diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ba45462..2a4e63a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Implement `Sink` for `WebSocket` ([#52](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/52))
 - Implement `Deref` most extractors ([#56](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/56))
 - Return `405 Method Not Allowed` for unsupported method for route ([#63](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/63))
+- Add extractor for remote connection info ([#55](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/55))
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89f38452..d75bab3f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bytes = "1.0"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 http = "0.2"
 http-body = "0.4"
-hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["server", "tcp"] }
+hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["server", "tcp", "http1"] }
 pin-project = "1.0"
 regex = "1.5"
 serde = "1.0"
diff --git a/examples/unix_domain_socket.rs b/examples/unix_domain_socket.rs
index dc5259a8..9077d011 100644
--- a/examples/unix_domain_socket.rs
+++ b/examples/unix_domain_socket.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use axum::prelude::*;
+use axum::{
+    extract::connect_info::{self, ConnectInfo},
+    prelude::*,
+};
 use futures::ready;
 use http::{Method, StatusCode, Uri};
 use hyper::{
@@ -9,9 +12,10 @@ use std::{
     io,
     path::PathBuf,
     pin::Pin,
+    sync::Arc,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
-use tokio::net::UnixListener;
+use tokio::net::{unix::UCred, UnixListener};
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
     net::UnixStream,
@@ -35,10 +39,10 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let uds = UnixListener::bind(path.clone()).unwrap();
     tokio::spawn(async {
-        let app = route("/", get(|| async { "Hello, World!" }));
+        let app = route("/", get(handler));
 
         hyper::Server::builder(ServerAccept { uds })
-            .serve(app.into_make_service())
+            .serve(app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<UdsConnectInfo, _>())
             .await
             .unwrap();
     });
@@ -67,6 +71,12 @@ async fn main() {
     assert_eq!(body, "Hello, World!");
 }
 
+async fn handler(ConnectInfo(info): ConnectInfo<UdsConnectInfo>) -> &'static str {
+    println!("new connection from `{:?}`", info);
+
+    "Hello, World!"
+}
+
 struct ServerAccept {
     uds: UnixListener,
 }
@@ -124,3 +134,23 @@ impl Connection for ClientConnection {
         Connected::new()
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct UdsConnectInfo {
+    peer_addr: Arc<tokio::net::unix::SocketAddr>,
+    peer_cred: UCred,
+}
+
+impl connect_info::Connected<&UnixStream> for UdsConnectInfo {
+    type ConnectInfo = Self;
+
+    fn connect_info(target: &UnixStream) -> Self::ConnectInfo {
+        let peer_addr = target.peer_addr().unwrap();
+        let peer_cred = target.peer_cred().unwrap();
+
+        Self {
+            peer_addr: Arc::new(peer_addr),
+            peer_cred,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/extract/connect_info.rs b/src/extract/connect_info.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb92e095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extract/connect_info.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+//! Extractor for getting connection information from a client.
+//!
+//! See [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`] for more details.
+//!
+//! [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`]: crate::routing::RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info
+
+use super::{Extension, FromRequest, RequestParts};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use hyper::server::conn::AddrStream;
+use std::{
+    convert::Infallible,
+    fmt,
+    marker::PhantomData,
+    net::SocketAddr,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+use tower::Service;
+use tower_http::add_extension::AddExtension;
+
+/// A [`MakeService`] created from a router.
+///
+/// See [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`] for more details.
+///
+/// [`MakeService`]: tower::make::MakeService
+/// [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`]: crate::routing::RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info
+pub struct IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<S, C> {
+    svc: S,
+    _connect_info: PhantomData<fn() -> C>,
+}
+
+impl<S, C> IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<S, C> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(svc: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            svc,
+            _connect_info: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, C> fmt::Debug for IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<S, C>
+where
+    S: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo")
+            .field("svc", &self.svc)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Trait that connected IO resources implement and use to produce information
+/// about the connection.
+///
+/// The goal for this trait is to allow users to implement custom IO types that
+/// can still provide the same connection metadata.
+///
+/// See [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`] for more details.
+///
+/// [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`]: crate::routing::RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info
+pub trait Connected<T> {
+    /// The connection information type the IO resources generates.
+    type ConnectInfo: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    /// Create type holding information about the connection.
+    fn connect_info(target: T) -> Self::ConnectInfo;
+}
+
+impl Connected<&AddrStream> for SocketAddr {
+    type ConnectInfo = SocketAddr;
+
+    fn connect_info(target: &AddrStream) -> Self::ConnectInfo {
+        target.remote_addr()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, C, T> Service<T> for IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<S, C>
+where
+    S: Clone,
+    C: Connected<T>,
+{
+    type Response = AddExtension<S, ConnectInfo<C::ConnectInfo>>;
+    type Error = Infallible;
+    type Future = ResponseFuture<Self::Response>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, target: T) -> Self::Future {
+        let connect_info = ConnectInfo(C::connect_info(target));
+        let svc = AddExtension::new(self.svc.clone(), connect_info);
+        ResponseFuture(futures_util::future::ok(svc))
+    }
+}
+
+opaque_future! {
+    /// Response future for [`IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo`].
+    pub type ResponseFuture<T> =
+        futures_util::future::Ready<Result<T, Infallible>>;
+}
+
+/// Extractor for getting connection information produced by a [`Connected`].
+///
+/// Note this extractor requires you to use
+/// [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`] to run your app
+/// otherwise it will fail at runtime.
+///
+/// See [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`] for more details.
+///
+/// [`RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info`]: crate::routing::RoutingDsl::into_make_service_with_connect_info
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct ConnectInfo<T>(pub T);
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<B, T> FromRequest<B> for ConnectInfo<T>
+where
+    B: Send,
+    T: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    type Rejection = <Extension<Self> as FromRequest<B>>::Rejection;
+
+    async fn from_request(req: &mut RequestParts<B>) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
+        let Extension(connect_info) = Extension::<Self>::from_request(req).await?;
+        Ok(connect_info)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::prelude::*;
+    use hyper::Server;
+    use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener};
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn socket_addr() {
+        async fn handler(ConnectInfo(addr): ConnectInfo<SocketAddr>) -> String {
+            format!("{}", addr)
+        }
+
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let app = route("/", get(handler));
+            let server = Server::from_tcp(listener)
+                .unwrap()
+                .serve(app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr, _>());
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+            server.await.expect("server error");
+        });
+        rx.await.unwrap();
+
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+        let res = client.get(format!("http://{}", addr)).send().await.unwrap();
+        let body = res.text().await.unwrap();
+        assert!(body.starts_with("127.0.0.1:"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn custom() {
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+        struct MyConnectInfo {
+            value: &'static str,
+        }
+
+        impl Connected<&AddrStream> for MyConnectInfo {
+            type ConnectInfo = Self;
+
+            fn connect_info(_target: &AddrStream) -> Self::ConnectInfo {
+                Self {
+                    value: "it worked!",
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        async fn handler(ConnectInfo(addr): ConnectInfo<MyConnectInfo>) -> &'static str {
+            addr.value
+        }
+
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let app = route("/", get(handler));
+            let server = Server::from_tcp(listener)
+                .unwrap()
+                .serve(app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<MyConnectInfo, _>());
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+            server.await.expect("server error");
+        });
+        rx.await.unwrap();
+
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+        let res = client.get(format!("http://{}", addr)).send().await.unwrap();
+        let body = res.text().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(body, "it worked!");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/extract/mod.rs b/src/extract/mod.rs
index d6a7d804..6d59636b 100644
--- a/src/extract/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extract/mod.rs
@@ -260,12 +260,16 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
+pub mod connect_info;
 pub mod extractor_middleware;
 pub mod rejection;
 
