diff --git a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
index 08683ca..514d9bb 100644
--- a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
+++ b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
     return sa.nl_pid;
 }
 
+pollfd Socket::preparePoll(short events) {
+    return {mFd.get(), events, 0};
+}
+
 Socket::receive_iterator::receive_iterator(Socket& socket, bool end)
     : mSocket(socket), mIsEnd(end) {
     if (!end) receive();
diff --git a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
index c69523d..8ea3575 100644
--- a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
+++ b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <libnl++/MessageFactory.h>
 
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <set>
@@ -174,6 +175,14 @@
     std::optional<unsigned> getPid();
 
     /**
+     * Creates a pollfd object for the socket.
+     *
+     * \param events Value for pollfd.events.
+     * \return A populated pollfd object.
+     */
+    pollfd preparePoll(short events = 0);
+
+    /**
      * Live iterator continuously receiving messages from Netlink socket.
      *
      * Iteration ends when socket fails to receive a buffer.