diff --git a/src/io/mod.rs b/src/io/mod.rs
index 9a125b20..c81d82f9 100644
--- a/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ pub use read::Read;
 pub use repeat::{repeat, Repeat};
 pub use seek::Seek;
 pub use sink::{sink, Sink};
-pub use stderr::{stderr, Stderr};
-pub use stdin::{stdin, Stdin};
-pub use stdout::{stdout, Stdout};
+pub use stderr::{stderr, Stderr, StderrLock};
+pub use stdin::{stdin, Stdin, StdinLock};
+pub use stdout::{stdout, Stdout, StdoutLock};
 pub use timeout::timeout;
 pub use write::Write;
 
diff --git a/src/io/stderr.rs b/src/io/stderr.rs
index 7cd95aa5..4e727f21 100644
--- a/src/io/stderr.rs
+++ b/src/io/stderr.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use std::io::Write as StdWrite;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ pub fn stderr() -> Stderr {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Stderr(Mutex<State>);
 
+/// A locked reference to the Stderr handle.
+/// This handle implements the [`Write`] traits, and is constructed via the [`Stderr::lock`] method.
+///
+/// [`Write`]: trait.Read.html
+/// [`Stderr::lock`]: struct.Stderr.html#method.lock
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StderrLock<'a>(std::io::StderrLock<'a>);
 
@@ -104,12 +110,12 @@ impl Stderr {
     /// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async {
     /// #
     /// use async_std::io;
-    /// use std::io::Write;
+    /// use async_std::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// let stderr = io::stderr();
     /// let mut handle = stderr.lock().await;
     ///
-    /// handle.write_all(b"hello world")?;
+    /// handle.write_all(b"hello world").await?;
     /// #
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
@@ -227,18 +233,18 @@ cfg_windows! {
 
 impl Write for StderrLock<'_> {
     fn poll_write(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-        _buf: &[u8],
+        buf: &[u8],
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.write(buf))
     }
 
-    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.flush())
     }
 
-    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        self.poll_flush(cx)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/stdin.rs b/src/io/stdin.rs
index 82a0b00b..9fb28bab 100644
--- a/src/io/stdin.rs
+++ b/src/io/stdin.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ pub fn stdin() -> Stdin {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Stdin(Mutex<State>);
 
+/// A locked reference to the Stdin handle.
+/// This handle implements the [`Read`] traits, and is constructed via the [`Stdin::lock`] method.
+///
+/// [`Read`]: trait.Read.html
+/// [`Stdin::lock`]: struct.Stdin.html#method.lock
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StdinLock<'a>(std::io::StdinLock<'a>);
 
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ impl Stdin {
 
     /// Locks this handle to the standard input stream, returning a readable guard.
     ///
-    /// The lock is released when the returned lock goes out of scope. The returned guard also implements the Read and BufRead traits for accessing the underlying data.
+    /// The lock is released when the returned lock goes out of scope. The returned guard also implements the Read trait for accessing the underlying data.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -251,10 +256,12 @@ cfg_windows! {
 
 impl Read for StdinLock<'_> {
     fn poll_read(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-        _buf: &mut [u8],
+        buf: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        use std::io::Read as StdRead;
+
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.read(buf))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/stdout.rs b/src/io/stdout.rs
index 8d4ba273..c314837b 100644
--- a/src/io/stdout.rs
+++ b/src/io/stdout.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use std::io::Write as StdWrite;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ pub fn stdout() -> Stdout {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Stdout(Mutex<State>);
 
+/// A locked reference to the Stderr handle.
+/// This handle implements the [`Write`] traits, and is constructed via the [`Stdout::lock`] method.
+///
+/// [`Write`]: trait.Read.html
+/// [`Stdout::lock`]: struct.Stdout.html#method.lock
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StdoutLock<'a>(std::io::StdoutLock<'a>);
 
@@ -104,12 +110,12 @@ impl Stdout {
     /// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async {
     /// #
     /// use async_std::io;
-    /// use std::io::Write;
+    /// use async_std::prelude::*;
     ///
     /// let stdout = io::stdout();
     /// let mut handle = stdout.lock().await;
     ///
-    /// handle.write_all(b"hello world")?;
+    /// handle.write_all(b"hello world").await?;
     /// #
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
@@ -227,18 +233,18 @@ cfg_windows! {
 
 impl Write for StdoutLock<'_> {
     fn poll_write(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-        _buf: &[u8],
+        buf: &[u8],
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.write(buf))
     }
 
-    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(self.0.flush())
     }
 
-    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        self.poll_flush(cx)
     }
 }