diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/observables/Notification.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/observables/Notification.java
index e6db6eec6a2..5180f883def 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/observables/Notification.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/observables/Notification.java
@@ -119,4 +119,43 @@ public boolean isOnNext() {
     public static enum Kind {
         OnNext, OnError, OnCompleted
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder("[").append(super.toString()).append(" ").append(getKind());
+        if (hasValue())
+            str.append(" ").append(getValue());
+        if (hasException())
+            str.append(" ").append(getException().getMessage());
+        str.append("]");
+        return str.toString();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int hash = getKind().hashCode();
+        if (hasValue())
+            hash = hash * 31 + getValue().hashCode();
+        if (hasException())
+            hash = hash * 31 + getException().hashCode();
+        return hash;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj.getClass() != getClass())
+            return false;
+        Notification notification = (Notification) obj;
+        if (notification.getKind() != getKind())
+            return false;
+        if (hasValue() && !getValue().equals(notification.getValue()))
+            return false;
+        if (hasException() && !getException().equals(notification.getException()))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/Subject.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/Subject.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..664513c34de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/Subject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package rx.subjects;
+
+import groovy.lang.Reference;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import rx.observables.Notification;
+import rx.observables.Observable;
+import rx.observables.Observer;
+import rx.observables.Subscription;
+import rx.util.AtomicObservableSubscription;
+import rx.util.AtomicObserver;
+import rx.util.functions.Action1;
+import rx.util.functions.Func1;
+
+public class Subject<T> extends Observable<T> implements Observer<T> {
+    public static <T> Subject<T> create() {
+        final ConcurrentHashMap<Subscription, Observer<T>> observers = new ConcurrentHashMap<Subscription, Observer<T>>();
+
+        Func1<Observer<T>, Subscription> onSubscribe = new Func1<Observer<T>, Subscription>() {
+            @Override
+            public Subscription call(Observer<T> observer) {
+                final AtomicObservableSubscription subscription = new AtomicObservableSubscription();
+
+                subscription.wrap(new Subscription() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void unsubscribe() {
+                        // on unsubscribe remove it from the map of outbound observers to notify
+                        observers.remove(subscription);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                // on subscribe add it to the map of outbound observers to notify
+                observers.put(subscription, new AtomicObserver<T>(observer, subscription));
+                return subscription;
+            }
+        };
+
+        return new Subject<T>(onSubscribe, observers);
+    }
+
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<Subscription, Observer<T>> observers;
+
+    protected Subject(Func1<Observer<T>, Subscription> onSubscribe, ConcurrentHashMap<Subscription, Observer<T>> observers) {
+        super(onSubscribe);
+        this.observers = observers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCompleted() {
+        for (Observer<T> observer : observers.values()) {
+            observer.onCompleted();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onError(Exception e) {
+        for (Observer<T> observer : observers.values()) {
+            observer.onError(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onNext(T args) {
+        for (Observer<T> observer : observers.values()) {
+            observer.onNext(args);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UnitTest {
+        @Test
+        public void test() {
+            Subject<Integer> subject = Subject.<Integer> create();
+            final Reference<List<Notification<String>>> actualRef = new Reference<List<Notification<String>>>();
+
+            Observable<List<Notification<Integer>>> wNotificationsList = subject.materialize().toList();
+            wNotificationsList.subscribe(new Action1<List<Notification<String>>>() {
+                @Override
+                public void call(List<Notification<String>> actual) {
+                    actualRef.set(actual);
+                }
+            });
+
+            Subscription sub = Observable.create(new Func1<Observer<Integer>, Subscription>() {
+                @Override
+                public Subscription call(final Observer<Integer> observer) {
+                    final AtomicBoolean stop = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+                    new Thread() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void run() {
+                            int i = 1;
+                            while (!stop.get()) {
+                                observer.onNext(i++);
+                            }
+                            observer.onCompleted();
+                        }
+                    }.start();
+                    return new Subscription() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void unsubscribe() {
+                            stop.set(true);
+                        }
+                    };
+                }
+            }).subscribe(subject);
+            // the subject has received an onComplete from the first subscribe because
+            // it is synchronous and the next subscribe won't do anything.
+            Observable.toObservable(-1, -2, -3).subscribe(subject);
+            
+            List<Notification<Integer>> expected = new ArrayList<Notification<Integer>>();
+            expected.add(new Notification<Integer>(-1));
+            expected.add(new Notification<Integer>(-2));
+            expected.add(new Notification<Integer>(-3));
+            expected.add(new Notification<Integer>());
+            Assert.assertTrue(actualRef.get().containsAll(expected));
+            
+            sub.unsubscribe();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/util/AtomicObserverSingleThreaded.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/util/AtomicObserverSingleThreaded.java
index 49e60fef48a..e3fa302c2f2 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/util/AtomicObserverSingleThreaded.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/util/AtomicObserverSingleThreaded.java
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ public final class AtomicObserverSingleThreaded<T> implements Observer<T> {
      * compositional by its very nature.
      */
 
-    private final Observer<T> Observer;
+    private final Observer<T> observer;
     private final AtomicObservableSubscription subscription;
     private volatile boolean finishRequested = false;
     private volatile boolean finished = false;
 
     public AtomicObserverSingleThreaded(Observer<T> Observer, AtomicObservableSubscription subscription) {
-        this.Observer = Observer;
+        this.observer = Observer;
         this.subscription = subscription;
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void onNext(T arg) {
                 // if we're already stopped, or a finish request has been received, we won't allow further onNext requests
                 return;
             }
-            Observer.onNext(arg);
+            observer.onNext(arg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void onError(Exception e) {
             if (finished || subscription.isUnsubscribed()) {
                 return;
             }
-            Observer.onError(e);
+            observer.onError(e);
             finished = true;
         }
     }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public void onCompleted() {
             if (finished || subscription.isUnsubscribed()) {
                 return;
             }
-            Observer.onCompleted();
+            observer.onCompleted();
             finished = true;
         }
     }