diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stages-overview.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stages-overview.md
index ea45e1e658..8136909ae4 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stages-overview.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stages-overview.md
@@ -520,6 +520,14 @@ Integration with Reactive Streams, wraps a `org.reactivestreams.Subscriber` as a
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
+### preMaterialize
+
+Materializes this Sink, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new Sink that can be consume elements 'into' the pre-materialized one.
+
+Useful for when you need a materialized value of a Sink when handing it out to someone to materialize it for you.
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
 <br/>
 
 ## Additional Sink and Source converters
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/java/akka/stream/javadsl/SinkTest.java b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/java/akka/stream/javadsl/SinkTest.java
index 2bef003a97..e6ee35a4a6 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/java/akka/stream/javadsl/SinkTest.java
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/java/akka/stream/javadsl/SinkTest.java
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import akka.Done;
 import akka.NotUsed;
+import akka.japi.Pair;
 import akka.japi.function.Function;
 import akka.stream.*;
 import akka.testkit.javadsl.TestKit;
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ public class SinkTest extends StreamTest {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     final Publisher<Object> publisher = Source.from(new ArrayList<Object>()).runWith(pubSink, materializer);
   }
-  
+
   @Test
   public void mustBeAbleToUseFuture() throws Exception {
     final Sink<Integer, CompletionStage<Integer>> futSink = Sink.head();
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ public class SinkTest extends StreamTest {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     CompletionStage<Integer> integerFuture = Source.from(new ArrayList<Integer>()).runWith(foldSink, materializer);
   }
-  
+
   @Test
   public void mustBeAbleToUseActorRefSink() throws Exception {
     final TestKit probe = new TestKit(system);
@@ -113,6 +116,21 @@ public class SinkTest extends StreamTest {
     assertEquals(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3), out);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void mustBeAbleToUsePreMaterialize() throws Exception {
+    Pair<CompletionStage<String>, Sink<String, NotUsed>> pair = Sink.<String>head().preMaterialize(materializer);
+
+    CompletableFuture<String> future = pair.first().toCompletableFuture();
+    assertEquals(false, future.isDone()); // not yet, only once actually source attached
+
+    String element = "element";
+    Source.single(element).runWith(pair.second(), materializer);
+
+    String got = future.get(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS);// should complete nicely
+    assertEquals(element, got);
+    assertEquals(true, future.isDone());
+  }
+
   public void mustSuitablyOverrideAttributeHandlingMethods() {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     final Sink<Integer, CompletionStage<Integer>> s =
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/DslConsistencySpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/DslConsistencySpec.scala
index d614253232..4e2cc96256 100755
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/DslConsistencySpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/DslConsistencySpec.scala
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class DslConsistencySpec extends WordSpec with Matchers {
       Set("asScala", "asJava", "deprecatedAndThen", "deprecatedAndThenMat")
 
   val graphHelpers = Set("zipGraph", "zipWithGraph", "mergeGraph", "mergeSortedGraph", "interleaveGraph", "concatGraph", "prependGraph", "alsoToGraph", "wireTapGraph", "orElseGraph", "divertToGraph")
+
   val allowMissing: Map[Class[_], Set[String]] = Map(
     jFlowClass → graphHelpers,
     jSourceClass → (graphHelpers ++ Set("watch", "ask")),
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/SinkSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/SinkSpec.scala
index 67648ce2af..2f7fd0cbef 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/SinkSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/SinkSpec.scala
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ package akka.stream.scaladsl
 
