diff --git a/src/linux/Makefile b/src/linux/Makefile
index 7c1de7c1f88b..eca5c0c1679f 100644
--- a/src/linux/Makefile
+++ b/src/linux/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dirs-y += src/linux src/generic
 src-y += linux/main.c linux/timer.c linux/console.c linux/watchdog.c
 src-y += linux/pca9685.c linux/spidev.c linux/analog.c linux/hard_pwm.c
 src-y += linux/i2c.c linux/gpio.c generic/crc16_ccitt.c generic/alloc.c
-src-y += linux/sensor_ds18b20.c
+src-y += linux/sensor_ds18b20.c linux/ringbuf.c
 
 CFLAGS_klipper.elf += -lutil -lrt -lpthread
 
diff --git a/src/linux/console.c b/src/linux/console.c
index 96782096d6ce..abcd93f20038 100644
--- a/src/linux/console.c
+++ b/src/linux/console.c
@@ -14,13 +14,20 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h> // chmod
 #include <time.h> // struct timespec
 #include <unistd.h> // ttyname
+#include <pthread.h> // pthread_create
 #include "board/irq.h" // irq_wait
 #include "board/misc.h" // console_sendf
 #include "command.h" // command_find_block
 #include "internal.h" // console_setup
 #include "sched.h" // sched_wake_task
+#include "ringbuf.h" // SPSC ring buf
 
 static struct pollfd main_pfd[1];
+static struct ring_buf outputq;
+static struct ring_buf inputq;
+static pthread_t main;
+static pthread_t reader;
+static pthread_t writer;
 #define MP_TTY_IDX   0
 
 // Report 'errno' in a message written to stderr
@@ -31,6 +38,47 @@ report_errno(char *where, int rc)
     fprintf(stderr, "Got error %d in %s: (%d)%s\n", rc, where, e, strerror(e));
 }
 
+/****************************************************************
+ * Threaded IO
+ ****************************************************************/
+
+static void *
+tty_reader(void *_unused)
+{
+    static uint8_t buf[128];
+    while (1) {
+        int ret = read(main_pfd[MP_TTY_IDX].fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            report_errno("read", ret);
+            continue;
+        }
+        while (ring_buffer_available_to_write(&inputq) < ret)
+            nanosleep(&(struct timespec){.tv_nsec = 10000}, NULL);
+        ring_buffer_write(&inputq, buf, ret);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *
+tty_writer(void *_unused)
+{
+    static uint8_t buf[128];
+    while (1) {
+        int available = ring_buffer_available_to_read(&outputq);
+        if (available == 0) {
+            nanosleep(&(struct timespec){.tv_nsec = 100000}, NULL);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        int len = ring_buffer_read(&outputq, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        int ret = write(main_pfd[MP_TTY_IDX].fd, buf, len);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            report_errno("write", ret);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 /****************************************************************
  * Setup
@@ -74,9 +122,6 @@ console_setup(char *name)
         report_errno("openpty", ret);
         return -1;
     }
-    ret = set_non_blocking(mfd);
-    if (ret)
-        return -1;
     ret = set_close_on_exec(mfd);
     if (ret)
         return -1;
@@ -109,6 +154,15 @@ console_setup(char *name)
     if (ret)
         return -1;
 
+    ring_buffer_init(&inputq);
+    ring_buffer_init(&outputq);
+
+    main = pthread_self();
+    pthread_create(&reader, NULL, tty_reader, NULL);
+    pthread_setschedparam(reader, SCHED_OTHER, &(struct sched_param){.sched_priority = 0});
+    pthread_create(&writer, NULL, tty_writer, NULL);
+    pthread_setschedparam(writer, SCHED_OTHER, &(struct sched_param){.sched_priority = 0});
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -135,16 +189,8 @@ console_task(void)
         return;
 
     // Read data
-    int ret = read(main_pfd[MP_TTY_IDX].fd, &receive_buf[receive_pos]
-                   , sizeof(receive_buf) - receive_pos);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
-            ret = 0;
-        } else {
-            report_errno("read", ret);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
+    int ret = ring_buffer_read(&inputq, &receive_buf[receive_pos],
+                                sizeof(receive_buf) - receive_pos);
     if (ret == 15 && receive_buf[receive_pos+14] == '\n'
         && memcmp(&receive_buf[receive_pos], "FORCE_SHUTDOWN\n", 15) == 0)
         shutdown("Force shutdown command");
@@ -171,23 +217,20 @@ console_sendf(const struct command_encoder *ce, va_list args)
     // Generate message
     uint8_t buf[MESSAGE_MAX];
     uint_fast8_t msglen = command_encode_and_frame(buf, ce, args);
+    while (ring_buffer_available_to_write(&outputq) < msglen)
+        nanosleep(&(struct timespec){.tv_nsec = 1000}, NULL);
 
     // Transmit message
-    int ret = write(main_pfd[MP_TTY_IDX].fd, buf, msglen);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        report_errno("write", ret);
+    ring_buffer_write(&outputq, buf, msglen);
 }
 
