diff --git a/tokio-io/src/io/async_read_ext.rs b/tokio-io/src/io/async_read_ext.rs
index 0976fd1217e..69265df26ec 100644
--- a/tokio-io/src/io/async_read_ext.rs
+++ b/tokio-io/src/io/async_read_ext.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
+use crate::io::chain::{chain, Chain};
 use crate::io::copy::{copy, Copy};
 use crate::io::read::{read, Read};
 use crate::io::read_exact::{read_exact, ReadExact};
 use crate::io::read_to_end::{read_to_end, ReadToEnd};
 use crate::io::read_to_string::{read_to_string, ReadToString};
+use crate::io::take::{take, Take};
 use crate::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 /// An extension trait which adds utility methods to `AsyncRead` types.
 pub trait AsyncReadExt: AsyncRead {
+    /// Creates an adaptor which will chain this stream with another.
+    ///
+    /// The returned `AsyncRead` instance will first read all bytes from this object
+    /// until EOF is encountered. Afterwards the output is equivalent to the
+    /// output of `next`.
+    fn chain<R>(self, next: R) -> Chain<Self, R>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+        R: AsyncRead,
+    {
+        chain(self, next)
+    }
+
     /// Copy all data from `self` into the provided `AsyncWrite`.
     ///
     /// The returned future will copy all the bytes read from `reader` into the
@@ -63,6 +78,15 @@ pub trait AsyncReadExt: AsyncRead {
     {
         read_to_string(self, dst)
     }
+
+    /// Creates an AsyncRead adapter which will read at most `limit` bytes
+    /// from the underlying reader.
+    fn take(self, limit: u64) -> Take<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        take(self, limit)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<R: AsyncRead + ?Sized> AsyncReadExt for R {}
diff --git a/tokio-io/src/io/chain.rs b/tokio-io/src/io/chain.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7de5f219a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-io/src/io/chain.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use crate::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncRead};
+use futures_core::ready;
+use pin_utils::{unsafe_pinned, unsafe_unpinned};
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+/// Stream for the [`chain`](super::AsyncReadExt::chain) method.
+#[must_use = "streams do nothing unless polled"]
+pub struct Chain<T, U> {
+    first: T,
+    second: U,
+    done_first: bool,
+}
+
+impl<T, U> Unpin for Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: Unpin,
+    U: Unpin,
+{
+}
+
+pub(super) fn chain<T, U>(first: T, second: U) -> Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: AsyncRead,
+    U: AsyncRead,
+{
+    Chain {
+        first,
+        second,
+        done_first: false,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: AsyncRead,
+    U: AsyncRead,
+{
+    unsafe_pinned!(first: T);
+    unsafe_pinned!(second: U);
+    unsafe_unpinned!(done_first: bool);
+
+    /// Gets references to the underlying readers in this `Chain`.
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> (&T, &U) {
+        (&self.first, &self.second)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets mutable references to the underlying readers in this `Chain`.
+    ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying readers as doing so may corrupt the internal state of this
+    /// `Chain`.
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> (&mut T, &mut U) {
+        (&mut self.first, &mut self.second)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets pinned mutable references to the underlying readers in this `Chain`.
+    ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying readers as doing so may corrupt the internal state of this
+    /// `Chain`.
+    pub fn get_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> (Pin<&mut T>, Pin<&mut U>) {
+        unsafe {
+            let Self { first, second, .. } = self.get_unchecked_mut();
+            (Pin::new_unchecked(first), Pin::new_unchecked(second))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the `Chain`, returning the wrapped readers.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> (T, U) {
+        (self.first, self.second)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> fmt::Debug for Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: fmt::Debug,
+    U: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Chain")
+            .field("t", &self.first)
+            .field("u", &self.second)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> AsyncRead for Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: AsyncRead,
+    U: AsyncRead,
+{
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        if !self.done_first {
+            match ready!(self.as_mut().first().poll_read(cx, buf)?) {
+                0 if !buf.is_empty() => *self.as_mut().done_first() = true,
+                n => return Poll::Ready(Ok(n)),
+            }
+        }
+        self.second().poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> AsyncBufRead for Chain<T, U>
+where
+    T: AsyncBufRead,
+    U: AsyncBufRead,
+{
+    fn poll_fill_buf(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<&[u8]>> {
+        let Self {
+            first,
+            second,
+            done_first,
+        } = unsafe { self.get_unchecked_mut() };
+        let first = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(first) };
+        let second = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(second) };
+
+        if !*done_first {
+            match ready!(first.poll_fill_buf(cx)?) {
+                buf if buf.is_empty() => {
+                    *done_first = true;
+                }
+                buf => return Poll::Ready(Ok(buf)),
+            }
+        }
+        second.poll_fill_buf(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn consume(self: Pin<&mut Self>, amt: usize) {
+        if !self.done_first {
+            self.first().consume(amt)
+        } else {
+            self.second().consume(amt)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-io/src/io/mod.rs b/tokio-io/src/io/mod.rs
index 888f6548657..36eae7a3d8b 100644
--- a/tokio-io/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-io/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod async_read_ext;
 mod async_write_ext;
 mod buf_reader;
 mod buf_writer;
+mod chain;
 mod copy;
 mod flush;
 mod lines;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ mod read_to_end;
 mod read_to_string;
 mod read_until;
 mod shutdown;
+mod take;
 mod write;
 mod write_all;
 
diff --git a/tokio-io/src/io/take.rs b/tokio-io/src/io/take.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0b7975a693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-io/src/io/take.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+use crate::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncRead};
+use futures_core::ready;
+use pin_utils::{unsafe_pinned, unsafe_unpinned};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::{cmp, io};
+
+/// Stream for the [`take`](super::AsyncReadExt::take) method.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[must_use = "streams do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
+pub struct Take<R> {
+    inner: R,
+    // Add '_' to avoid conflicts with `limit` method.
+    limit_: u64,
+}
+
+impl<R: Unpin> Unpin for Take<R> {}
+
+pub(super) fn take<R: AsyncRead>(inner: R, limit: u64) -> Take<R> {
+    Take {
+        inner,
+        limit_: limit,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead> Take<R> {
+    unsafe_pinned!(inner: R);
+    unsafe_unpinned!(limit_: u64);
+
+    /// Returns the remaining number of bytes that can be
+    /// read before this instance will return EOF.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// This instance may reach `EOF` after reading fewer bytes than indicated by
+    /// this method if the underlying [`AsyncRead`] instance reaches EOF.
+    pub fn limit(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.limit_
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the number of bytes that can be read before this instance will
+    /// return EOF. This is the same as constructing a new `Take` instance, so
+    /// the amount of bytes read and the previous limit value don't matter when
+    /// calling this method.
+    pub fn set_limit(&mut self, limit: u64) {
+        self.limit_ = limit
+    }
+
+    /// Gets a reference to the underlying reader.
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &R {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+
+    /// Gets a mutable reference to the underlying reader.
+    ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying reader as doing so may corrupt the internal limit of this
+    /// `Take`.
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut R {
+        &mut self.inner
+    }
+
+    /// Gets a pinned mutable reference to the underlying reader.
+    ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying reader as doing so may corrupt the internal limit of this
+    /// `Take`.
+    pub fn get_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut R> {
+        self.inner()
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the `Take`, returning the wrapped reader.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> R {
+        self.inner
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead> AsyncRead for Take<R> {
+    unsafe fn prepare_uninitialized_buffer(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> bool {
+        self.inner.prepare_uninitialized_buffer(buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, io::Error>> {
+        if self.limit_ == 0 {
+            return Poll::Ready(Ok(0));
+        }
+
+        let max = std::cmp::min(buf.len() as u64, self.limit_) as usize;
+        let n = ready!(self.as_mut().inner().poll_read(cx, &mut buf[..max]))?;
+        *self.as_mut().limit_() -= n as u64;
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(n))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncBufRead> AsyncBufRead for Take<R> {
+    fn poll_fill_buf(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<&[u8]>> {
+        let Self { inner, limit_ } = unsafe { self.get_unchecked_mut() };
+        let inner = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(inner) };
+
+        // Don't call into inner reader at all at EOF because it may still block
+        if *limit_ == 0 {
+            return Poll::Ready(Ok(&[]));
+        }
+
+        let buf = ready!(inner.poll_fill_buf(cx)?);
+        let cap = cmp::min(buf.len() as u64, *limit_) as usize;
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(&buf[..cap]))
+    }
+
+    fn consume(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, amt: usize) {
+        // Don't let callers reset the limit by passing an overlarge value
+        let amt = cmp::min(amt as u64, self.limit_) as usize;
+        *self.as_mut().limit_() -= amt as u64;
+        self.inner().consume(amt);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-io/tests/chain.rs b/tokio-io/tests/chain.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cd45932eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-io/tests/chain.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![feature(async_await)]
+
+use tokio_io::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio_test::assert_ok;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn chain() {
+    let mut buf = Vec::new();
+    let rd1: &[u8] = b"hello ";
+    let rd2: &[u8] = b"world";
+
+    let mut rd = rd1.chain(rd2);
+    assert_ok!(rd.read_to_end(&mut buf).await);
+    assert_eq!(buf, b"hello world");
+}
diff --git a/tokio-io/tests/take.rs b/tokio-io/tests/take.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac1e831ffab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-io/tests/take.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![feature(async_await)]
+
+use tokio_io::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio_test::assert_ok;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn take() {
+    let mut buf = [0; 6];
+    let rd: &[u8] = b"hello world";
+
+    let mut rd = rd.take(4);
+    let n = assert_ok!(rd.read(&mut buf).await);
+    assert_eq!(n, 4);
+    assert_eq!(&buf, &b"hell\0\0"[..]);
+}