diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
index ef4a1ed2..0b5410a7 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace VFS
 
         virtual Result<void> truncate(usize size) = 0;
 
+        virtual bool blocking() const = 0;
+
         // Metadata accessors
         virtual usize size() = 0;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ namespace VFS
             return err(ENOTDIR);
         }
 
+        bool blocking() const override
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         InodeType type() const override
         {
             return InodeType::RegularFile;
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.cpp b/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.cpp
index 571446ad..310dceb8 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.cpp
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ Result<usize> ConsoleDevice::write(const u8* buf, usize, usize length)
     TextConsole::write((const char*)buf, length);
     return length;
 }
+
+bool ConsoleDevice::blocking() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.h b/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.h
index 1d1bb970..e242f7c2 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/devices/ConsoleDevice.h
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ class ConsoleDevice : public Device
 
     Result<usize> write(const u8*, usize, usize) override;
 
+    bool blocking() const override;
+
     virtual ~ConsoleDevice() = default;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/devices/Device.h b/kernel/src/fs/devices/Device.h
index ea8d8c21..dbf9bd28 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/devices/Device.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/devices/Device.h
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ class Device
 
     virtual Result<usize> write(const u8* buf, usize offset, usize length) = 0;
 
+    virtual bool blocking() const = 0;
+
     virtual ~Device() = default;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/devices/NullDevice.h b/kernel/src/fs/devices/NullDevice.h
index 8461dbe3..358b46c2 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/devices/NullDevice.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/devices/NullDevice.h
@@ -17,5 +17,10 @@ class NullDevice : public Device
         return 0;
     }
 
+    bool blocking() const override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     virtual ~NullDevice() = default;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
index 94efe12d..e1f26eac 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/tmpfs/FileSystem.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ namespace TmpFS
             return err(EINVAL);
         }
 
+        bool blocking() const override
+        {
+            return m_device->blocking();
+        }
+
         usize size() override
         {
             return 0;
@@ -196,6 +201,11 @@ namespace TmpFS
             return err(EISDIR);
         }
 
+        bool blocking() const override
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         usize size() override
         {
             return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/file.cpp b/kernel/src/sys/file.cpp
index e95e2932..eda1c035 100644
--- a/kernel/src/sys/file.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/file.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Result<u64> sys_read(Registers*, SyscallArgs args)
 
     if (!descriptor.is_readable()) return err(EBADF);
 
+    while (descriptor.inode->blocking()) { kernel_sleep(10); }
+
     usize nread = TRY(descriptor.inode->read(buf, descriptor.offset, size));
 
     descriptor.offset += nread;