diff --git a/futures-util/src/future/either.rs b/futures-util/src/future/either.rs
index 9602de7a4..27e5064df 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/future/either.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/future/either.rs
@@ -33,11 +33,31 @@ pub enum Either<A, B> {
 }
 
 impl<A, B> Either<A, B> {
-    fn project(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Either<Pin<&mut A>, Pin<&mut B>> {
+    /// Convert `Pin<&Either<A, B>>` to `Either<Pin<&A>, Pin<&B>>`,
+    /// pinned projections of the inner variants.
+    pub fn as_pin_ref(self: Pin<&Self>) -> Either<Pin<&A>, Pin<&B>> {
+        // SAFETY: We can use `new_unchecked` because the `inner` parts are
+        // guaranteed to be pinned, as they come from `self` which is pinned.
         unsafe {
-            match self.get_unchecked_mut() {
-                Either::Left(a) => Either::Left(Pin::new_unchecked(a)),
-                Either::Right(b) => Either::Right(Pin::new_unchecked(b)),
+            match *Pin::get_ref(self) {
+                Either::Left(ref inner) => Either::Left(Pin::new_unchecked(inner)),
+                Either::Right(ref inner) => Either::Right(Pin::new_unchecked(inner)),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Convert `Pin<&mut Either<A, B>>` to `Either<Pin<&mut A>, Pin<&mut B>>`,
+    /// pinned projections of the inner variants.
+    pub fn as_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Either<Pin<&mut A>, Pin<&mut B>> {
+        // SAFETY: `get_unchecked_mut` is fine because we don't move anything.
+        // We can use `new_unchecked` because the `inner` parts are guaranteed
+        // to be pinned, as they come from `self` which is pinned, and we never
+        // offer an unpinned `&mut A` or `&mut B` through `Pin<&mut Self>`. We
+        // also don't have an implementation of `Drop`, nor manual `Unpin`.
+        unsafe {
+            match *Pin::get_unchecked_mut(self) {
+                Either::Left(ref mut inner) => Either::Left(Pin::new_unchecked(inner)),
+                Either::Right(ref mut inner) => Either::Right(Pin::new_unchecked(inner)),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -85,7 +105,7 @@ where
     type Output = A::Output;
 
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.poll(cx),
             Either::Right(x) => x.poll(cx),
         }
@@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ where
     type Item = A::Item;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.poll_next(cx),
             Either::Right(x) => x.poll_next(cx),
         }
@@ -149,28 +169,28 @@ where
     type Error = A::Error;
 
     fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.poll_ready(cx),
             Either::Right(x) => x.poll_ready(cx),
         }
     }
 
     fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Item) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.start_send(item),
             Either::Right(x) => x.start_send(item),
         }
     }
 
     fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.poll_flush(cx),
             Either::Right(x) => x.poll_flush(cx),
         }
     }
 
     fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        match self.project() {
+        match self.as_pin_mut() {
             Either::Left(x) => x.poll_close(cx),
             Either::Right(x) => x.poll_close(cx),
         }
@@ -198,7 +218,7 @@ mod if_std {
             cx: &mut Context<'_>,
             buf: &mut [u8],
         ) -> Poll<Result<usize>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_read(cx, buf),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_read(cx, buf),
             }
@@ -209,7 +229,7 @@ mod if_std {
             cx: &mut Context<'_>,
             bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>],
         ) -> Poll<Result<usize>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_read_vectored(cx, bufs),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_read_vectored(cx, bufs),
             }
@@ -226,7 +246,7 @@ mod if_std {
             cx: &mut Context<'_>,
             buf: &[u8],
         ) -> Poll<Result<usize>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_write(cx, buf),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_write(cx, buf),
             }
@@ -237,21 +257,21 @@ mod if_std {
             cx: &mut Context<'_>,
             bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>],
         ) -> Poll<Result<usize>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs),
             }
         }
 
         fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<()>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_flush(cx),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_flush(cx),
             }
         }
 
         fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<()>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_close(cx),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_close(cx),
             }
@@ -268,7 +288,7 @@ mod if_std {
             cx: &mut Context<'_>,
             pos: SeekFrom,
         ) -> Poll<Result<u64>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_seek(cx, pos),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_seek(cx, pos),
             }
@@ -281,14 +301,14 @@ mod if_std {
         B: AsyncBufRead,
     {
         fn poll_fill_buf(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<&[u8]>> {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.poll_fill_buf(cx),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.poll_fill_buf(cx),
             }
         }
 
         fn consume(self: Pin<&mut Self>, amt: usize) {
-            match self.project() {
+            match self.as_pin_mut() {
                 Either::Left(x) => x.consume(amt),
                 Either::Right(x) => x.consume(amt),
             }