diff --git a/tokio-stream/src/stream_ext/chunks_timeout.rs b/tokio-stream/src/stream_ext/chunks_timeout.rs
index 89b8d49a6..0278387c2 100644
--- a/tokio-stream/src/stream_ext/chunks_timeout.rs
+++ b/tokio-stream/src/stream_ext/chunks_timeout.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ impl<S: Stream> ChunksTimeout<S> {
             cap: max_size,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Consumes the [`ChunksTimeout`] and then returns all buffered items.
+    pub fn into_remainder(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Vec<S::Item> {
+        let me = self.as_mut().project();
+        std::mem::take(me.items)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S: Stream> Stream for ChunksTimeout<S> {
diff --git a/tokio-stream/tests/stream_chunks_timeout.rs b/tokio-stream/tests/stream_chunks_timeout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33da658b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-stream/tests/stream_chunks_timeout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+
+use futures::FutureExt;
+use std::error::Error;
+use tokio::time;
+use tokio::time::Duration;
+use tokio_stream::{self as stream, StreamExt};
+use tokio_test::assert_pending;
+use tokio_test::task;
+
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn stream_chunks_remainder() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let stream1 =
+        stream::iter([5]).then(move |n| time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).map(move |_| n));
+
+    let inner = stream::iter([1, 2, 3, 4]).chain(stream1);
+    tokio::pin!(inner);
+
+    let chunked = (&mut inner).chunks_timeout(10, Duration::from_millis(20));
+
+    let mut chunked = task::spawn(chunked);
+    assert_pending!(chunked.poll_next());
+
+    let remainder = chunked.enter(|_, stream| stream.into_remainder());
+
+    assert_eq!(remainder, vec![1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    time::advance(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    assert_eq!(inner.next().await, Some(5));
+    Ok(())
+}