diff --git a/test_loop b/test_loop
index 155c2aa..1d80a3f 100755
Binary files a/test_loop and b/test_loop differ
diff --git a/uring.cc b/uring.cc
index 292a5d7..4311509 100644
--- a/uring.cc
+++ b/uring.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ bool URing::Try() {
   return false;
 }
 
+void URing::nop(const std::function<void(int32_t res)> &callback) {
+  auto *entry = GetEntry(callback);
+  auto *sqe = GetSQE();
+  io_uring_prep_nop(sqe);
+  io_uring_sqe_set_data(sqe, reinterpret_cast<void *>(entry));
+}
+
 void URing::write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count,
                   const std::function<void(int32_t res)> &callback) {
   std::vector<iovec> vecs{
diff --git a/uring.h b/uring.h
index ab12ad9..66a3bea 100644
--- a/uring.h
+++ b/uring.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class URing {
   URing(uint32_t num_entries);
   ~URing();
 
+  void nop(const std::function<void(int32_t res)> &callback);
+
   // TODO: write/writev don't work for files because they always use offset 0
   void write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count,
              const std::function<void(int32_t res)> &callback);