diff --git a/python/ray/worker.py b/python/ray/worker.py
index 75fc83047..2a5e3fc84 100644
--- a/python/ray/worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/worker.py
@@ -2529,6 +2529,11 @@ def wait(object_ids, num_returns=1, timeout=None, worker=global_worker):
     correspond to objects that are stored in the object store. The second list
     corresponds to the rest of the object IDs (which may or may not be ready).
 
+    Ordering of the input list of object IDs is preserved: if A precedes B in
+    the input list, and both are in the ready list, then A will precede B in
+    the ready list. This also holds true if A and B are both in the remaining
+    list.
+
     Args:
         object_ids (List[ObjectID]): List of object IDs for objects that may or
             may not be ready. Note that these IDs must be unique.
@@ -2540,9 +2545,6 @@ def wait(object_ids, num_returns=1, timeout=None, worker=global_worker):
         A list of object IDs that are ready and a list of the remaining object
             IDs.
     """
-    if worker.use_raylet:
-        print("plasma_client.wait has not been implemented yet")
-        return
 
     if isinstance(object_ids, ray.ObjectID):
         raise TypeError(
@@ -2574,18 +2576,30 @@ def wait(object_ids, num_returns=1, timeout=None, worker=global_worker):
         if len(object_ids) == 0:
             return [], []
 
-        object_id_strs = [
-            plasma.ObjectID(object_id.id()) for object_id in object_ids
-        ]
+        if len(object_ids) != len(set(object_ids)):
+            raise Exception("Wait requires a list of unique object IDs.")
+        if num_returns <= 0:
+            raise Exception(
+                "Invalid number of objects to return %d." % num_returns)
+        if num_returns > len(object_ids):
+            raise Exception("num_returns cannot be greater than the number "
+                            "of objects provided to ray.wait.")
         timeout = timeout if timeout is not None else 2**30
-        ready_ids, remaining_ids = worker.plasma_client.wait(
-            object_id_strs, timeout, num_returns)
-        ready_ids = [
-            ray.ObjectID(object_id.binary()) for object_id in ready_ids
-        ]
-        remaining_ids = [
-            ray.ObjectID(object_id.binary()) for object_id in remaining_ids
-        ]
+        if worker.use_raylet:
+            ready_ids, remaining_ids = worker.local_scheduler_client.wait(
+                object_ids, num_returns, timeout, False)
+        else:
+            object_id_strs = [
+                plasma.ObjectID(object_id.id()) for object_id in object_ids
+            ]
+            ready_ids, remaining_ids = worker.plasma_client.wait(
+                object_id_strs, timeout, num_returns)
+            ready_ids = [
+                ray.ObjectID(object_id.binary()) for object_id in ready_ids
+            ]
+            remaining_ids = [
+                ray.ObjectID(object_id.binary()) for object_id in remaining_ids
+            ]
         return ready_ids, remaining_ids
 
 
diff --git a/src/local_scheduler/lib/python/local_scheduler_extension.cc b/src/local_scheduler/lib/python/local_scheduler_extension.cc
index acd3613ea..89ae40259 100644
--- a/src/local_scheduler/lib/python/local_scheduler_extension.cc
+++ b/src/local_scheduler/lib/python/local_scheduler_extension.cc
@@ -179,6 +179,58 @@ static PyObject *PyLocalSchedulerClient_set_actor_frontier(PyObject *self,
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject *PyLocalSchedulerClient_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *py_object_ids;
+  int num_returns;
+  int64_t timeout_ms;
+  PyObject *py_wait_local;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OilO", &py_object_ids, &num_returns, &timeout_ms,
+                        &py_wait_local)) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  bool wait_local = PyObject_IsTrue(py_wait_local);
+
+  // Convert object ids.
+  PyObject *iter = PyObject_GetIter(py_object_ids);
+  if (!iter) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  std::vector<ObjectID> object_ids;
+  while (true) {
+    PyObject *next = PyIter_Next(iter);
+    ObjectID object_id;
+    if (!next) {
+      break;
+    }
+    if (!PyObjectToUniqueID(next, &object_id)) {
+      // Error parsing object id.
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    object_ids.push_back(object_id);
+  }
+
+  // Invoke wait.
+  std::pair<std::vector<ObjectID>, std::vector<ObjectID>> result =
+      local_scheduler_wait(reinterpret_cast<PyLocalSchedulerClient *>(self)
+                               ->local_scheduler_connection,
+                           object_ids, num_returns, timeout_ms,
+                           static_cast<bool>(wait_local));
+
+  // Convert result to py object.
+  PyObject *py_found = PyList_New(static_cast<Py_ssize_t>(result.first.size()));
+  for (uint i = 0; i < result.first.size(); ++i) {
+    PyList_SetItem(py_found, i, PyObjectID_make(result.first[i]));
+  }
+  PyObject *py_remaining =
+      PyList_New(static_cast<Py_ssize_t>(result.second.size()));
+  for (uint i = 0; i < result.second.size(); ++i) {
+    PyList_SetItem(py_remaining, i, PyObjectID_make(result.second[i]));
+  }
+  return Py_BuildValue("(OO)", py_found, py_remaining);
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef PyLocalSchedulerClient_methods[] = {
     {"disconnect", (PyCFunction) PyLocalSchedulerClient_disconnect, METH_NOARGS,
      "Notify the local scheduler that this client is exiting gracefully."},
@@ -201,6 +253,8 @@ static PyMethodDef PyLocalSchedulerClient_methods[] = {
      (PyCFunction) PyLocalSchedulerClient_get_actor_frontier, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     {"set_actor_frontier",
      (PyCFunction) PyLocalSchedulerClient_set_actor_frontier, METH_VARARGS, ""},
+    {"wait", (PyCFunction) PyLocalSchedulerClient_wait, METH_VARARGS,
+     "Wait for a list of objects to be created."},
     {NULL} /* Sentinel */
 };
 
diff --git a/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.cc b/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.cc
index 59f4d297f..b4ccbe2dc 100644
--- a/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.cc
+++ b/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "common_protocol.h"
 #include "format/local_scheduler_generated.h"
+#include "ray/raylet/format/node_manager_generated.h"
 
