diff --git a/lib/tesla.ex b/lib/tesla.ex
index 351109b8..d19eccb0 100644
--- a/lib/tesla.ex
+++ b/lib/tesla.ex
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ defmodule Tesla.Env do
   @type param :: binary | [{binary | atom, param}]
   @type query :: [{binary | atom, param}]
   @type headers :: [{binary, binary}]
+  @type response :: :default | :stream
 
   @type body :: any
   @type status :: integer | nil
@@ -48,9 +49,11 @@ defmodule Tesla.Env do
           headers: headers,
           body: body,
           status: status,
+          response: response,
           opts: opts,
           __module__: atom,
-          __client__: client
+          __client__: client,
+          __pid__: pid()
         }
 
   defstruct method: nil,
@@ -59,9 +62,11 @@ defmodule Tesla.Env do
             headers: [],
             body: nil,
             status: nil,
+            response: :default,
             opts: [],
             __module__: nil,
-            __client__: nil
+            __client__: nil,
+            __pid__: nil
 end
 
 defmodule Tesla.Middleware do
@@ -322,7 +327,7 @@ defmodule Tesla do
   end
 
   defp prepare(module, %{pre: pre, post: post} = client, options) do
-    env = struct(Env, options ++ [__module__: module, __client__: client])
+    env = struct(Env, options ++ [__module__: module, __client__: client, __pid__: self()])
     stack = pre ++ module.__middleware__ ++ post ++ [effective_adapter(module, client)]
     {env, stack}
   end
diff --git a/lib/tesla/adapter/hackney.ex b/lib/tesla/adapter/hackney.ex
index 6a1a4ed7..7ffdc649 100644
--- a/lib/tesla/adapter/hackney.ex
+++ b/lib/tesla/adapter/hackney.ex
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ if Code.ensure_loaded?(:hackney) do
     end
 
     defp format_body(data) when is_list(data), do: IO.iodata_to_binary(data)
-    defp format_body(data) when is_binary(data) or is_reference(data), do: data
+
+    defp format_body(data)
+         when is_binary(data) or is_reference(data) or is_function(data),
+         do: data
 
     defp request(env, opts) do
       request(
@@ -50,32 +53,49 @@ if Code.ensure_loaded?(:hackney) do
         Tesla.build_url(env.url, env.query),
         env.headers,
         env.body,
+        env.response,
         Tesla.Adapter.opts(env, opts)
+        |> Keyword.put_new(:stream_owner, env.__pid__)
       )
     end
 
-    defp request(method, url, headers, %Stream{} = body, opts),
-      do: request_stream(method, url, headers, body, opts)
+    defp request(method, url, headers, %Stream{} = body, response, opts),
+      do: request_stream(method, url, headers, body, response, opts)
 
-    defp request(method, url, headers, body, opts) when is_function(body),
-      do: request_stream(method, url, headers, body, opts)
+    defp request(method, url, headers, body, response, opts) when is_function(body),
+      do: request_stream(method, url, headers, body, response, opts)
 
-    defp request(method, url, headers, %Multipart{} = mp, opts) do
+    defp request(method, url, headers, %Multipart{} = mp, response, opts) do
       headers = headers ++ Multipart.headers(mp)
       body = Multipart.body(mp)
 
-      request(method, url, headers, body, opts)
+      request(method, url, headers, body, response, opts)
+    end
+
+    defp request(method, url, headers, body, :stream, opts) do
+      response = :hackney.request(method, url, headers, body || '', opts)
+      handle_stream(response, Keyword.get(opts, :stream_owner))
     end
 
-    defp request(method, url, headers, body, opts) do
-      handle(:hackney.request(method, url, headers, body || '', opts))
+    defp request(method, url, headers, body, _, opts) do
+      response = :hackney.request(method, url, headers, body || '', opts)
+      handle(response)
     end
 
