diff --git a/core/src/transport/boxed.rs b/core/src/transport/boxed.rs
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+++ b/core/src/transport/boxed.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+use futures::prelude::*;
+use multiaddr::Multiaddr;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use transport::{MuxedTransport, Transport};
+
+/// See the `Transport::boxed` method.
+#[inline]
+pub fn boxed<T>(transport: T) -> Boxed<T::Output>
+where
+    T: Transport + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    T::Dial: Send + 'static,
+    T::Listener: Send + 'static,
+    T::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+    T::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+{
+    Boxed {
+        inner: Arc::new(transport) as Arc<_>,
+    }
+}
+/// See the `Transport::boxed_muxed` method.
+#[inline]
+pub fn boxed_muxed<T>(transport: T) -> BoxedMuxed<T::Output>
+where
+    T: MuxedTransport + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    T::Dial: Send + 'static,
+    T::Listener: Send + 'static,
+    T::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+    T::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+    T::Incoming: Send + 'static,
+    T::IncomingUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+{
+    BoxedMuxed {
+        inner: Arc::new(transport) as Arc<_>,
+    }
+}
+
+pub type MultiaddrFuture = Box<Future<Item = Multiaddr, Error = IoError> + Send>;
+pub type Dial<O> = Box<Future<Item = (O, MultiaddrFuture), Error = IoError> + Send>;
+pub type Listener<O> = Box<Stream<Item = ListenerUpgrade<O>, Error = IoError> + Send>;
+pub type ListenerUpgrade<O> = Box<Future<Item = (O, MultiaddrFuture), Error = IoError> + Send>;
+pub type Incoming<O> = Box<Future<Item = IncomingUpgrade<O>, Error = IoError> + Send>;
+pub type IncomingUpgrade<O> = Box<Future<Item = (O, MultiaddrFuture), Error = IoError> + Send>;
+
+trait Abstract<O> {
+    fn listen_on(&self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<(Listener<O>, Multiaddr), Multiaddr>;
+    fn dial(&self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<Dial<O>, Multiaddr>;
+    fn nat_traversal(&self, server: &Multiaddr, observed: &Multiaddr) -> Option<Multiaddr>;
+}
+
+impl<T, O> Abstract<O> for T
+where
+    T: Transport<Output = O> + Clone + 'static,
+    T::Dial: Send + 'static,
+    T::Listener: Send + 'static,
+    T::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+    T::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+{
+    fn listen_on(&self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<(Listener<O>, Multiaddr), Multiaddr> {
+        let (listener, new_addr) =
+            Transport::listen_on(self.clone(), addr).map_err(|(_, addr)| addr)?;
+        let fut = listener.map(|upgrade| {
+            let fut = upgrade.map(|(out, addr)| (out, Box::new(addr) as MultiaddrFuture));
+            Box::new(fut) as ListenerUpgrade<O>
+        });
+        Ok((Box::new(fut) as Box<_>, new_addr))
+    }
+
+    fn dial(&self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<Dial<O>, Multiaddr> {
+        let fut = Transport::dial(self.clone(), addr)
+            .map_err(|(_, addr)| addr)?
+            .map(|(out, addr)| (out, Box::new(addr) as MultiaddrFuture));
+        Ok(Box::new(fut) as Box<_>)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn nat_traversal(&self, server: &Multiaddr, observed: &Multiaddr) -> Option<Multiaddr> {
+        Transport::nat_traversal(self, server, observed)
+    }
+}
+
+trait AbstractMuxed<O>: Abstract<O> {
+    fn next_incoming(&self) -> Incoming<O>;
+}
+
+impl<T, O> AbstractMuxed<O> for T
+where
+    T: MuxedTransport<Output = O> + Clone + 'static,
+    T::Dial: Send + 'static,
+    T::Listener: Send + 'static,
+    T::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+    T::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+    T::Incoming: Send + 'static,
+    T::IncomingUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+{
+    fn next_incoming(&self) -> Incoming<O> {
+        let fut = MuxedTransport::next_incoming(self.clone()).map(|upgrade| {
+            let fut = upgrade.map(|(out, addr)| (out, Box::new(addr) as MultiaddrFuture));
+            Box::new(fut) as IncomingUpgrade<O>
+        });
+        Box::new(fut) as Box<_>
+    }
+}
+
+/// See the `Transport::boxed` method.
+pub struct Boxed<O> {
+    inner: Arc<Abstract<O> + Send + Sync>,
+}
+
+impl<O> fmt::Debug for Boxed<O> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "BoxedTransport")
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O> Clone for Boxed<O> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Boxed {
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O> Transport for Boxed<O> {
+    type Output = O;
+    type MultiaddrFuture = MultiaddrFuture;
+    type Listener = Listener<O>;
+    type ListenerUpgrade = ListenerUpgrade<O>;
+    type Dial = Dial<O>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn listen_on(self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<(Self::Listener, Multiaddr), (Self, Multiaddr)> {
+        match self.inner.listen_on(addr) {
+            Ok(listen) => Ok(listen),
+            Err(addr) => Err((self, addr)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn dial(self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<Self::Dial, (Self, Multiaddr)> {
+        match self.inner.dial(addr) {
+            Ok(dial) => Ok(dial),
+            Err(addr) => Err((self, addr)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn nat_traversal(&self, server: &Multiaddr, observed: &Multiaddr) -> Option<Multiaddr> {
+        self.inner.nat_traversal(server, observed)
+    }
+}
+
+/// See the `Transport::boxed_muxed` method.
+pub struct BoxedMuxed<O> {
+    inner: Arc<AbstractMuxed<O> + Send + Sync>,
+}
+
+impl<O> fmt::Debug for BoxedMuxed<O> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "BoxedMuxedTransport")
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O> Clone for BoxedMuxed<O> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        BoxedMuxed {
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O> Transport for BoxedMuxed<O> {
+    type Output = O;
+    type MultiaddrFuture = MultiaddrFuture;
+    type Listener = Listener<O>;
+    type ListenerUpgrade = ListenerUpgrade<O>;
+    type Dial = Dial<O>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn listen_on(self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<(Self::Listener, Multiaddr), (Self, Multiaddr)> {
+        match self.inner.listen_on(addr) {
+            Ok(listen) => Ok(listen),
+            Err(addr) => Err((self, addr)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn dial(self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<Self::Dial, (Self, Multiaddr)> {
+        match self.inner.dial(addr) {
+            Ok(dial) => Ok(dial),
+            Err(addr) => Err((self, addr)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn nat_traversal(&self, server: &Multiaddr, observed: &Multiaddr) -> Option<Multiaddr> {
+        self.inner.nat_traversal(server, observed)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O> MuxedTransport for BoxedMuxed<O> {
+    type Incoming = Incoming<O>;
+    type IncomingUpgrade = IncomingUpgrade<O>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_incoming(self) -> Self::Incoming {
+        self.inner.next_incoming()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/transport/mod.rs b/core/src/transport/mod.rs
index 690dbf4f0e5..479a33f28de 100644
--- a/core/src/transport/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/transport/mod.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use upgrade::{ConnectionUpgrade, Endpoint};
 
