diff --git a/src/sync.rs b/src/sync.rs
index e1b90cc..b75f4a4 100644
--- a/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/sync.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl Lock {
     }
 }
 
+// from parking_lot_core
 pub struct SpinWait {
     counter: u32,
 }
@@ -180,3 +181,68 @@ impl SpinWait {
         true
     }
 }
+
+// taken from `std`
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct Parker {
+    mutex: AtomicU32,
+}
+
+impl Parker {
+    const PARKED: u32 = u32::MAX;
+    const EMPTY: u32 = 0;
+    const NOTIFIED: u32 = 1;
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mutex: AtomicU32::new(Self::EMPTY),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut u32 {
+        self.mutex.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *mut u32) -> &'a Self {
+        // SAFETY: The caller must ensure that `ptr` is not aliased, and lasts
+        // for the lifetime of the `Parker`.
+        unsafe { mem::transmute(AtomicU32::from_ptr(ptr)) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_parked(&self) -> bool {
+        self.mutex.load(Ordering::Acquire) == Self::PARKED
+    }
+
+    pub fn park(&self) {
+        if self.mutex.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Acquire) == Self::NOTIFIED {
+            // The thread was notified, so we can return immediately.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        loop {
+            atomic_wait::wait(&self.mutex, Self::PARKED);
+
+            // We check whether we were notified or woke up spuriously with
+            // acquire ordering in order to make-visible any writes made by the
+            // thread that notified us.
+            if self.mutex.swap(Self::EMPTY, Ordering::Acquire) == Self::NOTIFIED {
+                // The thread was notified, so we can return immediately.
+                return;
+            } else {
+                // spurious wakeup, so we need to re-park.
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn unpark(&self) {
+        // write with Release ordering to ensure that any writes made by this
+        // thread are made-available to the unparked thread.
+        if self.mutex.swap(Self::NOTIFIED, Ordering::Release) == Self::PARKED {
+            // The thread was parked, so we need to notify it.
+            atomic_wait::wake_one(&self.mutex);
+        } else {
+            // The thread was not parked, so we don't need to do anything.
+        }
+    }
+}