diff --git a/src/fs/file.rs b/src/fs/file.rs
index 9cd47f21..2c47010a 100644
--- a/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::fs::OpenOptions;
 use crate::io::SharedFd;
 
 use crate::runtime::driver::op::Op;
-use crate::{UnsubmittedOneshot, UnsubmittedWrite};
+use crate::{UnsubmittedOneshot, UnsubmittedRead, UnsubmittedWrite};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, RawFd};
@@ -177,9 +177,23 @@ impl File {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub async fn read_at<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T, pos: u64) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T> {
-        // Submit the read operation
-        let op = Op::read_at(&self.fd, buf, pos).unwrap();
-        op.await
+        UnsubmittedOneshot::read_at(&self.fd, buf, pos)
+            .submit()
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// Read some bytes at the specified offset from the file into the specified
+    /// buffer, returning how many bytes were read.
+    ///
+    /// Like [`read`], but returns unsubmitted.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an UnsubmittedRead could be submitted.
+    pub async fn unsubmitted_read_at<T: BoundedBufMut>(
+        &self,
+        buf: T,
+        pos: u64,
+    ) -> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+        UnsubmittedOneshot::read_at(&self.fd, buf, pos)
     }
 
     /// Read some bytes at the specified offset from the file into the specified
diff --git a/src/io/mod.rs b/src/io/mod.rs
index 1afcef22..ce834687 100644
--- a/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub(crate) use noop::NoOp;
 
 mod open;
 
-mod read;
+pub(crate) mod read;
 
 mod read_fixed;
 
diff --git a/src/io/read.rs b/src/io/read.rs
index c3395b40..65331d54 100644
--- a/src/io/read.rs
+++ b/src/io/read.rs
@@ -1,64 +1,63 @@
+use io_uring::cqueue::Entry;
+
 use crate::buf::BoundedBufMut;
 use crate::io::SharedFd;
-use crate::BufResult;
+use crate::{BufResult, OneshotOutputTransform, UnsubmittedOneshot};
 
-use crate::runtime::driver::op::{Completable, CqeResult, Op};
-use crate::runtime::CONTEXT;
 use std::io;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+/// An unsubmitted read operation.
+pub type UnsubmittedRead<T> = UnsubmittedOneshot<ReadData<T>, ReadTransform<T>>;
 
-pub(crate) struct Read<T> {
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub struct ReadData<T> {
     /// Holds a strong ref to the FD, preventing the file from being closed
     /// while the operation is in-flight.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    fd: SharedFd,
+    _fd: SharedFd,
 
-    /// Reference to the in-flight buffer.
-    pub(crate) buf: T,
+    buf: T,
 }
 
-impl<T: BoundedBufMut> Op<Read<T>> {
-    pub(crate) fn read_at(fd: &SharedFd, buf: T, offset: u64) -> io::Result<Op<Read<T>>> {
-        use io_uring::{opcode, types};
-
-        CONTEXT.with(|x| {
-            x.handle().expect("Not in a runtime context").submit_op(
-                Read {
-                    fd: fd.clone(),
-                    buf,
-                },
-                |read| {
-                    // Get raw buffer info
-                    let ptr = read.buf.stable_mut_ptr();
-                    let len = read.buf.bytes_total();
-                    opcode::Read::new(types::Fd(fd.raw_fd()), ptr, len as _)
-                        .offset(offset as _)
-                        .build()
-                },
-            )
-        })
-    }
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub struct ReadTransform<T> {
+    _phantom: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T> Completable for Read<T>
-where
-    T: BoundedBufMut,
-{
+impl<T> OneshotOutputTransform for ReadTransform<T> {
     type Output = BufResult<usize, T>;
+    type StoredData = ReadData<T>;
 
-    fn complete(self, cqe: CqeResult) -> Self::Output {
-        // Convert the operation result to `usize`
-        let res = cqe.result.map(|v| v as usize);
-        // Recover the buffer
-        let mut buf = self.buf;
+    fn transform_oneshot_output(self, data: Self::StoredData, cqe: Entry) -> Self::Output {
+        let res = if cqe.result() >= 0 {
+            Ok(cqe.result() as usize)
+        } else {
+            Err(io::Error::from_raw_os_error(-cqe.result()))
+        };
 
-        // If the operation was successful, advance the initialized cursor.
-        if let Ok(n) = res {
-            // Safety: the kernel wrote `n` bytes to the buffer.
-            unsafe {
-                buf.set_init(n);
-            }
-        }
+        (res, data.buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: BoundedBufMut> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn read_at(fd: &SharedFd, mut buf: T, offset: u64) -> Self {
+        use io_uring::{opcode, types};
 
