diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayoutSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayoutSpec.scala
index 017372e67c..9700abe95a 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayoutSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayoutSpec.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package akka.stream.impl
 
 import akka.stream.scaladsl._
 import akka.stream.testkit.AkkaSpec
-import org.reactivestreams.{ Subscription, Subscriber, Publisher }
+import org.reactivestreams.{ Processor, Subscription, Subscriber, Publisher }
 import akka.stream._
 
 class StreamLayoutSpec extends AkkaSpec {
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class StreamLayoutSpec extends AkkaSpec {
         assignPort(outPort, publisher)
       }
     }
+    override protected def createIdentityProcessor: Processor[Any, Any] = null // Not used in test
   }
 
   def checkMaterialized(topLevel: Module): (Set[TestPublisher], Set[TestSubscriber]) = {
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/PublisherSinkSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/PublisherSinkSpec.scala
index f326bddce9..1c3c49dd7b 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/PublisherSinkSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/PublisherSinkSpec.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class PublisherSinkSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       Await.result(f2, 3.seconds) should be(15)
 
     }
+
+    "work with SubscriberSource" in {
+      val (sub, pub) = Source.subscriber[Int].toMat(Sink.publisher)(Keep.both).run()
+      Source(1 to 100).to(Sink(sub)).run()
+      Await.result(Source(pub).grouped(1000).runWith(Sink.head), 3.seconds) should ===(1 to 100)
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorFlowMaterializerImpl.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorFlowMaterializerImpl.scala
index daf87ae023..a82bef711e 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorFlowMaterializerImpl.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorFlowMaterializerImpl.scala
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ private[akka] case class ActorFlowMaterializerImpl(
         }
       }
 
+      override protected def createIdentityProcessor: Processor[Any, Any] =
+        processorFor(Identity(OperationAttributes.none), OperationAttributes.none, settings)._1
+
       private def processorFor(op: StageModule,
                                effectiveAttributes: OperationAttributes,
                                effectiveSettings: ActorFlowMaterializerSettings): (Processor[Any, Any], Any) = op match {
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala
index cd842ef811..3414d375fe 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala
@@ -55,17 +55,7 @@ private[akka] abstract class SourceModule[+Out, +Mat](val shape: SourceShape[Out
 private[akka] final class SubscriberSource[Out](val attributes: OperationAttributes, shape: SourceShape[Out]) extends SourceModule[Out, Subscriber[Out]](shape) {
 
   override def create(context: MaterializationContext): (Publisher[Out], Subscriber[Out]) = {
-    val processor = new Processor[Out, Out] {
-      @volatile private var subscriber: Subscriber[_ >: Out] = null
-
-      override def subscribe(s: Subscriber[_ >: Out]): Unit = subscriber = s
-
-      override def onError(t: Throwable): Unit = subscriber.onError(t)
-      override def onSubscribe(s: Subscription): Unit = subscriber.onSubscribe(s)
-      override def onComplete(): Unit = subscriber.onComplete()
-      override def onNext(t: Out): Unit = subscriber.onNext(t)
-    }
-
+    val processor = new SubscriberSourceVirtualProcessor[Out]
     (processor, processor)
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
index 86ca3b2a17..c1ce5cfe27 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ private[akka] class PublisherSink[In](val attributes: OperationAttributes, shape
   override def toString: String = "PublisherSink"
 
   override def create(context: MaterializationContext): (Subscriber[In], Publisher[In]) = {
-    val pub = new VirtualPublisher[In]
-    val sub = new VirtualSubscriber[In](pub)
+    val pub = new PublisherSinkVirtualPublisher[In]
+    val sub = new PublisherSinkVirtualSubscriber[In](pub)
     (sub, pub)
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayout.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayout.scala
index 0e3a704e16..a8967360d9 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayout.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/StreamLayout.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.{ AtomicInteger, AtomicBoolean, AtomicReferen
 import akka.stream.impl.StreamLayout.Module
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Keep
 import akka.stream._
-import org.reactivestreams.{ Subscription, Publisher, Subscriber }
+import org.reactivestreams.{ Processor, Subscription, Publisher, Subscriber }
 import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import akka.event.Logging.simpleName
@@ -293,10 +293,21 @@ private[akka] object StreamLayout {
   }
 }
 
