diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
index c531d44cdc..e2780d6ef2 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ class FlowGraphCompileSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       }.run()
     }
 
+    "build simple balance" in {
+      FlowGraph { b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[String]
+        b.
+          addEdge(in1, f1, balance).
+          addEdge(balance, f2, out1).
+          addEdge(balance, f3, out2)
+      }
+    }
+
     "build simple merge - broadcast" in {
       FlowGraph { b ⇒
         val merge = Merge[String]
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphBalanceSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphBalanceSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..459c4a7529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphBalanceSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package akka.stream.scaladsl2
+
+import akka.stream.MaterializerSettings
+import akka.stream.scaladsl2.FlowGraphImplicits._
+import akka.stream.testkit.{ AkkaSpec, StreamTestKit }
+
+import scala.concurrent.Await
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+class GraphBalanceSpec extends AkkaSpec {
+
+  val settings = MaterializerSettings(system)
+    .withInputBuffer(initialSize = 2, maxSize = 16)
+    .withFanOutBuffer(initialSize = 1, maxSize = 16)
+
+  implicit val materializer = FlowMaterializer(settings)
+
+  "A balance" must {
+
+    "balance between subscribers which signal demand" in {
+      val c1 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+      val c2 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+
+      FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(List(1, 2, 3)) ~> balance
+        balance ~> SubscriberDrain(c1)
+        balance ~> SubscriberDrain(c2)
+      }.run()
+
+      val sub1 = c1.expectSubscription()
+      val sub2 = c2.expectSubscription()
+
+      sub1.request(1)
+      c1.expectNext(1)
+      c1.expectNoMsg(100.millis)
+
+      sub2.request(2)
+      c2.expectNext(2)
+      c2.expectNext(3)
+      c1.expectComplete()
+      c2.expectComplete()
+    }
+
+    "work with 5-way balance" in {
+      val f1 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+      val f2 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+      val f3 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+      val f4 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+      val f5 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+
+      val g = FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(0 to 14) ~> balance
+        balance ~> Flow[Int].grouped(15) ~> f1
+        balance ~> Flow[Int].grouped(15) ~> f2
+        balance ~> Flow[Int].grouped(15) ~> f3
+        balance ~> Flow[Int].grouped(15) ~> f4
+        balance ~> Flow[Int].grouped(15) ~> f5
+      }.run()
+
+      Set(f1, f2, f3, f4, f5) flatMap (sink ⇒ Await.result(sink.future(g), 3.seconds)) should be((0 to 14).toSet)
+    }
+
+    "fairly balance between three outputs" in {
+      val numElementsForSink = 10000
+      val f1, f2, f3 = FoldDrain[Int, Int](0)(_ + _)
+      val g = FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(Stream.fill(10000 * 3)(1)) ~> balance ~> f1
+        balance ~> f2
+        balance ~> f3
+      }.run()
+
+      Seq(f1, f2, f3) map { sink ⇒
+        Await.result(sink.future(g), 3.seconds) should be(numElementsForSink +- 1000)
+      }
+    }
+
+    "produce to second even though first cancels" in {
+      val c1 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+      val c2 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+
+      FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(List(1, 2, 3)) ~> balance
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c1)
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c2)
+      }.run()
+
+      val sub1 = c1.expectSubscription()
+      sub1.cancel()
+      val sub2 = c2.expectSubscription()
+      sub2.request(3)
+      c2.expectNext(1)
+      c2.expectNext(2)
+      c2.expectNext(3)
+      c2.expectComplete()
+    }
+
+    "produce to first even though second cancels" in {
+      val c1 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+      val c2 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+
+      FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(List(1, 2, 3)) ~> balance
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c1)
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c2)
+      }.run()
+
+      val sub1 = c1.expectSubscription()
+      val sub2 = c2.expectSubscription()
+      sub2.cancel()
+      sub1.request(3)
+      c1.expectNext(1)
+      c1.expectNext(2)
+      c1.expectNext(3)
+      c1.expectComplete()
+    }
+
+    "cancel upstream when downstreams cancel" in {
+      val p1 = StreamTestKit.PublisherProbe[Int]()
+      val c1 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+      val c2 = StreamTestKit.SubscriberProbe[Int]()
+
+      FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]("balance")
+        Source(p1.getPublisher) ~> balance
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c1)
+        balance ~> Flow[Int] ~> SubscriberDrain(c2)
+      }.run()
+
+      val bsub = p1.expectSubscription()
+      val sub1 = c1.expectSubscription()
+      val sub2 = c2.expectSubscription()
+
+      sub1.request(1)
+      p1.expectRequest(bsub, 16)
+      bsub.sendNext(1)
+      c1.expectNext(1)
+
+      sub2.request(1)
+      bsub.sendNext(2)
+      c2.expectNext(2)
+
+      sub1.cancel()
+      sub2.cancel()
+      bsub.expectCancellation()
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphOpsIntegrationSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphOpsIntegrationSpec.scala
index 8eabed8723..26351f1f4f 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphOpsIntegrationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/GraphOpsIntegrationSpec.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,26 @@ class GraphOpsIntegrationSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       Await.result(g.getDrainFor(resultFuture), 3.seconds).sorted should be(List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
     }
 
