diff --git a/actix-ioframe/src/connect.rs b/actix-ioframe/src/connect.rs
index 29190228..d7f403c2 100644
--- a/actix-ioframe/src/connect.rs
+++ b/actix-ioframe/src/connect.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ impl<Io, St, Codec: Encoder + Decoder> ConnectResult<Io, St, Codec> {
         &self.sink
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &Io {
+        self.framed.get_ref()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Io {
+        self.framed.get_mut()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn state<S>(self, state: S) -> ConnectResult<Io, S, Codec> {
         ConnectResult {