diff --git a/tokio-util/src/io/stream_reader.rs b/tokio-util/src/io/stream_reader.rs
index 8fe09b9b655..05ae8865573 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/io/stream_reader.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/io/stream_reader.rs
@@ -84,13 +84,24 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Do we have a chunk and is it non-empty?
-    fn has_chunk(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> bool {
-        if let Some(chunk) = self.project().chunk {
+    fn has_chunk(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(ref chunk) = self.chunk {
             chunk.remaining() > 0
         } else {
             false
         }
     }
+
+    /// Consumes this `StreamReader`, returning a Tuple consisting
+    /// of the underlying stream and an Option of the interal buffer,
+    /// which is Some in case the buffer contains elements.
+    pub fn into_inner_with_chunk(self) -> (S, Option<B>) {
+        if self.has_chunk() {
+            (self.inner, self.chunk)
+        } else {
+            (self.inner, None)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, B> StreamReader<S, B> {
@@ -118,6 +129,10 @@ impl<S, B> StreamReader<S, B> {
     /// Consumes this `BufWriter`, returning the underlying stream.
     ///
     /// Note that any leftover data in the internal buffer is lost.
+    /// If you additionally want access to the internal buffer use
+    /// [`into_inner_with_chunk`].
+    ///
+    /// [`into_inner_with_chunk`]: crate::io::StreamReader::into_inner_with_chunk
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> S {
         self.inner
     }