diff --git a/lib/ex_aws.ex b/lib/ex_aws.ex
index ea4fbfea..dc9fb11b 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws.ex
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@ defmodule ExAws do
   @impl ExAws.Behaviour
   @spec stream!(ExAws.Operation.t(), keyword) :: Enumerable.t()
   def stream!(op, config_overrides \\ []) do
-    ExAws.Operation.stream!(op, ExAws.Config.new(op.service, config_overrides))
+    case ExAws.Operation.stream!(op, ExAws.Config.new(op.service, config_overrides)) do
+      {:ok, result} ->
+        result
+
+      result ->
+        result
+    end
   end
 
   @doc false
diff --git a/lib/ex_aws/behaviour.ex b/lib/ex_aws/behaviour.ex
index c585f01d..28b98464 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws/behaviour.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws/behaviour.ex
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ defmodule ExAws.Behaviour do
   @callback request!(ExAws.Operation.t(), Keyword.t()) :: term | no_return
 
   @doc "See `ExAws.stream!/2`."
-  @callback stream!(ExAws.Operation.t()) :: Enumerable.t()
+  @callback stream!(ExAws.Operation.t()) :: Enumerable.t() | {:ok, term} | {:error, term}
 
   @doc "See `ExAws.stream!/2`."
-  @callback stream!(ExAws.Operation.t(), Keyword.t()) :: Enumerable.t()
+  @callback stream!(ExAws.Operation.t(), Keyword.t()) :: Enumerable.t() | {:ok, term} | {:error, term}
 end
diff --git a/lib/ex_aws/operation/s3.ex b/lib/ex_aws/operation/s3.ex
index cf2cfba4..ec4290dc 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws/operation/s3.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws/operation/s3.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@ defmodule ExAws.Operation.S3 do
 
   defimpl ExAws.Operation do
     def perform(operation, config) do
+      {operation, config, url, body, headers, http_method} =
+        build_request_params(operation, config)
+
+      ExAws.Request.request(http_method, url, body, headers, config, operation.service)
+      |> ExAws.Request.default_aws_error()
+      |> operation.parser.()
+    end
+
+    def stream!(%{stream_builder: :octet_stream} = operation, config) do
+      {operation, config, url, body, headers, http_method} =
+        build_request_params(operation, config)
+
+      ExAws.Request.request(http_method, url, body, headers, config, operation.service, true)
+      |> ExAws.Request.default_aws_error()
+      |> operation.parser.()
+    end
+
+    def stream!(%{stream_builder: fun}, config), do: fun.(config)
+
+    def build_request_params(operation, config) do
       body = operation.body
       headers = operation.headers
       http_method = operation.http_method
@@ -37,13 +57,9 @@ defmodule ExAws.Operation.S3 do
         |> put_content_length_header(body, http_method)
         |> Map.to_list()
 
-      ExAws.Request.request(http_method, url, body, headers, config, operation.service)
-      |> ExAws.Request.default_aws_error()
-      |> operation.parser.()
+      {operation, config, url, body, headers, http_method}
     end
 
-    def stream!(%{stream_builder: fun}, config), do: fun.(config)
-
     defp put_content_length_header(headers, "", :get), do: headers
 
     defp put_content_length_header(headers, body, _) do
diff --git a/lib/ex_aws/request.ex b/lib/ex_aws/request.ex
index db6c93f8..c3c56c64 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws/request.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws/request.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
   @type error_t :: {:error, {:http_error, http_status, binary}}
   @type response_t :: success_t | error_t
 
-  def request(http_method, url, data, headers, config, service) do
+  def request(http_method, url, data, headers, config, service, stream \\ false) do
     body =
       case data do
         [] -> "{}"
@@ -17,13 +17,31 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
         _ -> config[:json_codec].encode!(data)
       end
 
-    request_and_retry(http_method, url, service, config, headers, body, {:attempt, 1})
+    request_and_retry(http_method, url, service, config, headers, body, stream, {:attempt, 1})
   end
 
-  def request_and_retry(_method, _url, _service, _config, _headers, _req_body, {:error, reason}),
-    do: {:error, reason}
-
-  def request_and_retry(method, url, service, config, headers, req_body, {:attempt, attempt}) do
+  def request_and_retry(
+        _method,
+        _url,
+        _service,
+        _config,
+        _headers,
+        _req_body,
+        _stream,
+        {:error, reason}
+      ),
+      do: {:error, reason}
+
+  def request_and_retry(
+        method,
+        url,
+        service,
+        config,
+        headers,
+        req_body,
+        stream,
+        {:attempt, attempt}
+      ) do
     full_headers = ExAws.Auth.headers(method, url, service, config, headers, req_body)
 
     with {:ok, full_headers} <- full_headers do
@@ -35,7 +53,7 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
         )
       end
 
