diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 060cb628443b8d..361958a11a6c33 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ Additionally, this module includes the utility functions
 [`stream.pipeline()`][], [`stream.finished()`][] and
 [`stream.Readable.from()`][].
 
+### Streams Promises API
+
+The `stream/promises` API provides an alternative set of asynchronous utility
+functions for streams that return `Promise` objects rather than using
+callbacks. The API is accessible via `require('stream/promises')`
+or `require('stream').promises`.
+
 ### Object mode
 
 All streams created by Node.js APIs operate exclusively on strings and `Buffer`
@@ -1597,10 +1604,10 @@ Especially useful in error handling scenarios where a stream is destroyed
 prematurely (like an aborted HTTP request), and will not emit `'end'`
 or `'finish'`.
 
-The `finished` API is promisify-able as well;
+The `finished` API provides promise version:
 
 ```js
-const finished = util.promisify(stream.finished);
+const { finished } = require('stream/promises');
 
 const rs = fs.createReadStream('archive.tar');
 
@@ -1684,10 +1691,10 @@ pipeline(
 );
 ```
 
-The `pipeline` API is promisify-able as well:
+The `pipeline` API provides promise version:
 
 ```js
-const pipeline = util.promisify(stream.pipeline);
+const { pipeline } = require('stream/promises');
 
 async function run() {
   await pipeline(
@@ -1704,7 +1711,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 The `pipeline` API also supports async generators:
 
 ```js
-const pipeline = util.promisify(stream.pipeline);
+const { pipeline } = require('stream/promises');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function run() {
@@ -2927,9 +2934,9 @@ handling of backpressure and errors. [`stream.pipeline()`][] abstracts away
 the handling of backpressure and backpressure-related errors:
 
 ```js
-const { pipeline } = require('stream');
-const util = require('util');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const { pipeline } = require('stream');
+const { pipeline: pipelinePromise } = require('stream/promises');
 
 const writable = fs.createWriteStream('./file');
 
@@ -2943,7 +2950,6 @@ pipeline(iterator, writable, (err, value) => {
 });
 
 // Promise Pattern
-const pipelinePromise = util.promisify(pipeline);
 pipelinePromise(iterator, writable)
   .then((value) => {
     console.log(value, 'value returned');
diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index 725038ba9c0d1c..ed6cc19753c806 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -21,10 +21,21 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const {
+  ObjectDefineProperty,
+} = primordials;
+
+const {
+  promisify: { custom: customPromisify },
+} = require('internal/util');
+
 const pipeline = require('internal/streams/pipeline');
 const eos = require('internal/streams/end-of-stream');
 const internalBuffer = require('internal/buffer');
 
+// Lazy loaded
+let promises = null;
+
 // Note: export Stream before Readable/Writable/Duplex/...
 // to avoid a cross-reference(require) issues
 const Stream = module.exports = require('internal/streams/legacy');
@@ -38,6 +49,31 @@ Stream.PassThrough = require('_stream_passthrough');
 Stream.pipeline = pipeline;
 Stream.finished = eos;
 
+ObjectDefineProperty(Stream, 'promises', {
+  configurable: true,
+  enumerable: true,
+  get() {
+    if (promises === null) promises = require('stream/promises');
+    return promises;
+  }
+});
+
+ObjectDefineProperty(pipeline, customPromisify, {
+  enumerable: true,
+  get() {
+    if (promises === null) promises = require('stream/promises');
+    return promises.pipeline;
+  }
+});
+
+ObjectDefineProperty(eos, customPromisify, {
+  enumerable: true,
+  get() {
+    if (promises === null) promises = require('stream/promises');
+    return promises.finished;
+  }
+});
+
 // Backwards-compat with node 0.4.x
 Stream.Stream = Stream;
 
diff --git a/lib/stream/promises.js b/lib/stream/promises.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..986db2e1f8db8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stream/promises.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const {
+  Promise,
+} = primordials;
+
+let pl;
+let eos;
+
+function pipeline(...streams) {
+  if (!pl) pl = require('internal/streams/pipeline');
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    pl(...streams, (err, value) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve(value);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function finished(stream, opts) {
+  if (!eos) eos = require('internal/streams/end-of-stream');
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    eos(stream, opts, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  finished,
+  pipeline,
+};
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 23f9e2ec7ffe5c..da6745e1c5f00a 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
       'lib/readline.js',
       'lib/repl.js',
       'lib/stream.js',
+      'lib/stream/promises.js',
       'lib/_stream_readable.js',
       'lib/_stream_writable.js',
       'lib/_stream_duplex.js',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-promises.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-promises.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..86c44b279fa4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-promises.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const stream = require('stream');
+const {
+  Readable,
+  Writable,
+  promises,
+} = stream;
+const {
+  finished,
+  pipeline,
+} = require('stream/promises');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { promisify } = require('util');
+
+assert.strictEqual(promises.pipeline, pipeline);
+assert.strictEqual(promises.finished, finished);
+assert.strictEqual(pipeline, promisify(stream.pipeline));
+assert.strictEqual(finished, promisify(stream.finished));
+
+// pipeline success
+{
+  let finished = false;
+  const processed = [];
+  const expected = [
+    Buffer.from('a'),
+    Buffer.from('b'),
+    Buffer.from('c')
+  ];
+
+  const read = new Readable({
+    read() { }
+  });
+
+  const write = new Writable({
+    write(data, enc, cb) {
+      processed.push(data);
+      cb();
+    }
+  });
+
+  write.on('finish', () => {
+    finished = true;
+  });
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
+    read.push(expected[i]);
+  }
+  read.push(null);
+
+  pipeline(read, write).then(common.mustCall((value) => {
+    assert.ok(finished);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(processed, expected);
+  }));
+}
+
+// pipeline error
+{
+  const read = new Readable({
+    read() { }
+  });
+
+  const write = new Writable({
+    write(data, enc, cb) {
+      cb();
+    }
+  });
+
+  read.push('data');
+  setImmediate(() => read.destroy());
+
+  pipeline(read, write).catch(common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.ok(err, 'should have an error');
+  }));
+}
+
+// finished success
+{
+  async function run() {
+    const rs = fs.createReadStream(__filename);
+
+    let ended = false;
+    rs.resume();
+    rs.on('end', () => {
+      ended = true;
+    });
+    await finished(rs);
+    assert(ended);
+  }
+
+  run().then(common.mustCall());
+}
+
+// finished error
+{
+  const rs = fs.createReadStream('file-does-not-exist');
+
+  assert.rejects(finished(rs), {
+    code: 'ENOENT'
+  }).then(common.mustCall());
+}