diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/GraphFlowSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/GraphFlowSpec.scala
index 173381081f..aff4a9be41 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/GraphFlowSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/GraphFlowSpec.scala
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class GraphFlowSpec extends AkkaSpec {
         validateProbe(probe, 10, Set(2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100))
       }
     }
+
     "turned into sinks" should {
       "work with a Source" in {
         val in = UndefinedSource[Int]
@@ -360,6 +361,41 @@ class GraphFlowSpec extends AkkaSpec {
 
         validateProbe(probe, stdRequests, stdResult)
       }
+
+      "allow connecting source to sink directly" in {
+        val probe = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+        val inSource = Source.subscriber[Int]
+        val outSink = Sink.publisher[Int]
+
+        val source = Source[Int]() { implicit b ⇒
+          import FlowGraphImplicits._
+          val out = UndefinedSink[Int]
+          inSource ~> out
+          out
+        }
+
+        val sink = Sink[Int]() { implicit b ⇒
+          import FlowGraphImplicits._
+          val in = UndefinedSource[Int]
+          in ~> outSink
+          in
+        }
+
+        val mm = FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+          import FlowGraphImplicits._
+          val broadcast = Broadcast[Int]
+          source ~> sink
+        }.run()
+
+        val subscriber = mm.get(inSource)
+        val publisher = mm.get(outSink)
+
+        source1.runWith(Sink.publisher).subscribe(subscriber)
+        publisher.subscribe(probe)
+
+        validateProbe(probe, 4, (0 to 3).toSet)
+      }
+
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
index 0830199446..c91c426f81 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ private[akka] object Ast {
   sealed trait FanInAstNode extends JunctionAstNode
   sealed trait FanOutAstNode extends JunctionAstNode
 
+  case object IdentityAstNode extends JunctionAstNode {
+    override def name = "identity"
+  }
+
   case object Merge extends FanInAstNode {
     override def name = "merge"
   }
@@ -274,6 +278,10 @@ case class ActorBasedFlowMaterializer(override val settings: MaterializerSetting
         impl ! FanOut.ExposedPublishers(publishers.asInstanceOf[immutable.Seq[ActorPublisher[Any]]])
         val subscriber = ActorSubscriber[In](impl)
         (List(subscriber), publishers)
+
+      case identity @ Ast.IdentityAstNode ⇒
+        val id: Processor[In, Out] = processorForNode(identityTransform, identity.name, 1).asInstanceOf[Processor[In, Out]]
+        (List(id), List(id))
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowGraph.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowGraph.scala
index 00d6a66a17..fe4bc04ec1 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowGraph.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowGraph.scala
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ private[akka] sealed trait Junction[T] extends JunctionInPort[T] with JunctionOu
   override private[akka] def next = this
 }
 
+private[akka] final class Identity[T]() extends FlowGraphInternal.InternalVertex with Junction[T] {
+  def name: Option[String] = Some("identity")
+
+  override private[akka] val vertex = this
+  override val minimumInputCount: Int = 1
+  override val maximumInputCount: Int = 1
+  override val minimumOutputCount: Int = 1
+  override val maximumOutputCount: Int = 1
+
+  override private[akka] def astNode = Ast.IdentityAstNode
+
+  final override private[scaladsl] def newInstance() = new Identity[T]()
+}
+
 object Merge {
   /**
    * Create a new anonymous `Merge` vertex with the specified output type.
@@ -916,7 +930,7 @@ class FlowGraphBuilder private[akka] (_graph: DirectedGraphBuilder[FlowGraphInte
   private def checkAmbigiousKeyedElement(vertex: Vertex): Unit = {
     def warningMessage(el: Any): String =
       s"An `${el}` instance MUST NOT be used more than once in a `FlowGraph` to avoid ambiguity. " +
-        s"Use individual instances instead the same one multiple times instead. Nodes are: ${graph.nodes}"
+        s"Use individual instances instead of the same one multiple times. Nodes are: ${graph.nodes}"
 
     vertex match {
       case v: SourceVertex if v.source.isInstanceOf[KeyedSource[_]] ⇒ require(!graph.contains(v), warningMessage(v.source))
@@ -1091,11 +1105,21 @@ class FlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: DirectedGraphBuilder[Flo
     if (edges.size == 1) {
       val edge = edges.head
       (edge.from.label, edge.to.label) match {
-        case (sourceVertex: SourceVertex, sinkVertex: SinkVertex) ⇒
+        case (sourceVertex @ SourceVertex(_: ActorFlowSource[_]), sinkVertex @ SinkVertex(_: ActorFlowSink[_])) ⇒
+          // Only an ActorFlow{Source,Sink} can be materialized as a Flow.
           val pipe = edge.label.pipe
           runSimple(sourceVertex, sinkVertex, pipe)
+        case (sourceVertex: SourceVertex, sinkVertex: SinkVertex) ⇒
+          // One or two Graph{Source,Sink} must be materialized as a graph.
+          // Add identity Junction in-between because graph materialization
+          // algorithm materializes sinks when it finds a Junction.
+          FlowGraph { b ⇒
+            val id = new Identity[Any]
+            b.addEdge(sourceVertex.source, id)
+            b.addEdge(id.asInstanceOf[Identity[Nothing]], sinkVertex.sink)
+          }.run()
         case _ ⇒
-          runGraph()
+          throw new IllegalStateException(s"Unable to materialize FlowGraph with one edge connecting ${edge.from.label} and ${edge.to.label}.")
       }
     } else
       runGraph()