 #include "common/io.h"
 #include "common/task.h"
@@ -207,3 +208,41 @@ void local_scheduler_set_actor_frontier(LocalSchedulerConnection *conn,
                 ray::local_scheduler::protocol::MessageType_SetActorFrontier,
                 frontier.size(), const_cast<uint8_t *>(frontier.data()));
 }
+
+std::pair<std::vector<ObjectID>, std::vector<ObjectID>> local_scheduler_wait(
+    LocalSchedulerConnection *conn,
+    const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids,
+    int num_returns,
+    int64_t timeout_milliseconds,
+    bool wait_local) {
+  // Write request.
+  flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder fbb;
+  auto message = ray::protocol::CreateWaitRequest(
+      fbb, to_flatbuf(fbb, object_ids), num_returns, timeout_milliseconds,
+      wait_local);
+  fbb.Finish(message);
+  write_message(conn->conn, ray::protocol::MessageType_WaitRequest,
+                fbb.GetSize(), fbb.GetBufferPointer());
+  // Read result.
+  int64_t type;
+  int64_t reply_size;
+  uint8_t *reply;
+  read_message(conn->conn, &type, &reply_size, &reply);
+  RAY_CHECK(type == ray::protocol::MessageType_WaitReply);
+  auto reply_message = flatbuffers::GetRoot<ray::protocol::WaitReply>(reply);
+  // Convert result.
+  std::pair<std::vector<ObjectID>, std::vector<ObjectID>> result;
+  auto found = reply_message->found();
+  for (uint i = 0; i < found->size(); i++) {
+    ObjectID object_id = ObjectID::from_binary(found->Get(i)->str());
+    result.first.push_back(object_id);
+  }
+  auto remaining = reply_message->remaining();
+  for (uint i = 0; i < remaining->size(); i++) {
+    ObjectID object_id = ObjectID::from_binary(remaining->Get(i)->str());
+    result.second.push_back(object_id);
+  }
+  /* Free the original message from the local scheduler. */
+  free(reply);
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.h b/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.h
index 7b834a09c..ed6f3916e 100644
--- a/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.h
+++ b/src/local_scheduler/local_scheduler_client.h
@@ -169,4 +169,22 @@ const std::vector<uint8_t> local_scheduler_get_actor_frontier(
 void local_scheduler_set_actor_frontier(LocalSchedulerConnection *conn,
                                         const std::vector<uint8_t> &frontier);
 
+/// Wait for the given objects until timeout expires or num_return objects are
+/// found.
+///
+/// \param conn The connection information.
+/// \param object_ids The objects to wait for.
+/// \param num_returns The number of objects to wait for.
+/// \param timeout_milliseconds Duration, in milliseconds, to wait before
+/// returning.
+/// \param wait_local Whether to wait for objects to appear on this node.
+/// \return A pair with the first element containing the object ids that were
+/// found, and the second element the objects that were not found.
+std::pair<std::vector<ObjectID>, std::vector<ObjectID>> local_scheduler_wait(
+    LocalSchedulerConnection *conn,
+    const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids,
+    int num_returns,
+    int64_t timeout_milliseconds,
+    bool wait_local);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.cc
index 330b4530d..f98630cfc 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.cc
@@ -6,32 +6,49 @@ ObjectDirectory::ObjectDirectory(std::shared_ptr<gcs::AsyncGcsClient> &gcs_clien
   gcs_client_ = gcs_client;
 }
 
+std::vector<ClientID> UpdateObjectLocations(
+    std::unordered_set<ClientID> &client_ids,
+    const std::vector<ObjectTableDataT> &location_history) {
+  // location_history contains the history of locations of the object (it is a log),
+  // which might look like the following:
+  //   client1.is_eviction = false
+  //   client1.is_eviction = true
+  //   client2.is_eviction = false
+  // In such a scenario, we want to indicate client2 is the only client that contains
+  // the object, which the following code achieves.
+  for (const auto &object_table_data : location_history) {
+    ClientID client_id = ClientID::from_binary(object_table_data.manager);
+    if (!object_table_data.is_eviction) {
+      client_ids.insert(client_id);
+    } else {
+      client_ids.erase(client_id);
+    }
+  }
+  return std::vector<ClientID>(client_ids.begin(), client_ids.end());
+}
+
 void ObjectDirectory::RegisterBackend() {
-  auto object_notification_callback = [this](gcs::AsyncGcsClient *client,
-                                             const ObjectID &object_id,
-                                             const std::vector<ObjectTableDataT> &data) {
+  auto object_notification_callback = [this](
+      gcs::AsyncGcsClient *client, const ObjectID &object_id,
+      const std::vector<ObjectTableDataT> &location_history) {
     // Objects are added to this map in SubscribeObjectLocations.
-    auto entry = listeners_.find(object_id);
+    auto object_id_listener_pair = listeners_.find(object_id);
     // Do nothing for objects we are not listening for.
-    if (entry == listeners_.end()) {
+    if (object_id_listener_pair == listeners_.end()) {
       return;
     }
     // Update entries for this object.
-    auto client_id_set = entry->second.client_ids;
-    for (auto &object_table_data : data) {
-      ClientID client_id = ClientID::from_binary(object_table_data.manager);
-      if (!object_table_data.is_eviction) {
-        client_id_set.insert(client_id);
-      } else {
-        client_id_set.erase(client_id);
+    std::vector<ClientID> client_id_vec = UpdateObjectLocations(
+        object_id_listener_pair->second.current_object_locations, location_history);
+    if (!client_id_vec.empty()) {
+      // Copy the callbacks so that the callbacks can unsubscribe without interrupting
+      // looping over the callbacks.
+      auto callbacks = object_id_listener_pair->second.callbacks;
+      // Call all callbacks associated with the object id locations we have received.
+      for (const auto &callback_pair : callbacks) {
+        callback_pair.second(client_id_vec, object_id);
       }
     }
-    if (!client_id_set.empty()) {
-      // Only call the callback if we have object locations.
-      std::vector<ClientID> client_id_vec(client_id_set.begin(), client_id_set.end());
-      auto callback = entry->second.locations_found_callback;
-      callback(client_id_vec, object_id);
-    }
   };
   RAY_CHECK_OK(gcs_client_->object_table().Subscribe(
       UniqueID::nil(), gcs_client_->client_table().GetLocalClientId(),
@@ -86,25 +103,59 @@ ray::Status ObjectDirectory::GetInformation(const ClientID &client_id,
   return ray::Status::OK();
 }
 
