diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7361a3b..85f3b07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,23 @@ Then, to receive OSC messages from within a Guile program:
                    (do-stuff ...)))
 ```
 
-Or, to send messages (with parameters):
-  
+If the separate server thread doesn't work for you, there's also a blocking
+server option:
+
+```
+(use-modules (open-sound-control server))
+
+(define s (make-osc-server "osc.udp://:7770"))
+
+(add-osc-method s ....)
+
+(osc-recv s)  ;; Blocks for 1 second, or until a message is received
+```
+
+You can even have multiple blocking servers at once: `(osc-recv server1 server2)`.
+
+To send messages (with parameters):
+
 ```
 (use-modules (open-sound-control client))
 
diff --git a/guile-osc.c b/guile-osc.c
index 84cb285..71122e1 100644
--- a/guile-osc.c
+++ b/guile-osc.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 
 static SCM osc_server_thread_type;
+static SCM osc_server_type;
 static SCM osc_method_type;
 static SCM osc_address_type;
 
@@ -59,6 +60,27 @@ static void finalize_osc_server_thread(SCM obj)
 }
 
 
+static SCM make_osc_server(SCM url_obj)
+{
+	const char *url = scm_to_utf8_stringn(url_obj, NULL);
+	lo_server srv = lo_server_new_from_url(url, error_callback);
+	if ( srv == NULL ) {
+		return SCM_BOOL_F;
+	} else {
+		return scm_make_foreign_object_1(osc_server_type, srv);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void finalize_osc_server(SCM obj)
+{
+	lo_server srv;
+	scm_assert_foreign_object_type(osc_server_type, obj);
+	srv = scm_foreign_object_ref(obj, 0);
+	lo_server_free(srv);
+}
+
+
 static SCM make_osc_address(SCM url_obj)
 {
 	lo_address addr;
@@ -203,15 +225,11 @@ static int method_callback(const char *path, const char *types, lo_arg **argv,
 static SCM add_osc_method(SCM server_obj, SCM path_obj, SCM argtypes_obj,
                           SCM proc)
 {
-	lo_server_thread srv;
 	lo_method method;
 	char *path;
 	char *argtypes;
 	struct method_callback_data *data;
 
-	scm_assert_foreign_object_type(osc_server_thread_type, server_obj);
-	srv = scm_foreign_object_ref(server_obj, 0);
-
 	argtypes = scm_to_utf8_stringn(argtypes_obj, NULL);
 	data = malloc(sizeof(struct method_callback_data));
 
@@ -219,8 +237,28 @@ static SCM add_osc_method(SCM server_obj, SCM path_obj, SCM argtypes_obj,
 	scm_gc_protect_object(proc);
 
 	path = scm_to_utf8_stringn(path_obj, NULL);
-	method = lo_server_thread_add_method(srv, path, argtypes,
-	                                     method_callback, data);
+
+	if ( SCM_IS_A_P(server_obj, osc_server_thread_type) ) {
+		lo_server_thread srv;
+		srv = scm_foreign_object_ref(server_obj, 0);
+		method = lo_server_thread_add_method(srv, path, argtypes,
+		                                     method_callback, data);
+	} else if ( SCM_IS_A_P(server_obj, osc_server_type) ) {
+		lo_server srv;
+		srv = scm_foreign_object_ref(server_obj, 0);
+		method = lo_server_add_method(srv, path, argtypes,
+		                              method_callback, data);
+	} else {
+		scm_error_scm(scm_from_utf8_symbol("argument-error"),
+		              scm_from_locale_string("add-osc-method"),
+		              scm_from_locale_string("Not an OSC server object"),
+		              SCM_EOL,
+		              SCM_BOOL_F);
+		free(path);
+		free(argtypes);
+		return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
+	}
+
 	free(path);
 	free(argtypes);
 
@@ -228,6 +266,35 @@ static SCM add_osc_method(SCM server_obj, SCM path_obj, SCM argtypes_obj,
 }
 
 
+static SCM osc_recv(SCM rest)
+{
+	int i;
+	int n_srv;
+	lo_server *servers;
+	int *rcv;
+
+	SCM le = scm_length(rest);
+	n_srv = scm_to_int(le);
+
+	servers = malloc(n_srv*sizeof(lo_server));
+	rcv = malloc(n_srv*sizeof(int));
+	if ( (servers == NULL) || (rcv == NULL) ) return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
+
+	for ( i=0; i<n_srv; i++ ) {
+		SCM item = scm_list_ref(rest, scm_from_int(i));
+		scm_assert_foreign_object_type(osc_server_type, item);
+		servers[i] = scm_foreign_object_ref(item, 0);
+		rcv[i] = 0;
+	}
+	lo_servers_recv_noblock(servers, rcv, n_srv, 1000);
+
+	free(servers);
+	free(rcv);
+
+	return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
+}
+
+
 static SCM osc_send(SCM addr_obj, SCM path_obj, SCM rest)
 {
 	lo_address addr;
@@ -278,6 +345,12 @@ void init_guile_osc()
 	                                                      slots,
 	                                                      finalize_osc_server_thread);
 
+	name = scm_from_utf8_symbol("OSCServer");
+	slots = scm_list_1(scm_from_utf8_symbol("data"));
+	osc_server_type = scm_make_foreign_object_type(name,
+	                                               slots,
+	                                               finalize_osc_server);
+
 	name = scm_from_utf8_symbol("OSCMethod");
 	slots = scm_list_1(scm_from_utf8_symbol("data"));
 	osc_method_type = scm_make_foreign_object_type(name, slots, NULL);
@@ -287,6 +360,8 @@ void init_guile_osc()
 	osc_address_type = scm_make_foreign_object_type(name, slots, finalize_osc_address);
 
 	scm_c_define_gsubr("make-osc-server-thread", 1, 0, 0, make_osc_server_thread);
+	scm_c_define_gsubr("make-osc-server", 1, 0, 0, make_osc_server);
+	scm_c_define_gsubr("osc-recv", 0, 0, 1, osc_recv);
 	scm_c_define_gsubr("add-osc-method", 4, 0, 0, add_osc_method);
 	scm_c_define_gsubr("make-osc-address", 1, 0, 0, make_osc_address);
 	scm_c_define_gsubr("osc-send", 2, 0, 1, osc_send);
diff --git a/open-sound-control/api.scm b/open-sound-control/api.scm
index b34b874..6ee3c9f 100644
--- a/open-sound-control/api.scm
+++ b/open-sound-control/api.scm
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 ;;
 (define-module (open-sound-control api)
   #:export (make-osc-server-thread
+             make-osc-server
              add-osc-method
 
+             osc-recv
+
              make-osc-address
              osc-send))
 
diff --git a/open-sound-control/server.scm b/open-sound-control/server.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..308faf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/open-sound-control/server.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+;;
+;; open-sound-control/server.scm
+;;
+;; Copyright © 2023 Thomas White <taw@bitwiz.me.uk>
+;;
+;; This file is part of Guile-OSC.
+;;
+;; Guile-OSC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+;;
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+;;
+(define-module (open-sound-control server)
+  #:use-module (open-sound-control api)
+  #:re-export (make-osc-server
+                add-osc-method
+                osc-recv))