diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 270488d08..ebd2f4ae1 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern crate vmm_sys_util;
 use libc::EFD_NONBLOCK;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 use std::io;
+use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::result;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
@@ -52,6 +53,74 @@ impl Display for Error {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+pub enum EpollDispatch {
+    Exit,
+    Reset,
+    Stdin,
+    Api,
+}
+
+pub struct EpollContext {
+    raw_fd: RawFd,
+    dispatch_table: Vec<Option<EpollDispatch>>,
+}
+
+impl EpollContext {
+    pub fn new() -> result::Result<EpollContext, io::Error> {
+        let raw_fd = epoll::create(true)?;
+
+        // Initial capacity needs to be large enough to hold:
+        // * 1 exit event
+        // * 1 reset event
+        // * 1 stdin event
+        // * 1 API event
+        let mut dispatch_table = Vec::with_capacity(5);
+        dispatch_table.push(None);
+
+        Ok(EpollContext {
+            raw_fd,
+            dispatch_table,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_stdin(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), io::Error> {
+        let dispatch_index = self.dispatch_table.len() as u64;
+        epoll::ctl(
+            self.raw_fd,
+            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+            libc::STDIN_FILENO,
+            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, dispatch_index),
+        )?;
+
+        self.dispatch_table.push(Some(EpollDispatch::Stdin));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn add_event<T>(&mut self, fd: &T, token: EpollDispatch) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>
+    where
+        T: AsRawFd,
+    {
+        let dispatch_index = self.dispatch_table.len() as u64;
+        epoll::ctl(
+            self.raw_fd,
+            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+            fd.as_raw_fd(),
+            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, dispatch_index),
+        )?;
+        self.dispatch_table.push(Some(token));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRawFd for EpollContext {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.raw_fd
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn start_vm_loop(config: Arc<VmConfig>) -> Result<()> {
     let exit_evt = EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(Error::EventFd)?;
     let reset_evt = EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(Error::EventFd)?;
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index b7af3dd52..78a107edc 100755
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern crate vm_virtio;
 
 use crate::config::{ConsoleOutputMode, VmConfig};
 use crate::device_manager::{get_win_size, Console, DeviceManager, DeviceManagerError};
+use crate::{EpollContext, EpollDispatch};
 use arch::RegionType;
 use devices::ioapic;
 use kvm_bindings::{
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io;
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, RawFd};
+use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd};
 use std::os::unix::thread::JoinHandleExt;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, Mutex, RwLock};
@@ -430,71 +431,6 @@ pub struct VmInfo<'a> {
     pub vm_cfg: &'a VmConfig,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
-enum EpollDispatch {
-    Exit,
-    Reset,
-    Stdin,
-}
-
-pub struct EpollContext {
-    raw_fd: RawFd,
-    dispatch_table: Vec<Option<EpollDispatch>>,
-}
-
-impl EpollContext {
-    pub fn new() -> result::Result<EpollContext, io::Error> {
-        let raw_fd = epoll::create(true)?;
-
-        // Initial capacity needs to be large enough to hold:
-        // * 1 exit event
-        // * 1 stdin event
-        let mut dispatch_table = Vec::with_capacity(4);
-        dispatch_table.push(None);
-
-        Ok(EpollContext {
-            raw_fd,
-            dispatch_table,
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub fn add_stdin(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), io::Error> {
-        let dispatch_index = self.dispatch_table.len() as u64;
-        epoll::ctl(
-            self.raw_fd,
-            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
-            libc::STDIN_FILENO,
-            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, dispatch_index),
-        )?;
-
-        self.dispatch_table.push(Some(EpollDispatch::Stdin));
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn add_event<T>(&mut self, fd: &T, token: EpollDispatch) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>
-    where
-        T: AsRawFd,
-    {
-        let dispatch_index = self.dispatch_table.len() as u64;
-        epoll::ctl(
-            self.raw_fd,
-            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
-            fd.as_raw_fd(),
-            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, dispatch_index),
-        )?;
-        self.dispatch_table.push(Some(token));
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl AsRawFd for EpollContext {
-    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
-        self.raw_fd
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub enum ExitBehaviour {
     Shutdown = 1,
@@ -886,6 +822,7 @@ impl Vm {
                             break 'outer;
                         }
                         EpollDispatch::Stdin => self.handle_stdin()?,
+                        EpollDispatch::Api => {}
                     }
                 }
             }