-// Sleep until a signal received (waking early for console input if needed)
+// Sleep for the specified time or until a signal interrupts
 void
-console_sleep(sigset_t *sigset)
+console_sleep(void)
 {
-    int ret = ppoll(main_pfd, ARRAY_SIZE(main_pfd), NULL, sigset);
-    if (ret <= 0) {
-        if (errno != EINTR)
-            report_errno("ppoll main_pfd", ret);
+    if (ring_buffer_available_to_read(&inputq) > 0) {
+        sched_wake_task(&console_wake);
         return;
     }
-    if (main_pfd[MP_TTY_IDX].revents)
-        sched_wake_task(&console_wake);
+    nanosleep(&(struct timespec){.tv_nsec = 500000}, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/linux/internal.h b/src/linux/internal.h
index db841ac91d84..56621aa63ef7 100644
--- a/src/linux/internal.h
+++ b/src/linux/internal.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void report_errno(char *where, int rc);
 int set_non_blocking(int fd);
 int set_close_on_exec(int fd);
 int console_setup(char *name);
-void console_sleep(sigset_t *sigset);
+void console_sleep(void);
 
 // timer.c
 int timer_check_periodic(uint32_t *ts);
diff --git a/src/linux/ringbuf.c b/src/linux/ringbuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcd967258b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/linux/ringbuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include "ringbuf.h"
+
+// Simple Single Producer Single Consumer Ring Buffer
+
+void ring_buffer_init(struct ring_buf *rb)
+{
+    atomic_store(&rb->head, 0);
+    atomic_store(&rb->tail, 0);
+    atomic_store(&rb->size, 0);
+}
+
+int ring_buffer_available_to_read(const struct ring_buf *rb)
+{
+    return atomic_load(&rb->size);
+}
+
+int ring_buffer_available_to_write(const struct ring_buf *rb)
+{
+    return RING_BUFFER_SIZE - atomic_load(&rb->size);
+}
+
+int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buf *rb, const uint8_t *data, int length)
+{
+    int available = ring_buffer_available_to_write(rb);
+    int to_write = (length < available) ? length : available;
+
+    int head = atomic_load_explicit(&rb->head, memory_order_acquire);
+    int first_chunk = RING_BUFFER_SIZE - head;
+    if (first_chunk > to_write) {
+        first_chunk = to_write;
+    }
+    memcpy(&rb->buffer[head], data, first_chunk);
+    head = (head + first_chunk) % RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rb->head, head, memory_order_release);
+    atomic_fetch_add(&rb->size, first_chunk);
+
+    int second_chunk = to_write - first_chunk;
+    if (second_chunk > 0) {
+        memcpy(&rb->buffer[0], data + first_chunk, second_chunk);
+    }
+    head = (head + second_chunk) % RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rb->head, head, memory_order_release);
+    atomic_fetch_add(&rb->size, second_chunk);
+
+    return to_write;
+}
+
+int ring_buffer_read(struct ring_buf *rb, uint8_t *data, int length)
+{
+    int available = ring_buffer_available_to_read(rb);
+    int to_read = (length < available) ? length : available;
+
+    int tail = atomic_load_explicit(&rb->tail, memory_order_acquire);
+    int first_chunk = RING_BUFFER_SIZE - tail;
+    if (first_chunk > to_read) {
+        first_chunk = to_read;
+    }
+    memcpy(data, &rb->buffer[tail], first_chunk);
+    tail = (tail + first_chunk) % RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rb->tail, tail, memory_order_release);
+    atomic_fetch_sub(&rb->size, first_chunk);
+
+    int second_chunk = to_read - first_chunk;
+    if (second_chunk > 0) {
+        memcpy(data + first_chunk, &rb->buffer[0], second_chunk);
+        tail = second_chunk % RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
+    }
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rb->tail, tail, memory_order_release);
+    atomic_fetch_sub(&rb->size, second_chunk);
+
+    return to_read;
+}
diff --git a/src/linux/ringbuf.h b/src/linux/ringbuf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..189511b49e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/linux/ringbuf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define RING_BUFFER_SIZE 8192
+struct ring_buf
+{
+    uint8_t buffer[RING_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    _Atomic int head;
+    _Atomic int tail;
+    _Atomic int size;
+};
+
+void ring_buffer_init(struct ring_buf *rb);
+int ring_buffer_available_to_read(const struct ring_buf *rb);
+int ring_buffer_available_to_write(const struct ring_buf *rb);
+int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buf *rb, const uint8_t *data, int length);
+int ring_buffer_read(struct ring_buf *rb, uint8_t *data, int length);
diff --git a/src/linux/timer.c b/src/linux/timer.c
index 8eda62a54ddc..d8a392d353bd 100644
--- a/src/linux/timer.c
+++ b/src/linux/timer.c
@@ -269,10 +269,7 @@ irq_wait(void)
 {
     // Must atomically sleep until signaled
     if (!readl(&TimerInfo.must_wake_timers)) {
-        timer_disable_signals();
-        if (!TimerInfo.must_wake_timers)
-            console_sleep(&TimerInfo.ss_sleep);
-        timer_enable_signals();
+        console_sleep();
     }
     irq_poll();
 }