diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreterSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreterSpec.scala
index d9c7ac6d9d..99256fa069 100644
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreterSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreterSpec.scala
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ object GraphInterpreterSpec {
           (Vector.fill(upstreams.size)(null) ++ outs).toArray,
           (Vector.fill(upstreams.size)(-1) ++ outOwners).toArray)
 
-        _interpreter = new GraphInterpreter(assembly, NoMaterializer, (_, _, _) ⇒ ())
+        val (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, _) = assembly.materialize()
+        _interpreter = new GraphInterpreter(assembly, NoMaterializer, inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, (_, _, _) ⇒ ())
 
         for ((upstream, i) ← upstreams.zipWithIndex) {
           _interpreter.attachUpstreamBoundary(i, upstream._1)
@@ -415,8 +416,10 @@ object GraphInterpreterSpec {
       }
     }
 
-    def manualInit(assembly: GraphAssembly): Unit =
-      _interpreter = new GraphInterpreter(assembly, NoMaterializer, (_, _, _) ⇒ ())
+    def manualInit(assembly: GraphAssembly): Unit = {
+      val (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, _) = assembly.materialize()
+      _interpreter = new GraphInterpreter(assembly, NoMaterializer, inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, (_, _, _) ⇒ ())
+    }
 
     def builder(stages: GraphStage[_ <: Shape]*): AssemblyBuilder = new AssemblyBuilder(stages.toSeq)
 
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorMaterializerImpl.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorMaterializerImpl.scala
index 5d3206256e..8e2596d891 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorMaterializerImpl.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/ActorMaterializerImpl.scala
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ private[akka] case class ActorMaterializerImpl(val system: ActorSystem,
 
           case graph: GraphModule ⇒
             val calculatedSettings = effectiveSettings(effectiveAttributes)
-            val props = ActorGraphInterpreter.props(graph.assembly, graph.shape, calculatedSettings, ActorMaterializerImpl.this)
+            val (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, mat) = graph.assembly.materialize()
+
+            val props = ActorGraphInterpreter.props(
+              graph.assembly, inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, graph.shape, calculatedSettings, ActorMaterializerImpl.this)
+
             val impl = actorOf(props, stageName(effectiveAttributes), calculatedSettings.dispatcher)
             for ((inlet, i) ← graph.shape.inlets.iterator.zipWithIndex) {
               val subscriber = new ActorGraphInterpreter.BoundarySubscriber(impl, i)
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ private[akka] case class ActorMaterializerImpl(val system: ActorSystem,
               impl ! ActorGraphInterpreter.ExposedPublisher(i, publisher)
               assignPort(outlet, publisher)
             }
+            mat
 
           case junction: JunctionModule ⇒
             materializeJunction(junction, effectiveAttributes, effectiveSettings(effectiveAttributes))
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 8e48cb7f0c..a1c25c33ad 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Modules.scala
@@ -105,35 +105,6 @@ private[akka] final class LazyEmptySource[Out](val attributes: Attributes, shape
   override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes): Module = new LazyEmptySource(attr, amendShape(attr))
 }
 
