diff --git a/spec/observables/using-spec.ts b/spec/observables/using-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..078c36159d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/observables/using-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as Rx from '../../dist/cjs/Rx.KitchenSink';
+import {it} from '../helpers/test-helper';
+
+const Observable = Rx.Observable;
+const Subscription = Rx.Subscription;
+
+describe('Observable.using', () => {
+  it('should dispose of the resource when the subscription is disposed', (done) => {
+    let disposed = false;
+    const source = Observable.using(
+      () => new Subscription(() => disposed = true),
+      (resource) => Observable.range(0, 3)
+    )
+    .take(2);
+
+    source.subscribe();
+
+    if (disposed) {
+      done();
+    } else {
+      done.fail('disposed should be true but was false');
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index d1b0662e9a..98f25b3335 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {raceStatic} from './operator/race';
 import {RangeObservable} from './observable/RangeObservable';
 import {NeverObservable} from './observable/NeverObservable';
 import {ErrorObservable} from './observable/ErrorObservable';
+import {UsingObservable} from './observable/UsingObservable';
 import {AjaxCreationMethod} from './observable/dom/AjaxObservable';
 import {WebSocketSubject} from './observable/dom/WebSocketSubject';
 
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ export class Observable<T> implements CoreOperators<T>  {
   static range: typeof RangeObservable.create;
   static throw: typeof ErrorObservable.create;
   static timer: typeof TimerObservable.create;
+  static using: typeof UsingObservable.create;
   static webSocket: typeof WebSocketSubject.create;
   static zip: typeof zipStatic;
 
diff --git a/src/Rx.KitchenSink.ts b/src/Rx.KitchenSink.ts
index 5ed2620521..ac418b397f 100644
--- a/src/Rx.KitchenSink.ts
+++ b/src/Rx.KitchenSink.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import './add/observable/never';
 import './add/observable/range';
 import './add/observable/throw';
 import './add/observable/timer';
+import './add/observable/using';
 import './add/observable/zip';
 
 // Operators
diff --git a/src/add/observable/using.ts b/src/add/observable/using.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61e00e4dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add/observable/using.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {Observable} from '../../Observable';
+import {UsingObservable} from '../../observable/UsingObservable';
+
+Observable.using = UsingObservable.create;
+
+export var _void: void;
diff --git a/src/observable/UsingObservable.ts b/src/observable/UsingObservable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b2ca941d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/observable/UsingObservable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {Observable} from '../Observable';
+import {Subscriber} from '../Subscriber';
+import {Subscription} from '../Subscription';
+
+export class UsingObservable<T> extends Observable<T> {
+
+  static create<T>(resourceFactory: () => Subscription,
+                   observableFactory: (resource: Subscription) => Observable<T>): Observable<T> {
+    return new UsingObservable<T>(resourceFactory, observableFactory);
+  }
+
+  constructor(private resourceFactory: () => Subscription,
+              private observableFactory: (resource: Subscription) => Observable<T>) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  protected _subscribe(subscriber: Subscriber<T>): Subscription | Function | void {
+
+    const { resourceFactory, observableFactory } = this;
+
+    let resource: Subscription,
+        source: Observable<T>,
+        error: any, errorHappened = false;
+
+    try {
+      resource = resourceFactory();
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e;
+      errorHappened = true;
+    }
+
+    if (errorHappened) {
+      subscriber.error(error);
+    } else {
+      subscriber.add(resource);
+      try {
+        source = observableFactory(resource);
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e;
+        errorHappened = true;
+      }
+
+      if (errorHappened) {
+        subscriber.error(error);
+      } else {
+        return source.subscribe(subscriber);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}