-ray::Status ObjectDirectory::SubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+ray::Status ObjectDirectory::SubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                                      const ObjectID &object_id,
                                                       const OnLocationsFound &callback) {
-  if (listeners_.find(object_id) != listeners_.end()) {
-    RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "Duplicate calls to SubscribeObjectLocations for " << object_id;
+  ray::Status status = ray::Status::OK();
+  if (listeners_.find(object_id) == listeners_.end()) {
+    listeners_.emplace(object_id, LocationListenerState());
+    status = gcs_client_->object_table().RequestNotifications(
+        JobID::nil(), object_id, gcs_client_->client_table().GetLocalClientId());
+  }
+  auto &listener_state = listeners_.find(object_id)->second;
+  // TODO(hme): Make this fatal after implementing Pull suppression.
+  if (listener_state.callbacks.count(callback_id) > 0) {
     return ray::Status::OK();
   }
-  listeners_.emplace(object_id, LocationListenerState(callback));
-  return gcs_client_->object_table().RequestNotifications(
-      JobID::nil(), object_id, gcs_client_->client_table().GetLocalClientId());
+  listener_state.callbacks.emplace(callback_id, callback);
+  // Immediately notify of found object locations.
+  if (!listener_state.current_object_locations.empty()) {
+    std::vector<ClientID> client_id_vec(listener_state.current_object_locations.begin(),
+                                        listener_state.current_object_locations.end());
+    callback(client_id_vec, object_id);
+  }
+  return status;
 }
 
-ray::Status ObjectDirectory::UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id) {
+ray::Status ObjectDirectory::UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                                        const ObjectID &object_id) {
+  ray::Status status = ray::Status::OK();
   auto entry = listeners_.find(object_id);
   if (entry == listeners_.end()) {
-    return ray::Status::OK();
+    return status;
   }
-  ray::Status status = gcs_client_->object_table().CancelNotifications(
-      JobID::nil(), object_id, gcs_client_->client_table().GetLocalClientId());
-  listeners_.erase(entry);
+  entry->second.callbacks.erase(callback_id);
+  if (entry->second.callbacks.empty()) {
+    status = gcs_client_->object_table().CancelNotifications(
+        JobID::nil(), object_id, gcs_client_->client_table().GetLocalClientId());
+    listeners_.erase(entry);
+  }
+  return status;
+}
+
+ray::Status ObjectDirectory::LookupLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+                                             const OnLocationsFound &callback) {
+  JobID job_id = JobID::nil();
+  ray::Status status = gcs_client_->object_table().Lookup(
+      job_id, object_id,
+      [this, callback](gcs::AsyncGcsClient *client, const ObjectID &object_id,
+                       const std::vector<ObjectTableDataT> &location_history) {
+        // Build the set of current locations based on the entries in the log.
+        std::unordered_set<ClientID> client_ids;
+        std::vector<ClientID> locations_vector =
+            UpdateObjectLocations(client_ids, location_history);
+        callback(locations_vector, object_id);
+      });
   return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.h b/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.h
index a851ac669..1cf4323e8 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.h
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/object_directory.h
@@ -46,24 +46,41 @@ class ObjectDirectoryInterface {
                                      const InfoFailureCallback &fail_cb) = 0;
 
   /// Callback for object location notifications.
-  using OnLocationsFound = std::function<void(const std::vector<ray::ClientID> &v,
+  using OnLocationsFound = std::function<void(const std::vector<ray::ClientID> &,
                                               const ray::ObjectID &object_id)>;
 
+  /// Lookup object locations. Callback may be invoked with empty list of client ids.
+  ///
+  /// \param object_id The object's ObjectID.
+  /// \param callback Invoked with (possibly empty) list of client ids and object_id.
+  /// \return Status of whether async call to backend succeeded.
+  virtual ray::Status LookupLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+                                      const OnLocationsFound &callback) = 0;
+
   /// Subscribe to be notified of locations (ClientID) of the given object.
   /// The callback will be invoked whenever locations are obtained for the
-  /// specified object.
+  /// specified object. The callback provided to this method may fire immediately,
+  /// within the call to this method, if any other listener is subscribed to the same
+  /// object: This occurs when location data for the object has already been obtained.
   ///
+  /// \param callback_id The id associated with the specified callback. This is
+  /// needed when UnsubscribeObjectLocations is called.
   /// \param object_id The required object's ObjectID.
   /// \param success_cb Invoked with non-empty list of client ids and object_id.
   /// \return Status of whether subscription succeeded.
-  virtual ray::Status SubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+  virtual ray::Status SubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                               const ObjectID &object_id,
                                                const OnLocationsFound &callback) = 0;
 
   /// Unsubscribe to object location notifications.
   ///
+  /// \param callback_id The id associated with a callback. This was given
+  /// at subscription time, and unsubscribes the corresponding callback from
+  /// further notifications about the given object's location.
   /// \param object_id The object id invoked with Subscribe.
-  /// \return
-  virtual ray::Status UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id) = 0;
+  /// \return Status of unsubscribing from object location notifications.
+  virtual ray::Status UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                                 const ObjectID &object_id) = 0;
 
   /// Report objects added to this node's store to the object directory.
   ///
@@ -96,9 +113,14 @@ class ObjectDirectory : public ObjectDirectoryInterface {
                              const InfoSuccessCallback &success_callback,
                              const InfoFailureCallback &fail_callback) override;
 
