diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/Source-or-Flow/preMaterialize.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/Source-or-Flow/preMaterialize.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfa3a8496a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/Source-or-Flow/preMaterialize.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# preMaterialize
+
+Materializes this Graph, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new pre-materialized Graph.
+
+@ref[Simple operators](../index.md#simple-operators)
+
+## Signature
+
+@apidoc[Source.preMaterialize](Source) { scala="#preMaterialize()(implicitmaterializer:akka.stream.Materializer):(Mat,akka.stream.scaladsl.Source[Out,akka.NotUsed])" java="#preMaterialize(akka.actor.ClassicActorSystemProvider)" java="#preMaterialize(akka.stream.Materializer)" }
+@apidoc[Flow.preMaterialize](Flow) { scala="#preMaterialize()(implicitmaterializer:akka.stream.Materializer):(Mat,akka.stream.scaladsl.Flow[Int,Out,akka.NotUsed])" java="#preMaterialize(akka.actor.ClassicActorSystemProvider)" java="#preMaterialize(akka.stream.Materializer)" }
+
+
+## Description
+
+Materializes this Graph, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new pre-materialized Graph.
+
diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/index.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/index.md
index 5db234aca9..4c555bca75 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/index.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/operators/index.md
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ For example, following snippet will fall with timeout exception:
 ```scala
 ...
 .toMat(StreamConverters.asInputStream().mapMaterializedValue { inputStream =>
-        inputStream.read()  // this could block forever
-        ...
+  inputStream.read()  // this could block forever
+  ...
 }).run()
 ```
 
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ depending on being backpressured by downstream or not.
 |Source/Flow|<a name="logwithmarker"></a>@ref[logWithMarker](Source-or-Flow/logWithMarker.md)|Log elements flowing through the stream as well as completion and erroring.|
 |Source/Flow|<a name="map"></a>@ref[map](Source-or-Flow/map.md)|Transform each element in the stream by calling a mapping function with it and passing the returned value downstream.|
 |Source/Flow|<a name="mapconcat"></a>@ref[mapConcat](Source-or-Flow/mapConcat.md)|Transform each element into zero or more elements that are individually passed downstream.|
+|Source/Flow|<a name="prematerialize"></a>@ref[preMaterialize](Source-or-Flow/preMaterialize.md)|Materializes this Graph, immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a new pre-materialized Graph.|
 |Source/Flow|<a name="reduce"></a>@ref[reduce](Source-or-Flow/reduce.md)|Start with first element and then apply the current and next value to the given function, when upstream complete the current value is emitted downstream.|
 |Source/Flow|<a name="scan"></a>@ref[scan](Source-or-Flow/scan.md)|Emit its current value, which starts at `zero`, and then apply the current and next value to the given function, emitting the next current value.|
 |Source/Flow|<a name="scanasync"></a>@ref[scanAsync](Source-or-Flow/scanAsync.md)|Just like @ref[`scan`](Source-or-Flow/./scan.md) but receives a function that results in a @scala[`Future`] @java[`CompletionStage`] to the next value.|
diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowSpec.scala
index 82383d707c..b93cebbe60 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/FlowSpec.scala
@@ -5,23 +5,24 @@
 package akka.stream.scaladsl
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom
-
 import scala.collection.immutable
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace
-
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.reactivestreams.{ Publisher, Subscriber }
-
 import akka.NotUsed
 import akka.stream._
 import akka.stream.impl._
+import akka.stream.stage.{ GraphStageLogic, GraphStageWithMaterializedValue, InHandler, OutHandler }
 import akka.stream.testkit._
 import akka.stream.testkit.scaladsl.StreamTestKit._
+import akka.stream.testkit.scaladsl.{ TestSink, TestSource }
 import akka.testkit.TestDuration
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
+
 object FlowSpec {
   class Fruit extends Serializable
   class Apple extends Fruit
@@ -521,6 +522,81 @@ class FlowSpec extends StreamSpec(ConfigFactory.parseString("akka.actor.debug.re
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Count elements that passing by this flow
+   * */
+  private class CounterFlow[T] extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[FlowShape[T, T], AtomicLong] {
+    private val in = Inlet[T]("ElementCounterFlow.in")
+    private val out = Outlet[T]("ElementCounterFlow.out")
+    val shape = FlowShape(in, out)
+    override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue(inheritedAttributes: Attributes): (GraphStageLogic, AtomicLong) = {
+      val counter = new AtomicLong()
+      val logic = new GraphStageLogic(shape) with InHandler with OutHandler {
+        override def onPush(): Unit = {
+          counter.incrementAndGet()
+          push(out, grab(in))
+        }
+        override def onPull(): Unit = pull(in)
+        setHandlers(in, out, this)
+      }
+      (logic, counter)
+    }
+  }
+
+  "Flow pre-materialization" must {
+    "passing elements to downstream" in {
+      val (counter, flow) = Flow.fromGraph(new CounterFlow[Int]).preMaterialize()
+      val probe = Source(List(1, 2, 3)).via(flow).reduce((a, b) => a + b).runWith(TestSink.probe[Int])
+      probe.request(1)
+      probe.expectNext(6)
+      probe.request(1)
+      probe.expectComplete()
+      counter.get() should (be(3))
+    }
+
+    "propagate failures to downstream" in {
+      val (queue, source) = Source.queue[Int](1).preMaterialize()
+      val (counter, flow) = Flow.fromGraph(new CounterFlow[Int]).preMaterialize()
+      val probe = source.via(flow).runWith(TestSink.probe[Int])
+      queue.offer(1)
+      probe.request(1)
+      probe.expectNext(1)
+      queue.fail(new RuntimeException("boom"))
+      probe.expectError().getMessage should ===("boom")
+      counter.get() should (be(1))
+    }
+
+    "disallow materialize multiple times" in {
+      val (counter, flow) = Flow.fromGraph(new CounterFlow[Int]).preMaterialize()
+      val probe1 = Source(List(1, 2, 3)).via(flow).reduce((a, b) => a + b).runWith(TestSink.probe[Int])
+      probe1.request(1)
+      probe1.expectNext(6)
+      probe1.request(1)
+      probe1.expectComplete()
+      counter.get() should (be(3))
+      val probe2 = Source(List(1, 2, 3)).via(flow).reduce((a, b) => a + b).runWith(TestSink.probe[Int])
+      probe2.request(1)
+      probe2.expectError()
+    }
+
+    "propagate failure to downstream when materializing" in {
+      a[RuntimeException] shouldBe thrownBy(
+        Flow
+          .fromGraph(new CounterFlow[Int])
+          .mapMaterializedValue(_ => throw new RuntimeException("boom"))
+          .preMaterialize())
+    }
+
+    "propagate cancel to upstream" in {
+      val (counter, flow) = Flow.fromGraph(new CounterFlow[Int]).preMaterialize()
+      val probSource = TestSource.probe[Int].via(flow).toMat(Sink.cancelled[Int])(Keep.left).run()
+      probSource.ensureSubscription()
+      probSource.expectCancellation()
+      counter.get() should (be(0))
+    }
+
+  }
+
   object TestException extends RuntimeException with NoStackTrace
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Flow.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Flow.scala
index 2ae85e0c78..b12813cbcb 100755
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Flow.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Flow.scala
@@ -393,6 +393,23 @@ final class Flow[In, Out, Mat](delegate: scaladsl.Flow[In, Out, Mat]) extends Gr
   def mapMaterializedValue[Mat2](f: function.Function[Mat, Mat2]): Flow[In, Out, Mat2] =
     new Flow(delegate.mapMaterializedValue(f.apply _))
 