-    defp request_stream(method, url, headers, body, opts) do
+    defp request_stream(method, url, headers, body, type, opts) do
       with {:ok, ref} <- :hackney.request(method, url, headers, :stream, opts) do
-        case send_stream(ref, body) do
-          :ok -> handle(:hackney.start_response(ref))
-          error -> handle(error)
+        case {send_stream(ref, body), type} do
+          {:ok, :stream} ->
+            handle_stream(
+              :hackney.start_response(ref),
+              Keyword.get(opts, :stream_owner)
+            )
+
+          {:ok, _} ->
+            handle(:hackney.start_response(ref))
+
+          {error, _} ->
+            handle(error)
         end
       else
         e -> handle(e)
@@ -106,6 +126,41 @@ if Code.ensure_loaded?(:hackney) do
 
     defp handle({:ok, status, headers, body}), do: {:ok, status, headers, body}
 
+    defp handle_stream({:ok, status, headers, ref}, pid)
+         when is_reference(ref) and is_pid(pid) do
+      :hackney.controlling_process(ref, pid)
+
+      body =
+        Stream.resource(
+          fn -> nil end,
+          fn _ ->
+            case :hackney.stream_body(ref) do
+              :done ->
+                {:halt, nil}
+
+              {:ok, data} ->
+                {[data], nil}
+
+              {:error, reason} ->
+                raise inspect(reason)
+            end
+          end,
+          fn _ -> :hackney.close(ref) end
+        )
+
+      {:ok, status, headers, body}
+    end
+
+    defp handle_stream(response, pid) do
+      case handle(response) do
+        {:ok, _status, _headers, ref} = response when is_reference(ref) and is_pid(pid) ->
+          handle_stream(response, pid)
+
+        response ->
+          response
+      end
+    end
+
     defp handle_async_response({ref, %{headers: headers, status: status}})
          when not (is_nil(headers) or is_nil(status)) do
       {:ok, status, headers, ref}
diff --git a/test/tesla/adapter/hackney_test.exs b/test/tesla/adapter/hackney_test.exs
index 3ae94862..3c84610e 100644
--- a/test/tesla/adapter/hackney_test.exs
+++ b/test/tesla/adapter/hackney_test.exs
@@ -62,4 +62,33 @@ defmodule Tesla.Adapter.HackneyTest do
 
     assert {:error, :fake_error} = call(request)
   end
+
+  test "get with `response: :stream`" do
+    request = %Env{
+      method: :get,
+      url: "#{@http}/ip",
+      response: :stream,
+      __pid__: self()
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, %Env{} = response} = call(request)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert is_function(response.body)
+    assert is_bitstring(Enum.join(response.body))
+  end
+
+  test "get with `response: stream` and bad pid" do
+    request = %Env{
+      method: :get,
+      url: "#{@http}/ip",
+      response: :stream,
+      __pid__: nil
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, %Env{} = response} = call(request)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert not is_function(response.body)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/tesla/global_mock_test.exs b/test/tesla/global_mock_test.exs
index f846c19b..f68d72ed 100644
--- a/test/tesla/global_mock_test.exs
+++ b/test/tesla/global_mock_test.exs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ defmodule Tesla.GlobalMockTest do
 
   setup_all do
     Tesla.Mock.mock_global(fn
-      %{method: :get, url: "/list"} -> %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello"}
-      %{method: :post, url: "/create"} -> {201, %{}, %{id: 42}}
+      %{method: :get, url: "/list", __pid__: pid} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello", __pid__: pid}
+
+      %{method: :post, url: "/create"} ->
+        {201, %{}, %{id: 42}}
     end)
 
     :ok
@@ -16,4 +19,11 @@ defmodule Tesla.GlobalMockTest do
 
     assert_receive {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello"}}
   end
+
+  test "__pid__ is passed correctly" do
+    pid = self()
+    child_pid = spawn(fn -> send(pid, MockClient.get("/list")) end)
+
+    assert_receive {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello", __pid__: child_pid}}
+  end
 end