-  ray::Status SubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+  ray::Status LookupLocations(const ObjectID &object_id,
+                              const OnLocationsFound &callback) override;
+
+  ray::Status SubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                       const ObjectID &object_id,
                                        const OnLocationsFound &callback) override;
-  ray::Status UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const ObjectID &object_id) override;
+  ray::Status UnsubscribeObjectLocations(const UniqueID &callback_id,
+                                         const ObjectID &object_id) override;
 
   ray::Status ReportObjectAdded(const ObjectID &object_id, const ClientID &client_id,
                                 const ObjectInfoT &object_info) override;
@@ -113,12 +135,10 @@ class ObjectDirectory : public ObjectDirectoryInterface {
  private:
   /// Callbacks associated with a call to GetLocations.
   struct LocationListenerState {
-    LocationListenerState(const OnLocationsFound &locations_found_callback)
-        : locations_found_callback(locations_found_callback) {}
     /// The callback to invoke when object locations are found.
-    OnLocationsFound locations_found_callback;
+    std::unordered_map<UniqueID, OnLocationsFound> callbacks;
     /// The current set of known locations of this object.
-    std::unordered_set<ClientID> client_ids;
+    std::unordered_set<ClientID> current_object_locations;
   };
 
   /// Info about subscribers to object locations.
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.cc
index c4f271ffb..5621b15a4 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.cc
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ void ObjectManager::NotifyDirectoryObjectAdd(const ObjectInfoT &object_info) {
   local_objects_[object_id] = object_info;
   ray::Status status =
       object_directory_->ReportObjectAdded(object_id, client_id_, object_info);
-  // Handle the unfulfilled_push_tasks_ which contains the push request that is not
+  // Handle the unfulfilled_push_requests_ which contains the push request that is not
   // completed due to unsatisfied local objects.
-  auto iter = unfulfilled_push_tasks_.find(object_id);
-  if (iter != unfulfilled_push_tasks_.end()) {
+  auto iter = unfulfilled_push_requests_.find(object_id);
+  if (iter != unfulfilled_push_requests_.end()) {
     for (auto &pair : iter->second) {
       auto &client_id = pair.first;
       main_service_->post(
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ObjectManager::NotifyDirectoryObjectAdd(const ObjectInfoT &object_info) {
         pair.second->cancel();
       }
     }
-    unfulfilled_push_tasks_.erase(iter);
+    unfulfilled_push_requests_.erase(iter);
   }
 }
 
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ ray::Status ObjectManager::Pull(const ObjectID &object_id) {
     return ray::Status::OK();
   }
   ray::Status status_code = object_directory_->SubscribeObjectLocations(
-      object_id,
+      object_directory_pull_callback_id_, object_id,
       [this](const std::vector<ClientID> &client_ids, const ObjectID &object_id) {
-        RAY_CHECK_OK(object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(object_id));
+        RAY_CHECK_OK(object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(
+            object_directory_pull_callback_id_, object_id));
         GetLocationsSuccess(client_ids, object_id);
       });
   return status_code;
@@ -213,19 +214,19 @@ void ObjectManager::HandlePushTaskTimeout(const ObjectID &object_id,
                                           const ClientID &client_id) {
   RAY_LOG(WARNING) << "Invalid Push request ObjectID: " << object_id
                    << " after waiting for " << config_.push_timeout_ms << " ms.";
-  auto iter = unfulfilled_push_tasks_.find(object_id);
-  RAY_CHECK(iter != unfulfilled_push_tasks_.end());
+  auto iter = unfulfilled_push_requests_.find(object_id);
+  RAY_CHECK(iter != unfulfilled_push_requests_.end());
   uint num_erased = iter->second.erase(client_id);
   RAY_CHECK(num_erased == 1);
   if (iter->second.size() == 0) {
-    unfulfilled_push_tasks_.erase(iter);
+    unfulfilled_push_requests_.erase(iter);
   }
 }
 
 ray::Status ObjectManager::Push(const ObjectID &object_id, const ClientID &client_id) {
   if (local_objects_.count(object_id) == 0) {
     // Avoid setting duplicated timer for the same object and client pair.
-    auto &clients = unfulfilled_push_tasks_[object_id];
+    auto &clients = unfulfilled_push_requests_[object_id];
     if (clients.count(client_id) == 0) {
       // If config_.push_timeout_ms < 0, we give an empty timer
       // and the task will be kept infinitely.
@@ -349,17 +350,173 @@ ray::Status ObjectManager::SendObjectData(const ObjectID &object_id,
 }
 
 ray::Status ObjectManager::Cancel(const ObjectID &object_id) {
-  ray::Status status = object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(object_id);
+  ray::Status status = object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(
+      object_directory_pull_callback_id_, object_id);
   return status;
 }
 
 ray::Status ObjectManager::Wait(const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids,
-                                uint64_t timeout_ms, int num_ready_objects,
-                                const WaitCallback &callback) {
-  // TODO: Implement wait.
+                                int64_t timeout_ms, uint64_t num_required_objects,
+                                bool wait_local, const WaitCallback &callback) {
+  UniqueID wait_id = UniqueID::from_random();
+  RAY_RETURN_NOT_OK(AddWaitRequest(wait_id, object_ids, timeout_ms, num_required_objects,
+                                   wait_local, callback));
+  RAY_RETURN_NOT_OK(LookupRemainingWaitObjects(wait_id));
+  // LookupRemainingWaitObjects invokes SubscribeRemainingWaitObjects once lookup has
+  // been performed on all remaining objects.
   return ray::Status::OK();
 }
 
