diff --git a/src/Pipes.Util.purs b/src/Pipes.Util.purs
index 6d780fd..a211ea9 100644
--- a/src/Pipes.Util.purs
+++ b/src/Pipes.Util.purs
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ import Data.Either (hush)
 import Data.HashSet as HashSet
 import Data.Hashable (class Hashable, hash)
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmptyList)
-import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), fromMaybe)
+import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), fromMaybe, maybe)
+import Data.Traversable (traverse_)
 import Data.Tuple.Nested (type (/\), (/\))
 import Effect.Class (class MonadEffect, liftEffect)
+import Node.Buffer (Buffer)
+import Node.Buffer as Buffer
 import Pipes (await, yield)
 import Pipes as Pipes
 import Pipes.Core (Pipe, Producer)
@@ -96,6 +99,30 @@ chunked size = do
 
   yield Nothing
 
+-- | Buffers input to the given size before passing to subsequent pipes
+buffered :: forall m. MonadEffect m => Int -> Pipe (Maybe Buffer) (Maybe Buffer) m Unit
+buffered size = do
+  chunkST :: STRef _ (Maybe Buffer) <- liftEffect $ liftST $ STRef.new Nothing
+
+  let
+    chunkClear = liftEffect $ liftST $ STRef.write Nothing chunkST
+    chunkPeek = liftEffect $ liftST $ STRef.read chunkST
+    chunkLen = maybe (pure 0) (liftEffect <<< Buffer.size) =<< chunkPeek
+    chunkPut b = liftEffect do
+      new <- liftST (STRef.read chunkST) >>= maybe (pure b) (\a -> Buffer.concat [a, b])
+      void $ liftST $ STRef.write (Just new) chunkST
+      pure new
+
+  Rec.whileJust $ runMaybeT do
+    a <- MaybeT await
+    buf <- chunkPut a
+    len <- lift chunkLen
+    when (len > size) $ chunkClear *> lift (yield $ Just buf)
+
+  len <- chunkLen
+  chunkPeek >>= traverse_ (when (len > 0) <<< yield <<< Just)
+  yield Nothing
+
 -- | Equivalent of unix `uniq`, filtering out duplicate values passed to it.
 -- |
 -- | Uses a `HashSet` of hashes of `a`; for `n` elements `awaited`, this pipe
@@ -149,5 +176,3 @@ invoke m a =
         Pure _ -> pure Exited
   in
     go (IDidNotAwait m)
-
-