diff --git a/Data/Conduit.hs b/Data/Conduit.hs
--- a/Data/Conduit.hs
+++ b/Data/Conduit.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     , ($=)
     , (=$)
     , (=$=)
+    , connect
+    , fuse
 
       -- *** Fuse with upstream results
     , fuseBoth
@@ -90,3 +92,15 @@
     ) where
 
 import Data.Conduit.Internal.Conduit
+
+-- | Named function synonym for '$$'.
+--
+-- Since 1.2.3
+connect :: Monad m => Source m a -> Sink a m b -> m b
+connect = ($$)
+
+-- | Named function synonym for '=$='.
+--
+-- Since 1.2.3
+fuse :: Monad m => Conduit a m b -> ConduitM b c m r -> ConduitM a c m r
+fuse = (=$=)
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+__1.2.3__ Expose `connect` and `fuse` as synonyms for `$$` and `=$=`, respectively.
+
 __1.2.2__ Lots more stream fusion.
 
 __1.2__ Two performance optimizations added. (1) A stream fusion framework. This is a non-breaking change. (2) Codensity transform applied to the `ConduitM` datatype. This only affects users importing the `.Internal` module. Both changes are thoroughly described in the following to blog posts: [Speeding up conduit](https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2014/08/iap-speeding-up-conduit), and [conduit stream fusion](https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2014/08/conduit-stream-fusion).
diff --git a/conduit.cabal b/conduit.cabal
--- a/conduit.cabal
+++ b/conduit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                conduit
-Version:             1.2.2.2
+Version:             1.2.3
 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>.