diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
index f343d21..374c3c3 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(avahi-client, avahi_threaded_poll_new,
 ################################################################################################################
 ### Header checks
 
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([arpa/inet.h asm/unistd.h endian.h machine/endian.h fcntl.h libintl.h locale.h netdb.h netinet/in.h stddef.h stdlib.h string.h sys/file.h sys/inotify.h sys/ioctl.h sys/param.h sys/socket.h sys/time.h unistd.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([arpa/inet.h asm/unistd.h endian.h machine/endian.h fcntl.h libintl.h locale.h netdb.h netinet/in.h stddef.h stdlib.h string.h sys/file.h sys/inotify.h sys/ioctl.h sys/param.h sys/socket.h sys/time.h unistd.h sys/event.h])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(inotify_init, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INOTIFY,1,[Whether kernel has inotify support]), [
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for __NR_inotify_init syscall])
diff --git minidlna.c minidlna.c
index 322d04d..ff1bd9d 100644
--- minidlna.c
+++ minidlna.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
+#define FD_SETSIZE 8192
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ rescan:
 		open_db(&db);
 		if (*scanner_pid == 0) /* child (scanner) process */
 		{
+			DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_GENERAL, "Starting scanner in forked child\n");
 			start_scanner();
 			sqlite3_close(db);
 			log_close();
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ rescan:
 		}
 		else if (*scanner_pid < 0)
 		{
+			DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_GENERAL, "Starting scanner in parent\n");
 			start_scanner();
 		}
 #else
@@ -1057,6 +1060,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		else if (pthread_create(&inotify_thread, NULL, start_inotify, NULL) != 0)
 			DPRINTF(E_FATAL, L_GENERAL, "ERROR: pthread_create() failed for start_inotify. EXITING\n");
 	}
+#elif defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
+	if( GETFLAG(INOTIFY_MASK) )
+	{
+		if (!sqlite3_threadsafe() || sqlite3_libversion_number() < 3005001)
+			DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_GENERAL, "SQLite library is not threadsafe!	"
+			"Kqueue will be disabled.\n");
+		else if (pthread_create(&inotify_thread, NULL, start_kqueue, NULL) != 0)
+			DPRINTF(E_FATAL, L_GENERAL, "ERROR: pthread_create() failed for start_kqueue. EXITING\n");
+	}
 #endif
 	smonitor = OpenAndConfMonitorSocket();
 
diff --git monitor.c monitor.c
index ebe8095..e3eaddc 100644
--- monitor.c
+++ monitor.c
@@ -29,16 +29,21 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <poll.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
-#else
+#else /*HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H*/
 #include "linux/inotify.h"
 #include "linux/inotify-syscalls.h"
-#endif
-#endif
+#endif /*HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H*/
+#else /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+#include <sys/event.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+#endif /*defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)*/
 #include "libav.h"
 
 #include "upnpglobalvars.h"
@@ -53,12 +58,14 @@
 
 static time_t next_pl_fill = 0;
 
+#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 #define EVENT_SIZE  ( sizeof (struct inotify_event) )
 #define BUF_LEN     ( 1024 * ( EVENT_SIZE + 16 ) )
 #define DESIRED_WATCH_LIMIT 65536
 
 #define PATH_BUF_SIZE PATH_MAX
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 
 struct watch
 {
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ get_path_from_wd(int wd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 static unsigned int
 next_highest(unsigned int num)
 {
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ raise_watch_limit(unsigned int limit)
 	fprintf(max_watches, "%u", next_highest(limit));
 	fclose(max_watches);
 }
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 
 static int
 add_watch(int fd, const char * path)
@@ -114,6 +123,7 @@ add_watch(int fd, const char * path)
 	struct watch *nw;
 	int wd;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 	wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path, IN_CREATE|IN_CLOSE_WRITE|IN_DELETE|IN_MOVE);
 	if( wd < 0 && errno == ENOSPC)
 	{
@@ -125,6 +135,27 @@ add_watch(int fd, const char * path)
 		DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "inotify_add_watch(%s) [%s]\n", path, strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
+#else /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+	wd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (wd < 0)
+	{
+		DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "inotify_add_watch[kqueue,open](%s) [%s]\n", path, strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	struct kevent ke;
+	EV_SET(&ke, wd,
+		EVFILT_VNODE,
+		EV_ADD | EV_ENABLE | EV_CLEAR,
+		NOTE_DELETE | NOTE_WRITE | NOTE_EXTEND /*| NOTE_ATTRB*/,
+		0, NULL);
+
+	if( kevent(fd, &ke, 1, NULL, 0, NULL) < 0 )
+	{
+		DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "inotify_add_watch[kqueue](%s) [%s]\n", path, strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 
 	nw = malloc(sizeof(struct watch));
 	if( nw == NULL )
@@ -158,7 +189,12 @@ remove_watch(int fd, const char * path)
 	for( w = watches; w; w = w->next )
 	{
 		if( strcmp(path, w->path) == 0 )
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 			return(inotify_rm_watch(fd, w->wd));
+#else /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+			close(w->wd); /* kqueue cleans up events when handle dies*/
+			return(0);
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 	}
 
