diff --git a/tokio-util/src/codec/decoder.rs b/tokio-util/src/codec/decoder.rs
index 84ecb2297ab..280f7223776 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/codec/decoder.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/codec/decoder.rs
@@ -182,3 +182,13 @@ pub trait Decoder {
         Framed::new(io, self)
     }
 }
+
+impl<T: Decoder> Decoder for &mut T {
+    type Item = T::Item;
+
+    type Error = T::Error;
+
+    fn decode(&mut self, src: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
+        (**self).decode(src)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tokio-util/src/codec/encoder.rs b/tokio-util/src/codec/encoder.rs
index 770a10fa9b5..a5ef34ac7ef 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/codec/encoder.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/codec/encoder.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ pub trait Encoder<Item> {
     /// [`FramedWrite`]: crate::codec::FramedWrite
     fn encode(&mut self, item: Item, dst: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 }
+
+impl<I, T: Encoder<I>> Encoder<I> for &mut T {
+    type Error = T::Error;
+
+    fn encode(&mut self, item: I, dst: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        (**self).encode(item, dst)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-util/tests/framed_write.rs b/tokio-util/tests/framed_write.rs
index 32b2486791f..df75237cee7 100644
--- a/tokio-util/tests/framed_write.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/tests/framed_write.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ fn borrow_framed_write() {
         assert!(assert_ready!(pin!(framed).poll_ready(cx)).is_ok());
         assert!(pin!(framed).start_send(0x04).is_ok());
 
-        let mut borrow_framed = framed.with_encoder(|_| U64Encoder);
+        let mut new_codec = U64Encoder;
+        let mut borrow_framed = framed.with_encoder(|_| &mut new_codec);
         assert!(assert_ready!(pin!(borrow_framed).poll_ready(cx)).is_ok());
         assert!(pin!(borrow_framed).start_send(0x08).is_ok());