diff --git a/nl80211.py b/nl80211.py
index cbe27f3..9d36878 100755
--- a/nl80211.py
+++ b/nl80211.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 import fcntl
 import os
-import random
+import Queue
+import threading
 import socket
 import struct
+import weakref
 
 
 class Iterator(object):
@@ -197,35 +199,62 @@ class Netlink(object):
 
   _nlmsghdr = StructParser('LHHLL', ('length', 'type', 'flags', 'seq', 'pid'))
 
+  _seq = 0
+
   def __init__(self):
     self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_NETLINK, socket.SOCK_DGRAM, 16)
     self._sock.bind((0, 0))
+    self._seq_lock = threading.Lock()
+    self._response_queues = {}
+    thread = threading.Thread(
+      target=self._Receiver,
+      args=(weakref.proxy(self),))
+    thread.daemon = True
+    thread.start()
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def _Receiver(self):
+   while True:
+     data = self._sock.recv(4096)
+     iterator = Iterator(data)
+     hdr = self._nlmsghdr.Unpack(iterator)
+     self._response_queues[hdr['seq']].put(data)
+
+  def _NextSeq(self):
+    with self._seq_lock:
+      self._seq += 1
+      return self._seq
 
   def Send(self, msgtype, flags, msg):
     flagint = self._NLMSG_F_REQUEST
     for flag in flags:
       flagint |= self.flags[flag]
     accumulator = Accumulator()
+    seq = self._NextSeq()
     self._nlmsghdr.Pack(
       accumulator,
       length=len(msg) + self._nlmsghdr.size,
       type=msgtype,
       flags=flagint,
-      seq=random.randint(0, 2 ** 32 - 1),
+      seq=seq,
       pid=os.getpid())
     accumulator.Append(msg)
+    self._response_queues[seq] = Queue.Queue()
     self._sock.send(str(accumulator))
+    return seq
 
-  def Recv(self):
+  def Recv(self, seq):
     while True:
-      data = self._sock.recv(4096)
+      data = self._response_queues[seq].get()
       iterator = Iterator(data)
       while not iterator.AtEnd():
         myhdr = self._nlmsghdr.Unpack(iterator)
         if myhdr['type'] == self._NLMSG_DONE:
+          del self._response_queues[seq]
           return
         yield (myhdr['type'], iterator.ExtractIterator(myhdr['length'] - self._nlmsghdr.size))
         if not myhdr['flags'] & self._NLMSG_F_MULTI:
+          del self._response_queues[seq]
           return
 
 
@@ -267,8 +296,7 @@ class GenericNetlink(object):
 
     self._netlink = Netlink()
     self._UpdateMsgTypes()
-    self.Send('nlctrl', ['dump'], 'getfamily', 1)
-    for msg in self.Recv():
+    for msg in self.Query('nlctrl', ['dump'], 'getfamily', 1):
       msgtype, attrs = msg
       assert msgtype == self._msgtypes_by_name['nlctrl']['commands']['newfamily'], msgtype
       family_name = attrs['family_name'].rstrip('\0')
@@ -305,17 +333,17 @@ class GenericNetlink(object):
       accumulator,
       **attrs)
 
-    self._netlink.Send(msgtype['id'], flags, str(accumulator))
+    return self._netlink.Send(msgtype['id'], flags, str(accumulator))
 
-  def Recv(self):
-    for msgtype, iterator in self._netlink.Recv():
+  def Recv(self, seq):
+    for msgtype, iterator in self._netlink.Recv(seq):
       genlhdr = self._genlmsghdr.Unpack(iterator)
       parser = self._msgtypes_by_id[msgtype]['parser']
       yield (genlhdr['cmd'], parser.Unpack(iterator))
 
   def Query(self, msgtype, flags, cmd, version, **attrs):
-    self.Send(msgtype, flags, cmd, version, **attrs)
-    return self.Recv()
+    seq = self.Send(msgtype, flags, cmd, version, **attrs)
+    return self.Recv(seq)
 
 
 def RegisterNL80211(gnl):