diff --git a/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs b/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
index 8556d47..cc9a171 100644
--- a/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
+++ b/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::OsStrExt;
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::Path};
-use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+use tokio::net::unix::OwnedWriteHalf;
 use tokio::net::UnixStream;
+use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 
 use super::command::Command;
 
 pub struct MpvCtl {
-    socket: UnixStream,
+    socket: OwnedWriteHalf,
     next_request_id: u64,
 }
 
@@ -17,8 +19,27 @@ impl MpvCtl {
         socket_path: P,
     ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let socket = UnixStream::connect(socket_path).await?;
+        let (mut socket_read, socket_write) = socket.into_split();
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut buf = vec![0; 1024];
+            loop {
+                match socket_read.read(&mut buf).await {
+                    // Remote has closed
+                    Ok(0) => return,
+                    Ok(n) => {
+                        // TODO actually used the read value
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        // Ruh roh
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
         Ok(MpvCtl {
-            socket,
+            socket: socket_write,
             next_request_id: 0,
         })
     }
@@ -32,6 +53,9 @@ impl MpvCtl {
     async fn send_command(&mut self, cmd: Command) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&cmd)?;
         println!("Sending {}", serialized);
+        let (response_tx, response_rx) = oneshot::channel::<serde_json::Value>();
+        // TODO: store one stream where the reading thread can get it? Then wait for response on this end and return it from this function.
+
         self.socket.write_all(serialized.as_bytes()).await?;
         Ok(())
     }