diff --git a/sbysrc/sby_core.py b/sbysrc/sby_core.py
index 4ec2ab3..3c9c1f9 100644
--- a/sbysrc/sby_core.py
+++ b/sbysrc/sby_core.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os, re, sys, signal
 if os.name == "posix":
     import resource, fcntl
 import subprocess
+import asyncio
 from shutil import copyfile, rmtree
 from select import select
 from time import time, localtime, sleep
@@ -200,6 +201,56 @@ class SbyTask:
                 next_task.poll()
             return
 
+    async def output_async(self):
+        while True:
+            outs = await self.p.stdout.readline()
+            await asyncio.sleep(0) # https://bugs.python.org/issue24532
+            outs = outs.decode("utf-8")
+            if len(outs) == 0: break
+            if outs[-1] != '\n':
+                self.linebuffer += outs
+                break
+            outs = (self.linebuffer + outs).strip()
+            self.linebuffer = ""
+            self.handle_output(outs)
+
+    async def maybe_spawn_async(self):
+        if self.finished or self.terminated:
+            return
+
+        if not self.running:
+            for dep in self.deps:
+                if not dep.finished:
+                    return
+
+            self.job.log("%s: starting process \"%s\"" % (self.info, self.cmdline))
+            self.p = await asyncio.create_subprocess_shell(self.cmdline, stdin=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stderr=(asyncio.subprocess.STDOUT if self.logstderr else None))
+            self.job.tasks_pending.remove(self)
+            self.job.tasks_running.append(self)
+            self.running = True
+            asyncio.ensure_future(self.output_async())
+            self.fut = asyncio.ensure_future(self.p.wait())
+
+    async def shutdown_and_notify_async(self):
+        self.job.log("%s: finished (returncode=%d)" % (self.info, self.p.returncode))
+        self.job.tasks_running.remove(self)
+        self.running = False
+
+        self.handle_exit(self.p.returncode)
+
+        if self.checkretcode and self.p.returncode != 0:
+            self.job.status = "ERROR"
+            self.job.log("%s: job failed. ERROR." % self.info)
+            self.terminated = True
+            self.job.terminate()
+            return
+
+        self.finished = True
+        for next_task in self.notify:
+            await next_task.maybe_spawn_async()
+        return
 
 class SbyAbort(BaseException):
     pass
@@ -283,6 +334,41 @@ class SbyJob:
                     self.status = "TIMEOUT"
                     self.terminate(timeout=True)
 
+    def taskloop_async(self):
+        if os.name != "posix":
+            loop = asyncio.ProactorEventLoop()
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop.set_debug(enabled=True)
+        poll_fut = asyncio.ensure_future(self.task_poller())
+        loop.run_until_complete(poll_fut)
+
+    async def task_poller(self):
+        for task in self.tasks_pending:
+            await task.maybe_spawn_async()
+
+        while len(self.tasks_running):
+            task_futs = []
+            for task in self.tasks_running:
+                if task.running:
+                    task_futs.append(task.fut)
+            (done, pending) = await asyncio.wait(task_futs, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED)
+
+            for task in self.tasks_running:
+                if task.fut in done:
+                    await task.shutdown_and_notify_async()
+
+            # for task in self.tasks_pending:
+            #     await task.poll_async()
+
+            #if self.opt_timeout is not None:
+                #total_clock_time = int(time() - self.start_clock_time)
+                #if total_clock_time > self.opt_timeout:
+                    #self.log("Reached TIMEOUT (%d seconds). Terminating all tasks." % self.opt_timeout)
+                    #self.status = "TIMEOUT"
+                    #self.terminate(timeout=True)
+
+
     def log(self, logmessage):
         tm = localtime()
         print("SBY {:2d}:{:02d}:{:02d} [{}] {}".format(tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, self.workdir, logmessage), flush=True)
@@ -655,7 +741,9 @@ class SbyJob:
             if opt not in self.used_options:
                 self.error("Unused option: {}".format(opt))
 
-        self.taskloop()
+        # self.taskloop()
+        self.taskloop_async()
+
 
         total_clock_time = int(time() - self.start_clock_time)