 	return 1;
@@ -167,8 +203,7 @@ remove_watch(int fd, const char * path)
 static int
 inotify_create_watches(int fd)
 {
-	FILE * max_watches;
-	unsigned int num_watches = 0, watch_limit;
+	unsigned int num_watches = 0;
 	char **result;
 	int i, rows = 0;
 	struct media_dir_s * media_path;
@@ -188,6 +223,10 @@ inotify_create_watches(int fd)
 	}
 	sqlite3_free_table(result);
 		
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+	FILE * max_watches;
+	unsigned int watch_limit;
+	
 	max_watches = fopen("/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches", "r");
 	if( max_watches )
 	{
@@ -224,6 +263,7 @@ inotify_create_watches(int fd)
 		DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_INOTIFY, "WARNING: Could not read inotify max_user_watches!  "
 		                        "Hopefully it is enough to cover %u current directories plus any new ones added.\n", num_watches);
 	}
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 
 	return rows;
 }
@@ -238,7 +278,11 @@ inotify_remove_watches(int fd)
 	while( w )
 	{
 		last_w = w;
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 		inotify_rm_watch(fd, w->wd);
+#else /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+		close(w->wd); /*kqueue cleans up after fhandle dies*/
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
 		free(w->path);
 		rm_watches++;
 		w = w->next;
@@ -247,7 +291,7 @@ inotify_remove_watches(int fd)
 
 	return rm_watches;
 }
-#endif
+#endif /*defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)*/
 
 int
 monitor_remove_file(const char * path)
@@ -304,6 +348,8 @@ monitor_remove_file(const char * path)
 					continue;
 				if( children < 2 )
 				{
+					sql_exec(db, "DELETE from DETAILS where ID ="
+						" (SELECT DETAIL_ID from OBJECTS where OBJECT_ID = '%s')", result[i]);
 					sql_exec(db, "DELETE from OBJECTS where OBJECT_ID = '%s'", result[i]);
 
 					ptr = strrchr(result[i], '$');
@@ -311,6 +357,8 @@ monitor_remove_file(const char * path)
 						*ptr = '\0';
 					if( sql_get_int_field(db, "SELECT count(*) from OBJECTS where PARENT_ID = '%s'", result[i]) == 0 )
 					{
+						sql_exec(db, "DELETE from DETAILS where ID ="
+							" (SELECT DETAIL_ID from OBJECTS where OBJECT_ID = '%s')", result[i]);
 						sql_exec(db, "DELETE from OBJECTS where OBJECT_ID = '%s'", result[i]);
 					}
 				}
@@ -342,6 +390,7 @@ monitor_insert_file(char * name, const char * path)
 	media_types types = ALL_MEDIA;
 	struct media_dir_s * media_path = media_dirs;
 	struct stat st;
+	struct timeval now;
 
 	/* Is it cover art for another file? */
 	if( is_image(path) )
@@ -405,6 +454,16 @@ monitor_insert_file(char * name, const char * path)
 	/* If it's already in the database and hasn't been modified, skip it. */
 	if( stat(path, &st) != 0 )
 		return -1;
+	
+	(void)gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+	while (now.tv_sec < st.st_mtime + 3)
+	{
+		DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Sleeping until %s is stable for a few seconds ...\n", path);
+		sleep(1);
+		(void)gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+		if (stat(path, &st) != 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
 
 	ts = sql_get_int_field(db, "SELECT TIMESTAMP from DETAILS where PATH = '%q'", path);
 	if( !ts && is_playlist(path) && (sql_get_int_field(db, "SELECT ID from PLAYLISTS where PATH = '%q'", path) > 0) )
@@ -528,7 +587,7 @@ monitor_insert_directory(int fd, char *name, const char * path)
 
