diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b984e68cc..4ff7d1e66 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [1.0.9] - 2019-xx-xx
+
+### Added
+
+* Add `Payload::into_inner` method and make stored `def::Payload` public. (#1110)
+
 ## [1.0.8] - 2019-09-25
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/types/payload.rs b/src/types/payload.rs
index f33e2e5f1..8fc5f093e 100644
--- a/src/types/payload.rs
+++ b/src/types/payload.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ use crate::request::HttpRequest;
 ///     );
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub struct Payload(crate::dev::Payload);
+pub struct Payload(pub crate::dev::Payload);
+
+impl Payload {
+    /// Deconstruct to a inner value
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> crate::dev::Payload {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
 
 impl Stream for Payload {
     type Item = Bytes;