diff --git a/tower-util/src/ext/mod.rs b/tower-util/src/ext/mod.rs
index 340be1e9..0c17948b 100644
--- a/tower-util/src/ext/mod.rs
+++ b/tower-util/src/ext/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod apply;
 mod from_err;
 mod map;
 mod map_err;
+mod oneshot;
 mod ready;
 mod then;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub use self::apply::Apply;
 pub use self::from_err::FromErr;
 pub use self::map::Map;
 pub use self::map_err::MapErr;
+pub use self::oneshot::Oneshot;
 pub use self::ready::Ready;
 pub use self::then::Then;
 
@@ -116,4 +118,12 @@ pub trait ServiceExt<Request>: Service<Request> {
     {
         MapErr::new(self, f)
     }
+
+    /// Consume this `Service`, calling with the providing request once it is ready.
+    fn oneshot(self, req: Request) -> Oneshot<Self, Request>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        Oneshot::new(self, req)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tower-util/src/ext/oneshot.rs b/tower-util/src/ext/oneshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb672c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tower-util/src/ext/oneshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use std::mem;
+
+use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
+use tower_service::Service;
+
+/// A `Future` consuming a `Service` and request, waiting until the `Service`
+/// is ready, and then calling `Service::call` with the request, and
+/// waiting for that `Future`.
+pub struct Oneshot<S: Service<Req>, Req> {
+    state: State<S, Req>,
+}
+
+enum State<S: Service<Req>, Req> {
+    NotReady(S, Req),
+    Called(S::Future),
+    Tmp,
+}
+
+impl<S, Req> Oneshot<S, Req>
+where
+    S: Service<Req>,
+{
+    pub(super) fn new(svc: S, req: Req) -> Self {
+        Oneshot {
+            state: State::NotReady(svc, req),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, Req> Future for Oneshot<S, Req>
+where
+    S: Service<Req>,
+{
+    type Item = S::Response;
+    type Error = S::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            match mem::replace(&mut self.state, State::Tmp) {
+                State::NotReady(mut svc, req) => match svc.poll_ready()? {
+                    Async::Ready(()) => {
+                        self.state = State::Called(svc.call(req));
+                    }
+                    Async::NotReady => {
+                        self.state = State::NotReady(svc, req);
+                        return Ok(Async::NotReady);
+                    }
+                },
+                State::Called(mut fut) => match fut.poll()? {
+                    Async::Ready(res) => {
+                        return Ok(Async::Ready(res));
+                    }
+                    Async::NotReady => {
+                        self.state = State::Called(fut);
+                        return Ok(Async::NotReady);
+                    }
+                },
+                State::Tmp => panic!("polled after complete"),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}