diff --git a/benches/client.rs b/benches/client.rs
index 2bb9e408..5678ee2c 100644
--- a/benches/client.rs
+++ b/benches/client.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ macro_rules! try_continue(
     }})
 
 fn handle(mut incoming: Incoming) {
-    for (_, res) in incoming {
+    for conn in incoming {
+        let (_, res) = try_continue!(conn.open());
         let mut res = try_continue!(res.start());
         try_continue!(res.write(b"Benchmarking hyper vs others!"))
         try_continue!(res.end());
diff --git a/benches/server.rs b/benches/server.rs
index f5119155..4bcd3f6b 100644
--- a/benches/server.rs
+++ b/benches/server.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fn request(url: hyper::Url) {
 }
 
 fn hyper_handle(mut incoming: hyper::server::Incoming) {
-    for (_, mut res) in incoming {
+    for conn in incoming {
+        let (_, res) = conn.open().unwrap();
         let mut res = res.start().unwrap();
         res.write(PHRASE).unwrap();
         res.end().unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/concurrent-server.rs b/examples/concurrent-server.rs
index 53288e70..f45ad130 100644
--- a/examples/concurrent-server.rs
+++ b/examples/concurrent-server.rs
@@ -11,21 +11,6 @@ use hyper::server::{Server, Handler, Incoming, Request, Response};
 use hyper::header::common::ContentLength;
 use hyper::net::{HttpStream, HttpAcceptor, Fresh};
 
-trait ConcurrentHandler: Send + Sync {
-    fn handle(&self, req: Request, res: Response<Fresh>);
-}
-
-struct Concurrent<H: ConcurrentHandler> { handler: Arc<H> }
-
-impl<H: ConcurrentHandler> Handler<HttpAcceptor, HttpStream> for Concurrent<H> {
-    fn handle(self, mut incoming: Incoming) {
-        for (mut req, mut res) in incoming {
-            let clone = self.handler.clone();
-            spawn(proc() { clone.handle(req, res) })
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 macro_rules! try_abort(
     ($e:expr) => {{
         match $e {
@@ -35,6 +20,24 @@ macro_rules! try_abort(
     }}
 )
 
+trait ConcurrentHandler: Send + Sync {
+    fn handle(&self, req: Request, res: Response<Fresh>);
+}
+
+struct Concurrent<H: ConcurrentHandler> { handler: Arc<H> }
+
+impl<H: ConcurrentHandler> Handler<HttpAcceptor, HttpStream> for Concurrent<H> {
+    fn handle(self, mut incoming: Incoming) {
+        for conn in incoming {
+            let clone = self.handler.clone();
+            spawn(proc() {
+                let (req, res) = try_abort!(conn.open());
+                clone.handle(req, res);
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct Echo;
 
 impl ConcurrentHandler for Echo {
diff --git a/examples/hello.rs b/examples/hello.rs
index 71c92de5..0c36c8d0 100644
--- a/examples/hello.rs
+++ b/examples/hello.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ static PHRASE: &'static [u8] = b"Hello World!";
 fn hyper_handle(mut incoming: hyper::server::Incoming) {
     let mut pool = TaskPool::new(100, || { proc(_) { } });
 
-    for (_, mut res) in incoming {
+    for conn in incoming {
         pool.execute(proc(_) {
+            let (_, res) = conn.open().unwrap();
             let mut res = res.start().unwrap();
             res.write(PHRASE).unwrap();
             res.end().unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/server.rs b/examples/server.rs
index 191ae506..09c9bbfc 100644
--- a/examples/server.rs
+++ b/examples/server.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ macro_rules! try_continue(
 )
 
 fn echo(mut incoming: Incoming) {
-    for (mut req, mut res) in incoming {
+    for conn in incoming {
+        let (mut req, mut res) = try_continue!(conn.open());
         match req.uri {
             hyper::uri::AbsolutePath(ref path) => match (&req.method, path.as_slice()) {
                 (&Get, "/") | (&Get, "/echo") => {
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 1493598a..0e89187a 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -89,29 +89,18 @@ impl<L: NetworkListener<S, A>, S: NetworkStream, A: NetworkAcceptor<S>> Server<L
     }
 }
 
-/// An iterator over incoming connections, represented as pairs of
-/// hyper Requests and Responses.
+/// An iterator over incoming `Connection`s.
 pub struct Incoming<S: Send = HttpStream> {
     from: Intertwined<IoResult<S>>
 }
 
-impl<S: NetworkStream + 'static> Iterator<(Request, Response<Fresh>)> for Incoming<S> {
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(Request, Response<Fresh>)> {
+impl<S: NetworkStream + 'static> Iterator<Connection<S>> for Incoming<S> {
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Connection<S>> {
         for conn in self.from {
             match conn {
                 Ok(stream) => {
                     debug!("Incoming stream");
-                    let clone = stream.clone();
-                    let req = match Request::new(stream) {
-                        Ok(r) => r,
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            error!("creating Request: {}", err);
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                    };
-                    let mut res = Response::new(clone);
-                    res.version = req.version;
-                    return Some((req, res))
+                    return Some(Connection(stream));
                 },
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind == EndOfFile => return None, // server closed
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -124,6 +113,21 @@ impl<S: NetworkStream + 'static> Iterator<(Request, Response<Fresh>)> for Incomi
     }
 }
 
+/// An incoming connection. It can be opened to receive a request/response pair.
+pub struct Connection<S: Send = HttpStream>(S);
+
+impl<S: NetworkStream + 'static> Connection<S> {
+    /// Opens the incoming connection, parsing it into a Request/Response pair.
+    pub fn open(self) -> HttpResult<(Request, Response<Fresh>)> {
+        let stream = self.0;
+        let clone = stream.clone();
+        let req = try!(Request::new(stream));
+        let mut res = Response::new(clone);
+        res.version = req.version;
+        return Ok((req, res))
+    }
+}
+
 /// A listening server, which can later be closed.
 pub struct Listening<A = HttpAcceptor> {
     acceptors: Vec<A>,