 import java.util
 import java.util.function
-import java.util.function.{ BinaryOperator, BiConsumer, Supplier, ToIntFunction }
+import java.util.function.{ BiConsumer, BinaryOperator, Supplier, ToIntFunction }
 import java.util.stream.Collector.Characteristics
 import java.util.stream.{ Collector, Collectors }
+
 import akka.stream._
 import akka.stream.testkit.Utils._
 import akka.stream.testkit._
+import akka.stream.testkit.scaladsl.TestSink
 import akka.testkit.DefaultTimeout
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
 import org.scalatest.concurrent.ScalaFutures
+
 import scala.concurrent.{ Await, Future }
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
@@ -317,4 +321,54 @@ class SinkSpec extends StreamSpec with DefaultTimeout with ScalaFutures {
       matVal.failed.futureValue shouldBe a[AbruptStageTerminationException]
     }
   }
+
+  "Sink pre-materialization" must {
+    "materialize the sink and wrap its exposed publisher in a Source" in {
+      val publisherSink: Sink[String, Publisher[String]] = Sink.asPublisher[String](false)
+      val (matPub, sink) = publisherSink.preMaterialize()
+
+      val probe = Source.fromPublisher(matPub).runWith(TestSink.probe)
+      probe.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
+
+      Source.single("hello").runWith(sink)
+
+      probe.ensureSubscription()
+      probe.requestNext("hello")
+      probe.expectComplete()
+    }
+    "materialize the sink and wrap its exposed publisher(fanout) in a Source twice" in {
+      val publisherSink: Sink[String, Publisher[String]] = Sink.asPublisher[String](fanout = true)
+      val (matPub, sink) = publisherSink.preMaterialize()
+
+      val probe1 = Source.fromPublisher(matPub).runWith(TestSink.probe)
+      val probe2 = Source.fromPublisher(matPub).runWith(TestSink.probe)
+
+      Source.single("hello").runWith(sink)
+
+      probe1.ensureSubscription()
+      probe1.requestNext("hello")
+      probe1.expectComplete()
+
+      probe2.ensureSubscription()
+      probe2.requestNext("hello")
+      probe2.expectComplete()
+    }
+    "materialize the sink and wrap its exposed publisher(not fanout), should fail the second materialization" in {
+      val publisherSink: Sink[String, Publisher[String]] = Sink.asPublisher[String](fanout = false)
+      val (matPub, sink) = publisherSink.preMaterialize()
+
+      val probe1 = Source.fromPublisher(matPub).runWith(TestSink.probe)
+      val probe2 = Source.fromPublisher(matPub).runWith(TestSink.probe)
+
+      Source.single("hello").runWith(sink)
+
+      probe1.ensureSubscription()
+      probe1.requestNext("hello")
+      probe1.expectComplete()
+
+      probe2.ensureSubscription()
+      probe2.expectError().getMessage should include("only supports one subscriber")
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala
index a4d9c6cc0d..4dc0e3c69d 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package akka.stream.javadsl
 
 import java.util.Optional
 
-import akka.{ Done, NotUsed }
+import akka.{ Done, NotUsed, japi }
 import akka.actor.{ ActorRef, Props }
 import akka.dispatch.ExecutionContexts
 import akka.japi.function
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.util.Try
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage
 
+import scala.annotation.unchecked.uncheckedVariance
 import scala.compat.java8.FutureConverters._
 
 /** Java API */
@@ -321,6 +322,17 @@ final class Sink[-In, +Mat](delegate: scaladsl.Sink[In, Mat]) extends Graph[Sink
   def mapMaterializedValue[Mat2](f: function.Function[Mat, Mat2]): Sink[In, Mat2] =
     new Sink(delegate.mapMaterializedValue(f.apply _))
 
+  /**
+   * Materializes this Sink, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new Sink
+   * that can be consume elements 'into' the pre-materialized one.
+   *
+   * Useful for when you need a materialized value of a Sink when handing it out to someone to materialize it for you.
+   */
+  def preMaterialize(materializer: Materializer): japi.Pair[Mat @uncheckedVariance, Sink[In @uncheckedVariance, NotUsed]] = {
+    val (mat, sink) = delegate.preMaterialize()(materializer)
+    akka.japi.Pair(mat, sink.asJava)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Replace the attributes of this [[Sink]] with the given ones. If this Sink is a composite
    * of multiple graphs, new attributes on the composite will be less specific than attributes
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
index f00da21463..4d5c0661e4 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ final class Sink[-In, +Mat](
       traversalBuilder.transformMat(f.asInstanceOf[Any ⇒ Any]),
       shape)
 
+  /**
+   * Materializes this Sink, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new Sink
+   * that can be consume elements 'into' the pre-materialized one.
+   *
+   * Useful for when you need a materialized value of a Sink when handing it out to someone to materialize it for you.
+   */
+  def preMaterialize()(implicit materializer: Materializer): (Mat, Sink[In, NotUsed]) = {
+    val (sub, mat) = Source.asSubscriber.toMat(this)(Keep.both).run()
+    (mat, Sink.fromSubscriber(sub))
+  }
+
   /**
    * Replace the attributes of this [[Sink]] with the given ones. If this Sink is a composite
    * of multiple graphs, new attributes on the composite will be less specific than attributes