diff --git a/tokio-fs/src/file/mod.rs b/tokio-fs/src/file/mod.rs
index 5d64db1a6..b2b2ceed4 100644
--- a/tokio-fs/src/file/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-fs/src/file/mod.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ mod create;
 mod metadata;
 mod open;
 mod open_options;
+mod seek;
 
 pub use self::create::CreateFuture;
 pub use self::metadata::MetadataFuture;
 pub use self::open::OpenFuture;
 pub use self::open_options::OpenOptions;
+pub use self::seek::SeekFuture;
 
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
@@ -100,6 +102,16 @@ impl File {
         ::blocking_io(|| self.std().seek(pos))
     }
 
+    /// Seek to an offset, in bytes, in a stream.
+    ///
+    /// Similar to `poll_seek`, but returning a `Future`.
+    ///
+    /// This method consumes the `File` and returns it back when the future
+    /// completes.
+    pub fn seek(self, pos: io::SeekFrom) -> SeekFuture {
+        SeekFuture::new(self, pos)
+    }
+
     /// Attempts to sync all OS-internal metadata to disk.
     ///
     /// This function will attempt to ensure that all in-core data reaches the
diff --git a/tokio-fs/src/file/seek.rs b/tokio-fs/src/file/seek.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3523870c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-fs/src/file/seek.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use super::File;
+
+use futures::{Future, Poll};
+
+use std::io;
+
+/// Future returned by `File::seek`
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SeekFuture {
+    inner: Option<File>,
+    pos: io::SeekFrom,
+}
+
+impl SeekFuture {
+    pub(crate) fn new(file: File, pos: io::SeekFrom) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pos,
+            inner: Some(file),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Future for SeekFuture {
+    type Item = (File, u64);
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        let pos = try_ready!(
+            self.inner
+                .as_mut()
+                .expect("Cannot poll `SeekFuture` after it resolves")
+                .poll_seek(self.pos)
+        );
+        let inner = self.inner.take().unwrap();
+        Ok((inner, pos).into())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-fs/tests/file.rs b/tokio-fs/tests/file.rs
index b512e5f50..05e46d299 100644
--- a/tokio-fs/tests/file.rs
+++ b/tokio-fs/tests/file.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 use tempdir::TempDir;
 
 use std::fs::File as StdFile;
-use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::{Read, SeekFrom};
 
 #[test]
 fn read_write() {
@@ -103,3 +103,39 @@ fn metadata() {
 
     rx.wait().unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn seek() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new("tokio-fs-tests").unwrap();
+    let file_path = dir.path().join("seek.txt");
+
+    let pool = Builder::new().pool_size(1).build();
+
+    let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+    pool.spawn(
+        OpenOptions::new()
+            .create(true)
+            .read(true)
+            .write(true)
+            .open(file_path)
+            .and_then(|file| io::write_all(file, "Hello, world!"))
+            .and_then(|(file, _)| file.seek(SeekFrom::End(-6)))
+            .and_then(|(file, _)| io::read_exact(file, vec![0; 5]))
+            .and_then(|(file, buf)| {
+                assert_eq!(buf, b"world");
+                file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))
+            })
+            .and_then(|(file, _)| io::read_exact(file, vec![0; 5]))
+            .and_then(|(_, buf)| {
+                assert_eq!(buf, b"Hello");
+                Ok(())
+            })
+            .then(|r| {
+                let _ = r.unwrap();
+                tx.send(())
+            }),
+    );
+
+    rx.wait().unwrap();
+}