diff --git a/src/ThroughStream.php b/src/ThroughStream.php
index 2b9a9be..5f80f58 100644
--- a/src/ThroughStream.php
+++ b/src/ThroughStream.php
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace React\Stream;
 
-class ThroughStream extends CompositeStream
+use Evenement\EventEmitter;
+
+class ThroughStream extends EventEmitter implements DuplexStreamInterface
 {
+    private $readable = true;
+    private $writable = true;
+    private $closed = false;
     private $paused = false;
-
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        $readable = new ReadableStream();
-        $writable = new WritableStream();
-
-        parent::__construct($readable, $writable);
-    }
+    private $drain = false;
 
     public function filter($data)
     {
@@ -21,39 +19,80 @@ public function filter($data)
 
     public function pause()
     {
-        parent::pause();
         $this->paused = true;
     }
 
     public function resume()
     {
-        parent::resume();
+        if ($this->drain) {
+            $this->drain = false;
+            $this->emit('drain');
+        }
         $this->paused = false;
     }
 
+    public function pipe(WritableStreamInterface $dest, array $options = array())
+    {
+        return Util::pipe($this, $dest, $options);
+    }
+
+    public function isReadable()
+    {
+        return $this->readable;
+    }
+
+    public function isWritable()
+    {
+        return $this->writable;
+    }
+
     public function write($data)
     {
-        if (!$this->writable->isWritable()) {
+        if (!$this->writable) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $this->readable->emit('data', array($this->filter($data)));
+        $this->emit('data', array($this->filter($data)));
+
+        if ($this->paused) {
+            $this->drain = true;
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        return $this->writable->isWritable() && !$this->paused;
+        return true;
     }
 
     public function end($data = null)
     {
-        if (!$this->writable->isWritable()) {
+        if (!$this->writable) {
             return;
         }
 
         if (null !== $data) {
-            $this->readable->emit('data', array($this->filter($data)));
+            $this->write($data);
         }
 
-        $this->readable->emit('end');
+        $this->readable = false;
+        $this->writable = false;
+        $this->paused = true;
+        $this->drain = false;
+
+        $this->emit('end');
+        $this->close();
+    }
+
+    public function close()
+    {
+        if ($this->closed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->readable = false;
+        $this->writable = false;
+        $this->closed = true;
+        $this->paused = true;
+        $this->drain = false;
 
-        $this->writable->end();
+        $this->emit('close');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ThroughStreamTest.php b/tests/ThroughStreamTest.php
index b20100e..263eb09 100644
--- a/tests/ThroughStreamTest.php
+++ b/tests/ThroughStreamTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
  */
 class ThroughStreamTest extends TestCase
 {
+    /** @test */
+    public function itShouldReturnTrueForAnyDataWrittenToIt()
+    {
+        $through = new ThroughStream();
+        $ret = $through->write('foo');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($ret);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function itShouldEmitAnyDataWrittenToIt()
     {
@@ -18,6 +27,39 @@ public function itShouldEmitAnyDataWrittenToIt()
         $through->write('foo');
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function itShouldReturnFalseForAnyDataWrittenToItWhenPaused()
+    {
+        $through = new ThroughStream();
+        $through->pause();
+        $ret = $through->write('foo');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($ret);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function itShouldEmitDrainOnResumeAfterReturnFalseForAnyDataWrittenToItWhenPaused()
+    {
+        $through = new ThroughStream();
+        $through->pause();
+        $through->write('foo');
+
+        $through->on('drain', $this->expectCallableOnce());
+        $through->resume();
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function itShouldReturnTrueForAnyDataWrittenToItWhenResumedAfterPause()
+    {
+        $through = new ThroughStream();
+        $through->on('drain', $this->expectCallableNever());
+        $through->pause();
+        $through->resume();
+        $ret = $through->write('foo');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($ret);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function pipingStuffIntoItShouldWork()
     {
@@ -123,34 +165,6 @@ public function itShouldBeWritableByDefault()
         $this->assertTrue($through->isWritable());
     }
 
-    /** @test */
-    public function pauseShouldDelegateToPipeSource()
-    {
-        $input = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Stream\ReadableStream')->setMethods(array('pause'))->getMock();
-        $input
-            ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('pause');
-
-        $through = new ThroughStream();
-        $input->pipe($through);
-
-        $through->pause();
-    }
-
-    /** @test */
-    public function resumeShouldDelegateToPipeSource()
-    {
-        $input = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Stream\ReadableStream')->setMethods(array('resume'))->getMock();
-        $input
-            ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('resume');
-
-        $through = new ThroughStream();
-        $input->pipe($through);
-
-        $through->resume();
-    }
-
     /** @test */
     public function closeShouldCloseOnce()
     {