diff --git a/src/io/streams.rs b/src/io/streams.rs
index d7139c1..c437dfa 100644
--- a/src/io/streams.rs
+++ b/src/io/streams.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use super::{AsyncPollable, AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use std::cell::OnceCell;
-use std::io::Result;
+use std::future::{poll_fn, Future};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use wasi::io::streams::{InputStream, OutputStream, StreamError};
 
 /// A wrapper for WASI's `InputStream` resource that provides implementations of `AsyncRead` and
@@ -21,18 +23,23 @@ impl AsyncInputStream {
             stream,
         }
     }
-    /// Await for read readiness.
-    async fn ready(&self) {
+    fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<()> {
         // Lazily initialize the AsyncPollable
         let subscription = self
             .subscription
             .get_or_init(|| AsyncPollable::new(self.stream.subscribe()));
         // Wait on readiness
-        subscription.wait_for().await;
+        let wait_for = subscription.wait_for();
+        let mut pinned = std::pin::pin!(wait_for);
+        pinned.as_mut().poll(cx)
+    }
+    /// Await for read readiness.
+    async fn ready(&self) {
+        poll_fn(|cx| self.poll_ready(cx)).await
     }
     /// Asynchronously read from the input stream.
     /// This method is the same as [`AsyncRead::read`], but doesn't require a `&mut self`.
-    pub async fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+    pub async fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         let read = loop {
             self.ready().await;
             // Ideally, the ABI would be able to read directly into buf.
@@ -56,10 +63,40 @@ impl AsyncInputStream {
         buf[0..len].copy_from_slice(&read);
         Ok(len)
     }
+
+    /// Use this `AsyncInputStream` as a `futures_core::stream::Stream` with
+    /// items of `Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>`. The returned byte vectors
+    /// will be at most 8k. If you want to control chunk size, use
+    /// `Self::into_stream_of`.
+    pub fn into_stream(self) -> AsyncInputChunkStream {
+        AsyncInputChunkStream {
+            stream: self,
+            chunk_size: 8 * 1024,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Use this `AsyncInputStream` as a `futures_core::stream::Stream` with
+    /// items of `Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>`. The returned byte vectors
+    /// will be at most the `chunk_size` argument specified.
+    pub fn into_stream_of(self, chunk_size: usize) -> AsyncInputChunkStream {
+        AsyncInputChunkStream {
+            stream: self,
+            chunk_size,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Use this `AsyncInputStream` as a `futures_core::stream::Stream` with
+    /// items of `Result<u8, std::io::Error>`.
+    pub fn into_bytestream(self) -> AsyncInputByteStream {
+        AsyncInputByteStream {
+            stream: self.into_stream(),
+            buffer: std::io::Read::bytes(std::io::Cursor::new(Vec::new())),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl AsyncRead for AsyncInputStream {
-    async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+    async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         Self::read(self, buf).await
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +106,87 @@ impl AsyncRead for AsyncInputStream {
     }
 }
 
+/// Wrapper of `AsyncInputStream` that impls `futures_core::stream::Stream`
+/// with an item of `Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>`
+pub struct AsyncInputChunkStream {
+    stream: AsyncInputStream,
+    chunk_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl AsyncInputChunkStream {
+    /// Extract the `AsyncInputStream` which backs this stream.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> AsyncInputStream {
+        self.stream
+    }
+}
+
+impl futures_core::stream::Stream for AsyncInputChunkStream {
+    type Item = Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>;
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match self.stream.poll_ready(cx) {
+            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            Poll::Ready(()) => match self.stream.stream.read(self.chunk_size as u64) {
+                Ok(r) if r.is_empty() => Poll::Pending,
+                Ok(r) => Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(r))),
+                Err(StreamError::LastOperationFailed(err)) => {
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Err(std::io::Error::other(err.to_debug_string()))))
+                }
+                Err(StreamError::Closed) => Poll::Ready(None),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
+    /// Wrapper of `AsyncInputStream` that impls
+    /// `futures_core::stream::Stream` with item `Result<u8, std::io::Error>`.
+    pub struct AsyncInputByteStream {
+        #[pin]
+        stream: AsyncInputChunkStream,
+        buffer: std::io::Bytes<std::io::Cursor<Vec<u8>>>,
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncInputByteStream {
+    /// Extract the `AsyncInputStream` which backs this stream, and any bytes
+    /// read from the `AsyncInputStream` which have not yet been yielded by
+    /// the byte stream.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> (AsyncInputStream, Vec<u8>) {
+        (
+            self.stream.into_inner(),
+            self.buffer
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>>()
+                .expect("read of Cursor<Vec<u8>> is infallible"),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl futures_core::stream::Stream for AsyncInputByteStream {
+    type Item = Result<u8, std::io::Error>;
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        let this = self.project();
+        match this.buffer.next() {
+            Some(byte) => Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(byte.expect("cursor on Vec<u8> is infallible")))),
+            None => match futures_core::stream::Stream::poll_next(this.stream, cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(bytes))) => {
+                    let mut bytes = std::io::Read::bytes(std::io::Cursor::new(bytes));
+                    match bytes.next() {
+                        Some(Ok(byte)) => {
+                            *this.buffer = bytes;
+                            Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(byte)))
+                        }
+                        Some(Err(err)) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))),
+                        None => Poll::Ready(None),
+                    }
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))),
+                Poll::Ready(None) => Poll::Ready(None),
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A wrapper for WASI's `output-stream` resource that provides implementations of `AsyncWrite` and
 /// `AsyncPollable`.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -104,7 +222,7 @@ impl AsyncOutputStream {
     /// a `std::io::Error` indicating either an error returned by the stream write
     /// using the debug string provided by the WASI error, or else that the,
     /// indicated by `std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset`.
-    pub async fn write(&self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+    pub async fn write(&self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         // Loops at most twice.
         loop {
             match self.stream.check_write() {
@@ -145,7 +263,7 @@ impl AsyncOutputStream {
     /// the stream flush, using the debug string provided by the WASI error,
     /// or else that the stream is closed, indicated by
     /// `std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset`.
-    pub async fn flush(&self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn flush(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         match self.stream.flush() {
             Ok(()) => {
                 self.ready().await;
@@ -162,10 +280,10 @@ impl AsyncOutputStream {
 }
 impl AsyncWrite for AsyncOutputStream {
     // Required methods
-    async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+    async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
         Self::write(self, buf).await
     }
-    async fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         Self::flush(self).await
     }
 
@@ -180,7 +298,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn splice(
     reader: &AsyncInputStream,
     writer: &AsyncOutputStream,
     len: u64,
-) -> core::result::Result<u64, StreamError> {
+) -> Result<u64, StreamError> {
     // Wait for both streams to be ready.
     let r = reader.ready();
     writer.ready().await;
diff --git a/src/runtime/reactor.rs b/src/runtime/reactor.rs
index 8462bd9..e6d1a2b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/reactor.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/reactor.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ impl AsyncPollable {
     pub fn new(pollable: Pollable) -> Self {
         Reactor::current().schedule(pollable)
     }
+    // TODO: can I instead return a Pin<&mut WaitFor> here? so we dont keep
+    // recreating this.
     /// Create a Future that waits for the Pollable's readiness.
     pub fn wait_for(&self) -> WaitFor {
         use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};