+ray::Status ObjectManager::AddWaitRequest(const UniqueID &wait_id,
+                                          const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids,
+                                          int64_t timeout_ms,
+                                          uint64_t num_required_objects, bool wait_local,
+                                          const WaitCallback &callback) {
+  if (wait_local) {
+    return ray::Status::NotImplemented("Wait for local objects is not yet implemented.");
+  }
+
+  RAY_CHECK(timeout_ms >= 0 || timeout_ms == -1);
+  RAY_CHECK(num_required_objects != 0);
+  RAY_CHECK(num_required_objects <= object_ids.size());
+  if (object_ids.size() == 0) {
+    callback(std::vector<ObjectID>(), std::vector<ObjectID>());
+  }
+
+  // Initialize fields.
+  active_wait_requests_.emplace(wait_id, WaitState(*main_service_, timeout_ms, callback));
+  auto &wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id)->second;
+  wait_state.object_id_order = object_ids;
+  wait_state.timeout_ms = timeout_ms;
+  wait_state.num_required_objects = num_required_objects;
+  for (const auto &object_id : object_ids) {
+    if (local_objects_.count(object_id) > 0) {
+      wait_state.found.insert(object_id);
+    } else {
+      wait_state.remaining.insert(object_id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ray::Status::OK();
+}
+
+ray::Status ObjectManager::LookupRemainingWaitObjects(const UniqueID &wait_id) {
+  auto &wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id)->second;
+
+  if (wait_state.remaining.empty()) {
+    WaitComplete(wait_id);
+  } else {
+    // We invoke lookup calls immediately after checking which objects are local to
+    // obtain current information about the location of remote objects. Thus,
+    // we obtain information about all given objects, regardless of their location.
+    // This is required to ensure we do not bias returning locally available objects
+    // as ready whenever Wait is invoked with a mixture of local and remote objects.
+    for (const auto &object_id : wait_state.remaining) {
+      // Lookup remaining objects.
+      wait_state.requested_objects.insert(object_id);
+      RAY_RETURN_NOT_OK(object_directory_->LookupLocations(
+          object_id, [this, wait_id](const std::vector<ClientID> &client_ids,
+                                     const ObjectID &lookup_object_id) {
+            auto &wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id)->second;
+            if (!client_ids.empty()) {
+              wait_state.remaining.erase(lookup_object_id);
+              wait_state.found.insert(lookup_object_id);
+            }
+            wait_state.requested_objects.erase(lookup_object_id);
+            if (wait_state.requested_objects.empty()) {
+              SubscribeRemainingWaitObjects(wait_id);
+            }
+          }));
+    }
+  }
+  return ray::Status::OK();
+}
+
+void ObjectManager::SubscribeRemainingWaitObjects(const UniqueID &wait_id) {
+  auto &wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id)->second;
+  if (wait_state.found.size() >= wait_state.num_required_objects ||
+      wait_state.timeout_ms == 0) {
+    // Requirements already satisfied.
+    WaitComplete(wait_id);
+  } else {
+    // Wait may complete during the execution of any one of the following calls to
+    // SubscribeObjectLocations, so copy the object ids that need to be iterated over.
+    // Order matters for test purposes.
+    std::vector<ObjectID> ordered_remaining_object_ids;
+    for (const auto &object_id : wait_state.object_id_order) {
+      if (wait_state.remaining.count(object_id) > 0) {
+        ordered_remaining_object_ids.push_back(object_id);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const auto &object_id : ordered_remaining_object_ids) {
+      if (active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id) == active_wait_requests_.end()) {
+        // This is possible if an object's location is obtained immediately,
+        // within the current callstack. In this case, WaitComplete has been
+        // invoked already, so we're done.
+        return;
+      }
+      wait_state.requested_objects.insert(object_id);
+      // Subscribe to object notifications.
+      RAY_CHECK_OK(object_directory_->SubscribeObjectLocations(
+          wait_id, object_id, [this, wait_id](const std::vector<ClientID> &client_ids,
+                                              const ObjectID &subscribe_object_id) {
+            auto object_id_wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id);
+            // We never expect to handle a subscription notification for a wait that has
+            // already completed.
+            RAY_CHECK(object_id_wait_state != active_wait_requests_.end());
+            auto &wait_state = object_id_wait_state->second;
+            RAY_CHECK(wait_state.remaining.erase(subscribe_object_id));
+            wait_state.found.insert(subscribe_object_id);
+            wait_state.requested_objects.erase(subscribe_object_id);
+            RAY_CHECK_OK(object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(
+                wait_id, subscribe_object_id));
+            if (wait_state.found.size() >= wait_state.num_required_objects) {
+              WaitComplete(wait_id);
+            }
+          }));
+    }
+    if (wait_state.timeout_ms != -1) {
+      wait_state.timeout_timer->async_wait(
+          [this, wait_id](const boost::system::error_code &error_code) {
+            if (error_code.value() != 0) {
+              return;
+            }
+            WaitComplete(wait_id);
+          });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void ObjectManager::WaitComplete(const UniqueID &wait_id) {
+  auto &wait_state = active_wait_requests_.find(wait_id)->second;
+  // If we complete with outstanding requests, then timeout_ms should be non-zero or -1
+  // (infinite wait time).
+  if (!wait_state.requested_objects.empty()) {
+    RAY_CHECK(wait_state.timeout_ms > 0 || wait_state.timeout_ms == -1);
+  }
+  // Unsubscribe to any objects that weren't found in the time allotted.
+  for (const auto &object_id : wait_state.requested_objects) {
+    RAY_CHECK_OK(object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(wait_id, object_id));
+  }
+  // Cancel the timer. This is okay even if the timer hasn't been started.
+  // The timer handler will be given a non-zero error code. The handler
+  // will do nothing on non-zero error codes.
+  wait_state.timeout_timer->cancel();
+  // Order objects according to input order.
+  std::vector<ObjectID> found;
+  std::vector<ObjectID> remaining;
+  for (const auto &item : wait_state.object_id_order) {
+    if (found.size() < wait_state.num_required_objects &&
+        wait_state.found.count(item) > 0) {
+      found.push_back(item);
+    } else {
+      remaining.push_back(item);
+    }
+  }
+  wait_state.callback(found, remaining);
+  active_wait_requests_.erase(wait_id);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<SenderConnection> ObjectManager::CreateSenderConnection(
     ConnectionPool::ConnectionType type, RemoteConnectionInfo info) {
   std::shared_ptr<SenderConnection> conn =
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.h b/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.h
index 7dffffe86..8bb68fcc3 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.h
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/object_manager.h
@@ -144,23 +144,26 @@ class ObjectManager : public ObjectManagerInterface {
   ray::Status Cancel(const ObjectID &object_id);
 
