diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/EventBus.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/EventBus.java
index 140808e5c11..3d718093149 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/EventBus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/EventBus.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.GenIgnore;
 import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.Nullable;
 import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
-import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
 import io.vertx.core.Future;
 import io.vertx.core.Handler;
 import io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl.DefaultSerializableChecker;
@@ -199,6 +198,10 @@ default <T> Future<Message<T>> request(String address, @Nullable Object message)
    */
   <T> MessageProducer<T> publisher(String address, DeliveryOptions options);
 
+  Future<Void> bindStream(String address, Handler<MessageStream> handler);
+
+  Future<MessageStream> connectStream(String address);
+
   /**
    * Register a message codec.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/MessageStream.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/MessageStream.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1d2952fd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/MessageStream.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2021 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus;
+
+import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
+import io.vertx.core.Handler;
+
+@VertxGen
+public interface MessageStream {
+
+  void handler(Handler<Message<String>> handler);
+
+  void endHandler(Handler<Void> handler);
+
+  void write(String msg);
+
+  void end();
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/ClientStream.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/ClientStream.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..872a9089800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/ClientStream.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl;
+
+import io.vertx.core.Promise;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.MessageStream;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextInternal;
+
+class ClientStream extends StreamBase {
+
+  private final Promise<MessageStream> promise2;
+
+  public ClientStream(EventBusImpl eventBus, String sourceAddress, ContextInternal ctx, Promise<MessageStream> promise2) {
+    super(sourceAddress, ctx, eventBus, sourceAddress, true);
+    this.promise2 = promise2;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean doReceive(Frame frame) {
+    if (frame instanceof SynFrame) {
+      SynFrame syn = (SynFrame) frame;
+      remoteAddress = syn.src;
+      promise2.complete(this);
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return super.doReceive(frame);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/EventBusImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/EventBusImpl.java
index 7f299d480bb..2f4155570b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/EventBusImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/EventBusImpl.java
@@ -155,6 +155,31 @@ public <T> MessageProducer<T> publisher(String address, DeliveryOptions options)
     return new MessageProducerImpl<>(vertx, address, false, options);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Future<Void> bindStream(String address, Handler<MessageStream> handler) {
+    ContextInternal ctx = vertx.getOrCreateContext();
+    HandlerRegistration reg = new StreamServer(this, ctx, address, handler);
+    Promise<Void> promise = ctx.promise();
+    reg.register(true, false, promise);
+    return promise.future();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Future<MessageStream> connectStream(String address) {
+    ContextInternal ctx = vertx.getOrCreateContext();
+    String sourceAddress = generateReplyAddress();
+    Promise<MessageStream> promise2 = ctx.promise();
+    StreamBase reg = new ClientStream(this, sourceAddress, ctx, promise2);
+    Promise<Void> promise = ctx.promise();
+    reg.register(false, false, promise);
+    promise.future().onComplete(ar -> {
+      if (ar.succeeded()) {
+        sendLocally(new SynFrame(sourceAddress, address), ctx.promise());
+      }
+    });
+    return promise2.future();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public EventBus publish(String address, Object message) {
     return publish(address, message, new DeliveryOptions());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/FinFrame.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/FinFrame.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70309c74ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/FinFrame.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl;
+
+import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
+
+class FinFrame implements Frame {
+
+  final String addr;
+
+  public FinFrame(String addr) {
+    this.addr = addr;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String address() {
+    return addr;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Buffer encodeToWire() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isFromWire() {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamBase.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b663b1566f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl;
+
+import io.vertx.core.Handler;
+import io.vertx.core.MultiMap;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.Message;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.MessageStream;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextInternal;
