diff --git a/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
index 21f09d9572..4ae1254a8a 100644
--- a/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	/// wraps the run method of the internal io_service object
-	void run() {
-		m_io_service->run();
+	std::size_t run() {
+		return m_io_service->run();
 	}
 	
 	/// wraps the stop method of the internal io_service object
@@ -250,6 +250,16 @@ public:
 		m_io_service->stop();
 	}
 	
+	/// wraps the poll method of the internal io_service object
+	std::size_t poll() {
+		return m_io_service->poll();
+	}
+	
+	/// wraps the poll_one method of the internal io_service object
+	std::size_t poll_one() {
+		return m_io_service->poll_one();
+	}
+	
 	/// wraps the reset method of the internal io_service object
 	void reset() {
 		m_io_service->reset();