diff --git a/platypush/backend/inotify/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/inotify/__init__.py
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index 0000000000..26dad5ec1b
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+++ b/platypush/backend/inotify/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import os
+import logging
+import inotify.adapters
+
+from platypush.backend import Backend
+from platypush.message.event.path import PathCreateEvent, PathDeleteEvent, \
+    PathOpenEvent, PathModifyEvent, PathPermissionsChangeEvent, PathCloseEvent
+
+class InotifyBackend(Backend):
+    inotify_watch = None
+
+    def __init__(self, watch_paths=[], **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.watch_paths = set(map(
+            lambda path: os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path)),
+            watch_paths))
+
+    def send_message(self, msg):
+        pass
+
+    def _cleanup(self):
+        if not self.inotify_watch:
+            return
+
+        for path in self.watch_paths:
+            self.inotify_watch.remove_watch(path)
+
+        self.inotify_watch = None
+
+    def run(self):
+        super().run()
+
+        self.inotify_watch = inotify.adapters.Inotify()
+        for path in self.watch_paths:
+            self.inotify_watch.add_watch(path)
+
+        logging.info('Initialized inotify file monitoring backend, monitored resources: {}'
+                     .format(self.watch_paths))
+
+        try:
+            for inotify_event in self.inotify_watch.event_gen():
+                if inotify_event is not None:
+                    (header, inotify_types, watch_path, filename) = inotify_event
+                    event = None
+
+                    if 'IN_OPEN' in inotify_types:
+                        event = PathOpenEvent(path=watch_path)
+                    elif 'IN_MODIFY' in inotify_types:
+                        event = PathModifyEvent(path=watch_path)
+                    elif 'IN_CLOSE_WRITE' in inotify_types or 'IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE' in inotify_types:
+                        event = PathCloseEvent(path=watch_path)
+
+                    if event:
+                        self.bus.post(event)
+        finally:
+            self._cleanup()
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
+
diff --git a/platypush/message/event/path/__init__.py b/platypush/message/event/path/__init__.py
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index 0000000000..8cc2ac1de1
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+++ b/platypush/message/event/path/__init__.py
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+from platypush.message.event import Event
+
+
+class PathOpenEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class PathCloseEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class PathCreateEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class PathDeleteEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class PathModifyEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class PathPermissionsChangeEvent(Event):
+    def __init__(self, path, umask, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(path=path, umask=umask, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
+