-/**
- * INTERNAL API
- * Elements are emitted periodically with the specified interval.
- * The tick element will be delivered to downstream consumers that has requested any elements.
- * If a consumer has not requested any elements at the point in time when the tick
- * element is produced it will not receive that tick element later. It will
- * receive new tick elements as soon as it has requested more elements.
- */
-private[akka] final class TickSource[Out](initialDelay: FiniteDuration, interval: FiniteDuration, tick: Out, val attributes: Attributes, shape: SourceShape[Out]) extends SourceModule[Out, Cancellable](shape) {
-
-  override def create(context: MaterializationContext) = {
-    val cancelled = new AtomicBoolean(false)
-    val actorMaterializer = ActorMaterializer.downcast(context.materializer)
-    val effectiveSettings = actorMaterializer.effectiveSettings(context.effectiveAttributes)
-    val ref = actorMaterializer.actorOf(context,
-      TickPublisher.props(initialDelay, interval, tick, effectiveSettings, cancelled))
-    (ActorPublisher[Out](ref), new Cancellable {
-      override def cancel(): Boolean = {
-        if (!isCancelled) ref ! PoisonPill
-        true
-      }
-      override def isCancelled: Boolean = cancelled.get()
-    })
-  }
-
-  override protected def newInstance(shape: SourceShape[Out]): SourceModule[Out, Cancellable] = new TickSource[Out](initialDelay, interval, tick, attributes, shape)
-  override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes): Module = new TickSource(initialDelay, interval, tick, attr, amendShape(attr))
-}
-
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  * Creates and wraps an actor into [[org.reactivestreams.Publisher]] from the given `props`,
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/TickPublisher.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/TickPublisher.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index b022c3a39b..0000000000
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/TickPublisher.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
- */
-package akka.stream.impl
-
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
-import akka.actor._
-import akka.stream.ActorMaterializerSettings
-import org.reactivestreams.{ Subscriber, Subscription }
-import scala.collection.mutable
-import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
-import scala.util.control.NonFatal
-import akka.event.Logging
-
-/**
- * INTERNAL API
- */
-private[akka] object TickPublisher {
-  def props(initialDelay: FiniteDuration, interval: FiniteDuration, tick: Any,
-            settings: ActorMaterializerSettings, cancelled: AtomicBoolean): Props =
-    Props(new TickPublisher(initialDelay, interval, tick, settings, cancelled))
-      .withDispatcher(settings.dispatcher)
-      .withDeploy(Deploy.local)
-
-  object TickPublisherSubscription {
-    case object Cancel extends DeadLetterSuppression
-    final case class RequestMore(elements: Long) extends DeadLetterSuppression
-  }
-
-  class TickPublisherSubscription(ref: ActorRef) extends Subscription {
-    import akka.stream.impl.TickPublisher.TickPublisherSubscription._
-    def cancel(): Unit = ref ! Cancel
-    def request(elements: Long): Unit = ref ! RequestMore(elements)
-    override def toString = "TickPublisherSubscription"
-  }
-
-  private case object Tick
-}
-
-/**
- * INTERNAL API
- *
- * Elements are emitted with the specified interval. Supports only one subscriber.
- * The subscriber will receive the tick element if it has requested any elements,
- * otherwise the tick element is dropped.
- */
-private[akka] class TickPublisher(initialDelay: FiniteDuration, interval: FiniteDuration, tick: Any,
-                                  settings: ActorMaterializerSettings, cancelled: AtomicBoolean) extends Actor {
-  import akka.stream.impl.TickPublisher.TickPublisherSubscription._
-  import akka.stream.impl.TickPublisher._
-  import ReactiveStreamsCompliance._
-
-  var exposedPublisher: ActorPublisher[Any] = _
-  private var subscriber: Subscriber[_ >: Any] = null
-  private var demand: Long = 0
-
-  override val supervisorStrategy = SupervisorStrategy.stoppingStrategy
-
-  var tickTask: Option[Cancellable] = None
-
-  def receive = {
-    case ExposedPublisher(publisher) ⇒
-      exposedPublisher = publisher
-      context.become(waitingForFirstSubscriber)
-    case _ ⇒ throw new IllegalStateException("The first message must be ExposedPublisher")
-  }
-
-  def waitingForFirstSubscriber: Receive = {
-    case SubscribePending ⇒
-      exposedPublisher.takePendingSubscribers() foreach registerSubscriber
-      import context.dispatcher
-      tickTask = Some(context.system.scheduler.schedule(initialDelay, interval, self, Tick))
-      context.become(active)
-  }
-
-  def handleFailure(error: Throwable): Unit = {
-    try {
-      if (!error.isInstanceOf[SpecViolation])
-        tryOnError(subscriber, error)
-    } finally {
-      subscriber = null
-      exposedPublisher.shutdown(Some(new IllegalStateException("TickPublisher " + SupportsOnlyASingleSubscriber)))
-      context.stop(self)
-    }
-  }
-
-  def active: Receive = {
-    case Tick ⇒
-      try {
-        if (demand > 0) {
-          demand -= 1
-          tryOnNext(subscriber, tick)
-        }
-      } catch {
-        case NonFatal(e) ⇒ handleFailure(e)
-      }
-
-    case RequestMore(elements) ⇒
-      if (elements < 1) {
-        handleFailure(numberOfElementsInRequestMustBePositiveException)
-      } else {
-        demand += elements
-        if (demand < 0)
-          demand = Long.MaxValue // Long overflow, Reactive Streams Spec 3:17: effectively unbounded
-      }
-
-    case Cancel ⇒
-      subscriber = null
-      context.stop(self)
-
-    case SubscribePending ⇒
-      exposedPublisher.takePendingSubscribers() foreach registerSubscriber
-  }
-
-  def registerSubscriber(s: Subscriber[_ >: Any]): Unit = subscriber match {
-    case null ⇒
-      val subscription = new TickPublisherSubscription(self)
-      subscriber = s
-      tryOnSubscribe(s, subscription)
-    case _ ⇒
-      rejectAdditionalSubscriber(s, s"${Logging.simpleName(this)}")
-  }
-
-  override def postStop(): Unit = {
-    tickTask.foreach(_.cancel())
-    cancelled.set(true)
-    if (exposedPublisher ne null)
-      exposedPublisher.shutdown(ActorPublisher.SomeNormalShutdownReason)
-    if (subscriber ne null)
-      tryOnComplete(subscriber)
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/ActorGraphInterpreter.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/ActorGraphInterpreter.scala
index f2924f2e08..bcd7652c44 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/ActorGraphInterpreter.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/ActorGraphInterpreter.scala
@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ private[stream] object ActorGraphInterpreter {
     }
   }
 
