diff --git a/examples/lookupd_monitor.pl b/examples/lookupd_monitor.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+use AnyEvent;
+use AnyEvent::NSQ::Lookupd;
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+my ($help, $verbose, $interval);
+GetOptions('help' => \$help, 'verbose' => \$verbose, 'interval=i' => \$interval) or usage();
+usage() if $help;
+
+my ($topic, @nsqlookupds) = @ARGV;
+usage("topic is a required parameter") unless $topic and length($topic);
+usage("at least one lookupd address is required") unless @nsqlookupds;
+
+my $cv = AE::cv;
+
+my $l = AnyEvent::NSQ::Lookupd->new(
+  topic              => $topic,
+  pooling_interval => $interval,
+  
+  lookupd_http_addresses => \@nsqlookupds,
+
+  add_nsqd_cb  => sub { print "$topic: added $_[0], version $_[1]{version}\n" },
+  drop_nsqd_cb => sub { print "$topic: dropped $_[0], version $_[1]{version}\n" },
+);
+
+$cv->recv;
+
+
+sub usage {
+  print "Error: @_\n" if @_;
+
+  print <<"  EOU";
+Usage: lookupd_monitor.pl [options] topic lookup_addresses...
+
+  Monitors a set of nsqlookupd's and lists all nsqd's that produce a particular topic.
+
+  Options:
+
+  --help or -h               Prints this message and exits
+
+  --interval=INT or -i=INT   Sets the polling interval
+  EOU
+
+  exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/lib/AnyEvent/NSQ/Lookupd.pm b/lib/AnyEvent/NSQ/Lookupd.pm
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+package AnyEvent::NSQ::Lookupd;
+
+# ABSTRACT: nsqlookupd pooler
+# VERSION
+# AUTHORITY
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use AnyEvent;
+use AnyEvent::HTTP;
+
+sub new {
+  my ($class, %args) = @_;
+  my $self = bless { producers => {}, sources => {}, pooling_interval => 60 }, $class;
+
+  for my $p (qw( topic lookupd_http_addresses add_nsqd_cb drop_nsqd_cb )) {
+    next unless exists $args{$p} and defined $args{$p};
+    $self->{$p} = delete $args{$p};
+    croak(qq{FATAL: parameter '$p' must be a CodeRef}) if $p =~ m{_cb$} and ref($self->{$p}) ne 'CODE';
+  }
+
+  $self->{pooling_interval} = delete($args{pooling_interval})
+    if exists $args{pooling_interval} and $args{pooling_interval} > 0;
+
+  $self->{lookupd_http_addresses} = [$self->{lookupd_http_addresses}]
+    unless ref($self->{lookupd_http_addresses}) eq 'ARRAY';
+
+  $self->_start_poller;
+
+  return $self;
+}
+
+sub poll {
+  my ($self) = @_;
+  my $urls = $self->_get_polling_urls;
+
+  for my $url (@$urls) {
+    http_get $url, sub { $self->_parse_lookup_response($url, $_[0]) if defined $_[0] };
+  }
+
+  return;
+}
+
+sub start {
+  my ($self);
+
+  $self->{poller_timer} = AE::timer 0, $self->{pooling_interval}, sub { $self->poll() };
+}
+
+sub stop { delete $_[0]->{poller_timer} }
+
+sub is_running { return exists $_[0]->{poller_timer} }
+
+
+#### The actual work...
+
+sub _get_polling_urls {
+  my ($self) = @_;
+
+  my @urls;
+  for my $address (@{ $self->{lookupd_http_addresses} }) {
+    $address = "http://$address" unless $address =~ m/^https?:/;
+    push @urls, "$address/lookup?topic=$self->{topic}";
+  }
+
+  return \@urls;
+}
+
+sub _parse_lookup_response {
+  my ($self, $source, $body) = @_;
+
+  my $json = eval { JSON::XS::decode_json($body) };
+  return unless $json;
+  return unless $json->{status_code} and $json->{status_code} == 200;
+
+  $self->_update_nsqd_list_for_source($source, $json->{data});
+}
+
+sub _update_nsqd_list_for_source {
+  my ($self, $source, $data) = @_;
+  my $source_data = $self->{sources}{$source} = {};
+
+  for my $producer (@{ $data->{producers} || [] }) {
+    my $bcast_addr = $producer->{broadcast_address};
+    my $tcp_port   = $producer->{tcp_port};
+    next unless $bcast_addr and $tcp_port;
+
+    my $nsqd_id = "$bcast_addr:$tcp_port";
+
+    $source_data->{$nsqd_id} = {
+      nsqd_id => $nsqd_id,
+      info    => $producer,
+    };
+  }
+
+  $self->_merge_sources();
+}
+
+sub _merge_sources {
+  my ($self) = @_;
+
+  my %merged_producers;
+  for my $source_producers (values %{ $self->{sources} }) {
+    for my $producer (values %$source_producers) {
+      $merged_producers{ $producer->{nsqd_id} } = $producer;
+    }
+  }
+
+  $self->_detect_changes_producers(\%merged_producers);
+}
+
+sub _detect_changes_producers {
+  my ($self, $merged_producers) = @_;
+  my $producers = $self->{producers};
+
+  ## detect dropped nsqd's
+  for my $nsqd_id (keys %$producers) {
+    next if exists $merged_producers->{$nsqd_id};
+    $self->{drop_nsqd_cb}->($self, $nsqd_id, delete $producers->{$nsqd_id});
+  }
+
+  ## add the new ones
+  for my $nsqd_id (keys %$merged_producers) {
+    next if exists $producers->{$nsqd_id}
+    $self->{add_nsqd_cb}->($self, $nsqd_id, $producers->{$nsqd_id} = $merged_producers->{$nsqd_id});
+  }
+}
+
+1;