diff --git a/src/AdapterInterface.php b/src/AdapterInterface.php
index 9063474f..9d94496d 100644
--- a/src/AdapterInterface.php
+++ b/src/AdapterInterface.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace React\Filesystem;
 
+use React\Filesystem\ObjectStream;
 use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
 use React\Promise\PromiseInterface;
 
@@ -111,6 +112,14 @@ public function stat($filename);
      */
     public function ls($path);
 
+    /**
+     * List contents of the given path.
+     *
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return ObjectStream
+     */
+    public function lsStream($path);
+
     /**
      * Touch the given path, either creating a file, or updating mtime on the file.
      *
diff --git a/src/ChildProcess/Adapter.php b/src/ChildProcess/Adapter.php
index 76f67335..be0ee398 100644
--- a/src/ChildProcess/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/ChildProcess/Adapter.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Exception;
 use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
 use React\Filesystem\ObjectStream;
+use React\Filesystem\ObjectStreamSink;
 use React\Filesystem\AdapterInterface;
 use React\Filesystem\CallInvokerInterface;
 use React\Filesystem\FilesystemInterface;
@@ -322,6 +323,15 @@ public function stat($filename)
      * @return PromiseInterface
      */
     public function ls($path)
+    {
+        return ObjectStreamSink::promise($this->lsStream($path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return ObjectStream
+     */
+    public function lsStream($path)
     {
         $stream = new ObjectStream();
 
diff --git a/src/Eio/Adapter.php b/src/Eio/Adapter.php
index 1f7b2ca3..361224ec 100644
--- a/src/Eio/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/Eio/Adapter.php
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 use React\Filesystem\ModeTypeDetector;
 use React\Filesystem\Node\NodeInterface;
 use React\Filesystem\ObjectStream;
+use React\Filesystem\ObjectStreamSink;
 use React\Filesystem\OpenFileLimiter;
 use React\Filesystem\PermissionFlagResolver;
 use React\Filesystem\TypeDetectorInterface;
 use React\Promise\Deferred;
+use React\Promise\PromiseInterface;
 
 class Adapter implements AdapterInterface
 {
@@ -191,9 +193,18 @@ public function chown($path, $uid, $gid)
     }
 
     /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return PromiseInterface
      */
     public function ls($path)
+    {
+        return ObjectStreamSink::promise($this->lsStream($path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function lsStream($path)
     {
         $stream = new ObjectStream();
 
diff --git a/src/Node/Directory.php b/src/Node/Directory.php
index 4e7d3b7b..3556254a 100644
--- a/src/Node/Directory.php
+++ b/src/Node/Directory.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function __construct($path, FilesystemInterface $filesystem, RecursiveInv
      */
     public function ls()
     {
-        return ObjectStreamSink::promise($this->lsStreaming());
+        return $this->adapter->ls($this->path);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function ls()
      */
     public function lsStreaming()
     {
-        return $this->adapter->ls($this->path);
+        return $this->adapter->lsStream($this->path);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/ChildProcess/AdapterTest.php b/tests/ChildProcess/AdapterTest.php
index 8fbbf83d..3835a1d5 100644
--- a/tests/ChildProcess/AdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/ChildProcess/AdapterTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use React\EventLoop\Factory;
 use React\Filesystem\ChildProcess\Adapter;
 use React\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use React\Filesystem\Node\File;
 use React\Filesystem\Node\NodeInterface;
 use React\Promise\Deferred;
 use React\Promise\FulfilledPromise;
@@ -278,6 +279,52 @@ public function testSymlink()
     }
 
     public function testLs()
+    {
+        $loop = \React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
+        $adapter = new Adapter($loop, [
+            'pool' => [
+                'class' => 'WyriHaximus\React\ChildProcess\Pool\Pool\Dummy',
+            ],
+        ]);
+        $invoker = $this->getMock('React\Filesystem\CallInvokerInterface', [
+            '__construct',
+            'invokeCall',
+            'isEmpty',
+        ]);
+        $adapter->setInvoker($invoker);
+        $fs = Filesystem::createFromAdapter($adapter);
+
+        $deferred = new Deferred();
+
+        $invoker
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('invokeCall')
+            ->with(
+                'readdir',
+                [
+                    'path' => 'foo.bar',
+                    'flags' => 2,
+                ]
+            )->will($this->returnValue($deferred->promise()))
+        ;
+
+        $promise = $adapter->ls('foo.bar');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('React\Promise\PromiseInterface', $promise);
+
+        $deferred->resolve([
+            [
+                'type' => 'file',
+                'name' => 'bar.foo',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $nodes = $this->await($promise, $loop);
+        $nodes->rewind();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new File('foo.bar/bar.foo', $fs), $nodes->current());
+    }
+
+    public function testLsStream()
     {
         $loop = $this->getMock('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface');
         $adapter = new Adapter($loop, [
@@ -307,7 +354,7 @@ public function testLs()
             )->will($this->returnValue($deferred->promise()))
         ;
 
-        $stream = $adapter->ls('foo.bar');
+        $stream = $adapter->lsStream('foo.bar');
         $this->assertInstanceOf('React\Filesystem\ObjectStream', $stream);
 
         $calledOnData = false;
diff --git a/tests/Node/DirectoryTest.php b/tests/Node/DirectoryTest.php
index e5634f27..34a8c8a4 100644
--- a/tests/Node/DirectoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Node/DirectoryTest.php
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ public function testLs()
 
         $filesystem = $this->mockAdapter($loop);
 
-        $lsStream = $this->getMock('React\Filesystem\ObjectStream');
+        $ls = \React\Promise\resolve();
 
         $filesystem
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('ls')
             ->with()
-            ->will($this->returnValue($lsStream))
+            ->will($this->returnValue($ls))
         ;
 
         $directory = new Directory($path, Filesystem::createFromAdapter($filesystem));
@@ -59,6 +59,27 @@ public function testLs()
         $this->assertInstanceOf('React\Promise\PromiseInterface', $directory->ls());
     }
 
+    public function testLsStream()
+    {
+        $path = '/home/foo/bar';
+        $loop = $this->getMock('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface');
+
+        $filesystem = $this->mockAdapter($loop);
+
+        $lsStream = $this->getMock('React\Filesystem\ObjectStream');
+
+        $filesystem
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('lsStream')
+            ->with()
+            ->will($this->returnValue($lsStream))
+        ;
+
+        $directory = new Directory($path, Filesystem::createFromAdapter($filesystem));
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('React\Filesystem\ObjectStream', $directory->lsStreaming());
+    }
+
     public function testCreate()
     {
         $path = 'foo.bar';
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 4b62c0b5..5bfb711c 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ protected function mockAdapter(LoopInterface $loop = null)
             'chown',
             'stat',
             'ls',
+            'lsStream',
             'touch',
             'open',
             'read',
diff --git a/tests/UnknownNodeType.php b/tests/UnknownNodeType.php
index 60912256..b62eacce 100644
--- a/tests/UnknownNodeType.php
+++ b/tests/UnknownNodeType.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace React\Tests\Filesystem;
 
 use React\Filesystem\Node\NodeInterface;
-use React\Filesystem\Node\ObjectStream;
+use React\Filesystem\ObjectStream;
 
 class UnknownNodeType implements NodeInterface
 {