+    "support balance - merge (parallelization) layouts" in {
+      val elements = 0 to 10
+      val in = Source(elements)
+      val f = Flow[Int]
+      val out = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
+
+      val g = FlowGraph { implicit b ⇒
+        val balance = Balance[Int]
+        val merge = Merge[Int]
+
+        in ~> balance ~> f ~> merge
+        balance ~> f ~> merge
+        balance ~> f ~> merge
+        balance ~> f ~> merge
+        balance ~> f ~> merge ~> Flow[Int].grouped(elements.size * 2) ~> out
+      }.run()
+
+      Await.result(out.future(g), 3.seconds).sorted should be(elements)
+    }
+
     "support wikipedia Topological_sorting 2" in {
       // see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_sorting#mediaviewer/File:Directed_acyclic_graph.png
       val resultFuture2 = FutureDrain[Seq[Int]]
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl2/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl2/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
index 4744cf82c8..a79895fe1b 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl2/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl2/ActorBasedFlowMaterializer.scala
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ private[akka] object Ast {
     override def name = "broadcast"
   }
 
+  case object Balance extends FanOutAstNode {
+    override def name = "balance"
+  }
+
   case object Zip extends FanInAstNode {
     override def name = "zip"
   }
@@ -234,6 +238,8 @@ case class ActorBasedFlowMaterializer(override val settings: MaterializerSetting
         val impl = op match {
           case Ast.Broadcast ⇒
             actorOf(Broadcast.props(settings, outputCount).withDispatcher(settings.dispatcher), actorName)
+          case Ast.Balance ⇒
+            actorOf(Balance.props(settings, outputCount).withDispatcher(settings.dispatcher), actorName)
           case Ast.Unzip ⇒
             actorOf(Unzip.props(settings).withDispatcher(settings.dispatcher), actorName)
         }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
index 48e04ecd0d..86b3ad9b5a 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ object Merge {
    */
   def apply[T](name: String): Merge[T] = new Merge[T](Some(name))
 }
+
 /**
  * Merge several streams, taking elements as they arrive from input streams
  * (picking randomly when several have elements ready).
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ object Broadcast {
    */
   def apply[T](name: String): Broadcast[T] = new Broadcast[T](Some(name))
 }
+
 /**
  * Fan-out the stream to several streams. Each element is produced to
  * the other streams. It will not shutdown until the subscriptions for at least
@@ -116,6 +118,38 @@ final class Broadcast[T](override val name: Option[String]) extends FlowGraphInt
   override private[akka] def astNode = Ast.Broadcast
 }
 
+object Balance {
+  /**
+   * Create a new anonymous `Balance` vertex with the specified input type.
+   * Note that a `Balance` instance can only be used at one place (one vertex)
+   * in the `FlowGraph`. This method creates a new instance every time it
+   * is called and those instances are not `equal`.
+   */
+  def apply[T]: Balance[T] = new Balance[T](None)
+  /**
+   * Create a named `Balance` vertex with the specified input type.
+   * Note that a `Balance` with a specific name can only be used at one place (one vertex)
+   * in the `FlowGraph`. Calling this method several times with the same name
+   * returns instances that are `equal`.
+   */
+  def apply[T](name: String): Balance[T] = new Balance[T](Some(name))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fan-out the stream to several streams. Each element is produced to
+ * one of the other streams. It will not shutdown until the subscriptions for at least
+ * two downstream subscribers have been established.
+ */
+final class Balance[T](override val name: Option[String]) extends FlowGraphInternal.InternalVertex with Junction[T] {
+  override private[akka] def vertex = this
+  override def minimumInputCount: Int = 1
+  override def maximumInputCount: Int = 1
+  override def minimumOutputCount: Int = 2
+  override def maximumOutputCount: Int = Int.MaxValue
+
+  override private[akka] def astNode = Ast.Balance
+}
+
 object Zip {
   /**
    * Create a new anonymous `Zip` vertex with the specified input types.