diff --git a/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py b/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
index a0ab8600619..a1f3cbe2cb7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ class TestKQueue(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ev, ev)
         self.assertNotEqual(ev, other)
 
+        bignum = sys.maxsize * 2 + 1
+        ev = select.kevent(bignum, 1, 2, 3, sys.maxsize, bignum)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.ident, bignum)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.filter, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.flags, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.fflags, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.data, sys.maxsize)
+        self.assertEqual(ev.udata, bignum)
+        self.assertEqual(ev, ev)
+        self.assertNotEqual(ev, other)
+
     def test_queue_event(self):
         serverSocket = socket.socket()
         serverSocket.bind(('127.0.0.1', 0))
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 46405420a3d..89d9ce62033 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Terrence Brannon
 Dave Brennan
 Tom Bridgman
 Richard Brodie
+Michael Broghton
 Daniel Brotsky
 Jean Brouwers
 Gary S. Brown
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d97d652e11c..183aa7a5889 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7211: Allow 64-bit values for the `ident` and `data` fields of kevent
+  objects on 64-bit systems.  Patch by Michael Broghton.
+
 - Issue #6896: mailbox.Maildir now invalidates its internal cache each time
   a modification is done through it.  This fixes inconsistencies and test
   failures on systems with slightly bogus mtime behaviour.
diff --git a/Modules/selectmodule.c b/Modules/selectmodule.c
index c52a5f971bc..acbea7a7605 100644
--- a/Modules/selectmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/selectmodule.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,30 @@ static PyTypeObject kqueue_queue_Type;
 
 #define kqueue_queue_Check(op) (PyObject_TypeCheck((op), &kqueue_queue_Type))
 
+#if (SIZEOF_UINTPTR_T != SIZEOF_VOID_P)
+#   error uintptr_t does not match void *!
+#elif (SIZEOF_UINTPTR_T == SIZEOF_LONG_LONG)
+#   define T_UINTPTRT         T_ULONGLONG
+#   define T_INTPTRT          T_LONGLONG
+#   define PyLong_AsUintptr_t PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong
+#   define UINTPTRT_FMT_UNIT  "K"
+#   define INTPTRT_FMT_UNIT   "L"
+#elif (SIZEOF_UINTPTR_T == SIZEOF_LONG)
+#   define T_UINTPTRT         T_ULONG
+#   define T_INTPTRT          T_LONG
+#   define PyLong_AsUintptr_t PyLong_AsUnsignedLong
+#   define UINTPTRT_FMT_UNIT  "k"
+#   define INTPTRT_FMT_UNIT   "l"
+#elif (SIZEOF_UINTPTR_T == SIZEOF_INT)
+#   define T_UINTPTRT         T_UINT
+#   define T_INTPTRT          T_INT
+#   define PyLong_AsUintptr_t PyLong_AsUnsignedLong
+#   define UINTPTRT_FMT_UNIT  "I"
+#   define INTPTRT_FMT_UNIT   "i"
+#else
+#   error uintptr_t does not match int, long, or long long!
+#endif
+
 /* Unfortunately, we can't store python objects in udata, because
  * kevents in the kernel can be removed without warning, which would
  * forever lose the refcount on the object stored with it.
@@ -1201,12 +1225,12 @@ static PyTypeObject kqueue_queue_Type;
 
 #define KQ_OFF(x) offsetof(kqueue_event_Object, x)
 static struct PyMemberDef kqueue_event_members[] = {
-	{"ident",	T_UINT,		KQ_OFF(e.ident)},
+	{"ident",	T_UINTPTRT,	KQ_OFF(e.ident)},
 	{"filter",	T_SHORT,	KQ_OFF(e.filter)},
 	{"flags",	T_USHORT,	KQ_OFF(e.flags)},
 	{"fflags",	T_UINT,		KQ_OFF(e.fflags)},
-	{"data",	T_INT,		KQ_OFF(e.data)},
-	{"udata",	T_INT,		KQ_OFF(e.udata)},
+	{"data",	T_INTPTRT,	KQ_OFF(e.data)},
+	{"udata",	T_UINTPTRT,	KQ_OFF(e.udata)},
 	{NULL} /* Sentinel */
 };
 #undef KQ_OFF
@@ -1217,10 +1241,10 @@ kqueue_event_repr(kqueue_event_Object *s)
 	char buf[1024];
 	PyOS_snprintf(
 		buf, sizeof(buf),
-		"<select.kevent ident=%lu filter=%d flags=0x%x fflags=0x%x "
-		"data=0x%lx udata=%p>",
-		(unsigned long)(s->e.ident), s->e.filter, s->e.flags,
-		s->e.fflags, (long)(s->e.data), s->e.udata);
+		"<select.kevent ident=%zu filter=%d flags=0x%x fflags=0x%x "
+		"data=0x%zd udata=%p>",
+		(size_t)(s->e.ident), s->e.filter, s->e.flags,
+		s->e.fflags, (Py_ssize_t)(s->e.data), s->e.udata);
 	return PyString_FromString(buf);
 }
 
@@ -1230,17 +1254,23 @@ kqueue_event_init(kqueue_event_Object *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 	PyObject *pfd;
 	static char *kwlist[] = {"ident", "filter", "flags", "fflags",
 				 "data", "udata", NULL};
+	static char *fmt = "O|hhi" INTPTRT_FMT_UNIT UINTPTRT_FMT_UNIT ":kevent";
 
 	EV_SET(&(self->e), 0, EVFILT_READ, EV_ADD, 0, 0, 0); /* defaults */
 	
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O|hhiii:kevent", kwlist,
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, fmt, kwlist,
 		&pfd, &(self->e.filter), &(self->e.flags),
 		&(self->e.fflags), &(self->e.data), &(self->e.udata))) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	self->e.ident = PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(pfd);
-	if (self->e.ident == -1) {
+	if (PyLong_Check(pfd)) {
+		self->e.ident = PyLong_AsUintptr_t(pfd);
+	}
+	else {
+		self->e.ident = PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(pfd);
+	}
+	if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1250,7 +1280,7 @@ static PyObject *
 kqueue_event_richcompare(kqueue_event_Object *s, kqueue_event_Object *o,
 			 int op)
 {
-	int result = 0;
+	Py_intptr_t result = 0;
 
 	if (!kqueue_event_Check(o)) {
 		if (op == Py_EQ || op == Py_NE) {
@@ -1293,7 +1323,7 @@ kqueue_event_richcompare(kqueue_event_Object *s, kqueue_event_Object *o,
 		result = (result > 0);
 		break;
 	}
-	return PyBool_FromLong(result);
+	return PyBool_FromLong((long)result);
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject kqueue_event_Type = {