   /// Callback definition for wait.
-  using WaitCallback = std::function<void(const ray::Status, uint64_t,
-                                          const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &)>;
-  /// Wait for timeout_ms before invoking the provided callback.
-  /// If num_ready_objects is satisfied before the timeout, then
-  /// invoke the callback.
+  using WaitCallback = std::function<void(const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &found,
+                                          const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &remaining)>;
+  /// Wait until either num_required_objects are located or wait_ms has elapsed,
+  /// then invoke the provided callback.
   ///
   /// \param object_ids The object ids to wait on.
   /// \param timeout_ms The time in milliseconds to wait before invoking the callback.
-  /// \param num_ready_objects The minimum number of objects required before
+  /// \param num_required_objects The minimum number of objects required before
   /// invoking the callback.
+  /// \param wait_local Whether to wait until objects arrive to this node's store.
   /// \param callback Invoked when either timeout_ms is satisfied OR num_ready_objects
   /// is satisfied.
   /// \return Status of whether the wait successfully initiated.
-  ray::Status Wait(const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids, uint64_t timeout_ms,
-                   int num_ready_objects, const WaitCallback &callback);
+  ray::Status Wait(const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids, int64_t timeout_ms,
+                   uint64_t num_required_objects, bool wait_local,
+                   const WaitCallback &callback);
 
  private:
+  friend class TestObjectManager;
+
   ClientID client_id_;
   const ObjectManagerConfig config_;
   std::unique_ptr<ObjectDirectoryInterface> object_directory_;
@@ -196,12 +199,61 @@ class ObjectManager : public ObjectManagerInterface {
   /// Cache of locally available objects.
   std::unordered_map<ObjectID, ObjectInfoT> local_objects_;
 
-  /// Unfulfilled Push tasks.
-  /// The timer is for removing a push task due to unsatisfied local object.
+  /// This is used as the callback identifier in Pull for
+  /// SubscribeObjectLocations. We only need one identifier because we never need to
+  /// subscribe multiple times to the same object during Pull.
+  UniqueID object_directory_pull_callback_id_ = UniqueID::from_random();
+
+  struct WaitState {
+    WaitState(asio::io_service &service, int64_t timeout_ms, const WaitCallback &callback)
+        : timeout_ms(timeout_ms),
+          timeout_timer(std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::deadline_timer>(
+              new boost::asio::deadline_timer(
+                  service, boost::posix_time::milliseconds(timeout_ms)))),
+          callback(callback) {}
+    /// The period of time to wait before invoking the callback.
+    int64_t timeout_ms;
+    /// The timer used whenever wait_ms > 0.
+    std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::deadline_timer> timeout_timer;
+    /// The callback invoked when WaitCallback is complete.
+    WaitCallback callback;
+    /// Ordered input object_ids.
+    std::vector<ObjectID> object_id_order;
+    /// The objects that have not yet been found.
+    std::unordered_set<ObjectID> remaining;
+    /// The objects that have been found.
+    std::unordered_set<ObjectID> found;
+    /// Objects that have been requested either by Lookup or Subscribe.
+    std::unordered_set<ObjectID> requested_objects;
+    /// The number of required objects.
+    uint64_t num_required_objects;
+  };
+
+  /// A set of active wait requests.
+  std::unordered_map<UniqueID, WaitState> active_wait_requests_;
+
+  /// Creates a wait request and adds it to active_wait_requests_.
+  ray::Status AddWaitRequest(const UniqueID &wait_id,
+                             const std::vector<ObjectID> &object_ids, int64_t timeout_ms,
+                             uint64_t num_required_objects, bool wait_local,
+                             const WaitCallback &callback);
+
+  /// Lookup any remaining objects that are not local. This is invoked after
+  /// the wait request is created and local objects are identified.
+  ray::Status LookupRemainingWaitObjects(const UniqueID &wait_id);
+
+  /// Invoked when lookup for remaining objects has been invoked. This method subscribes
+  /// to any remaining objects if wait conditions have not yet been satisfied.
+  void SubscribeRemainingWaitObjects(const UniqueID &wait_id);
+  /// Completion handler for Wait.
+  void WaitComplete(const UniqueID &wait_id);
+
+  /// Maintains a map of push requests that have not been fulfilled due to an object not
+  /// being local. Objects are removed from this map after push_timeout_ms have elapsed.
   std::unordered_map<
       ObjectID,
       std::unordered_map<ClientID, std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::deadline_timer>>>
-      unfulfilled_push_tasks_;
+      unfulfilled_push_requests_;
 
   /// Handle starting, running, and stopping asio io_service.
   void StartIOService();
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_manager_test.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_manager_test.cc
index 05755ea6d..0bfc29487 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_manager_test.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_manager_test.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MockServer {
     DoAcceptObjectManager();
   }
 
-  friend class TestObjectManagerCommands;
+  friend class TestObjectManager;
 
   boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor object_manager_acceptor_;
   boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket object_manager_socket_;
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class MockServer {
   ObjectManager object_manager_;
 };
 
-class TestObjectManager : public ::testing::Test {
+class TestObjectManagerBase : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
-  TestObjectManager() {}
+  TestObjectManagerBase() {}
 
   std::string StartStore(const std::string &id) {
     std::string store_id = "/tmp/store";
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class TestObjectManager : public ::testing::Test {
     om_config_1.max_sends = max_sends;
     om_config_1.max_receives = max_receives;
     om_config_1.object_chunk_size = object_chunk_size;
-    // Push will stop immediately if local object is not satisfied.
     om_config_1.push_timeout_ms = push_timeout_ms;
     server1.reset(new MockServer(main_service, om_config_1, gcs_client_1));
 
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ class TestObjectManager : public ::testing::Test {
     om_config_2.max_sends = max_sends;
     om_config_2.max_receives = max_receives;
     om_config_2.object_chunk_size = object_chunk_size;
-    // Push will wait infinitely until local object is satisfied.
     om_config_2.push_timeout_ms = push_timeout_ms;
     server2.reset(new MockServer(main_service, om_config_2, gcs_client_2));
 
@@ -157,6 +155,10 @@ class TestObjectManager : public ::testing::Test {
     StopStore(store_id_2);
   }
 
+  ObjectID WriteDataToClient(plasma::PlasmaClient &client, int64_t data_size) {
+    return WriteDataToClient(client, data_size, ObjectID::from_random());
+  }
+
   ObjectID WriteDataToClient(plasma::PlasmaClient &client, int64_t data_size,
                              ObjectID object_id) {
     RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "ObjectID Created: " << object_id;
@@ -192,8 +194,9 @@ class TestObjectManager : public ::testing::Test {
   uint push_timeout_ms;
 };
 