-      case do_request(config, method, safe_url, req_body, full_headers, attempt, service) do
+      case do_request(config, method, safe_url, req_body, full_headers, attempt, service, stream) do
         {:ok, %{status_code: status} = resp} when status in 200..299 or status == 304 ->
           {:ok, resp}
 
@@ -53,6 +71,7 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
                 config,
                 headers,
                 req_body,
+                stream,
                 attempt_again?(attempt, reason, config)
               )
 
@@ -71,6 +90,7 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
             config,
             headers,
             req_body,
+            stream,
             attempt_again?(attempt, reason, config)
           )
 
@@ -86,13 +106,14 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
             config,
             headers,
             req_body,
+            stream,
             attempt_again?(attempt, reason, config)
           )
       end
     end
   end
 
-  defp do_request(config, method, safe_url, req_body, full_headers, attempt, service) do
+  defp do_request(config, method, safe_url, req_body, full_headers, attempt, service, stream) do
     telemetry_event = Map.get(config, :telemetry_event, [:ex_aws, :request])
     telemetry_options = Map.get(config, :telemetry_options, [])
 
@@ -111,7 +132,8 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
           safe_url,
           req_body,
           full_headers,
-          Map.get(config, :http_opts, [])
+          Map.get(config, :http_opts, []),
+          stream
         )
         |> maybe_transform_response()
 
@@ -211,6 +233,10 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request do
     |> :timer.sleep()
   end
 
+  def maybe_transform_response({:ok, %{status: status, stream: stream, headers: headers}}) do
+    {:ok, %{status_code: status, stream: stream, headers: headers}}
+  end
+
   def maybe_transform_response({:ok, %{status: status, body: body, headers: headers}}) do
     # Req and Finch use status (rather than status_code) as a key.
     {:ok, %{status_code: status, body: body, headers: headers}}
diff --git a/lib/ex_aws/request/hackney.ex b/lib/ex_aws/request/hackney.ex
index 1a9c7584..15ab826b 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws/request/hackney.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws/request/hackney.ex
@@ -14,14 +14,30 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request.Hackney do
 
   @default_opts [recv_timeout: 30_000]
 
-  def request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], http_opts \\ []) do
-    opts = Application.get_env(:ex_aws, :hackney_opts, @default_opts)
-    opts = http_opts ++ [:with_body | opts]
+  def request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], http_opts \\ [], stream \\ false) do
+    opts = Application.get_env(:ex_aws, :hackney_opts, @default_opts) ++ http_opts
+
+    opts =
+      if stream do
+        opts
+      else
+        [:with_body | opts]
+      end
 
     case :hackney.request(method, url, headers, body, opts) do
       {:ok, status, headers} ->
         {:ok, %{status_code: status, headers: headers}}
 
+      {:ok, status, headers, client} when is_reference(client) ->
+        stream =
+          Stream.resource(
+            fn -> client end,
+            &continue_stream/1,
+            &finish_stream/1
+          )
+
+        {:ok, %{status_code: status, headers: headers, stream: stream}}
+
       {:ok, status, headers, body} ->
         {:ok, %{status_code: status, headers: headers, body: body}}
 
@@ -29,4 +45,21 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request.Hackney do
         {:error, %{reason: reason}}
     end
   end
+
+  defp continue_stream(client) do
+    case :hackney.stream_body(client) do
+      {:ok, data} ->
+        {[data], client}
+
+      :done ->
+        {:halt, client}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        raise reason
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp finish_stream(client) do
+    :hackney.close(client)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ex_aws/request/http_client.ex b/lib/ex_aws/request/http_client.ex
index ca19cafb..dfd714cc 100644
--- a/lib/ex_aws/request/http_client.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_aws/request/http_client.ex
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ defmodule ExAws.Request.HttpClient do
             ) ::
               {:ok, %{status_code: pos_integer, headers: any}}
               | {:ok, %{status_code: pos_integer, headers: any, body: binary}}
+              | {:ok, %{status_code: pos_integer, headers: any, stream: Enumerable.t()}}
               | {:error, %{reason: any}}
 end