diff --git a/futures-util/src/io/fill_buf.rs b/futures-util/src/io/fill_buf.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..015547e0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futures-util/src/io/fill_buf.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use futures_core::future::Future;
+use futures_core::task::{Context, Poll};
+use futures_io::AsyncBufRead;
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+
+/// Future for the [`fill_buf`](super::AsyncBufReadExt::fill_buf) method.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[must_use = "futures do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
+pub struct FillBuf<'a, R: ?Sized> {
+    reader: Option<&'a mut R>,
+}
+
+impl<R: ?Sized> Unpin for FillBuf<'_, R> {}
+
+impl<'a, R: AsyncBufRead + ?Sized + Unpin> FillBuf<'a, R> {
+    pub(super) fn new(reader: &'a mut R) -> Self {
+        FillBuf { reader: Some(reader) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, R> Future for FillBuf<'a, R>
+    where R: AsyncBufRead + ?Sized + Unpin,
+{
+    type Output = io::Result<&'a [u8]>;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = &mut *self;
+        let reader = this.reader.take().expect("Polled FillBuf after completion");
+
+        match Pin::new(&mut *reader).poll_fill_buf(cx) {
+            // With polinius it is possible to remove this inner match and just have the correct
+            // lifetime of the reference inferred based on which branch is taken
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(_)) => match Pin::new(reader).poll_fill_buf(cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(slice)) => Poll::Ready(Ok(slice)),
+                Poll::Ready(Err(err)) => {
+                    unreachable!("reader indicated readiness but then returned an error: {:?}", err)
+                }
+                Poll::Pending => {
+                    unreachable!("reader indicated readiness but then returned pending")
+                }
+            },
+            Poll::Ready(Err(err)) => Poll::Ready(Err(err)),
+            Poll::Pending => {
+                this.reader = Some(reader);
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/futures-util/src/io/mod.rs b/futures-util/src/io/mod.rs
index 41d5a863c6..51ee995d11 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "io-compat")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "io-compat")))]
 use crate::compat::Compat;
-use std::ptr;
+use std::{ptr, pin::Pin};
 
 pub use futures_io::{
     AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, AsyncSeek, AsyncBufRead, Error, ErrorKind,
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ pub use self::cursor::Cursor;
 mod empty;
 pub use self::empty::{empty, Empty};
 
+mod fill_buf;
+pub use self::fill_buf::FillBuf;
+
 mod flush;
 pub use self::flush::Flush;
 
@@ -591,6 +594,58 @@ impl<S: AsyncSeek + ?Sized> AsyncSeekExt for S {}
 
 /// An extension trait which adds utility methods to `AsyncBufRead` types.
 pub trait AsyncBufReadExt: AsyncBufRead {
+    /// Creates a future which will wait for a non-empty buffer to be available from this I/O
+    /// object or EOF to be reached.
+    ///
+    /// This method is the async equivalent to [`BufRead::fill_buf`](std::io::BufRead::fill_buf).
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
+    /// use futures::{io::AsyncBufReadExt as _, stream::{iter, TryStreamExt as _}};
+    ///
+    /// let mut stream = iter(vec![Ok(vec![1, 2, 3]), Ok(vec![4, 5, 6])]).into_async_read();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![1, 2, 3]);
+    /// stream.consume_unpin(2);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![3]);
+    /// stream.consume_unpin(1);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![4, 5, 6]);
+    /// stream.consume_unpin(3);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![]);
+    /// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>(()) }).unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> FillBuf<'_, Self>
+        where Self: Unpin,
+    {
+        FillBuf::new(self)
+    }
+
+    /// A convenience for calling [`AsyncBufRead::consume`] on [`Unpin`] IO types.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
+    /// use futures::{io::AsyncBufReadExt as _, stream::{iter, TryStreamExt as _}};
+    ///
+    /// let mut stream = iter(vec![Ok(vec![1, 2, 3])]).into_async_read();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![1, 2, 3]);
+    /// stream.consume_unpin(2);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![3]);
+    /// stream.consume_unpin(1);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.fill_buf().await?, vec![]);
+    /// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>(()) }).unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    fn consume_unpin(&mut self, amt: usize)
+        where Self: Unpin,
+    {
+        Pin::new(self).consume(amt)
+    }
+
     /// Creates a future which will read all the bytes associated with this I/O
     /// object into `buf` until the delimiter `byte` or EOF is reached.
     /// This method is the async equivalent to [`BufRead::read_until`](std::io::BufRead::read_until).
diff --git a/futures/src/lib.rs b/futures/src/lib.rs
index c85a483818..48f2ee971e 100644
--- a/futures/src/lib.rs
+++ b/futures/src/lib.rs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ pub mod io {
     pub use futures_util::io::{
         AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, AsyncSeekExt, AsyncBufReadExt, AllowStdIo,
         BufReader, BufWriter, Cursor, Chain, Close, copy, Copy, copy_buf, CopyBuf,
-        empty, Empty, Flush, IntoSink, Lines, Read, ReadExact, ReadHalf,
+        empty, Empty, FillBuf, Flush, IntoSink, Lines, Read, ReadExact, ReadHalf,
         ReadLine, ReadToEnd, ReadToString, ReadUntil, ReadVectored, repeat,
         Repeat, ReuniteError, Seek, sink, Sink, Take, Window, Write, WriteAll, WriteHalf,
         WriteVectored,