diff --git a/rama/Cargo.toml b/rama/Cargo.toml
index 2c792997..4ee6dcf7 100644
--- a/rama/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rama/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ matchit = "0.7.3"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.13"
 tokio = { version = "1.33.0", features = ["net", "io-util"] }
 tokio-graceful = "0.1.5"
-tower-async-layer = "0.1.1"
-tower-async-service = "0.1.1"
+tower-async = { version = "0.1.1", features = ["util"] }
+tracing = "0.1.40"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.33.0", features = ["full"] }
 tokio-test = "0.4.3"
-tower-async = { version = "0.1.1", features = ["full"] }
-tracing = "0.1.40"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.17", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/rama/examples/tokio_tcp_echo_server.rs b/rama/examples/tokio_tcp_echo_server.rs
index aa803fac..5d1de0d4 100644
--- a/rama/examples/tokio_tcp_echo_server.rs
+++ b/rama/examples/tokio_tcp_echo_server.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use rama::graceful::{Shutdown, ShutdownGuardAdderLayer};
 use rama::server::tcp::TcpListener;
+use rama::service::spawn::SpawnLayer;
 use rama::stream::service::EchoService;
-use rama::Service;
 
-use tower_async::{service_fn, ServiceBuilder};
 use tracing::metadata::LevelFilter;
 use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
 
@@ -23,22 +22,12 @@ async fn main() {
     let shutdown = Shutdown::default();
 
     shutdown.spawn_task_fn(|guard| async {
-        let guard = guard.downgrade();
         TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:8080")
             .await
             .expect("bind TCP Listener")
-            .serve(service_fn(|stream| async {
-                let guard = guard.clone();
-                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    ServiceBuilder::new()
-                        .layer(ShutdownGuardAdderLayer::new(guard))
-                        .service(EchoService::new())
-                        .call(stream)
-                        .await
-                        .expect("call EchoService");
-                });
-                Ok::<(), std::convert::Infallible>(())
-            }))
+            .layer(ShutdownGuardAdderLayer::new(guard.downgrade()))
+            .layer(SpawnLayer::new())
+            .serve::<_, EchoService, _>(EchoService::new())
             .await
             .expect("serve incoming TCP connections");
     });
diff --git a/rama/src/graceful.rs b/rama/src/graceful.rs
index 2220ed2e..2387f558 100644
--- a/rama/src/graceful.rs
+++ b/rama/src/graceful.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-pub use tokio_graceful::*;
+pub use tokio_graceful::{Shutdown, ShutdownGuard, WeakShutdownGuard};
 
-use crate::{state::Extendable, Layer, Service};
+use crate::{
+    service::{Layer, Service},
+    state::Extendable,
+};
 
 pub struct ShutdownGuardAdder<S> {
     inner: S,
-    guard: ShutdownGuard,
+    guard: WeakShutdownGuard,
 }
 
 impl<S> ShutdownGuardAdder<S> {
-    fn new(inner: S, guard: ShutdownGuard) -> Self {
+    fn new(inner: S, guard: WeakShutdownGuard) -> Self {
         Self { inner, guard }
     }
 }
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ where
     type Error = S::Error;
 
     async fn call(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> Result<Self::Response, Self::Error> {
-        let guard = self.guard.clone();
+        let guard = self.guard.clone().upgrade();
         request.extensions_mut().insert(guard);
         self.inner.call(request).await
     }
@@ -42,6 +45,6 @@ impl<S> Layer<S> for ShutdownGuardAdderLayer {
     type Service = ShutdownGuardAdder<S>;
 
     fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
-        ShutdownGuardAdder::new(inner, self.guard.clone().upgrade())
+        ShutdownGuardAdder::new(inner, self.guard.clone())
     }
 }
diff --git a/rama/src/lib.rs b/rama/src/lib.rs
index dc46bbcc..9848af83 100644
--- a/rama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rama/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #![feature(async_fn_in_trait)]
+#![feature(return_type_notation)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
 
 pub mod graceful;
 pub mod server;
+pub mod service;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod stream;
-
-pub use tower_async_layer::Layer;
-pub use tower_async_service::Service;
diff --git a/rama/src/server/tcp/listener.rs b/rama/src/server/tcp/listener.rs
index 78e5ef07..5352dbdc 100644
--- a/rama/src/server/tcp/listener.rs
+++ b/rama/src/server/tcp/listener.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ use std::{io, net::SocketAddr};
 
 use tokio::net::{TcpListener as TokioTcpListener, ToSocketAddrs};
 
-use crate::Service;
+use crate::service::{
+    util::{Identity, Stack},
+    Layer, Service, ServiceBuilder,
+};
 
 use super::TcpStream;
 
-pub struct TcpListener {
+pub struct TcpListener<L> {
     inner: TokioTcpListener,
+    builder: ServiceBuilder<L>,
 }
 
