diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7182febc..be4e6a06 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 language: php
 
-php:
-# - 5.3 # requires old distro, see below
-# - 5.4 # requires old distro, see below
-# - 5.5 # requires old distro, see below
-  - 5.6
-  - 7.0
-  - 7.1
-  - 7.2
-  - 7.3
-# - hhvm # requires legacy phpunit & ignore errors, see below
-
 # lock distro so new future defaults will not break the build
 dist: xenial
 
@@ -25,9 +14,17 @@ matrix:
     - php: 5.5
       dist: trusty
       before_install: [] # skip libuv
-    - php: hhvm
-      install: composer require phpunit/phpunit:^5 --dev --no-interaction
+    - php: 5.6
+    - php: 7.0
+    - php: 7.1
+    - php: 7.2
+    - php: 7.3
+    - php: 7.4
+    - php: hhvm-3.18
+      dist: trusty
       before_install: [] # skip libuv
+      install:
+        - composer require phpunit/phpunit:^5 --dev --no-interaction # requires legacy phpunit & skip ./travis-init.sh
     - name: "Windows"
       os: windows
       language: shell # no built-in php support
@@ -51,8 +48,22 @@ matrix:
         - php -r "file_put_contents(php_ini_loaded_file(),'extension=event'.PHP_EOL,FILE_APPEND);"
       install:
         - composer install
+    - name: "Windows PHP 7.4 with ext-uv"
+      os: windows
+      language: shell # no built-in php support
+      before_install:
+        - curl -OL https://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/uv/0.2.4/php_uv-0.2.4-7.4-nts-vc15-x64.zip # latest version as of 2019-12-23
+        - choco install php --version=7.4.0 # latest version supported by ext-uv as of 2019-12-23
+        - choco install composer
+        - export PATH="$(powershell -Command '("Process", "Machine" | % { [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $_) -Split ";" -Replace "\\$", "" } | Select -Unique | % { cygpath $_ }) -Join ":"')"
+        - php -r "\$z=new ZipArchive();\$z->open(glob('php_uv*.zip')[0]);\$z->extractTo(dirname(php_ini_loaded_file()).'/ext','php_uv.dll');\$z->extractTo(dirname(php_ini_loaded_file()),'libuv.dll');"
+        - php -r "file_put_contents(php_ini_loaded_file(),'extension_dir=ext'.PHP_EOL,FILE_APPEND);"
+        - php -r "file_put_contents(php_ini_loaded_file(),'extension=sockets'.PHP_EOL,FILE_APPEND);" # ext-sockets needs to be loaded before ext-uv
+        - php -r "file_put_contents(php_ini_loaded_file(),'extension=uv'.PHP_EOL,FILE_APPEND);"
+      install:
+        - composer install
   allow_failures:
-    - php: hhvm
+    - php: hhvm-3.18
     - os: windows
 
 sudo: false
diff --git a/src/ExtUvLoop.php b/src/ExtUvLoop.php
index 70471b59..002d6a2e 100644
--- a/src/ExtUvLoop.php
+++ b/src/ExtUvLoop.php
@@ -294,13 +294,15 @@ private function pollStream($stream)
     private function createStreamListener()
     {
         $callback = function ($event, $status, $events, $stream) {
-            if (!isset($this->streamEvents[(int) $stream])) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (($events | 4) === 4) {
-                // Disconnected
-                return;
+            // libuv automatically stops polling on error, re-enable polling to match other loop implementations
+            if ($status !== 0) {
+                $this->pollStream($stream);
+
+                // libuv may report no events on error, but this should still invoke stream listeners to report closed connections
+                // re-enable both readable and writable, correct listeners will be checked below anyway
+                if ($events === 0) {
+                    $events = \UV::READABLE | \UV::WRITABLE;
+                }
             }
 
             if (isset($this->readStreams[(int) $stream]) && ($events & \UV::READABLE)) {
diff --git a/src/StreamSelectLoop.php b/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
index 3362d3e5..4426844a 100644
--- a/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
+++ b/src/StreamSelectLoop.php
@@ -269,10 +269,30 @@ private function waitForStreamActivity($timeout)
     private function streamSelect(array &$read, array &$write, $timeout)
     {
         if ($read || $write) {
+            // We do not usually use or expose the `exceptfds` parameter passed to the underlying `select`.
+            // However, Windows does not report failed connection attempts in `writefds` passed to `select` like most other platforms.
+            // Instead, it uses `writefds` only for successful connection attempts and `exceptfds` for failed connection attempts.
+            // We work around this by adding all sockets that look like a pending connection attempt to `exceptfds` automatically on Windows and merge it back later.
+            // This ensures the public API matches other loop implementations across all platforms (see also test suite or rather test matrix).
+            // Lacking better APIs, every write-only socket that has not yet read any data is assumed to be in a pending connection attempt state.
+            // @link https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/win32/api/winsock2/nf-winsock2-select
             $except = null;
+            if (\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+                $except = array();
+                foreach ($write as $key => $socket) {
+                    if (!isset($read[$key]) && @\ftell($socket) === 0) {
+                        $except[$key] = $socket;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             // suppress warnings that occur, when stream_select is interrupted by a signal
-            return @\stream_select($read, $write, $except, $timeout === null ? null : 0, $timeout);
+            $ret = @\stream_select($read, $write, $except, $timeout === null ? null : 0, $timeout);
+
+            if ($except) {
+                $write = \array_merge($write, $except);
+            }
+            return $ret;
         }
 
