diff --git a/tokio-io/src/split.rs b/tokio-io/src/split.rs
index d13f9882b..0fd0ebbcf 100644
--- a/tokio-io/src/split.rs
+++ b/tokio-io/src/split.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ impl<T> Drop for Guard<'_, T> {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for ReadHalf<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for WriteHalf<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Sync> Sync for ReadHalf<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Sync> Sync for WriteHalf<T> {}
+
 impl<T: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for ReadHalf<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         fmt.debug_struct("split::ReadHalf").finish()
diff --git a/tokio-io/tests/split.rs b/tokio-io/tests/split.rs
index f9c0c07f3..7be96241c 100644
--- a/tokio-io/tests/split.rs
+++ b/tokio-io/tests/split.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use tokio::io::{split, AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+use tokio_io::split::{ReadHalf, WriteHalf};
 
 use std::io;
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ impl AsyncWrite for RW {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn is_send_and_sync() {
+    fn assert_bound<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+
+    assert_bound::<ReadHalf<RW>>();
+    assert_bound::<WriteHalf<RW>>();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn unsplit_ok() {
     let (r, w) = split(RW);