-class TestObjectManagerCommands : public TestObjectManager {
+class TestObjectManager : public TestObjectManagerBase {
  public:
+  int current_wait_test = -1;
   int num_connected_clients = 0;
   ClientID client_id_1;
   ClientID client_id_2;
@@ -265,10 +268,177 @@ class TestObjectManagerCommands : public TestObjectManager {
     uint num_expected_objects1 = 1;
     uint num_expected_objects2 = 2;
     if (v1.size() == num_expected_objects1 && v2.size() == num_expected_objects2) {
-      main_service.stop();
+      SubscribeObjectThenWait();
     }
   }
 
+  void SubscribeObjectThenWait() {
+    int data_size = 100;
+    // Test to ensure Wait works properly during an active subscription to the same
+    // object.
+    ObjectID object_1 = WriteDataToClient(client2, data_size);
+    ObjectID object_2 = WriteDataToClient(client2, data_size);
+    UniqueID sub_id = ray::ObjectID::from_random();
+
+    RAY_CHECK_OK(server1->object_manager_.object_directory_->SubscribeObjectLocations(
+        sub_id, object_1,
+        [this, sub_id, object_1, object_2](const std::vector<ray::ClientID> &,
+                                           const ray::ObjectID &object_id) {
+          TestWaitWhileSubscribed(sub_id, object_1, object_2);
+        }));
+  }
+
+  void TestWaitWhileSubscribed(UniqueID sub_id, ObjectID object_1, ObjectID object_2) {
+    int num_objects = 2;
+    int required_objects = 1;
+    int timeout_ms = 1000;
+
+    std::vector<ObjectID> object_ids = {object_1, object_2};
+    boost::posix_time::ptime start_time = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
+
+    UniqueID wait_id = UniqueID::from_random();
+
+    RAY_CHECK_OK(server1->object_manager_.AddWaitRequest(
+        wait_id, object_ids, timeout_ms, required_objects, false,
+        [this, sub_id, object_1, object_ids, num_objects, start_time](
+            const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &found,
+            const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &remaining) {
+          int64_t elapsed = (boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time() - start_time)
+                                .total_milliseconds();
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "elapsed " << elapsed;
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "found " << found.size();
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "remaining " << remaining.size();
+          RAY_CHECK(found.size() == 1);
+          // There's nothing more to test. A check will fail if unexpected behavior is
+          // triggered.
+          RAY_CHECK_OK(
+              server1->object_manager_.object_directory_->UnsubscribeObjectLocations(
+                  sub_id, object_1));
+          NextWaitTest();
+        }));
+
+    // Skip lookups and rely on Subscribe only to test subscribe interaction.
+    server1->object_manager_.SubscribeRemainingWaitObjects(wait_id);
+  }
+
+  void NextWaitTest() {
+    current_wait_test += 1;
+    switch (current_wait_test) {
+    case 0: {
+      // Ensure timeout_ms = 0 is handled correctly.
+      // Out of 5 objects, we expect 3 ready objects and 2 remaining objects.
+      TestWait(100, 5, 3, /*timeout_ms=*/0, false, false);
+    } break;
+    case 1: {
+      // Ensure timeout_ms = 1000 is handled correctly.
+      // Out of 5 objects, we expect 3 ready objects and 2 remaining objects.
+      TestWait(100, 5, 3, /*timeout_ms=*/1000, false, false);
+    } break;
+    case 2: {
+      // Generate objects locally to ensure local object code-path works properly.
+      // Out of 5 objects, we expect 3 ready objects and 2 remaining objects.
+      TestWait(100, 5, 3, 1000, false, /*test_local=*/true);
+    } break;
+    case 3: {
+      // Wait on an object that's never registered with GCS to ensure timeout works
+      // properly.
+      TestWait(100, /*num_objects=*/5, /*required_objects=*/6, 1000,
+               /*include_nonexistent=*/true, false);
+    } break;
+    case 4: {
+      // Ensure infinite time code-path works properly.
+      TestWait(100, 5, 5, /*timeout_ms=*/-1, false, false);
+    } break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void TestWait(int data_size, int num_objects, uint64_t required_objects, int timeout_ms,
+                bool include_nonexistent, bool test_local) {
+    std::vector<ObjectID> object_ids;
+    for (int i = -1; ++i < num_objects;) {
+      ObjectID oid;
+      if (test_local) {
+        oid = WriteDataToClient(client1, data_size);
+      } else {
+        oid = WriteDataToClient(client2, data_size);
+      }
+      object_ids.push_back(oid);
+    }
+    if (include_nonexistent) {
+      num_objects += 1;
+      object_ids.push_back(ObjectID::from_random());
+    }
+    boost::posix_time::ptime start_time = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
+    RAY_CHECK_OK(server1->object_manager_.Wait(
+        object_ids, timeout_ms, required_objects, false,
+        [this, object_ids, num_objects, timeout_ms, required_objects, start_time](
+            const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &found,
+            const std::vector<ray::ObjectID> &remaining) {
+          int64_t elapsed = (boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time() - start_time)
+                                .total_milliseconds();
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "elapsed " << elapsed;
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "found " << found.size();
+          RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "remaining " << remaining.size();
+
+          // Ensure object order is preserved for all invocations.
+          uint j = 0;
+          uint k = 0;
+          for (uint i = 0; i < object_ids.size(); ++i) {
+            ObjectID oid = object_ids[i];
+            // Make sure the object is in either the found vector or the remaining vector.
+            if (j < found.size() && found[j] == oid) {
+              j += 1;
+            }
+            if (k < remaining.size() && remaining[k] == oid) {
+              k += 1;
+            }
+          }
+          if (!found.empty()) {
+            ASSERT_EQ(j, found.size());
+          }
+          if (!remaining.empty()) {
+            ASSERT_EQ(k, remaining.size());
+          }
+
+          switch (current_wait_test) {
+          case 0: {
+            // Ensure timeout_ms = 0 returns expected number of found and remaining
+            // objects.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(found.size() <= required_objects);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<int>(found.size() + remaining.size()) == num_objects);
+            NextWaitTest();
+          } break;
+          case 1: {
+            // Ensure lookup succeeds as expected when timeout_ms = 1000.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(found.size() >= required_objects);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<int>(found.size() + remaining.size()) == num_objects);
+            NextWaitTest();
+          } break;
+          case 2: {
+            // Ensure lookup succeeds as expected when objects are local.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(found.size() >= required_objects);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<int>(found.size() + remaining.size()) == num_objects);
+            NextWaitTest();
+          } break;
+          case 3: {
+            // Ensure lookup returns after timeout_ms elapses when one object doesn't
+            // exist.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(elapsed >= timeout_ms);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<int>(found.size() + remaining.size()) == num_objects);
+            NextWaitTest();
+          } break;
+          case 4: {
+            // Ensure timeout_ms = -1 works properly.
+            ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<int>(found.size()) == num_objects);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(remaining.size() == 0);
+            TestWaitComplete();
+          } break;
+          }
+        }));
+  }
+
+  void TestWaitComplete() { main_service.stop(); }
+
   void TestConnections() {
     RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "\n"
                    << "Server client ids:"
@@ -287,7 +457,7 @@ class TestObjectManagerCommands : public TestObjectManager {
   }
 };
 