+  /**
+   * Materializes this [[Flow]], immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a newly materialized [[Flow]].
+   */
+  def preMaterialize(
+      systemProvider: ClassicActorSystemProvider): akka.japi.Pair[Mat @uncheckedVariance, Flow[In, Out, NotUsed]] = {
+    preMaterialize(SystemMaterializer(systemProvider.classicSystem).materializer)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Materializes this [[Flow]], immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a newly materialized [[Flow]].
+   * The returned flow is partial materialized and do not support multiple times materialization.
+   */
+  def preMaterialize(materializer: Materializer): akka.japi.Pair[Mat @uncheckedVariance, Flow[In, Out, NotUsed]] = {
+    val (mat, flow) = delegate.preMaterialize()(materializer)
+    akka.japi.Pair(mat, flow.asJava)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Transform this [[Flow]] by appending the given processing steps.
    * {{{
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Flow.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Flow.scala
index 16ea4cb0a2..8a8bad3fe5 100755
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Flow.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Flow.scala
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ final class Flow[-In, +Out, +Mat](
   override def mapMaterializedValue[Mat2](f: Mat => Mat2): ReprMat[Out, Mat2] =
     new Flow(traversalBuilder.transformMat(f), shape)
 
+  /**
+   * Materializes this [[Flow]], immediately returning (1) its materialized value, and (2) a newly materialized [[Flow]].
+   * The returned flow is partial materialized and do not support multiple times materialization.
+   */
+  def preMaterialize()(implicit materializer: Materializer): (Mat, ReprMat[Out, NotUsed]) = {
+    val ((sub, mat), pub) =
+      Source.asSubscriber[In].viaMat(this)(Keep.both).toMat(Sink.asPublisher(false))(Keep.both).run()
+    (mat, Flow.fromSinkAndSource(Sink.fromSubscriber(sub), Source.fromPublisher(pub)))
+  }
+
   /**
    * Join this [[Flow]] to another [[Flow]], by cross connecting the inputs and outputs, creating a [[RunnableGraph]].
    * {{{
diff --git a/project/StreamOperatorsIndexGenerator.scala b/project/StreamOperatorsIndexGenerator.scala
index df50381be3..dbe894c2b0 100644
--- a/project/StreamOperatorsIndexGenerator.scala
+++ b/project/StreamOperatorsIndexGenerator.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ object StreamOperatorsIndexGenerator extends AutoPlugin {
 
   // FIXME document these methods as well
   val pendingTestCases = Map(
-    "Source" -> (pendingSourceOrFlow ++ Seq("preMaterialize")),
+    "Source" -> (pendingSourceOrFlow),
     "Flow" -> (pendingSourceOrFlow ++ Seq(
       "lazyInit",
       "fromProcessorMat",