 	if( fd > 0 )
 	{
-		#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+		#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
 		int wd = add_watch(fd, path);
 		if( wd == -1 )
 		{
@@ -538,7 +597,7 @@ monitor_insert_directory(int fd, char *name, const char * path)
 		{
 			DPRINTF(E_INFO, L_INOTIFY, "Added watch to %s [%d]\n", path, wd);
 		}
-		#endif
+		#endif /*defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)*/
 	}
 
 	media_path = media_dirs;
@@ -604,7 +663,7 @@ monitor_remove_directory(int fd, const char * path)
 	valid_cache = 0;
 	if( fd > 0 )
 	{
-		#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+		#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
 		remove_watch(fd, path);
 		#endif
 	}
@@ -631,6 +690,7 @@ monitor_remove_directory(int fd, const char * path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#if defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 void *
 start_inotify(void)
@@ -754,4 +814,232 @@ quitting:
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
+#else /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+void *
+start_kqueue()
+{
+	int global_kqueue_handle = -1;
+
+	global_kqueue_handle = kqueue();
+	if ( global_kqueue_handle < 0 )
+	{
+		DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "kqueue() failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	while( GETFLAG(SCANNING_MASK) )
+	{
+		if( quitting )
+			goto quitting;
+		
+		DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "..waiting for scanning to complete...\n");
+		sleep(1);
+	}
+
+	DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "GOING WILD!\n");
+
+	inotify_create_watches(global_kqueue_handle);
+	if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 19) == -1)
+		DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_INOTIFY,	"Failed to reduce kqueue thread priority\n");
+	sqlite3_release_memory(1<<31);
+	av_register_all();
+
+	while( !quitting )
+	{
+		struct kevent ke;
+		if ( kevent(global_kqueue_handle, NULL, 0, &ke, 1, NULL) == -1 )
+		{
+			DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_INOTIFY,	"kevent polling failure: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY,	"GOT KEVENT:\n"
+			"ident=0x%X, filter=0x%X, flags=0x%X, fflags=0x%X, data=0x%X, udata=0x%X\n", 
+			ke.ident, ke.filter, ke.flags, ke.fflags, ke.data, ke.udata);*/
+
+		char* dir_path = get_path_from_wd(ke.ident);
+		if (dir_path == NULL)
+		{
+			DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "Path with FD=0x%X can't be resolved.\n", ke.ident);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (ke.fflags & NOTE_DELETE)
+		{
+			DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Path [%s] deleted.\n", dir_path);
+			monitor_remove_directory(ke.ident, dir_path);
+		}
+		else if ((ke.fflags & (NOTE_WRITE | NOTE_LINK)) == (NOTE_WRITE | NOTE_LINK))
+		{
+			DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Path [%s] content updated (directory).\n", dir_path);
+
+			char * sql;
+			char **result;
+			int i, rows;
+			sql = sqlite3_mprintf("SELECT PATH from DETAILS where (PATH > '%q/' and PATH <= '%q/%c')"
+				" and SIZE = ''", dir_path, dir_path, 0xFF);
+			if( (sql_get_table(db, sql, &result, &rows, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) )
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_INOTIFY, "Read state [%s]: Query failed, not updating\n", dir_path);
+				sqlite3_free(sql);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			for( i=1; i <= rows; i++ )
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Indexed content: %s\n", result[i]);
+				if (access(result[i], R_OK) == -1)
+				{
+					/* actually, global_kqueue_handle is not used here */
+					monitor_remove_directory(global_kqueue_handle, result[i]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			DIR* d;
+			struct dirent * entry;
+			d = opendir(dir_path);
+			if (!d)
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "Can't list [%s] (%s)\n", dir_path, strerror(errno));
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			for ( entry = readdir(d); entry != NULL; entry = readdir(d) )
+			{
+				if ( (entry->d_type == DT_DIR) &&
+					(strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") != 0) &&
+					(strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") != 0) )
+				{
+					char tmp_path[PATH_MAX];
+					int result_path_len;
+
+					result_path_len = snprintf(tmp_path, PATH_MAX,
+						"%s/%s", dir_path, entry->d_name);
+					if (result_path_len >= PATH_MAX)
+					{
