diff --git a/examples/read_async.rs b/examples/read_async.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82d92ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/read_async.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use rusb::{AsyncTransfer, CbResult, Context, UsbContext};
+
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+
+    if args.len() < 4 {
+        eprintln!("Usage: read_async <vendor-id> <product-id> <endpoint>");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let vid: u16 = FromStr::from_str(args[1].as_ref()).unwrap();
+    let pid: u16 = FromStr::from_str(args[2].as_ref()).unwrap();
+    let endpoint: u8 = FromStr::from_str(args[3].as_ref()).unwrap();
+
+    let ctx = Context::new().expect("Could not initialize libusb");
+    let device = ctx
+        .open_device_with_vid_pid(vid, pid)
+        .expect("Could not find device");
+
+    const NUM_TRANSFERS: usize = 32;
+    const BUF_SIZE: usize = 1024;
+    let mut main_buffer = Box::new([0u8; BUF_SIZE * NUM_TRANSFERS]);
+
+    let mut transfers = Vec::new();
+    for buf in main_buffer.chunks_exact_mut(BUF_SIZE) {
+        let mut transfer =
+            AsyncTransfer::new_bulk(&device, endpoint, buf, callback, Duration::from_secs(10));
+        transfer.submit().expect("Could not submit transfer");
+        transfers.push(transfer);
+    }
+
+    loop {
+        rusb::poll_transfers(&ctx, Duration::from_secs(10));
+    }
+}
+
+fn callback(result: CbResult) {
+    println!("{:?}", result)
+}
diff --git a/src/device_handle/async_api.rs b/src/device_handle/async_api.rs
index 54e99a1..efd52a3 100644
--- a/src/device_handle/async_api.rs
+++ b/src/device_handle/async_api.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
 use std::marker::{PhantomData, PhantomPinned};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
-type CbResult<'a> = Result<&'a [u8], TransferError>;
+pub type CbResult<'a> = Result<&'a [u8], TransferError>;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum TransferError {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ impl<'d, 'b, C: 'd + UsbContext, F: FnMut(CbResult<'b>) + Send> AsyncTransfer<'d
     /// returned Err, or the callback has gotten an Err.
     // Step 3 of async API
     #[allow(unused)]
-    pub fn submit(&mut self) -> Result<(), TransferError> {
+    pub fn submit(self: &mut Pin<Box<Self>>) -> Result<(), TransferError> {
         let errno = unsafe { ffi::libusb_submit_transfer(self.ptr.as_ptr()) };
         use ffi::constants::*;
         match errno {
@@ -189,3 +190,19 @@ impl<C: UsbContext, F> Drop for AsyncTransfer<'_, '_, C, F> {
         Self::drop_helper(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self) });
     }
 }
+
+/// Polls for transfers and executes their callbacks. Will block until the
+/// given timeout, or return immediately if timeout is zero.
+pub fn poll_transfers(ctx: &impl UsbContext, timeout: Duration) {
+    let timeval = libc::timeval {
+        tv_sec: timeout.as_secs() as i64,
+        tv_usec: timeout.subsec_millis() as i64,
+    };
+    unsafe {
+        ffi::libusb_handle_events_timeout_completed(
+            ctx.as_raw(),
+            std::ptr::addr_of!(timeval),
+            std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        )
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/device_handle/mod.rs b/src/device_handle/mod.rs
index e4102ac..b80873b 100644
--- a/src/device_handle/mod.rs
+++ b/src/device_handle/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod async_api;
+pub mod async_api;
 
 use std::{mem, ptr::NonNull, time::Duration, u8};
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5dfc530..b0c54ea 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub use crate::{
     context::{Context, GlobalContext, Hotplug, LogLevel, Registration, UsbContext},
     device::Device,
     device_descriptor::DeviceDescriptor,
+    device_handle::async_api::{poll_transfers, AsyncTransfer, CbResult},
     device_handle::DeviceHandle,
     device_list::{DeviceList, Devices},
     endpoint_descriptor::EndpointDescriptor,
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ pub fn open_device_with_vid_pid(
     if handle.is_null() {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(unsafe { DeviceHandle::from_libusb(GlobalContext::default(), std::ptr::NonNull::new_unchecked(handle)) })
+        Some(unsafe {
+            DeviceHandle::from_libusb(
+                GlobalContext::default(),
+                std::ptr::NonNull::new_unchecked(handle),
+            )
+        })
     }
 }