diff --git a/src/constants.go b/src/constants.go
index 10df1e7..0f6a32c 100644
--- a/src/constants.go
+++ b/src/constants.go
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ const (
 	coordinatorDelayStep time.Duration = 10 * time.Millisecond
 
 	// Reader
-	readerBufferSize = 64 * 1024
+	readerBufferSize       = 64 * 1024
+	readerPollIntervalMin  = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	readerPollIntervalStep = 5 * time.Millisecond
+	readerPollIntervalMax  = 50 * time.Millisecond
 
 	// Terminal
 	initialDelay    = 20 * time.Millisecond
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ const (
 	EvtSearchProgress
 	EvtSearchFin
 	EvtHeader
-	EvtClose
+	EvtReady
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/src/core.go b/src/core.go
index 968d407..61f14f9 100644
--- a/src/core.go
+++ b/src/core.go
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ func Run(opts *Options, revision string) {
 	// Reader
 	streamingFilter := opts.Filter != nil && !sort && !opts.Tac && !opts.Sync
 	if !streamingFilter {
-		reader := Reader{func(data []byte) bool {
+		reader := NewReader(func(data []byte) bool {
 			return chunkList.Push(data)
-		}, eventBox, opts.ReadZero}
+		}, eventBox, opts.ReadZero)
 		go reader.ReadSource()
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options, revision string) {
 		found := false
 		if streamingFilter {
 			slab := util.MakeSlab(slab16Size, slab32Size)
-			reader := Reader{
+			reader := NewReader(
 				func(runes []byte) bool {
 					item := Item{}
 					if chunkList.trans(&item, runes, 0) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options, revision string) {
 						}
 					}
 					return false
-				}, eventBox, opts.ReadZero}
+				}, eventBox, opts.ReadZero)
 			reader.ReadSource()
 		} else {
 			eventBox.Unwatch(EvtReadNew)
diff --git a/src/reader.go b/src/reader.go
index 1572e5d..401b8f0 100644
--- a/src/reader.go
+++ b/src/reader.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/junegunn/fzf/src/util"
 )
@@ -13,10 +15,43 @@ type Reader struct {
 	pusher   func([]byte) bool
 	eventBox *util.EventBox
 	delimNil bool
+	event    int32
+}
+
+// NewReader returns new Reader object
+func NewReader(pusher func([]byte) bool, eventBox *util.EventBox, delimNil bool) *Reader {
+	return &Reader{pusher, eventBox, delimNil, int32(EvtReady)}
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) startEventPoller() {
+	go func() {
+		ptr := &r.event
+		pollInterval := readerPollIntervalMin
+		for {
+			if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(ptr, int32(EvtReadNew), int32(EvtReady)) {
+				r.eventBox.Set(EvtReadNew, true)
+				pollInterval = readerPollIntervalMin
+			} else if atomic.LoadInt32(ptr) == int32(EvtReadFin) {
+				return
+			} else {
+				pollInterval += readerPollIntervalStep
+				if pollInterval > readerPollIntervalMax {
+					pollInterval = readerPollIntervalMax
+				}
+			}
+			time.Sleep(pollInterval)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) fin(success bool) {
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&r.event, int32(EvtReadFin))
+	r.eventBox.Set(EvtReadFin, success)
 }
 
 // ReadSource reads data from the default command or from standard input
 func (r *Reader) ReadSource() {
+	r.startEventPoller()
 	var success bool
 	if util.IsTty() {
 		cmd := os.Getenv("FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND")
@@ -27,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *Reader) ReadSource() {
 	} else {
 		success = r.readFromStdin()
 	}
-	r.eventBox.Set(EvtReadFin, success)
+	r.fin(success)
 }
 
 func (r *Reader) feed(src io.Reader) {
@@ -51,7 +86,7 @@ func (r *Reader) feed(src io.Reader) {
 				}
 			}
 			if r.pusher(bytea) {
-				r.eventBox.Set(EvtReadNew, true)
+				atomic.StoreInt32(&r.event, int32(EvtReadNew))
 			}
 		}
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/reader_test.go b/src/reader_test.go
index d5c218c..82ca6b7 100644
--- a/src/reader_test.go
+++ b/src/reader_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package fzf
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/junegunn/fzf/src/util"
 )
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@ func TestReadFromCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	eb := util.NewEventBox()
 	reader := Reader{
 		pusher:   func(s []byte) bool { strs = append(strs, string(s)); return true },
-		eventBox: eb}
+		eventBox: eb,
+		event:    int32(EvtReady)}
+
+	reader.startEventPoller()
 
 	// Check EventBox
 	if eb.Peek(EvtReadNew) {
@@ -19,21 +23,16 @@ func TestReadFromCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Normal command
-	reader.readFromCommand(`echo abc && echo def`)
+	reader.fin(reader.readFromCommand(`echo abc && echo def`))
 	if len(strs) != 2 || strs[0] != "abc" || strs[1] != "def" {
 		t.Errorf("%s", strs)
 	}
 
 	// Check EventBox again
-	if !eb.Peek(EvtReadNew) {
-		t.Error("EvtReadNew should be set yet")
-	}
+	eb.WaitFor(EvtReadFin)
 
 	// Wait should return immediately
 	eb.Wait(func(events *util.Events) {
-		if _, found := (*events)[EvtReadNew]; !found {
-			t.Errorf("%s", events)
-		}
 		events.Clear()
 	})
 
@@ -42,8 +41,14 @@ func TestReadFromCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EvtReadNew should not be set yet")
 	}
 
+	// Make sure that event poller is finished
+	time.Sleep(readerPollIntervalMax)
+
+	// Restart event poller
+	reader.startEventPoller()
+
 	// Failing command
-	reader.readFromCommand(`no-such-command`)
+	reader.fin(reader.readFromCommand(`no-such-command`))
 	strs = []string{}
 	if len(strs) > 0 {
 		t.Errorf("%s", strs)
@@ -51,6 +56,9 @@ func TestReadFromCommand(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Check EventBox again
 	if eb.Peek(EvtReadNew) {
-		t.Error("Command failed. EvtReadNew should be set")
+		t.Error("Command failed. EvtReadNew should not be set")
+	}
+	if !eb.Peek(EvtReadFin) {
+		t.Error("EvtReadFin should be set")
 	}
 }