diff --git a/Lib/asyncore.py b/Lib/asyncore.py
index ee0a049c179..d3301b0052e 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncore.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncore.py
@@ -594,6 +594,14 @@ if os.name == 'posix':
         def send(self, *args):
             return os.write(self.fd, *args)
 
+        def getsockopt(self, level, optname, buflen=None):
+            if (level == socket.SOL_SOCKET and
+                optname == socket.SO_ERROR and
+                not buflen):
+                return 0
+            raise NotImplementedError("Only asyncore specific behaviour "
+                                      "implemented.")
+
         read = recv
         write = send
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
index ebc2adbfa2d..56f1939acde 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncore.py
@@ -412,6 +412,17 @@ if hasattr(asyncore, 'file_wrapper'):
             w.close()
             self.assertEqual(file(TESTFN).read(), self.d + d1 + d2)
 
+        def test_dispatcher(self):
+            fd = os.open(TESTFN, os.O_RDONLY)
+            data = []
+            class FileDispatcher(asyncore.file_dispatcher):
+                def handle_read(self):
+                    data.append(self.recv(29))
+            s = FileDispatcher(fd)
+            os.close(fd)
+            asyncore.loop(timeout=0.01, use_poll=True, count=2)
+            self.assertEqual("".join(data), self.d)
+
 
 def test_main():
     tests = [HelperFunctionTests, DispatcherTests, DispatcherWithSendTests,
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 2f6055e5836..dd86e5c070d 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ Ivan Krstić
 Andrew Kuchling
 Vladimir Kushnir
 Cameron Laird
+Łukasz Langa
 Tino Lange
 Andrew Langmead
 Detlef Lannert
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2f25dcb7228..b0e66a39b26 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Core and Builtins
   when turned into an exception: in this case the exception simply
   gets ignored.
 
+- Issue #9354: Provide getsockopt() in asyncore's file_wrapper.
+
 - In the unicode/str.format(), raise a ValueError when indexes to arguments are
   too large.