-  def props(assembly: GraphAssembly, shape: Shape, settings: ActorMaterializerSettings, mat: Materializer): Props =
-    Props(new ActorGraphInterpreter(assembly, shape, settings, mat)).withDeploy(Deploy.local)
+  def props(assembly: GraphAssembly,
+            inHandlers: Array[InHandler],
+            outHandlers: Array[OutHandler],
+            logics: Array[GraphStageLogic],
+            shape: Shape,
+            settings: ActorMaterializerSettings,
+            mat: Materializer): Props =
+    Props(new ActorGraphInterpreter(assembly, inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, shape, settings, mat)).withDeploy(Deploy.local)
 
   class BatchingActorInputBoundary(size: Int, id: Int) extends UpstreamBoundaryStageLogic[Any] {
     require(size > 0, "buffer size cannot be zero")
@@ -281,6 +287,9 @@ private[stream] object ActorGraphInterpreter {
  */
 private[stream] class ActorGraphInterpreter(
   assembly: GraphAssembly,
+  inHandlers: Array[InHandler],
+  outHandlers: Array[OutHandler],
+  logics: Array[GraphStageLogic],
   shape: Shape,
   settings: ActorMaterializerSettings,
   mat: Materializer) extends Actor {
@@ -289,7 +298,11 @@ private[stream] class ActorGraphInterpreter(
   val interpreter = new GraphInterpreter(
     assembly,
     mat,
+    inHandlers,
+    outHandlers,
+    logics,
     (logic, event, handler) ⇒ self ! AsyncInput(logic, event, handler))
+
   val inputs = Array.tabulate(shape.inlets.size)(new BatchingActorInputBoundary(settings.maxInputBufferSize, _))
   val outputs = Array.tabulate(shape.outlets.size)(new ActorOutputBoundary(self, _))
   // Limits the number of events processed by the interpreter before scheduling a self-message for fairness with other
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
index 00a7d01ef7..ab89994eac 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 package akka.stream.impl.fusing
 
-import akka.stream.stage.{ OutHandler, InHandler, GraphStage, GraphStageLogic }
+import akka.stream.stage._
 import akka.stream.{ Materializer, Shape, Inlet, Outlet }
 