+private[stream] final class SubscriberSourceVirtualProcessor[T] extends Processor[T, T] {
+  @volatile private var subscriber: Subscriber[_ >: T] = null
+
+  override def subscribe(s: Subscriber[_ >: T]): Unit = subscriber = s
+
+  override def onError(t: Throwable): Unit = subscriber.onError(t)
+  override def onSubscribe(s: Subscription): Unit = subscriber.onSubscribe(s)
+  override def onComplete(): Unit = subscriber.onComplete()
+  override def onNext(t: T): Unit = subscriber.onNext(t)
+}
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-private[stream] class VirtualSubscriber[T](val owner: VirtualPublisher[T]) extends Subscriber[T] {
+private[stream] final class PublisherSinkVirtualSubscriber[T](val owner: PublisherSinkVirtualPublisher[T]) extends Subscriber[T] {
   override def onSubscribe(s: Subscription): Unit = throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method should not be called")
   override def onError(t: Throwable): Unit = throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method should not be called")
   override def onComplete(): Unit = throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method should not be called")
@@ -306,7 +317,7 @@ private[stream] class VirtualSubscriber[T](val owner: VirtualPublisher[T]) exten
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-private[stream] class VirtualPublisher[T]() extends Publisher[T] {
+private[stream] final class PublisherSinkVirtualPublisher[T]() extends Publisher[T] {
   @volatile var realPublisher: Publisher[T] = null
   override def subscribe(s: Subscriber[_ >: T]): Unit = {
     val sub = realPublisher.subscribe(s)
@@ -320,7 +331,7 @@ private[stream] class VirtualPublisher[T]() extends Publisher[T] {
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-private[stream] case class MaterializedValueSource[M](
+private[stream] final case class MaterializedValueSource[M](
   shape: SourceShape[M] = SourceShape[M](new Outlet[M]("Materialized.out")),
   attributes: OperationAttributes = OperationAttributes.name("Materialized")) extends StreamLayout.Module {
 
@@ -562,6 +573,8 @@ private[stream] abstract class MaterializerSession(val topLevel: StreamLayout.Mo
 
   protected def materializeAtomic(atomic: Module, effectiveAttributes: OperationAttributes): Any
 
+  protected def createIdentityProcessor: Processor[Any, Any]
+
   private def resolveMaterialized(matNode: MaterializedValueNode, materializedValues: collection.Map[Module, Any]): Any = matNode match {
     case Atomic(m)          ⇒ materializedValues(m)
     case Combine(f, d1, d2) ⇒ f(resolveMaterialized(d1, materializedValues), resolveMaterialized(d2, materializedValues))
@@ -570,8 +583,15 @@ private[stream] abstract class MaterializerSession(val topLevel: StreamLayout.Mo
   }
 
   private def attach(p: Publisher[Any], s: Subscriber[Any]) = s match {
-    case v: VirtualSubscriber[Any] ⇒ v.owner.realPublisher = p
-    case _                         ⇒ p.subscribe(s)
+    case v: PublisherSinkVirtualSubscriber[Any] ⇒
+      if (p.isInstanceOf[SubscriberSourceVirtualProcessor[Any]]) {
+        val injectedProcessor = createIdentityProcessor
+        v.owner.realPublisher = injectedProcessor
+        p.subscribe(injectedProcessor)
+      } else
+        v.owner.realPublisher = p
+    case _ ⇒
+      p.subscribe(s)
   }
 
   final protected def assignPort(in: InPort, subscriber: Subscriber[Any]): Unit = {
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 e6a556463b..199e8eca8b 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Sink.scala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ object Sink {
    */
   def foreach[T](f: function.Procedure[T]): Sink[T, Future[Unit]] =
     new Sink(scaladsl.Sink.foreach(f.apply))
-  
+
   /**
    * A `Sink` that will invoke the given procedure for each received element in parallel. The sink is materialized
    * into a [[scala.concurrent.Future]].