-impl TcpListener {
+impl TcpListener<Identity> {
     /// Creates a new TcpListener, which will be bound to the specified address.
     ///
     /// The returned listener is ready for accepting connections.
@@ -18,11 +22,14 @@ impl TcpListener {
     /// Binding with a port number of 0 will request that the OS assigns a port
     /// to this listener. The port allocated can be queried via the `local_addr`
     /// method.
-    pub async fn bind<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addr: A) -> io::Result<TcpListener> {
+    pub async fn bind<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addr: A) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let inner = TokioTcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
-        Ok(TcpListener { inner })
+        let builder = ServiceBuilder::new();
+        Ok(TcpListener { inner, builder })
     }
+}
 
+impl<L> TcpListener<L> {
     /// Returns the local address that this listener is bound to.
     ///
     /// This can be useful, for example, when binding to port 0 to figure out
@@ -48,14 +55,32 @@ impl TcpListener {
         self.inner.set_ttl(ttl)
     }
 
+    /// Adds a layer to the service.
+    ///
+    /// This method can be used to add a middleware to the service.
+    pub fn layer<M>(self, layer: M) -> TcpListener<Stack<M, L>>
+    where
+        M: tower_async::layer::Layer<L>,
+    {
+        TcpListener {
+            inner: self.inner,
+            builder: self.builder.layer(layer),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<L> TcpListener<L> {
     /// Serve connections from this listener with the given service.
     ///
     /// This method will block the current listener for each incoming connection,
     /// the underlying service can choose to spawn a task to handle the accepted stream.
-    pub async fn serve<T, S, E>(self, mut service: S) -> TcpServeResult<T, E>
+    pub async fn serve<T, S, E>(self, service: S) -> TcpServeResult<T, E>
     where
-        S: Service<TcpStream, Response = T, Error = E>,
+        L: Layer<S>,
+        L::Service: Service<TcpStream, Response = T, Error = E>,
     {
+        let mut service = self.builder.service(service);
+
         loop {
             let (stream, _) = self.inner.accept().await?;
             let stream = TcpStream::new(stream);
diff --git a/rama/src/service/mod.rs b/rama/src/service/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6908383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rama/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub use tower_async::{service_fn, Layer, Service, ServiceBuilder};
+
+pub mod util {
+    pub use tower_async::layer::util::{Identity, Stack};
+}
+
+pub mod spawn;
diff --git a/rama/src/service/spawn.rs b/rama/src/service/spawn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1a1b25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rama/src/service/spawn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use crate::{
+    graceful::ShutdownGuard,
+    service::{Layer, Service},
+    state::Extendable,
+};
+
+pub struct SpawnService<S> {
+    inner: S,
+}
+
+impl<S> SpawnService<S> {
+    pub fn new(inner: S) -> Self {
+        Self { inner }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, Request> Service<Request> for SpawnService<S>
+where
+    S: Service<Request, call(): Send> + Clone + Send + 'static,
+    S::Error: std::error::Error,
+    Request: Extendable + Send + 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ();
+    type Error = std::convert::Infallible;
+
+    async fn call(&mut self, request: Request) -> Result<Self::Response, Self::Error> {
+        let mut service = self.inner.clone();
+        if let Some(guard) = request.extensions().get::<ShutdownGuard>() {
+            guard.clone().spawn_task(async move {
+                if let Err(err) = service.call(request).await {
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        error = &err as &dyn std::error::Error,
+                        "graceful service error"
+                    );
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(err) = service.call(request).await {
+                    tracing::error!(error = &err as &dyn std::error::Error, "service error");
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct SpawnLayer(());
+
+impl SpawnLayer {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> Layer<S> for SpawnLayer {
+    type Service = SpawnService<S>;
+
+    fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
+        SpawnService::new(inner)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rama/src/stream/service/echo.rs b/rama/src/stream/service/echo.rs
index f6d2d306..d6d5b173 100644
--- a/rama/src/stream/service/echo.rs
+++ b/rama/src/stream/service/echo.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use std::io::Error;
 
-use crate::{stream::Stream, Service};
+use crate::{service::Service, stream::Stream};
 
 /// An async service which echoes the incoming bytes back on the same stream.
 ///
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// use rama::{stream::service::EchoService, Service};
+/// use rama::{service::Service, stream::service::EchoService};
 ///
 /// # #[tokio::main]
 /// # async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
diff --git a/rama/src/stream/service/forward.rs b/rama/src/stream/service/forward.rs
index 058e65f8..f6fe7210 100644
--- a/rama/src/stream/service/forward.rs
+++ b/rama/src/stream/service/forward.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{io::Error, pin::Pin};
 
-use crate::{stream::Stream, Service};
+use crate::{service::Service, stream::Stream};
 
 /// Async service which forwards the incoming connection bytes to the given destination,
 /// and forwards the response back from the destination to the incoming connection.
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{stream::Stream, Service};
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// use rama::{stream::service::ForwardService, Service};
+/// use rama::{service::Service, stream::service::ForwardService};
 ///
 /// # #[tokio::main]
 /// # async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {