diff --git a/tokio/src/io/join.rs b/tokio/src/io/join.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbc7043b67e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/io/join.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+//! Join two values implementing `AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite` into a single one.
+
+use crate::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
+
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+/// Join two values implementing `AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite` into a
+/// single handle.
+pub fn join<R, W>(reader: R, writer: W) -> Join<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead,
+    W: AsyncWrite,
+{
+    Join { reader, writer }
+}
+
+pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
+    /// Joins two values implementing `AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite` into a
+    /// single handle.
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub struct Join<R, W> {
+        #[pin]
+        reader: R,
+        #[pin]
+        writer: W,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R, W> Join<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead,
+    W: AsyncWrite,
+{
+    /// Splits this `Join` back into its `AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite`
+    /// components.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> (R, W) {
+        (self.reader, self.writer)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the inner reader.
+    pub fn reader(&self) -> &R {
+        &self.reader
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the inner writer.
+    pub fn writer(&self) -> &W {
+        &self.writer
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the inner reader.
+    pub fn reader_mut(&mut self) -> &mut R {
+        &mut self.reader
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the inner writer.
+    pub fn writer_mut(&mut self) -> &mut W {
+        &mut self.writer
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a pinned mutable reference to the inner reader.
+    pub fn reader_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut R> {
+        self.project().reader
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a pinned mutable reference to the inner writer.
+    pub fn writer_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut W> {
+        self.project().writer
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R, W> AsyncRead for Join<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead,
+{
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Result<(), io::Error>> {
+        self.project().reader.poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R, W> AsyncWrite for Join<R, W>
+where
+    W: AsyncWrite,
+{
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, io::Error>> {
+        self.project().writer.poll_write(cx, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), io::Error>> {
+        self.project().writer.poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), io::Error>> {
+        self.project().writer.poll_shutdown(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, io::Error>> {
+        self.project().writer.poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs)
+    }
+
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.writer.is_write_vectored()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/io/mod.rs b/tokio/src/io/mod.rs
index 0fd6cc2c5cb..ff35a0e0f7e 100644
--- a/tokio/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ cfg_io_std! {
 cfg_io_util! {
     mod split;
     pub use split::{split, ReadHalf, WriteHalf};
+    mod join;
+    pub use join::{join, Join};
 
     pub(crate) mod seek;
     pub(crate) mod util;
diff --git a/tokio/tests/io_join.rs b/tokio/tests/io_join.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69b09393311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/tests/io_join.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![cfg(feature = "full")]
+
+use tokio::io::{join, AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, Join, ReadBuf};
+
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+struct R;
+
+impl AsyncRead for R {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        buf.put_slice(&[b'z']);
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+struct W;
+
+impl AsyncWrite for W {
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        _buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, io::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(1))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), io::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), io::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        _bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, io::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(2))
+    }
+
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn is_send_and_sync() {
+    fn assert_bound<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+
+    assert_bound::<Join<W, R>>();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn method_delegation() {
+    let mut rw = join(R, W);
+    let mut buf = [0; 1];
+
+    tokio_test::block_on(async move {
+        assert_eq!(1, rw.read(&mut buf).await.unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(b'z', buf[0]);
+
+        assert_eq!(1, rw.write(&[b'x']).await.unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(
+            2,
+            rw.write_vectored(&[io::IoSlice::new(&[b'x'])])
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        );
+        assert!(rw.is_write_vectored());
+
+        assert!(rw.flush().await.is_ok());
+        assert!(rw.shutdown().await.is_ok());
+    });
+}