diff --git a/src/libcore/comm.rs b/src/libcore/comm.rs
index 2c1b238d66f..b9dc86fd6d6 100644
--- a/src/libcore/comm.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/comm.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 export peek;
 export recv_chan;
 export select2;
+export methods;
 
 
 #[doc = "
@@ -67,6 +68,71 @@ fn port<T: send>() -> port<T> {
     port_t(@port_ptr(rustrt::new_port(sys::size_of::<T>())))
 }
 
+impl methods<T: send> for port<T> {
+
+    fn chan() -> chan<T> { chan(self) }
+    fn send(+v: T) { self.chan().send(v) }
+    fn recv() -> T { recv(self) }
+    fn peek() -> bool { peek(self) }
+
+}
+
+impl methods<T: send> for chan<T> {
+
+    fn chan() -> chan<T> { self }
+    fn send(+v: T) { send(self, v) }
+    fn recv() -> T { recv_chan(self) }
+    fn peek() -> bool { peek_chan(self) }
+
+}
+
+resource port_ptr<T: send>(po: *rust_port) {
+    // Once the port is detached it's guaranteed not to receive further
+    // messages
+    let yield = 0u;
+    let yieldp = ptr::addr_of(yield);
+    rustrt::rust_port_begin_detach(po, yieldp);
+    if yield != 0u {
+        // Need to wait for the port to be detached
+        // FIXME: If this fails then we're going to leave our port
+        // in a bogus state. (Issue #1988)
+        task::yield();
+    }
+    rustrt::rust_port_end_detach(po);
+
+    // Drain the port so that all the still-enqueued items get dropped
+    while rustrt::rust_port_size(po) > 0u {
+       recv_::<T>(po);
+    }
+    rustrt::del_port(po);
+}
+
+#[doc = "
+Internal function for converting from a channel to a port
+
+# Failure
+
+Fails if the port is detached or dead. Fails if the port
+is owned by a different task.
+"]
+fn as_raw_port<T: send, U>(ch: comm::chan<T>, f: fn(*rust_port) -> U) -> U {
+    resource portref(p: *rust_port) {
+        if !ptr::is_null(p) {
+            rustrt::rust_port_drop(p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let p = portref(rustrt::rust_port_take(*ch));
+
+    if ptr::is_null(*p) {
+        fail "unable to locate port for channel"
+    } else if rustrt::get_task_id() != rustrt::rust_port_task(*p) {
+        fail "unable to access unowned port"
+    }
+
+    f(*p)
+}
+
 #[doc = "
 Constructs a channel. The channel is bound to the port used to
 construct it.
@@ -96,49 +162,15 @@ fn send<T: send>(ch: chan<T>, -data: T) {
 fn recv<T: send>(p: port<T>) -> T { recv_(***p) }
 
 #[doc = "Returns true if there are messages available"]
-fn peek<T: send>(p: port<T>) -> bool {
-    rustrt::rust_port_size(***p) != 0u as libc::size_t
-}
-
-resource port_ptr<T: send>(po: *rust_port) {
-    // Once the port is detached it's guaranteed not to receive further
-    // messages
-    let yield = 0u;
-    let yieldp = ptr::addr_of(yield);
-    rustrt::rust_port_begin_detach(po, yieldp);
-    if yield != 0u {
-        // Need to wait for the port to be detached
-        // FIXME: If this fails then we're going to leave our port
-        // in a bogus state. (Issue #1988)
-        task::yield();
-    }
-    rustrt::rust_port_end_detach(po);
-
-    // Drain the port so that all the still-enqueued items get dropped
-    while rustrt::rust_port_size(po) > 0u {
-       recv_::<T>(po);
-    }
-    rustrt::del_port(po);
-}
-
+fn peek<T: send>(p: port<T>) -> bool { peek_(***p) }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 fn recv_chan<T: send>(ch: comm::chan<T>) -> T {
-    resource portref(p: *rust_port) {
-        if !ptr::is_null(p) {
-            rustrt::rust_port_drop(p);
-        }
-    }
+    as_raw_port(ch, recv_(_))
+}
 
-    let p = portref(rustrt::rust_port_take(*ch));
-
-    if ptr::is_null(*p) {
-        fail "unable to locate port for channel"
-    } else if rustrt::get_task_id() != rustrt::rust_port_task(*p) {
-        fail "attempting to receive on unowned channel"
-    }
-
-    recv_(*p)
+fn peek_chan<T: send>(ch: comm::chan<T>) -> bool {
+    as_raw_port(ch, peek_(_))
 }
 
 #[doc = "Receive on a raw port pointer"]
@@ -160,6 +192,10 @@ fn recv_<T: send>(p: *rust_port) -> T {
     ret res;
 }
 
+fn peek_(p: *rust_port) -> bool unsafe {
+    rustrt::rust_port_size(p) != 0u as libc::size_t
+}
+
 #[doc = "Receive on one of two ports"]
 fn select2<A: send, B: send>(p_a: port<A>, p_b: port<B>)
     -> either<A, B> unsafe {
@@ -391,3 +427,18 @@ fn test_recv_chan_wrong_task() {
         recv_chan(ch)
     })
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_port_send() {
+    let po = port();
+    po.send(());
+    po.recv();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_chan_peek() {
+    let po = port();
+    let ch = po.chan();
+    ch.send(());
+    assert ch.peek();
+}
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