-        (res, buf)
+        // Get raw buffer info
+        let ptr = buf.stable_mut_ptr();
+        let len = buf.bytes_total();
+
+        Self::new(
+            ReadData {
+                _fd: fd.clone(),
+                buf,
+            },
+            ReadTransform {
+                _phantom: PhantomData,
+            },
+            opcode::Read::new(types::Fd(fd.raw_fd()), ptr, len as _)
+                .offset(offset as _)
+                .build(),
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/socket.rs b/src/io/socket.rs
index dda1bb36..13f43ffa 100644
--- a/src/io/socket.rs
+++ b/src/io/socket.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::io::write::UnsubmittedWrite;
 use crate::runtime::driver::op::Op;
+use crate::UnsubmittedRead;
 use crate::{
     buf::fixed::FixedBuf,
     buf::{BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut, IoBuf, Slice},
@@ -168,9 +169,8 @@ impl Socket {
         op.await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T> {
-        let op = Op::read_at(&self.fd, buf, 0).unwrap();
-        op.await
+    pub(crate) fn read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+        UnsubmittedOneshot::read_at(&self.fd, buf, 0)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn read_fixed<T>(&self, buf: T) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T>
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 819eebf7..cf35a608 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ pub mod buf;
 pub mod fs;
 pub mod net;
 
+pub use io::read::*;
 pub use io::write::*;
+
 pub use runtime::driver::op::{InFlightOneshot, OneshotOutputTransform, UnsubmittedOneshot};
 pub use runtime::spawn;
 pub use runtime::Runtime;
diff --git a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
index 2450dcb9..fe3fcbae 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    buf::fixed::FixedBuf,
-    buf::{BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
+    buf::{fixed::FixedBuf, BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
     io::{SharedFd, Socket},
-    UnsubmittedWrite,
+    UnsubmittedRead, UnsubmittedWrite,
 };
 
 /// A TCP stream between a local and a remote socket.
@@ -75,7 +74,16 @@ impl TcpStream {
     ///
     /// Returns the original buffer and quantity of data read.
     pub async fn read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T> {
-        self.inner.read(buf).await
+        self.inner.read(buf).submit().await
+    }
+
+    /// Read some data from the stream
+    ///
+    /// Like [`read`], but returns unsubmitted.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an UnsubmittedRead could be submitted.
+    pub fn unsubmitted_read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+        self.inner.read(buf)
     }
 
     /// Read some data from the stream into a registered buffer.
diff --git a/src/net/udp.rs b/src/net/udp.rs
index cb0cef66..3f513f02 100644
--- a/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
-    buf::fixed::FixedBuf,
-    buf::{BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
+    buf::{fixed::FixedBuf, BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
     io::{SharedFd, Socket},
-    UnsubmittedWrite,
+    UnsubmittedRead, UnsubmittedWrite,
 };
 use socket2::SockAddr;
 use std::{
@@ -317,7 +316,16 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     ///
     /// Returns the original buffer and quantity of data read.
     pub async fn read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T> {
-        self.inner.read(buf).await
+        self.inner.read(buf).submit().await
+    }
+
+    /// Read some data from the stream
+    ///
+    /// Like [`read`], but returns unsubmitted.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an UnsubmittedRead could be submitted.
+    pub fn unsubmitted_read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+        self.inner.read(buf)
     }
 
     /// Receives a single datagram message into a registered buffer.
diff --git a/src/net/unix/stream.rs b/src/net/unix/stream.rs
index 40e7ddc5..a82b5a99 100644
--- a/src/net/unix/stream.rs
+++ b/src/net/unix/stream.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
-    buf::fixed::FixedBuf,
-    buf::{BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
+    buf::{fixed::FixedBuf, BoundedBuf, BoundedBufMut},
     io::{SharedFd, Socket},
-    UnsubmittedWrite,
+    UnsubmittedRead, UnsubmittedWrite,
 };
 use socket2::SockAddr;
 use std::{
@@ -76,7 +75,16 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// Read some data from the stream into the buffer, returning the original buffer and
     /// quantity of data read.
     pub async fn read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> crate::BufResult<usize, T> {
-        self.inner.read(buf).await
+        self.inner.read(buf).submit().await
+    }
+
+    /// Read some data from the stream
+    ///
+    /// Like [`read`], but returns unsubmitted.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an UnsubmittedRead could be submitted.
+    pub fn unsubmitted_read<T: BoundedBufMut>(&self, buf: T) -> UnsubmittedRead<T> {
+        self.inner.read(buf)
     }
 
     /// Like [`read`], but using a pre-mapped buffer