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use self::extractor_middleware::extractor_middleware;
 
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use self::connect_info::ConnectInfo;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "multipart")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "multipart")))]
 pub mod multipart;
@@ -904,6 +908,8 @@ where
 /// # hyper::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
 /// # };
 /// ```
+///
+/// [`Stream`]: https://docs.rs/futures/latest/futures/stream/trait.Stream.html
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BodyStream<B = crate::body::Body>(B);
 
diff --git a/src/routing.rs b/src/routing.rs
index 75c20f3b..a7ed9ab2 100644
--- a/src/routing.rs
+++ b/src/routing.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use crate::{
     body::{box_body, BoxBody},
     buffer::MpscBuffer,
+    extract::connect_info::{Connected, IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo},
     response::IntoResponse,
     util::ByteStr,
 };
@@ -266,6 +267,93 @@ pub trait RoutingDsl: crate::sealed::Sealed + Sized {
     {
         tower::make::Shared::new(self)
     }
+
+    /// Convert this router into a [`MakeService`], that will store `C`'s
+    /// associated `ConnectInfo` in a request extension such that [`ConnectInfo`]
+    /// can extract it.
+    ///
+    /// This enables extracting things like the client's remote address.
+    ///
+    /// Extracting [`std::net::SocketAddr`] is supported out of the box:
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use axum::{prelude::*, extract::ConnectInfo};
+    /// use std::net::SocketAddr;
+    ///
+    /// let app = route("/", get(handler));
+    ///
+    /// async fn handler(ConnectInfo(addr): ConnectInfo<SocketAddr>) -> String {
+    ///     format!("Hello {}", addr)
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// # async {
+    /// hyper::Server::bind(&"0.0.0.0:3000".parse().unwrap())
+    ///     .serve(
+    ///         app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr, _>()
+    ///     )
+    ///     .await
+    ///     .expect("server failed");
+    /// # };
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// You can implement custom a [`Connected`] like so:
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use axum::{
+    ///     prelude::*,
+    ///     extract::connect_info::{ConnectInfo, Connected},
+    /// };
+    /// use hyper::server::conn::AddrStream;
+    ///
+    /// let app = route("/", get(handler));
+    ///
+    /// async fn handler(
+    ///     ConnectInfo(my_connect_info): ConnectInfo<MyConnectInfo>,
+    /// ) -> String {
+    ///     format!("Hello {:?}", my_connect_info)
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+    /// struct MyConnectInfo {
+    ///     // ...
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// impl Connected<&AddrStream> for MyConnectInfo {
+    ///     type ConnectInfo = MyConnectInfo;
+    ///
+    ///     fn connect_info(target: &AddrStream) -> Self::ConnectInfo {
+    ///         MyConnectInfo {
+    ///             // ...
+    ///         }
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// # async {
+    /// hyper::Server::bind(&"0.0.0.0:3000".parse().unwrap())
+    ///     .serve(
+    ///         app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<MyConnectInfo, _>()
+    ///     )
+    ///     .await
+    ///     .expect("server failed");
+    /// # };
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// See the [unix domain socket example][uds] for an example of how to use
+    /// this to collect UDS connection info.
+    ///
+    /// [`MakeService`]: tower::make::MakeService
+    /// [`Connected`]: crate::extract::connect_info::Connected
+    /// [`ConnectInfo`]: crate::extract::connect_info::ConnectInfo
+    /// [uds]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/blob/main/examples/unix_domain_socket.rs
+    fn into_make_service_with_connect_info<C, Target>(
+        self,
+    ) -> IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<Self, C>
+    where
+        Self: Clone,
+        C: Connected<Target>,
+    {
+        IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo::new(self)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, F> RoutingDsl for Route<S, F> {}