diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c21c61e..8197cf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
 
 ---
 
+## unreleased
+
+Unreleased
+
+- Add `Port::set_max_poll` to set the amount a `Port` is polled in a single `Port::should_poll` (Default: `1` time)
+- Add `EventListenerCfg::port_1` to add a manually constructed `Port`
+
 ## 1.9.2
 
 Released on 04/03/2023
diff --git a/src/listener/builder.rs b/src/listener/builder.rs
index e175421..00eb697 100644
--- a/src/listener/builder.rs
+++ b/src/listener/builder.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,15 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Add a new Port (Poll, Interval) to the the event listener
-    pub fn port(mut self, poll: Box<dyn Poll<U>>, interval: Duration) -> Self {
-        self.ports.push(Port::new(poll, interval));
+    pub fn port(self, poll: Box<dyn Poll<U>>, interval: Duration) -> Self {
+        self.port_1(Port::new(poll, interval))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a new Port to the the event listener
+    ///
+    /// The [`Port`] needs to be manually constructed, unlike [`Self::port`]
+    pub fn port_1(mut self, port: Port<U>) -> Self {
+        self.ports.push(port);
         self
     }
 
@@ -104,4 +111,15 @@ mod test {
             .poll_timeout(Duration::from_secs(0))
             .start();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_add_port_via_port_1() {
+        let builder = EventListenerCfg::<MockEvent>::default();
+        assert!(builder.ports.is_empty());
+        let builder = builder.port_1(Port::new(
+            Box::new(MockPoll::default()),
+            Duration::from_millis(1),
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(builder.ports.len(), 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/listener/port.rs b/src/listener/port.rs
index ec22844..5d7addc 100644
--- a/src/listener/port.rs
+++ b/src/listener/port.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use super::{Event, ListenerResult, Poll};
 
+/// The Default number of how often a [`Port`] gets polled in a single [`Port::should_poll`]
+pub const DEFAULT_MAX_POLL: usize = 1;
+
 /// A port is a wrapper around the poll trait object, which also defines an interval, which defines
 /// the amount of time between each poll() call.
 /// Its purpose is to listen for incoming events of a user-defined type
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ where
     poll: Box<dyn Poll<U>>,
     interval: Duration,
     next_poll: Instant,
+    max_poll: usize,
 }
 
 impl<U> Port<U>
@@ -29,9 +33,20 @@ where
             poll,
             interval,
             next_poll: Instant::now(),
+            max_poll: DEFAULT_MAX_POLL,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set how often a port should get polled in a single poll
+    pub fn set_max_poll(&mut self, max_poll: usize) {
+        self.max_poll = max_poll;
+    }
+
+    /// Get how often a port should get polled in a single poll
+    pub fn max_poll(&self) -> usize {
+        self.max_poll
+    }
+
     /// Returns the interval for the current `Port`
     pub fn interval(&self) -> &Duration {
         &self.interval
diff --git a/src/listener/worker.rs b/src/listener/worker.rs
index 165f76c..4297d5b 100644
--- a/src/listener/worker.rs
+++ b/src/listener/worker.rs
@@ -118,35 +118,32 @@ where
     /// Returns only the messages, while the None returned by poll are discarded
     #[allow(clippy::needless_collect)]
     fn poll(&mut self) -> Result<(), mpsc::SendError<ListenerMsg<U>>> {
-        let msg: Vec<ListenerMsg<U>> = self
-            .ports
-            .iter_mut()
-            .filter_map(|x| {
-                if x.should_poll() {
-                    let msg = match x.poll() {
-                        Ok(Some(ev)) => Some(ListenerMsg::User(ev)),
-                        Ok(None) => None,
-                        Err(err) => Some(ListenerMsg::Error(err)),
-                    };
-                    // Update next poll
-                    x.calc_next_poll();
-                    msg
-                } else {
-                    None
+        let port_iter = self.ports.iter_mut().filter(|port| port.should_poll());
+
+        for port in port_iter {
+            let mut times_remaining = port.max_poll();
+            // poll a port until it has nothing anymore
+            loop {
+                let msg = match port.poll() {
+                    Ok(Some(ev)) => ListenerMsg::User(ev),
+                    Ok(None) => break,
+                    Err(err) => ListenerMsg::Error(err),
+                };
+
+                self.sender.send(msg)?;
+
+                // do this at the end to at least call it once
+                times_remaining = times_remaining.saturating_sub(1);
+
+                if times_remaining == 0 {
+                    break;
                 }
-            })
-            .collect();
-        // Send messages
-        match msg
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|x| self.sender.send(x))
-            .filter(|x| x.is_err())
-            .map(|x| x.err().unwrap())
-            .next()
-        {
-            None => Ok(()),
-            Some(e) => Err(e),
+            }
+            // Update next poll
+            port.calc_next_poll();
         }
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// thread run method
@@ -186,6 +183,30 @@ mod test {
     use crate::mock::{MockEvent, MockPoll};
     use crate::Event;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn worker_should_poll_multiple_times() {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        let paused = Arc::new(RwLock::new(false));
+        let paused_t = Arc::clone(&paused);
+        let running = Arc::new(RwLock::new(true));
+        let running_t = Arc::clone(&running);
+
+        let mut mock_port = Port::new(Box::new(MockPoll::default()), Duration::from_secs(5));
+        mock_port.set_max_poll(10);
+
+        let mut worker =
+            EventListenerWorker::<MockEvent>::new(vec![mock_port], tx, paused_t, running_t, None);
+        assert!(worker.poll().is_ok());
+        assert!(worker.next_event() <= Duration::from_secs(5));
+        let mut recieved = Vec::new();
+
+        while let Ok(msg) = rx.try_recv() {
+            recieved.push(msg);
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(recieved.len(), 10);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn worker_should_send_poll() {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();