diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 35d8731..8252fd8 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -60,3 +60,12 @@ static void stk_module_unload(size_t index)
 
 	--module_count;
 }
+
+static void stk_free_file_list(char **list, size_t count)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+		free(list[i]);
+
+	free(list);
+}
diff --git a/src/platform.c b/src/platform.c
index a960f54..01aa141 100644
--- a/src/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform.c
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#define PLATFORM_INOTIFY_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE 4096
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
@@ -30,3 +39,106 @@ void *platform_get_symbol(void *handle, const char *symbol)
 	return dlsym(handle, symbol);
 #endif
 }
+
+void *platform_directory_watch_start(const char *path)
+{
+#ifdef __linux__
+	int fd;
+	int wd;
+
+	fd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path,
+			       IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE | IN_MODIFY | IN_MOVED_TO |
+				   IN_MOVED_FROM);
+	if (wd < 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return (void *)(intptr_t)fd;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+	return NULL
+#else
+	return NULL
+#endif
+}
+
+void platform_directory_watch_stop(void *handle)
+{
+#ifdef __linux__
+	int fd;
+	if (!handle)
+		return;
+
+	fd = (int)(intptr_t)handle;
+	close(fd);
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+	(void)handle;
+#else
+	(void)handle;
+#endif
+}
+
+char **platform_directory_watch_check(void *handle, size_t *out_count)
+{
+#ifdef __linux__
+	int fd;
+	char buffer[PLATFORM_INOTIFY_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	ssize_t bytes_read;
+	struct inotify_event *event;
+	char *event_ptr;
+	size_t file_count, index;
+	char **file_list;
+
+	fd = (int)(intptr_t)handle;
+	bytes_read = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	if (bytes_read <= 0) {
+		*out_count = 0;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	file_count = 0;
+	event_ptr = buffer;
+	while (event_ptr < buffer + bytes_read) {
+		event = (struct inotify_event *)event_ptr;
+		if (event->len > 0)
+			++file_count;
+
+		event_ptr += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len;
+	}
+
+	if (file_count == 0) {
+		*out_count = 0;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	file_list = malloc(file_count * sizeof(char *));
+	if (!file_list) {
+		*out_count = 0;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	index = 0;
+	event_ptr = buffer;
+	while (event_ptr < buffer + bytes_read) {
+		event = (struct inotify_event *)event_ptr;
+		if (event->len > 0) {
+			file_list[index] = malloc(strlen(event->name) + 1);
+			if (file_list[index]) {
+				strcpy(file_list[index], event->name);
+				index++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		event_ptr += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len;
+	}
+
+	*out_count = index;
+	return file_list;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#else
+#endif
+}