diff --git a/reactive-core/src/main/scala/reactive/EventStream.scala b/reactive-core/src/main/scala/reactive/EventStream.scala
index acbd48c0..b5b11525 100644
--- a/reactive-core/src/main/scala/reactive/EventStream.scala
+++ b/reactive-core/src/main/scala/reactive/EventStream.scala
@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@ trait EventStream[+T] extends Foreachable[T] {
    * be fired by the new EventStream.
    */
   def filter(f: T => Boolean): EventStream[T]
+  /**
+   * Returns a new EventStream that propagates only first n events
+   * of this EventStream
+   * @param n number of first events to propagate
+   */
+  def take(n: Int): EventStream[T]
+  /**
+   * Returns a new EventStream that propagates only first event
+   * of this EventStream
+   */
+  def once: EventStream[T]
+  /**
+   * Returns a new EventStream that propagates this EventStream's events
+   * until the provided EventStream stream fires first event.
+   * @param stream the stream, that will shut down this EventStream
+   */
+  def until(stream: EventStream[Any])(implicit observing: Observing): EventStream[T]
   /**
    * Filter and map in one step. Takes a PartialFunction.
    * Whenever an event is received, if the PartialFunction
@@ -276,6 +293,29 @@ class EventSource[T] extends EventStream[T] with Logger {
       next
     }
   }
+  
+  class Take(n: Int) extends ChildEventSource[T, Int](0) {
+    override def debugName = "%s.take(%d)" format (EventSource.this.debugName, n)
+    def handler = (event, last) => {
+      if (last < n)
+        fire(event)
+      else
+        EventSource.this.removeListener(listener)
+      last + 1
+    }
+  }
+
+  class Until(stream: EventStream[Any], observing: Observing) extends ChildEventSource[T, Boolean](true) {
+    override def debugName = "%s.until(%s)" format (EventSource.this.debugName, stream)
+    stream.once.foreach(_ => state = false)(observing)
+    def handler = (event, _) => {
+      if (state)
+        fire(event)
+      else
+        EventSource.this.removeListener(listener)
+      state
+    }
+  }
 
   class Collected[U](pf: PartialFunction[T, U]) extends ChildEventSource[U, Unit] {
     override def debugName = "%s.collect(%s)" format (EventSource.this.debugName, pf)
@@ -355,6 +395,12 @@ class EventSource[T] extends EventStream[T] with Logger {
     }
 
   def collect[U](pf: PartialFunction[T, U]): EventStream[U] = new Collected(pf)
+  
+  def once: EventStream[T] = new Take(1)
+  
+  def take(n: Int) = new Take(n)
+  
+  def until(es: EventStream[Any])(implicit observing: Observing): EventStream[T] = new Until(es, observing)
 
   def map[U](f: T => U): EventStream[U] = {
     new ChildEventSource[U, Unit] {
@@ -565,6 +611,9 @@ trait EventStreamProxy[T] extends EventStream[T] {
   def nonrecursive: EventStream[T] = underlying.nonrecursive
   def distinct: EventStream[T] = underlying.distinct
   def nonblocking: EventStream[T] = underlying.nonblocking
+  def once: EventStream[T] = underlying.once
+  def take(n: Int): EventStream[T] = underlying.take(n)
+  def until(es: EventStream[Any])(implicit observing: Observing): EventStream[T] = underlying.until(es)(observing)
   def zipWithStaleness: EventStream[(T, () => Boolean)] = underlying.zipWithStaleness
   def throttle(period: Long): EventStream[T] = underlying.throttle(period)
   private[reactive] def addListener(f: (T) => Unit): Unit = underlying.addListener(f)
diff --git a/reactive-core/src/test/scala/reactive/EventStreamTests.scala b/reactive-core/src/test/scala/reactive/EventStreamTests.scala
index d52b8680..8c643f74 100644
--- a/reactive-core/src/test/scala/reactive/EventStreamTests.scala
+++ b/reactive-core/src/test/scala/reactive/EventStreamTests.scala
@@ -113,6 +113,45 @@ class EventStreamTests extends FunSuite with ShouldMatchers with CollectEvents w
       es fire 2
     } should equal (List(2, 1))
   }
+  
+  test("take") {
+    val es = new EventSource[Int] {}
+    val n = 3
+    val take = es take n
+    collecting(take){
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 1
+      es fire 4
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 42
+    } should equal (List(2, 1, 4))
+  }
+  
+  test("once") {
+    val es = new EventSource[Int] {}
+    val onced = es.once
+    collecting(onced){
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 1
+      es fire 4
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 42
+    } should equal (List(2))
+  }
+  
+  test("until") {
+    val es = new EventSource[Int] {}
+    val killer = new EventSource[Unit] {}
+    val res = es.until(killer)
+    collecting(res){
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 1
+      es fire 4
+      killer fire()
+      es fire 2
+      es fire 42
+    } should equal (List(2, 1, 4))
+  }
 
   test("foldLeft") {
     val es = new EventSource[Int] {}
diff --git a/reactive-web-demo/src/main/webapp/core/EventStream.html b/reactive-web-demo/src/main/webapp/core/EventStream.html
index 0c6dbcba..196f0016 100644
--- a/reactive-web-demo/src/main/webapp/core/EventStream.html
+++ b/reactive-web-demo/src/main/webapp/core/EventStream.html
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ <h3>Finer-grained lifetime control: <code>takeWhile</code></h3>
 
 <button onclick="showdemo('EventStream_takeWhile')">Live Example</button>
 
+<h3><code>take</code> and <code>once</code></h3>
+<p>When you just want to receive only first <code>n</code> events
+you can use <code>take</code> method. It takes <code>n</code> as parameter
+and return you <code>EventStream</code>. You should think about this method 
+as the similar one in collection framework. </p>
+<p> <code>once</code> is special case when you only need first event 
+of the <code>EventStream</code> and it actually equals <code>take(1)</code></p>
+
+<h3><code>until</code></h3>
+<p>In some cases you need to shut down one <code>EventStream</code>
+by some event from another <code>EventStream</code>.
+So lets think about it that way: You want to take all events until some other event happens.
+In terms of reactive those events are provided by two <code>EventStream</code>s.
+So for that case you can use <code>one.until(another)</code> method, where <code>another</code> 
+is <code>EventStream</code> that shut down <code>one</code> after its first event.
+</p>
+
 <h3>What's the point?</h3>
 <p>At this point you may be wondering why go through all these
 hoops? Why not use the regular listener pattern directly, like Swing