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private[stream] object GraphInterpreter {
    * corresponding segments of these arrays matches the exact same order of the ports in the [[Shape]].
    *
    */
-  final case class GraphAssembly(stages: Array[GraphStage[_]],
+  final case class GraphAssembly(stages: Array[GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[_, _]],
                                  ins: Array[Inlet[_]],
                                  inOwners: Array[Int],
                                  outs: Array[Outlet[_]],
@@ -87,12 +87,24 @@ private[stream] object GraphInterpreter {
     /**
      * Takes an interpreter and returns three arrays required by the interpreter containing the input, output port
      * handlers and the stage logic instances.
+     *
+     * Returns a tuple of
+     *  - lookup table for InHandlers
+     *  - lookup table for OutHandlers
+     *  - array of the logics
+     *  - materialized value
      */
-    def materialize(interpreter: GraphInterpreter): (Array[InHandler], Array[OutHandler], Array[GraphStageLogic]) = {
+    def materialize(): (Array[InHandler], Array[OutHandler], Array[GraphStageLogic], Any) = {
       val logics = Array.ofDim[GraphStageLogic](stages.length)
+      var finalMat: Any = ()
+
       for (i ← stages.indices) {
-        logics(i) = stages(i).createLogic
-        logics(i).interpreter = interpreter
+        // FIXME: Support for materialized values in fused islands is not yet figured out!
+        val (logic, mat) = stages(i).createLogicAndMaterializedValue
+        // FIXME: Current temporary hack to support non-fused stages. If there is one stage that will be under index 0.
+        if (i == 0) finalMat = mat
+
+        logics(i) = logic
       }
 
       val inHandlers = Array.ofDim[InHandler](connectionCount)
@@ -109,7 +121,7 @@ private[stream] object GraphInterpreter {
         }
       }
 
-      (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics)
+      (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics, finalMat)
     }
 
     override def toString: String =
@@ -183,6 +195,9 @@ private[stream] object GraphInterpreter {
 private[stream] final class GraphInterpreter(
   private val assembly: GraphInterpreter.GraphAssembly,
   val materializer: Materializer,
+  val inHandlers: Array[InHandler], // Lookup table for the InHandler of a connection
+  val outHandlers: Array[OutHandler], // Lookup table for the outHandler of the connection
+  val logics: Array[GraphStageLogic], // Array of stage logics
   val onAsyncInput: (GraphStageLogic, Any, (Any) ⇒ Unit) ⇒ Unit) {
   import GraphInterpreter._
 
@@ -202,10 +217,6 @@ private[stream] final class GraphInterpreter(
   // the corresponding event in the queue has been processed
   val outAvailable = Array.fill[Boolean](assembly.connectionCount)(false)
 
-  // Lookup tables for the InHandler and OutHandler for a given connection ID, and a lookup table for the
-  // GraphStageLogic instances
-  val (inHandlers, outHandlers, logics) = assembly.materialize(this)
-
   // The number of currently running stages. Once this counter reaches zero, the interpreter is considered to be
   // completed
   private var runningStages = assembly.stages.length
@@ -259,6 +270,7 @@ private[stream] final class GraphInterpreter(
     var i = 0
     while (i < logics.length) {
       logics(i).stageId = i
+      logics(i).interpreter = this
       logics(i).beforePreStart()
       logics(i).preStart()
       i += 1
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
index 00e544f0e7..5eb0961520 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
  */
 package akka.stream.impl.fusing
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+
+import akka.actor.Cancellable
 import akka.stream._
-import akka.stream.stage.{ OutHandler, InHandler, GraphStageLogic, GraphStage }
+import akka.stream.stage._
+
+import scala.concurrent.{ Future, Promise }
+import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
@@ -240,4 +246,53 @@ object GraphStages {
     override def toString = "Balance"
   }
 
