diff --git a/classpath/java-nio.cpp b/classpath/java-nio.cpp
index 2e5d37bb1a..9a7656db91 100644
--- a/classpath/java-nio.cpp
+++ b/classpath/java-nio.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ doListen(JNIEnv* e, int s, sockaddr_in* address)
   }
 }
 
-bool
+void
 doFinishConnect(JNIEnv* e, int socket)
 {
   int error;
@@ -289,12 +289,9 @@ doFinishConnect(JNIEnv* e, int socket)
 
   if (r != 0 or size != sizeof(int)) {
     throwIOException(e);
-  } else if (einProgress(error)) {
-    return false;
-  } else if (error != 0) {
+  } else if (error and not einProgress(error)) {
     throwIOException(e, socketErrorString(e, error));
   }
-  return true;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -426,12 +423,12 @@ Java_java_nio_channels_SocketChannel_natDoConnect(JNIEnv *e,
   return s;
 }
 
-extern "C" JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_java_nio_channels_SocketChannel_natFinishConnect(JNIEnv *e,
                                                       jclass,
                                                       jint socket)
 {
-  return doFinishConnect(e, socket);
+  doFinishConnect(e, socket);
 }
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/channels/GatheringByteChannel.java b/classpath/java/nio/channels/GatheringByteChannel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5696f5e980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/channels/GatheringByteChannel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2011, Avian Contributors
+
+   Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software
+   for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided
+   that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+   in all copies.
+
+   There is NO WARRANTY for this software.  See license.txt for
+   details. */
+
+package java.nio.channels;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public interface GatheringByteChannel extends WritableByteChannel {
+  public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException;
+  public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length)
+    throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SelectableChannel.java b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SelectableChannel.java
index a8dc302dc7..734bce9fc8 100644
--- a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SelectableChannel.java
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SelectableChannel.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public abstract class SelectableChannel implements Channel {
 
   abstract int socketFD();
 
+  abstract void handleReadyOps(int ops);
+
   public abstract SelectableChannel configureBlocking(boolean v)
     throws IOException;
 
diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.java b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.java
index 4dbc352558..d0296f4833 100644
--- a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.java
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.java
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ import java.net.Socket;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
 public class SocketChannel extends SelectableChannel
-  implements ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
+  implements ReadableByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel
 {
   public static final int InvalidSocket = -1;
 
   int socket = InvalidSocket;
   boolean connected = false;
+  boolean readyToConnect = false;
   boolean blocking = true;
 
   public static SocketChannel open() throws IOException {
@@ -66,8 +67,18 @@ public class SocketChannel extends SelectableChannel
 
   public boolean finishConnect() throws IOException {
     if (! connected) {
-      connected = natFinishConnect(socket);
+      while (blocking && ! readyToConnect) {
+        Selector selector = Selector.open();
+        SelectionKey key = register(selector, SelectionKey.OP_CONNECT, null);
+
+        selector.select();
+      }
+
+      natFinishConnect(socket);
+
+      connected = readyToConnect;
     }
+
     return connected;
   }
 
@@ -117,6 +128,23 @@ public class SocketChannel extends SelectableChannel
     return w;
   }
 
+  public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException {
+    return write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);
+  }
+
+  public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length)
+    throws IOException
+  {
+    long total = 0;
+    for (int i = offset; i < offset + length; ++i) {
+      total += write(srcs[i]);
+      if (srcs[i].hasRemaining()) {
+        return total;
+      }
+    }
+    return total;
+  }
+
   private void closeSocket() {
     natCloseSocket(socket);
   }
@@ -125,6 +153,12 @@ public class SocketChannel extends SelectableChannel
     return socket;
   }
 
+  void handleReadyOps(int ops) {
+    if ((ops & SelectionKey.OP_CONNECT) != 0) {
+      readyToConnect = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   public class Handle extends Socket {
     public void setTcpNoDelay(boolean on) throws SocketException {
       natSetTcpNoDelay(socket, on);
@@ -139,7 +173,7 @@ public class SocketChannel extends SelectableChannel
 
   private static native int natDoConnect(String host, int port, boolean blocking, boolean[] connected)
     throws IOException;
-  private static native boolean natFinishConnect(int socket)
+  private static native void natFinishConnect(int socket)
     throws IOException;
   private static native int natRead(int socket, byte[] buffer, int offset, int length, boolean blocking)
     throws IOException;
diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketSelector.java b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketSelector.java
index 27daf2670b..2482d0f180 100644
--- a/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketSelector.java
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/channels/SocketSelector.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class SocketSelector extends Selector {
         int ready = natUpdateReadySet(socket, key.interestOps(), state);
         key.readyOps(ready);
         if (ready != 0) {
+          c.handleReadyOps(ready);
           selectedKeys.add(key);
         }
       }