diff --git a/eventlet/pools.py b/eventlet/pools.py
index f24ca2b..0889fde 100644
--- a/eventlet/pools.py
+++ b/eventlet/pools.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import collections
 
 from eventlet import api
-from eventlet import coros
+from eventlet import queue
 
 __all__ = ['Pool', 'TokenPool']
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Pool(object):
         self.max_size = max_size
         self.order_as_stack = order_as_stack
         self.current_size = 0
-        self.channel = coros.queue(0)
+        self.channel = queue.LightQueue(0)
         self.free_items = collections.deque()
         for x in xrange(min_size):
             self.current_size += 1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Pool(object):
             created = self.create()
             self.current_size += 1
             return created
-        return self.channel.wait()
+        return self.channel.get()
 
     if item_impl is not None:
         item = item_impl
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Pool(object):
             return
 
         if self.waiting():
-            self.channel.send(item)
+            self.channel.put(item)
         else:
             if self.order_as_stack:
                 self.free_items.appendleft(item)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Pool(object):
     def waiting(self):
         """Return the number of routines waiting for a pool item.
         """
-        return self.channel.waiting()
+        return max(0, self.channel.getting() - self.channel.putting())
   
     def create(self):
         """Generate a new pool item
diff --git a/eventlet/queue.py b/eventlet/queue.py
index 9e26cf8..cb655ec 100644
--- a/eventlet/queue.py
+++ b/eventlet/queue.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2009 Denis Bilenko. See LICENSE for details.
 """Synchronized queues.
 
-The :mod:`eventlet.queue` module implements multi-producer, multi-consumer queues that work across greenlets, with the API similar to the classes found in the standard :mod:`Queue` and :class:`multiprocessing <multiprocessing.Queue>` modules.
+The :mod:`eventlet.queue` module implements multi-producer, multi-consumer 
+queues that work across greenlets, with the API similar to the classes found in 
+the standard :mod:`Queue` and :class:`multiprocessing <multiprocessing.Queue>` 
+modules.
 
 A major difference is that queues in this module operate as channels when
 initialized with *maxsize* of zero. In such case, both :meth:`Queue.empty`
-and :meth:`Queue.full` return ``True`` and :meth:`Queue.put` always blocks until a call to :meth:`Queue.get` retrieves the item.
+and :meth:`Queue.full` return ``True`` and :meth:`Queue.put` always blocks until 
+a call to :meth:`Queue.get` retrieves the item.
 
-Another interesting difference is that :meth:`Queue.qsize`, :meth:`Queue.empty`, and :meth:`Queue.full` *can* be used as indicators of whether the subsequent :meth:`Queue.get` or :meth:`Queue.put` will not block.
+An interesting difference, made possible because of greenthreads, is 
+that :meth:`Queue.qsize`, :meth:`Queue.empty`, and :meth:`Queue.full` *can* be 
+used as indicators of whether the subsequent :meth:`Queue.get` 
+or :meth:`Queue.put` will not block.  The new methods :meth:`Queue.getting` 
+and :meth:`Queue.putting` report on the number of greenthreads blocking 
+in :meth:`put <Queue.put>` or :meth:`get <Queue.get>` respectively.
 """
 
 import sys
@@ -149,6 +158,16 @@ class LightQueue(object):
     def qsize(self):
         """Return the size of the queue."""
         return len(self.queue)
+        
+    def putting(self):
+        """Returns the number of greenthreads that are blocked waiting to put
+        items into the queue."""
+        return len(self.putters)
+        
+    def getting(self):
+        """Returns the number of greenthreads that are blocked waiting on an 
+        empty queue."""
+        return len(self.getters)
 
     def empty(self):
         """Return ``True`` if the queue is empty, ``False`` otherwise."""
diff --git a/tests/queue_test.py b/tests/queue_test.py
index 91de3e7..19ec9d3 100644
--- a/tests/queue_test.py
+++ b/tests/queue_test.py
@@ -138,16 +138,15 @@ class TestQueue(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(q.get(), 'sent')
                 
     def test_waiting(self):
-        return # TODO add this to the new queue
         q = eventlet.Queue()
         gt1 = eventlet.spawn(q.get)
         eventlet.sleep(0)
-        self.assertEquals(1, q.waiting())
+        self.assertEquals(1, q.getting())
         q.put('hi')
         eventlet.sleep(0)
-        self.assertEquals(0, q.waiting())
+        self.assertEquals(0, q.getting())
         self.assertEquals('hi', gt1.wait())
-        self.assertEquals(0, q.waiting())
+        self.assertEquals(0, q.getting())
 
     def test_channel_send(self):
         channel = eventlet.Queue(0)
@@ -194,18 +193,15 @@ class TestQueue(LimitedTestCase):
         w2 = eventlet.spawn(c.get)
         w3 = eventlet.spawn(c.get)
         eventlet.sleep(0)
-        # TODO add waiting method to queue
-        #self.assertEquals(c.waiting(), 3)
+        self.assertEquals(c.getting(), 3)
         s1 = eventlet.spawn(c.put, 1)
         s2 = eventlet.spawn(c.put, 2)
         s3 = eventlet.spawn(c.put, 3)
-        eventlet.sleep(0)  # this gets all the sends into a waiting state
-        # TODO add waiting method to queue
-        #self.assertEquals(c.waiting(), 0)
 
         s1.wait()
         s2.wait()
         s3.wait()
+        self.assertEquals(c.getting(), 0)
         # NOTE: we don't guarantee that waiters are served in order
         results = sorted([w1.wait(), w2.wait(), w3.wait()])
         self.assertEquals(results, [1,2,3])