 pub mod and_then;
+pub mod boxed;
 pub mod choice;
 pub mod denied;
 pub mod dummy;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub mod memory;
 pub mod muxed;
 pub mod upgrade;
 
+pub use self::boxed::BoxedMuxed;
 pub use self::choice::OrTransport;
 pub use self::denied::DeniedTransport;
 pub use self::dummy::DummyMuxing;
@@ -121,6 +123,34 @@ pub trait Transport {
     /// doesn't recognize the protocols, or if `server` and `observed` are related.
     fn nat_traversal(&self, server: &Multiaddr, observed: &Multiaddr) -> Option<Multiaddr>;
 
+    /// Turns this `Transport` into an abstract boxed transport.
+    #[inline]
+    fn boxed(self) -> boxed::Boxed<Self::Output>
+    where Self: Sized + MuxedTransport + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+          Self::Dial: Send + 'static,
+          Self::Listener: Send + 'static,
+          Self::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+          Self::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        boxed::boxed(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Turns this `Transport` into an abstract boxed transport.
+    ///
+    /// This is the version if the transport supports muxing.
+    #[inline]
+    fn boxed_muxed(self) -> boxed::BoxedMuxed<Self::Output>
+    where Self: Sized + MuxedTransport + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+          Self::Dial: Send + 'static,
+          Self::Listener: Send + 'static,
+          Self::ListenerUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+          Self::MultiaddrFuture: Send + 'static,
+          Self::Incoming: Send + 'static,
+          Self::IncomingUpgrade: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        boxed::boxed_muxed(self)
+    }
+
     /// Applies a function on the output of the `Transport`.
     #[inline]
     fn map<F, O>(self, map: F) -> map::Map<Self, F>