         if ($timeout > 0) {
diff --git a/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php b/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
index 2e46b66e..9b55f959 100644
--- a/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
+++ b/tests/AbstractLoopTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace React\Tests\EventLoop;
 
+use React\EventLoop\StreamSelectLoop;
+use React\EventLoop\ExtUvLoop;
+
 abstract class AbstractLoopTest extends TestCase
 {
     /**
@@ -36,8 +39,111 @@ public function createSocketPair()
         return $sockets;
     }
 
+    public function testAddReadStreamTriggersWhenSocketReceivesData()
+    {
+        list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
+
+        $loop = $this->loop;
+        $timeout = $loop->addTimer(0.1, function () use ($input, $loop) {
+            $loop->removeReadStream($input);
+        });
+
+        $called = 0;
+        $this->loop->addReadStream($input, function () use (&$called, $loop, $input, $timeout) {
+            ++$called;
+            $loop->removeReadStream($input);
+            $loop->cancelTimer($timeout);
+        });
+
+        fwrite($output, "foo\n");
+
+        $this->loop->run();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $called);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddReadStreamTriggersWhenSocketCloses()
+    {
+        list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
+
+        $loop = $this->loop;
+        $timeout = $loop->addTimer(0.1, function () use ($input, $loop) {
+            $loop->removeReadStream($input);
+        });
+
+        $called = 0;
+        $this->loop->addReadStream($input, function () use (&$called, $loop, $input, $timeout) {
+            ++$called;
+            $loop->removeReadStream($input);
+            $loop->cancelTimer($timeout);
+        });
+
+        fclose($output);
+
+        $this->loop->run();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $called);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddWriteStreamTriggersWhenSocketConnectionSucceeds()
+    {
+        $server = stream_socket_server('127.0.0.1:0');
+
+        $errno = $errstr = null;
+        $connecting = stream_socket_client(stream_socket_get_name($server, false), $errno, $errstr, 0, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT);
+
+        $loop = $this->loop;
+        $timeout = $loop->addTimer(0.1, function () use ($connecting, $loop) {
+            $loop->removeWriteStream($connecting);
+        });
+
+        $called = 0;
+        $this->loop->addWriteStream($connecting, function () use (&$called, $loop, $connecting, $timeout) {
+            ++$called;
+            $loop->removeWriteStream($connecting);
+            $loop->cancelTimer($timeout);
+        });
+
+        $this->loop->run();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $called);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddWriteStreamTriggersWhenSocketConnectionRefused()
+    {
+        // first verify the operating system actually refuses the connection and no firewall is in place
+        // use higher timeout because Windows retires multiple times and has a noticeable delay
+        // @link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19440364/why-do-failed-attempts-of-socket-connect-take-1-sec-on-windows
+        $errno = $errstr = null;
+        if (@stream_socket_client('127.0.0.1:1', $errno, $errstr, 10.0) !== false || (defined('SOCKET_ECONNREFUSED') && $errno !== SOCKET_ECONNREFUSED)) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Expected host to refuse connection, but got error ' . $errno . ': ' . $errstr);
+        }
+
+        $connecting = stream_socket_client('127.0.0.1:1', $errno, $errstr, 0, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT);
+
+        $loop = $this->loop;
+        $timeout = $loop->addTimer(10.0, function () use ($connecting, $loop) {
+            $loop->removeWriteStream($connecting);
+        });
+
+        $called = 0;
+        $this->loop->addWriteStream($connecting, function () use (&$called, $loop, $connecting, $timeout) {
+            ++$called;
+            $loop->removeWriteStream($connecting);
+            $loop->cancelTimer($timeout);
+        });
+
+        $this->loop->run();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $called);
+    }
+
     public function testAddReadStream()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addReadStream($input, $this->expectCallableExactly(2));
@@ -51,6 +157,10 @@ public function testAddReadStream()
 