+
+class StreamBase extends HandlerRegistration implements MessageStream {
+
+  private Handler<Message<String>> handler;
+  private Handler<Void> endHandler;
+  final String localAddress;
+  String remoteAddress;
+  private boolean halfClosed;
+
+  StreamBase(String localAddress, ContextInternal context, EventBusImpl bus, String address, boolean src) {
+    super(context, bus, address, src);
+    this.localAddress = localAddress;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean doReceive(Frame frame) {
+    if (frame instanceof MessageImpl) {
+      MessageImpl msg = (MessageImpl) frame;
+      Handler<Message<String>> h = handler;
+      if (h != null) {
+        h.handle(msg);
+      }
+    } else if (frame instanceof FinFrame) {
+      Handler<Void> h = endHandler;
+      if (h != null) {
+        h.handle(null);
+      }
+      if (halfClosed) {
+        unregister();
+      } else {
+        halfClosed = true;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void dispatch(Message msg, ContextInternal context, Handler handler) {
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void handler(Handler<Message<String>> handler) {
+    this.handler = handler;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void endHandler(Handler<Void> handler) {
+    this.endHandler = handler;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void write(String body) {
+    MessageImpl msg = new MessageImpl(remoteAddress, MultiMap.caseInsensitiveMultiMap(), body, CodecManager.STRING_MESSAGE_CODEC, true, bus);
+    bus.sendLocally(msg, context.promise());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void end() {
+    FinFrame fin = new FinFrame(remoteAddress);
+    bus.sendLocally(fin, context.promise());
+    if (halfClosed) {
+      unregister();
+    } else {
+      halfClosed = true;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamServer.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamServer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f60a5d87109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/StreamServer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl;
+
+import io.vertx.core.Handler;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.Message;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.MessageStream;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.future.PromiseInternal;
+
+class StreamServer extends HandlerRegistration {
+  private final EventBusImpl eventBus;
+  private final Handler<MessageStream> handler;
+
+  public StreamServer(EventBusImpl eventBus, ContextInternal ctx, String address, Handler<MessageStream> handler) {
+    super(ctx, eventBus, address, false);
+    this.eventBus = eventBus;
+    this.handler = handler;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean doReceive(Frame frame) {
+    if (frame instanceof SynFrame) {
+      SynFrame syn = (SynFrame) frame;
+      String localAddress = eventBus.generateReplyAddress();
+      StreamBase ss = new StreamBase(localAddress, context, eventBus, localAddress, false);
+      ss.remoteAddress = syn.src;
+      PromiseInternal<Void> p = context.promise();
+      ss.register(false, true, p);
+      p.onComplete(ar -> {
+        if (ar.succeeded()) {
+          SynFrame reply = new SynFrame(localAddress, syn.src);
+          eventBus.sendLocally(reply, context.promise());
+          handler.handle(ss);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void dispatch(Message msg, ContextInternal context, Handler handler) {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/SynFrame.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/SynFrame.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d55d6250a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/impl/SynFrame.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package io.vertx.core.eventbus.impl;
+
+import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
+
+public class SynFrame implements Frame {
+
+  final String src;
+  final String dst;
+
+  public SynFrame(String src, String dst) {
+    this.src = src;
+    this.dst = dst;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String address() {
+    return dst;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Buffer encodeToWire() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isFromWire() {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/LocalEventBusTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/LocalEventBusTest.java
index 43107da8963..f8784d2e369 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/LocalEventBusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/eventbus/LocalEventBusTest.java
@@ -1531,5 +1531,34 @@ public void testEarlyTimeoutOnHandlerUnregistration() {
     });
     await();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testStream() throws Exception {
+    CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+    vertx.eventBus().bindStream(ADDRESS1, stream -> {
+      stream.handler(msg -> {
+        assertEquals("ping", msg.body());
+        stream.write(msg.body());
+      });
+      stream.endHandler(v -> {
+        stream.end();
+      });
+    }).onComplete(onSuccess(v -> {
+      latch.countDown();
+    }));
+    awaitLatch(latch);
+    vertx.eventBus().connectStream(ADDRESS1).onComplete(onSuccess(stream -> {
+      stream.write("ping");
+      stream.handler(msg -> {
+        assertEquals("ping", msg.body());
+        stream.end();
+      });
+      stream.endHandler(v -> {
+        testComplete();
+      });
+    }));
+    await();
+  }
+
 }