diff --git a/crates/tor-async-utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/tor-async-utils/Cargo.toml
index e4d9d4e1b..b27ffbbc5 100644
--- a/crates/tor-async-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tor-async-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ void = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 futures-await-test = "0.3.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.7", features = ["macros", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.7", features = ["macros", "net", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
 
diff --git a/crates/tor-async-utils/src/join_read_write.rs b/crates/tor-async-utils/src/join_read_write.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ee5bf428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tor-async-utils/src/join_read_write.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//! Join a readable and writeable into a single `AsyncRead` + `AsyncWrite`
+
+use std::io::Error;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use futures::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+use pin_project::pin_project;
+
+/// Async readable/writeable that dispatches reads to `R` and writes to `W`
+///
+/// `AsyncRead` is forwarded to `R`.
+/// `AsyncWrite` is forwarded to `W`.
+///
+/// [`JoinReadWrite::new()`] is the converse of
+/// [`AsyncReadExt::split()`](futures::AsyncReadExt::split).
+/// But, if `R` and `W` came from splitting a single `AsyncRead + AsyncWrite`,
+/// you probably want the `reunite` or `unsplit` method, instead of `JoinReadWrite`.
+///
+/// Does *not* implement any kind of flushing behaviour when switching between reading and writing.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #[tokio::main]
+/// # async fn main() {
+/// use tor_async_utils::JoinReadWrite;
+/// use futures::{AsyncReadExt as _, AsyncWriteExt as _};
+///
+/// let read = b"hello\n";
+/// let mut read = &read[..];
+/// let mut write = Vec::<u8>::new();
+///
+/// let mut joined = JoinReadWrite::new(read, write);
+///
+/// let mut got = String::new();
+/// let _: usize = joined.read_to_string(&mut got).await.unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(got, "hello\n");
+///
+/// let () = joined.write_all(b"some data").await.unwrap();
+///
+/// let (r, w) = joined.into_parts();
+/// assert_eq!(w, b"some data");
+/// # }
+/// ```
+#[pin_project]
+pub struct JoinReadWrite<R: AsyncRead, W: AsyncWrite> {
+    /// readable
+    #[pin]
+    r: R,
+    /// writeable
+    #[pin]
+    w: W,
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead, W: AsyncWrite> JoinReadWrite<R, W> {
+    /// Join an `AsyncRead` and an `AsyncWrite` into a single `impl AsyncRead + AsyncWrite`
+    pub fn new(r: R, w: W) -> Self {
+        JoinReadWrite { r, w }
+    }
+
+    /// Dismantle a `JoinReadWrite` into its constituent `AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite`
+    pub fn into_parts(self) -> (R, W) {
+        let JoinReadWrite { r, w } = self;
+        (r, w)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead, W: AsyncWrite> AsyncRead for JoinReadWrite<R, W> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        c: &mut Context,
+        out: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, Error>> {
+        self.project().r.poll_read(c, out)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead, W: AsyncWrite> AsyncWrite for JoinReadWrite<R, W> {
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        c: &mut Context,
+        data: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<Result<usize, Error>> {
+        self.project().w.poll_write(c, data)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, c: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Error>> {
+        self.project().w.poll_flush(c)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, c: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Error>> {
+        self.project().w.poll_close(c)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/tor-async-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/tor-async-utils/src/lib.rs
index 125d1e5ef..3677059bb 100644
--- a/crates/tor-async-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-async-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@
 #![allow(clippy::result_large_err)] // temporary workaround for arti#587
 //! <!-- @@ end lint list maintained by maint/add_warning @@ -->
 
+mod join_read_write;
 mod sinkext;
 mod watch;
 
+pub use join_read_write::*;
+
 pub use sinkext::{SinkExt, SinkPrepareSendFuture, SinkSendable};
 
 pub use watch::{DropNotifyEofSignallable, DropNotifyWatchSender, PostageWatchSenderExt};