diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index ea3cdf0da8a662f4a72acfcc994b87119a007f0c..a2c46fd729c20f8b7a76cbef70b25d73a418bd75 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ User api additions
  	and get a LWS_CALLBACK_HTTP_WRITEABLE callback, the same way you can
 	regulate writes with a websocket protocol connection.
 
+User api changes
+----------------
+
+ - the external poll callbacks now get the socket descriptor coming from the
+ 	"in" parameter.  The user parameter provides the user_space for the
+	wsi as it normally does on the other callbacks.
+
+
 
 v1.21-chrome26-firefox18
 ========================
diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 3dfe3a910946bc2b270fabe5d1ef362b7ad638c8..74359a2b609077df504540b3db560bbbcda42f92 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ insert_wsi_socket_into_fds(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 	/* external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 	context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
 		LWS_CALLBACK_ADD_POLL_FD,
-		(void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, POLLIN);
+		wsi->user_space, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, POLLIN);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ do_ext:
 	/* remove also from external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 	if (wsi->sock)
 		context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
-		    LWS_CALLBACK_DEL_POLL_FD, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, 0);
+		    LWS_CALLBACK_DEL_POLL_FD, wsi->user_space,
+		    				    (void *)(long)wsi->sock, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ user_service:
 		/* external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 		context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
 			LWS_CALLBACK_CLEAR_MODE_POLL_FD,
-			(void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, POLLOUT);
+			wsi->user_space, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, POLLOUT);
 	}
 #ifndef LWS_NO_EXTENSIONS
 notify_action:
@@ -1312,7 +1313,7 @@ libwebsocket_callback_on_writable(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 	/* external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 	context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
 		LWS_CALLBACK_SET_MODE_POLL_FD,
-		(void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, POLLOUT);
+		wsi->user_space, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, POLLOUT);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1468,12 +1469,12 @@ _libwebsocket_rx_flow_control(struct libwebsocket *wsi)
 		/* external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 		context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
 			LWS_CALLBACK_SET_MODE_POLL_FD,
-			(void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, POLLIN);
+			wsi->user_space, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, POLLIN);
 	else
 		/* external POLL support via protocol 0 */
 		context->protocols[0].callback(context, wsi,
 			LWS_CALLBACK_CLEAR_MODE_POLL_FD,
-			(void *)(long)wsi->sock, NULL, POLLIN);
+			wsi->user_space, (void *)(long)wsi->sock, POLLIN);
 
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index 3b1e83739617caf66057eccc857442e14f5f5867..e1c04cc4e691c4acbc07cda53e1061e8feaca70f 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -568,24 +568,24 @@ struct libwebsocket_extension;
  *		poll array interface code in the callback for protocol 0, the
  *		first protocol you support, usually the HTTP protocol in the
  *		serving case.  This callback happens when a socket needs to be
- *		added to the polling loop: @user contains the fd, and
+ *		added to the polling loop: @in contains the fd, and
  *		@len is the events bitmap (like, POLLIN).  If you are using the
  *		internal polling loop (the "service" callback), you can just
  *		ignore these callbacks.
  *
  *	LWS_CALLBACK_DEL_POLL_FD: This callback happens when a socket descriptor
- *		needs to be removed from an external polling array.  @user is
+ *		needs to be removed from an external polling array.  @in is
  *		the socket desricptor.  If you are using the internal polling
  *		loop, you can just ignore it.
  *
  *	LWS_CALLBACK_SET_MODE_POLL_FD: This callback happens when libwebsockets
- *		wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in @user.
+ *		wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in @in.
  *		The handler should OR @len on to the events member of the pollfd
  *		struct for this socket descriptor.  If you are using the
  *		internal polling loop, you can just ignore it.
  *
  *	LWS_CALLBACK_CLEAR_MODE_POLL_FD: This callback occurs when libwebsockets
- *		wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in @user.
+ *		wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in @in.
  *		The handler should AND ~@len on to the events member of the
  *		pollfd struct for this socket descriptor.  If you are using the
  *		internal polling loop, you can just ignore it.
diff --git a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
index 7fd87027df9590338d45d42b9b1c1e55271670d5..306f18e67bb1634c1044aef0376c31a7a67ba98e 100644
--- a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
+++ b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ serving case.  This callback happens when a socket needs to be
 </blockquote>
 <h3>added to the polling loop</h3>
 <blockquote>
-<tt><b>user</b></tt> contains the fd, and
+<tt><b>in</b></tt> contains the fd, and
 <tt><b>len</b></tt> is the events bitmap (like, POLLIN).  If you are using the
 internal polling loop (the "service" callback), you can just
 ignore these callbacks.
@@ -793,14 +793,14 @@ ignore these callbacks.
 <h3>LWS_CALLBACK_DEL_POLL_FD</h3>
 <blockquote>
 This callback happens when a socket descriptor
-needs to be removed from an external polling array.  <tt><b>user</b></tt> is
+needs to be removed from an external polling array.  <tt><b>in</b></tt> is
 the socket desricptor.  If you are using the internal polling
 loop, you can just ignore it.
 </blockquote>
 <h3>LWS_CALLBACK_SET_MODE_POLL_FD</h3>
 <blockquote>
 This callback happens when libwebsockets
-wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in <tt><b>user</b></tt>.
+wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in <tt><b>in</b></tt>.
 The handler should OR <tt><b>len</b></tt> on to the events member of the pollfd
 struct for this socket descriptor.  If you are using the
 internal polling loop, you can just ignore it.
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ internal polling loop, you can just ignore it.
 <h3>LWS_CALLBACK_CLEAR_MODE_POLL_FD</h3>
 <blockquote>
 This callback occurs when libwebsockets
-wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in <tt><b>user</b></tt>.
+wants to modify the events for the socket descriptor in <tt><b>in</b></tt>.
 The handler should AND ~<tt><b>len</b></tt> on to the events member of the
 pollfd struct for this socket descriptor.  If you are using the
 internal polling loop, you can just ignore it.
diff --git a/test-server/test-server.c b/test-server/test-server.c
index 246c1b8d98fc28c7f17844f9af3529e6e3835f10..27208e03861bc3c2791d18e1ff14c1345da67660 100644
--- a/test-server/test-server.c
+++ b/test-server/test-server.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int callback_http(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 	struct per_session_data__http *pss = (struct per_session_data__http *)user;
 #ifdef EXTERNAL_POLL
 	int m;
-	int fd = (int)(long)user;
+	int fd = (int)(long)in;
 #endif
 
 	switch (reason) {