     public function testAddReadStreamIgnoresSecondCallable()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addReadStream($input, $this->expectCallableExactly(2));
@@ -100,6 +210,10 @@ private function subAddReadStreamReceivesDataFromStreamReference()
 
     public function testAddWriteStream()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addWriteStream($input, $this->expectCallableExactly(2));
@@ -109,6 +223,10 @@ public function testAddWriteStream()
 
     public function testAddWriteStreamIgnoresSecondCallable()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addWriteStream($input, $this->expectCallableExactly(2));
@@ -119,6 +237,10 @@ public function testAddWriteStreamIgnoresSecondCallable()
 
     public function testRemoveReadStreamInstantly()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addReadStream($input, $this->expectCallableNever());
@@ -130,6 +252,10 @@ public function testRemoveReadStreamInstantly()
 
     public function testRemoveReadStreamAfterReading()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addReadStream($input, $this->expectCallableOnce());
@@ -145,6 +271,10 @@ public function testRemoveReadStreamAfterReading()
 
     public function testRemoveWriteStreamInstantly()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addWriteStream($input, $this->expectCallableNever());
@@ -154,6 +284,10 @@ public function testRemoveWriteStreamInstantly()
 
     public function testRemoveWriteStreamAfterWriting()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addWriteStream($input, $this->expectCallableOnce());
@@ -165,6 +299,10 @@ public function testRemoveWriteStreamAfterWriting()
 
     public function testRemoveStreamForReadOnly()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addReadStream($input, $this->expectCallableNever());
@@ -177,6 +315,10 @@ public function testRemoveStreamForReadOnly()
 
     public function testRemoveStreamForWriteOnly()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($input, $output) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         fwrite($output, "foo\n");
@@ -399,6 +541,10 @@ public function testFutureTick()
 
     public function testFutureTickFiresBeforeIO()
     {
+        if ($this->loop instanceof ExtUvLoop && DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\') {
+            $this->markTestIncomplete('Ticking ExtUvLoop not supported on Windows');
+        }
+
         list ($stream) = $this->createSocketPair();
 
         $this->loop->addWriteStream(
@@ -419,6 +565,9 @@ function () {
         $this->tickLoop($this->loop);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @depends testFutureTickFiresBeforeIO
+     */
     public function testRecursiveFutureTick()
     {
         list ($stream) = $this->createSocketPair();
diff --git a/travis-init.sh b/travis-init.sh
index 63ea758c..94ec4f36 100755
--- a/travis-init.sh
+++ b/travis-init.sh
@@ -2,52 +2,37 @@
 set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
-if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "hhvm" &&
-      "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "hhvm-nightly" ]]; then
-
-    # install 'event' and 'ev' PHP extension
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "5.3" &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.3" ]]; then
-        echo "yes" | pecl install event
-        echo "yes" | pecl install ev
-    fi
-
-    # install 'libevent' PHP extension (does not support php 7)
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.0" &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.1" &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.2"  &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.3" ]]; then
-        curl http://pecl.php.net/get/libevent-0.1.0.tgz | tar -xz
-        pushd libevent-0.1.0
-        phpize
-       ./configure
-       make
-       make install
-       popd
-       echo "extension=libevent.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
-    fi
+# install 'event' and 'ev' PHP extension on PHP 5.4+ only
+if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "5.3" ]]; then
+    echo "yes" | pecl install event
+    echo "yes" | pecl install ev
+fi
 
-    # install 'libev' PHP extension (does not support php 7)
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.0" &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.1" &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.2"  &&
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.3" ]]; then
-        git clone --recursive https://github.com/m4rw3r/php-libev
-        pushd php-libev
-        phpize
-        ./configure --with-libev
-        make
-        make install
-        popd
-        echo "extension=libev.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
-    fi
+# install 'libevent' PHP extension on legacy PHP 5 only
+if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" < "7.0" ]]; then
+    curl http://pecl.php.net/get/libevent-0.1.0.tgz | tar -xz
+    pushd libevent-0.1.0
+    phpize
+   ./configure
+   make
+   make install
+   popd
+   echo "extension=libevent.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
+fi
 
-    # install 'libuv' PHP extension (does not support php 5)
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.0" ||
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.1" ||
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.2"  ||
-          "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" = "7.3" ]]; then
-        echo "yes" | pecl install uv-beta
-    fi
+# install 'libev' PHP extension on legacy PHP 5 only
+if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" < "7.0" ]]; then
+    git clone --recursive https://github.com/m4rw3r/php-libev
+    pushd php-libev
+    phpize
+    ./configure --with-libev
+    make
+    make install
+    popd
+    echo "extension=libev.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
+fi
 
+# install 'libuv' PHP extension on PHP 7+ only
+if ! [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" < "7.0" ]]; then
+    echo "yes" | pecl install uv-beta
 fi