it to its true
+// flags. This is a workaround for working with UDS.
+// @param in_events pass in the epoll revents that were initially returned
+// @param on success, this value will be overwritten with the true epoll values
+// @return 0 on success, non-zero otherwise
+int dvrDisplayManagerClientTranslateEpollEventMask(
+    DvrDisplayManagerClient* client, int in_events, int* out_events);
+
 // If successful, populates |surface_list| with a list of application
 // surfaces the display is currently using.
 //
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client_impl.h b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client_impl.h
index 645ccce..4ecd8d4 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client_impl.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_manager_client_impl.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
   int GetSurfaceBuffers(
       int surface_id, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<BufferConsumer>>* consumers);
 
+  using Client::event_fd;
+  using Client::GetChannel;
+
  private:
   friend BASE;