+						DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "File path too long for %s!", entry->d_name);
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Walking %s\n", tmp_path);
+					char found_flag = 0;
+					for( i=1; i <= rows; i++ )
+					{
+						if (strcmp(result[i], tmp_path) == 0)
+						{
+							found_flag = 1;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+
+					if ( !found_flag )
+					{
+						char * esc_name = NULL;
+						esc_name = modifyString(strdup(entry->d_name), "&", "&amp;amp;", 0);
+						monitor_insert_directory(global_kqueue_handle, esc_name, tmp_path);
+						free(esc_name);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			closedir(d);
+
+			sqlite3_free_table(result);
+			sqlite3_free(sql);
+		}
+		else if (ke.fflags & NOTE_WRITE)
+		{
+			DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Path [%s] content updated (file).\n", dir_path);
+
+			char * sql;
+			char **result;
+			int i, rows;
+			sql = sqlite3_mprintf("SELECT PATH from DETAILS where (PATH > '%q/' and PATH <= '%q/%c')"
+				" and SIZE <> ''", dir_path, dir_path, 0xFF);
+			if( (sql_get_table(db, sql, &result, &rows, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) )
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_INOTIFY, "Read state [%s]: Query failed, not updating\n", dir_path);
+				sqlite3_free(sql);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			for( i=1; i <= rows; i++ )
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Indexed content: %s\n", result[i]);
+				if (access(result[i], R_OK) == -1) /*oops, our file is gone*/
+				{
+					monitor_remove_file(result[i]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			DIR* d;
+			struct dirent * entry;
+			d = opendir(dir_path);
+			if (!d)
+			{
+				DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "Can't list [%s] (%s)\n", dir_path, strerror(errno));
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			for ( entry = readdir(d); entry != NULL; entry = readdir(d) )
+			{
+				if ( (entry->d_type == DT_REG) ||
+				     (entry->d_type == DT_LNK) )
+				{
+					char tmp_path[PATH_MAX];
+					int result_path_len;
+
+					result_path_len = snprintf(tmp_path, PATH_MAX,
+						"%s/%s", dir_path, entry->d_name);
+					if (result_path_len >= PATH_MAX)
+					{
+						DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "File path too long for %s!", entry->d_name);
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_INOTIFY, "Walking %s\n", tmp_path);
+
+					char found_flag = 0;
+					for( i=1; i <= rows; i++ )
+					{
+						if (strcmp(result[i], tmp_path) == 0)
+						{
+							found_flag = 1;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+
+					if ( !found_flag )
+					{
+						char * esc_name = NULL;
+						struct stat st;
+
+						if( stat(tmp_path, &st) != 0 )
+						{
+							DPRINTF(E_ERROR, L_INOTIFY, "'%s' disappeared!", tmp_path);
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						esc_name = modifyString(strdup(entry->d_name), "&", "&amp;amp;", 0);
+						if ( S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) )
+							monitor_insert_directory(global_kqueue_handle, esc_name, tmp_path);
+						else
+							monitor_insert_file(esc_name, tmp_path);
+						free(esc_name);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			closedir(d);
+
+			sqlite3_free_table(result);
+			sqlite3_free(sql);
+		}
+	}
+	inotify_remove_watches(global_kqueue_handle);
+quitting:
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /*HAVE_INOTIFY*/
+#endif /*defined(HAVE_INOTIFY) || defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)*/
diff --git monitor.h monitor.h
index 92ae41a..d0dd7e4 100644
--- monitor.h
+++ monitor.h
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ monitor_remove_directory(int fd, const char * path);
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 void *
 start_inotify();
+#elif defined(HAVE_SYS_EVENT_H)
+void *
+start_kqueue();
 #endif
diff --git upnpevents.c upnpevents.c
index 06ec43a..9827e6e 100644
--- upnpevents.c
+++ upnpevents.c
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ void upnpevents_selectfds(fd_set *readset, fd_set *writeset, int * max_fd)
 {
 	struct upnp_event_notify * obj;
 	for(obj = notifylist.lh_first; obj != NULL; obj = obj->entries.le_next) {
+		if (obj->s > FD_SETSIZE)
+			DPRINTF(E_FATAL, L_HTTP,
+			    "upnpevents_selectfds: file descriptor %d too big for select, limit is %d\n", 
+			    obj->s, FD_SETSIZE);
 		DPRINTF(E_DEBUG, L_HTTP, "upnpevents_selectfds: %p %d %d\n",
 		       obj, obj->state, obj->s);
 		if(obj->s >= 0) {