-TEST_F(TestObjectManagerCommands, StartTestObjectManagerCommands) {
+TEST_F(TestObjectManager, StartTestObjectManager) {
   auto AsyncStartTests = main_service.wrap([this]() { WaitConnections(); });
   AsyncStartTests();
   main_service.run();
diff --git a/src/ray/raylet/format/node_manager.fbs b/src/ray/raylet/format/node_manager.fbs
index 90ee05db2..ba3dda4cb 100644
--- a/src/ray/raylet/format/node_manager.fbs
+++ b/src/ray/raylet/format/node_manager.fbs
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ enum MessageType:int {
   // making their execution dependencies available.
   SetActorFrontier,
   // A node manager request to process a task forwarded from another node manager.
-  ForwardTaskRequest
+  ForwardTaskRequest,
+  // Wait for objects to be ready either from local or remote Plasma stores.
+  WaitRequest,
+  // The response message to WaitRequest; replies with the objects found and objects
+  // remaining.
+  WaitReply
 }
 
 table TaskExecutionSpecification {
@@ -117,3 +122,21 @@ table ReconstructObject {
   // Object ID of the object that needs to be reconstructed.
   object_id: string;
 }
+
+table WaitRequest {
+  // List of object ids we'll be waiting on.
+  object_ids: [string];
+  // Number of objects expected to be returned, if available.
+  num_ready_objects: int;
+  // timeout
+  timeout: long;
+  // Whether to wait until objects appear locally.
+  wait_local: bool;
+}
+
+table WaitReply {
+  // List of object ids found.
+  found: [string];
+  // List of object ids not found.
+  remaining: [string];
+}
diff --git a/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc b/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
index b7c97860b..bed4808d1 100644
--- a/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
+++ b/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
@@ -460,6 +460,27 @@ void NodeManager::ProcessClientMessage(
       worker->MarkUnblocked();
     }
   } break;
+  case protocol::MessageType_WaitRequest: {
+    // Read the data.
+    auto message = flatbuffers::GetRoot<protocol::WaitRequest>(message_data);
+    std::vector<ObjectID> object_ids = from_flatbuf(*message->object_ids());
+    int64_t wait_ms = message->timeout();
+    uint64_t num_required_objects = static_cast<uint64_t>(message->num_ready_objects());
+    bool wait_local = message->wait_local();
+
+    ray::Status status = object_manager_.Wait(
+        object_ids, wait_ms, num_required_objects, wait_local,
+        [this, client](std::vector<ObjectID> found, std::vector<ObjectID> remaining) {
+          // Write the data.
+          flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder fbb;
+          flatbuffers::Offset<protocol::WaitReply> wait_reply = protocol::CreateWaitReply(
+              fbb, to_flatbuf(fbb, found), to_flatbuf(fbb, remaining));
+          fbb.Finish(wait_reply);
+          RAY_CHECK_OK(client->WriteMessage(protocol::MessageType_WaitReply,
+                                            fbb.GetSize(), fbb.GetBufferPointer()));
+        });
+    RAY_CHECK_OK(status);
+  } break;
 
   default:
     RAY_LOG(FATAL) << "Received unexpected message type " << message_type;
diff --git a/test/runtest.py b/test/runtest.py
index a0ff07d8f..e9d05b77c 100644
--- a/test/runtest.py
+++ b/test/runtest.py
@@ -779,9 +779,6 @@ class APITest(unittest.TestCase):
         expected = {str(i): i for i in range(10)}
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        os.environ.get("RAY_USE_XRAY") == "1",
-        "This test does not work with xray yet.")
     def testWait(self):
         self.init_ray(num_cpus=1)
 
@@ -838,6 +835,12 @@ class APITest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ready_ids, [])
         self.assertEqual(remaining_ids, [])
 
+        # Test semantics of num_returns with no timeout.
+        oids = [ray.put(i) for i in range(10)]
+        (found, rest) = ray.wait(oids, num_returns=2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(found), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(rest), 8)
+
         # Verify that incorrect usage raises a TypeError.
         x = ray.put(1)
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
@@ -847,9 +850,6 @@ class APITest(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             ray.wait([1])
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        os.environ.get("RAY_USE_XRAY") == "1",
-        "This test does not work with xray yet.")
     def testWaitIterables(self):
         self.init_ray(num_cpus=1)
 
@@ -873,9 +873,6 @@ class APITest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(ready_ids), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(remaining_ids), 3)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        os.environ.get("RAY_USE_XRAY") == "1",
-        "This test does not work with xray yet.")
     def testMultipleWaitsAndGets(self):
         # It is important to use three workers here, so that the three tasks
         # launched in this experiment can run at the same time.
diff --git a/test/stress_tests.py b/test/stress_tests.py
index 12e0e1aa6..dea955a42 100644
--- a/test/stress_tests.py
+++ b/test/stress_tests.py
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ class TaskTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(ray.services.all_processes_alive())
         ray.worker.cleanup()
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        os.environ.get("RAY_USE_XRAY") == "1",
-        "This test does not work with xray yet.")
     def testWait(self):
         for num_local_schedulers in [1, 4]:
             for num_workers_per_scheduler in [4]: