diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a07c1d9..b18c4bc 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::io;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -222,3 +223,15 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("{0}")]
     Other(String),
 }
+
+impl From<Error> for io::Error {
+    fn from(error: Error) -> Self {
+        match error {
+            e @ Error::ErrEof => io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, e.to_string()),
+            e @ Error::ErrStreamClosed => {
+                io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted, e.to_string())
+            }
+            e => io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/stream/mod.rs b/src/stream/mod.rs
index ad54792..13ed433 100644
--- a/src/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/src/stream/mod.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ use crate::queue::pending_queue::PendingQueue;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::io;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU16, AtomicU32, AtomicU8, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex, Notify};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -416,6 +419,8 @@ impl Stream {
         }
     }
 
+    /// get_num_bytes_in_reassembly_queue returns the number of bytes of data currently queued to
+    /// be read (once chunk is complete).
     pub(crate) async fn get_num_bytes_in_reassembly_queue(&self) -> usize {
         // No lock is required as it reads the size with atomic load function.
         let reassembly_queue = self.reassembly_queue.lock().await;
@@ -471,3 +476,287 @@ impl Stream {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+/// Default capacity of the temporary read buffer used by [`PollStream`].
+const DEFAULT_READ_BUF_SIZE: usize = 4096;
+
+/// State of the read `Future` in [`PollStream`].
+enum ReadFut<'a> {
+    /// Nothing in progress.
+    Idle,
+    /// Reading data from the underlying stream.
+    Reading(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Vec<u8>>> + Send + 'a>>),
+    /// Finished reading, but there's unread data in the temporary buffer.
+    RemainingData(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+impl<'a> ReadFut<'a> {
+    /// Gets a mutable reference to the future stored inside `Reading(future)`.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// Panics if `ReadFut` variant is not `Reading`.
+    fn get_reading_mut(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> &mut Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Vec<u8>>> + Send + 'a>> {
+        match self {
+            ReadFut::Reading(ref mut fut) => fut,
+            _ => panic!("expected ReadFut to be Reading"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A wrapper around around [`Stream`], which implements [`AsyncRead`] and
+/// [`AsyncWrite`].
+///
+/// Both `poll_read` and `poll_write` calls allocate temporary buffers, which results in an
+/// additional overhead.
+pub struct PollStream<'a> {
+    stream: Arc<Stream>,
+
+    read_fut: ReadFut<'a>,
+    write_fut: Option<Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<usize>> + Send + 'a>>>,
+    shutdown_fut: Option<Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send + 'a>>>,
+
+    read_buf_cap: usize,
+}
+
+impl PollStream<'_> {
+    /// Constructs a new `PollStream`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use webrtc_sctp::stream::{Stream, PollStream};
+    /// use std::sync::Arc;
+    ///
+    /// let stream = Arc::new(Stream::default());
+    /// let poll_stream = PollStream::new(stream);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn new(stream: Arc<Stream>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream,
+            read_fut: ReadFut::Idle,
+            write_fut: None,
+            shutdown_fut: None,
+            read_buf_cap: DEFAULT_READ_BUF_SIZE,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get back the inner stream.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> Arc<Stream> {
+        self.stream
+    }
+
+    /// Obtain a clone of the inner stream.
+    pub fn clone_inner(&self) -> Arc<Stream> {
+        self.stream.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// stream_identifier returns the Stream identifier associated to the stream.
+    pub fn stream_identifier(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.stream.stream_identifier
+    }
+
+    /// buffered_amount returns the number of bytes of data currently queued to be sent over this stream.
+    pub fn buffered_amount(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream.buffered_amount.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+
+    /// buffered_amount_low_threshold returns the number of bytes of buffered outgoing data that is
+    /// considered "low." Defaults to 0.
+    pub fn buffered_amount_low_threshold(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream.buffered_amount_low.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+
+    /// get_num_bytes_in_reassembly_queue returns the number of bytes of data currently queued to
+    /// be read (once chunk is complete).
+    pub(crate) async fn get_num_bytes_in_reassembly_queue(&self) -> usize {
+        // No lock is required as it reads the size with atomic load function.
+        let reassembly_queue = self.stream.reassembly_queue.lock().await;
+        reassembly_queue.get_num_bytes()
+    }
+
+    /// Set the capacity of the temporary read buffer (default: 4096).
+    pub fn set_read_buf_capacity(&mut self, capacity: usize) {
+        self.read_buf_cap = capacity
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncRead for PollStream<'_> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        if buf.remaining() == 0 {
+            return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
+        }
+
+        let fut = match self.read_fut {
+            ReadFut::Idle => {
+                // read into a temporary buffer because `buf` has an unonymous lifetime, which can
+                // be shorter than the lifetime of `read_fut`.
+                let stream = self.stream.clone();
+                let mut temp_buf = vec![0; self.read_buf_cap];
+                self.read_fut = ReadFut::Reading(Box::pin(async move {
+                    let res = stream.read(temp_buf.as_mut_slice()).await;
+                    match res {
+                        Ok(n) => {
+                            temp_buf.truncate(n);
+                            Ok(temp_buf)
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => Err(e),
+                    }
+                }));
+                self.read_fut.get_reading_mut()
+            }
+            ReadFut::Reading(ref mut fut) => fut,
+            ReadFut::RemainingData(ref mut data) => {
+                let remaining = buf.remaining();
+                let len = std::cmp::min(data.len(), remaining);
+                buf.put_slice(&data[..len]);
+                if data.len() > remaining {
+                    // ReadFut remains to be RemainingData
+                    data.drain(0..len);
+                } else {
+                    self.read_fut = ReadFut::Idle;
+                }
+                return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
+            }
+        };
+
+        loop {
+            match fut.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
+                // retry immediately upon empty data or incomplete chunks
+                // since there's no way to setup a waker.
+                Poll::Ready(Err(Error::ErrTryAgain)) => {}
+                // EOF has been reached => don't touch buf and just return Ok
+                Poll::Ready(Err(Error::ErrEof)) => {
+                    self.read_fut = ReadFut::Idle;
+                    return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => {
+                    self.read_fut = ReadFut::Idle;
+                    return Poll::Ready(Err(e.into()));
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(mut temp_buf)) => {
+                    let remaining = buf.remaining();
+                    let len = std::cmp::min(temp_buf.len(), remaining);
+                    buf.put_slice(&temp_buf[..len]);
+                    if temp_buf.len() > remaining {
+                        temp_buf.drain(0..len);
+                        self.read_fut = ReadFut::RemainingData(temp_buf);
+                    } else {
+                        self.read_fut = ReadFut::Idle;
+                    }
+                    return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncWrite for PollStream<'_> {
+    fn poll_write(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        let (fut, fut_is_new) = match self.write_fut.as_mut() {
+            Some(fut) => (fut, false),
+            None => {
+                let stream = self.stream.clone();
+                let bytes = Bytes::copy_from_slice(buf);
+                (
+                    self.write_fut
+                        .get_or_insert(Box::pin(async move { stream.write(&bytes).await })),
+                    true,
+                )
+            }
+        };
+
+        match fut.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+            Poll::Pending => {
+                // If it's the first time we're polling the future, `Poll::Pending` can't be
+                // returned because that would mean the `PollStream` is not ready for writing. And
+                // this is not true since we've just created a future, which is going to write the
+                // buf to the underlying stream.
+                //
+                // It's okay to return `Poll::Ready` if the data is buffered (this is what the
+                // buffered writer and `File` do).
+                if fut_is_new {
+                    Poll::Ready(Ok(buf.len()))
+                } else {
+                    // If it's the subsequent poll, it's okay to return `Poll::Pending` as it
+                    // indicates that the `PollStream` is not ready for writing. Only one future
+                    // can be in progress at the time.
+                    Poll::Pending
+                }
+            }
+            Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => {
+                self.write_fut = None;
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e.into()))
+            }
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(n)) => {
+                self.write_fut = None;
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(n))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        match self.write_fut.as_mut() {
+            Some(fut) => match fut.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => {
+                    self.write_fut = None;
+                    Poll::Ready(Err(e.into()))
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(_)) => {
+                    self.write_fut = None;
+                    Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+                }
+            },
+            None => Poll::Ready(Ok(())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        let fut = match self.shutdown_fut.as_mut() {
+            Some(fut) => fut,
+            None => {
+                let stream = self.stream.clone();
+                self.shutdown_fut
+                    .get_or_insert(Box::pin(async move { stream.close().await }))
+            }
+        };
+
+        match fut.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => Poll::Ready(Err(e.into())),
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(_)) => Poll::Ready(Ok(())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Clone for PollStream<'a> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> PollStream<'a> {
+        PollStream::new(self.clone_inner())
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for PollStream<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("PollStream")
+            .field("stream", &self.stream)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<Stream> for PollStream<'_> {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Stream {
+        &*self.stream
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/stream/stream_test.rs b/src/stream/stream_test.rs
index c80e0da..cab45af 100644
--- a/src/stream/stream_test.rs
+++ b/src/stream/stream_test.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use super::*;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_stream_buffered_amount() -> Result<()> {
@@ -69,3 +71,57 @@ async fn test_stream_amount_on_buffered_amount_low() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_poll_stream() -> std::result::Result<(), io::Error> {
+    let s = Arc::new(Stream::new(
+        "test_poll_stream".to_owned(),
+        0,
+        4096,
+        Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(4096)),
+        Arc::new(AtomicU8::new(AssociationState::Established as u8)),
+        None,
+        Arc::new(PendingQueue::new()),
+    ));
+    let mut poll_stream = PollStream::new(s.clone());
+
+    // getters
+    assert_eq!(0, poll_stream.stream_identifier());
+    assert_eq!(0, poll_stream.buffered_amount());
+    assert_eq!(0, poll_stream.buffered_amount_low_threshold());
+    assert_eq!(0, poll_stream.get_num_bytes_in_reassembly_queue().await);
+
+    // async write
+    let n = poll_stream.write(&[1, 2, 3]).await?;
+    assert_eq!(3, n);
+    poll_stream.flush().await?;
+    assert_eq!(3, poll_stream.buffered_amount());
+
+    // async read
+    //  1. pretend that we've received a chunk
+    let sc = s.clone();
+    sc.handle_data(ChunkPayloadData {
+        unordered: true,
+        beginning_fragment: true,
+        ending_fragment: true,
+        user_data: Bytes::from_static(&[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]),
+        payload_type: PayloadProtocolIdentifier::Binary,
+        ..Default::default()
+    })
+    .await;
+    //  2. read it
+    let mut buf = [0; 5];
+    poll_stream.read(&mut buf).await?;
+    assert_eq!(buf, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]);
+
+    // shutdown
+    poll_stream.shutdown().await?;
+    assert_eq!(true, sc.closed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+    assert!(poll_stream.read(&mut buf).await.is_err());
+
+    // misc.
+    let clone = poll_stream.clone();
+    assert_eq!(clone.stream_identifier(), poll_stream.stream_identifier());
+
+    Ok(())
+}