diff --git a/async-nats/src/ext.rs b/async-nats/src/ext.rs
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+use std::{
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+
+use futures::Stream;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+
+pub trait SubscribeExt<M>: Stream<Item = M>
+where
+    M: MessageTrait,
+{
+    fn for_type<T>(self) -> TypedStream<Self, T>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+        T: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        TypedStream::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, M> SubscribeExt<M> for S
+where
+    S: Stream<Item = M>,
+    M: MessageTrait,
+{
+}
+
+pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
+    pub struct TypedStream<S, T> {
+        #[pin]
+        stream: S,
+        _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, T> TypedStream<S, T> {
+    fn new(stream: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream,
+            _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait MessageTrait {
+    // fn payload(&self) -> Bytes;
+    // fn subject(&self) -> Subject;
+    // fn reply(&self) -> Option<Subject>;
+    // fn headers(&self) -> Option<HeaderMap>;
+    // fn status(&self) -> Option<StatusCode>;
+    // fn description(&self) -> Option<String>;
+    // fn length(&self) -> usize;
+    fn payload(&self) -> &[u8];
+}
+
+impl MessageTrait for crate::Message {
+    fn payload(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.payload.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl MessageTrait for crate::PublishMessage {
+    fn payload(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.payload.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl MessageTrait for crate::jetstream::message::Message {
+    fn payload(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.payload.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, T, M> Stream for TypedStream<S, T>
+where
+    S: Stream<Item = M>,
+    T: DeserializeOwned,
+    M: MessageTrait,
+{
+    type Item = serde_json::Result<T>;
+
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        let this = self.project();
+
+        match this.stream.poll_next(cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(message) => match message {
+                Some(message) => {
+                    let message = message.payload();
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(serde_json::from_slice(&message)))
+                }
+                None => Poll::Ready(None),
+            },
+            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use futures::StreamExt;
+    use futures::TryStreamExt;
+    use serde::Serialize;
+
+    use super::SubscribeExt;
+    use crate::PublishMessage;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn for_type() {
+        use futures::stream;
+        use serde::Deserialize;
+
+        #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
+        struct Test {
+            a: i32,
+            b: String,
+        }
+
+        struct OtherTest {
+            data: (i32, String),
+        }
+
+        // Prepare some messages
+        let messages = vec![
+            PublishMessage {
+                subject: "test".into(),
+                payload: serde_json::to_vec(&Test {
+                    a: 1,
+                    b: "a".to_string(),
+                })
+                .unwrap()
+                .into(),
+                reply: None,
+                headers: Default::default(),
+            },
+            PublishMessage {
+                subject: "test".into(),
+                payload: serde_json::to_vec(&Test {
+                    a: 2,
+                    b: "b".to_string(),
+                })
+                .unwrap()
+                .into(),
+                reply: None,
+                headers: Default::default(),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        // Simulate a stream of messages
+        let stream = stream::iter(messages);
+
+        // first deserialize into a concrete type
+        let stream = stream
+            .for_type::<Test>()
+            // and then transform into another type
+            .and_then(|item| async move {
+                Ok(OtherTest {
+                    data: (item.a, item.b),
+                })
+            });
+
+        // Don't worry, that is just Rust bs about pinning data.
+        let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
+
+        // see that it works.
+        assert_eq!(stream.next().await.unwrap().unwrap().data.0, 1);
+        assert_eq!(stream.next().await.unwrap().unwrap().data.0, 2);
+    }
+}