diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index cbbc211..0f505a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ in {
   run-liminix-vm = callPackage ./run-liminix-vm { };
   s6-init-bin = callPackage ./s6-init-bin { };
   s6-rc-database = callPackage ./s6-rc-database { };
+  s6-rc-round-robin = callPackage ./s6-rc-round-robin { };
   s6-rc-up-tree = callPackage ./s6-rc-up-tree { };
 
   # schnapps is written by Turris and provides a high-level interface
diff --git a/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/default.nix b/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c614496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  lualinux,
+  writeFennel,
+  anoia,
+  linotify,
+  fennel,
+  stdenv,
+  s6-rc-up-tree,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "s6-rc-round-robin";
+  src = ./.;
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ s6-rc-up-tree ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -p ${writeFennel "uevent-watch" {
+      packages = [fennel anoia linotify lualinux s6-rc-up-tree] ;
+      mainFunction = "run";
+    } ./robin.fnl} $out/bin/s6-rc-round-robin
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/robin.fnl b/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/robin.fnl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f04d648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/s6-rc-round-robin/robin.fnl
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+(local { : directory? : symlink } (require :anoia.fs))
+(local { : assoc : system } (require :anoia))
+(local inotify (require :inotify))
+
+(fn parse-args [args]
+  (match args
+    ["-p" proxy & rest] (assoc (parse-args rest) :proxy proxy)
+    backends { : backends }
+    _  nil))
+
+(fn %% [fmt ...] (string.format fmt ...))
+
+(fn start-service [service]
+  (let [(ok msg) (pcall system (%% "s6-rc-up-tree %q" service))]
+    (when (not ok) (print msg))
+    ok))
+
+(fn stop-service [service]
+  (let [(ok msg) (pcall system (%% "s6-rc -b -d change %q" service))]
+    (when (not ok) (print msg))
+    ok))
+
+(fn watch-fsevents [directory-name]
+  (doto (inotify.init)
+    (: :addwatch directory-name
+       inotify.IN_CREATE
+       inotify.IN_MOVE
+       inotify.IN_DELETE
+       inotify.IN_DELETE_SELF
+       inotify.IN_MOVED_FROM
+       inotify.IN_MOVED_TO
+       inotify.IN_CLOSE_WRITE)))
+
+(fn round-robin [els]
+  (var i -1)
+  (fn []
+    (set i (% (+ 1 i) (# els)))
+    (. els (+ 1 i))))
+
+(fn run []
+  (let [{ : proxy : backends } (parse-args arg)]
+    (each [s (round-robin backends)]
+      (print "ROBIN starting " s)
+      (when (start-service s)
+        (let [outputs-dir (.. "/run/services/outputs/" s)]
+          (print "ROBIN started " s "expecting outputs in " outputs-dir)
+          (with-open [watcher (watch-fsevents outputs-dir)]
+            (symlink outputs-dir "active")
+            (start-service proxy)
+            (while (directory? outputs-dir)
+              (print :ROBIN (watcher:read))))))
+      ;; service failed to start, or started and finished
+      (print "ROBIN finished " s "stopping proxy")
+      (stop-service proxy)
+      (stop-service s)
+      (os.remove "active")
+      )))
+
+{ : run }