diff --git a/Data/Conduit.hs b/Data/Conduit.hs
--- a/Data/Conduit.hs
+++ b/Data/Conduit.hs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
       -- * Connect-and-resume
     , ResumableSource
+    , newResumableSource
     , ($$+)
     , ($$++)
     , ($$+-)
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 
       -- ** For @Conduit@s
     , ResumableConduit
+    , newResumableConduit
     , (=$$+)
     , (=$$++)
     , (=$$+-)
diff --git a/Data/Conduit/Internal.hs b/Data/Conduit/Internal.hs
--- a/Data/Conduit/Internal.hs
+++ b/Data/Conduit/Internal.hs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     , withUpstream
     , unwrapResumable
     , unwrapResumableConduit
+    , newResumableSource
+    , newResumableConduit
     , Data.Conduit.Internal.enumFromTo
     , zipSinks
     , zipSources
@@ -724,6 +726,13 @@
             x <- liftIO $ I.readIORef ref
             when x final
     return (liftIO (I.writeIORef ref False) >> src, final')
+
+-- | Turn a @Source@ into a @ResumableSource@ with no attached finalizer.
+--
+-- Since 1.1.4
+newResumableSource :: Monad m => Source m o -> ResumableSource m o
+newResumableSource s = ResumableSource s (return ())
+
 infixr 9 <+<
 infixl 9 >+>
 
@@ -1060,6 +1069,12 @@
             x <- liftIO $ I.readIORef ref
             when x final
     return (liftIO (I.writeIORef ref False) >> src, final')
+
+-- | Turn a @Conduit@ into a @ResumableConduit@ with no attached finalizer.
+--
+-- Since 1.1.4
+newResumableConduit :: Monad m => Conduit i m o -> ResumableConduit i m o
+newResumableConduit c = ResumableConduit c (return ())
 
 -- | Turn a @Sink@ into a @Conduit@ in the following way:
 --
diff --git a/conduit.cabal b/conduit.cabal
--- a/conduit.cabal
+++ b/conduit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                conduit
-Version:             1.1.3
+Version:             1.1.4
 Synopsis:            Streaming data processing library.
 Description:
     @conduit@ is a solution to the streaming data problem, allowing for production, transformation, and consumption of streams of data in constant memory. It is an alternative to lazy I\/O which guarantees deterministic resource handling, and fits in the same general solution space as @enumerator@\/@iteratee@ and @pipes@. For a tutorial, please visit <https://haskell.fpcomplete.com/user/snoyberg/library-documentation/conduit-overview>.