+  private object TickSource {
+    class TickSourceCancellable(cancelled: AtomicBoolean) extends Cancellable {
+      private val cancelPromise = Promise[Unit]()
+
+      def cancelFuture: Future[Unit] = cancelPromise.future
+
+      override def cancel(): Boolean = {
+        if (!isCancelled) cancelPromise.trySuccess(())
+        true
+      }
+
+      override def isCancelled: Boolean = cancelled.get()
+    }
+  }
+
+  class TickSource[T](initialDelay: FiniteDuration, interval: FiniteDuration, tick: T)
+    extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[SourceShape[T], Cancellable] {
+
+    val out = Outlet[T]("TimerSource.out")
+    override val shape = SourceShape(out)
+
+    override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue: (GraphStageLogic, Cancellable) = {
+      import TickSource._
+
+      val cancelled = new AtomicBoolean(false)
+      val cancellable = new TickSourceCancellable(cancelled)
+
+      val logic = new GraphStageLogic {
+        override def preStart() = {
+          schedulePeriodicallyWithInitialDelay("TickTimer", initialDelay, interval)
+          val callback = getAsyncCallback[Unit]((_) ⇒ {
+            completeStage()
+            cancelled.set(true)
+          })
+
+          cancellable.cancelFuture.onComplete(_ ⇒ callback.invoke(()))(interpreter.materializer.executionContext)
+        }
+
+        setHandler(out, new OutHandler {
+          override def onPull() = () // Do nothing
+        })
+
+        override protected def onTimer(timerKey: Any) =
+          if (isAvailable(out)) push(out, tick)
+      }
+
+      (logic, cancellable)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Source.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Source.scala
index 3c80dd0a1d..ba76e92e91 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Source.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Source.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package akka.stream.scaladsl
 import akka.actor.{ ActorRef, Cancellable, Props }
 import akka.stream.impl.Stages.{ DefaultAttributes, MaterializingStageFactory, StageModule }
 import akka.stream.impl.StreamLayout.Module
+import akka.stream.impl.fusing.GraphStages.TickSource
 import akka.stream.impl.{ EmptyPublisher, ErrorPublisher, _ }
 import akka.stream.{ Outlet, SourceShape, _ }
 import org.reactivestreams.{ Publisher, Subscriber }
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ object Source extends SourceApply {
    * receive new tick elements as soon as it has requested more elements.
    */
   def apply[T](initialDelay: FiniteDuration, interval: FiniteDuration, tick: T): Source[T, Cancellable] =
-    new Source(new TickSource(initialDelay, interval, tick, DefaultAttributes.tickSource, shape("TickSource")))
+    wrap(new TickSource[T](initialDelay, interval, tick))
 
   /**
    * Create a `Source` with one element.
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/stage/GraphStage.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/stage/GraphStage.scala
index e1a9b6a9f4..02c6092791 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/stage/GraphStage.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/stage/GraphStage.scala
@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ import akka.stream.impl.fusing.GraphInterpreter.GraphAssembly
 import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 
-/**
- * A GraphStage represents a reusable graph stream processing stage. A GraphStage consists of a [[Shape]] which describes
- * its input and output ports and a factory function that creates a [[GraphStageLogic]] which implements the processing
- * logic that ties the ports together.
- */
-abstract class GraphStage[S <: Shape] extends Graph[S, Unit] {
+abstract class GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[S <: Shape, M] extends Graph[S, M] {
   def shape: S
-  def createLogic: GraphStageLogic
+  def createLogicAndMaterializedValue: (GraphStageLogic, M)
 
   final override private[stream] lazy val module: Module = {
     val connectionCount = shape.inlets.size + shape.outlets.size
@@ -47,14 +42,25 @@ abstract class GraphStage[S <: Shape] extends Graph[S, Unit] {
    * This method throws an [[UnsupportedOperationException]] by default. The subclass can override this method
    * and provide a correct implementation that creates an exact copy of the stage with the provided new attributes.
    */
-  final override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes): Graph[S, Unit] = new Graph[S, Unit] {
-    override def shape = GraphStage.this.shape
-    override private[stream] def module = GraphStage.this.module.withAttributes(attr)
+  final override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes): Graph[S, M] = new Graph[S, M] {
+    override def shape = GraphStageWithMaterializedValue.this.shape
+    override private[stream] def module = GraphStageWithMaterializedValue.this.module.withAttributes(attr)
 
-    override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes) = GraphStage.this.withAttributes(attr)
+    override def withAttributes(attr: Attributes) = GraphStageWithMaterializedValue.this.withAttributes(attr)
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A GraphStage represents a reusable graph stream processing stage. A GraphStage consists of a [[Shape]] which describes
+ * its input and output ports and a factory function that creates a [[GraphStageLogic]] which implements the processing
+ * logic that ties the ports together.
+ */
+abstract class GraphStage[S <: Shape] extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[S, Unit] {
+  final override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue = (createLogic, Unit)
+
+  def createLogic: GraphStageLogic
+}
+
 private object TimerMessages {
   final case class Scheduled(timerKey: Any, timerId: Int, repeating: Boolean) extends DeadLetterSuppression