diff --git a/src/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj b/src/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj
index c973f66..bc9cdd0 100644
--- a/src/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj
+++ b/src/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <PackageIconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/logo/logo.png</PackageIconUrl>
     <PackageTags>kubernetes;docker;containers;</PackageTags>
 
+    <LangVersion>7.3</LangVersion>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net452;netcoreapp2.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">netstandard2.0;netcoreapp2.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <RootNamespace>k8s</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/src/KubernetesClient/Watcher.cs b/src/KubernetesClient/Watcher.cs
index 045c4b9..5c850c3 100644
--- a/src/KubernetesClient/Watcher.cs
+++ b/src/KubernetesClient/Watcher.cs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ namespace k8s
         public bool Watching { get; private set; }
 
         private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cts;
-        private readonly Func<Task<StreamReader>> _streamReaderCreator;
+        private readonly Func<Task<TextReader>> _streamReaderCreator;
 
-        private StreamReader _streamReader;
+        private TextReader _streamReader;
         private readonly Task _watcherLoop;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ namespace k8s
         /// The action to invoke when the server closes the connection.
         /// </param>
         public Watcher(Func<Task<StreamReader>> streamReaderCreator, Action<WatchEventType, T> onEvent, Action<Exception> onError, Action onClosed = null)
+            : this(
+                async () => (TextReader)await streamReaderCreator().ConfigureAwait(false),
+                onEvent, onError, onClosed)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Watcher{T}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="streamReader">
+        /// A <see cref="StreamReader"/> from which to read the events.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="onEvent">
+        /// The action to invoke when the server sends a new event.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="onError">
+        /// The action to invoke when an error occurs.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="onClosed">
+        /// The action to invoke when the server closes the connection.
+        /// </param>
+        public Watcher(Func<Task<TextReader>> streamReaderCreator, Action<WatchEventType, T> onEvent, Action<Exception> onError, Action onClosed = null)
         {
             _streamReaderCreator = streamReaderCreator;
             OnEvent += onEvent;
diff --git a/src/KubernetesClient/WatcherDelegatingHandler.cs b/src/KubernetesClient/WatcherDelegatingHandler.cs
index f7f1578..9fd753e 100644
--- a/src/KubernetesClient/WatcherDelegatingHandler.cs
+++ b/src/KubernetesClient/WatcherDelegatingHandler.cs
@@ -45,11 +45,28 @@ namespace k8s
                 _cancellationToken = cancellationToken;
             }
 
-            public override void Flush() => _innerStream.Flush();
+            public override void Flush() =>
+                _innerStream.FlushAsync(_cancellationToken).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+
+            public override async Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            {
+                using (var cancellationTokenSource = CreateCancellationTokenSource(cancellationToken))
+                {
+                    await _innerStream.FlushAsync(cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
 
             public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) =>
                 _innerStream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, _cancellationToken).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
+            public override async Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            {
+                using (var cancellationTokenSource = CreateCancellationTokenSource(cancellationToken))
+                {
+                    return await _innerStream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+
             public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => _innerStream.Seek(offset, origin);
 
             public override void SetLength(long value) => _innerStream.SetLength(value);
@@ -57,6 +74,14 @@ namespace k8s
             public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) =>
                 _innerStream.WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count, _cancellationToken).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
+            public override async Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            {
+                using (var cancellationTokenSource = CreateCancellationTokenSource(cancellationToken))
+                {
+                    await _innerStream.WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+
             public override bool CanRead => _innerStream.CanRead;
 
             public override bool CanSeek => _innerStream.CanSeek;
@@ -70,6 +95,46 @@ namespace k8s
                 get => _innerStream.Position;
                 set => _innerStream.Position = value;
             }
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+            {
+                if (disposing)
+                {
+                    _innerStream.Dispose();
+                }
+                base.Dispose(disposing);
+            }
+
+            private LinkedCancellationTokenSource CreateCancellationTokenSource(CancellationToken userCancellationToken)
+            {
+                return new LinkedCancellationTokenSource(_cancellationToken, userCancellationToken);
+            }
+
+            private readonly struct LinkedCancellationTokenSource : IDisposable
+            {
+                private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource;
+
+                public LinkedCancellationTokenSource(CancellationToken token1, CancellationToken token2)
+                {
+                    if (token1.CanBeCanceled && token2.CanBeCanceled)
+                    {
+                        _cancellationTokenSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(token1, token2);
+                        Token = _cancellationTokenSource.Token;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _cancellationTokenSource = null;
+                        Token = token1.CanBeCanceled ? token1 : token2;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                public CancellationToken Token { get; }
+
+                public void Dispose()
+                {
+                    _cancellationTokenSource?.Dispose();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         internal class LineSeparatedHttpContent : HttpContent
@@ -107,24 +172,18 @@ namespace k8s
             }
         }
 
-        internal class PeekableStreamReader : StreamReader
+        internal class PeekableStreamReader : TextReader
         {
-            private Queue<string> _buffer;
+            private readonly Queue<string> _buffer;
+            private readonly StreamReader _inner;
 
-            public PeekableStreamReader(Stream stream) : base(stream)
+            public PeekableStreamReader(Stream stream)
             {
                 _buffer = new Queue<string>();
+                _inner = new StreamReader(stream);
             }
 
-            public override string ReadLine()
-            {
-                if (_buffer.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    return _buffer.Dequeue();
-                }
-
-                return base.ReadLine();
-            }
+            public override string ReadLine() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override Task<string> ReadLineAsync()
             {
@@ -133,7 +192,7 @@ namespace k8s
                     return Task.FromResult(_buffer.Dequeue());
                 }
 
-                return base.ReadLineAsync();
+                return _inner.ReadLineAsync();
             }
 
             public async Task<string> PeekLineAsync()
@@ -156,6 +215,15 @@ namespace k8s
             public override string ReadToEnd() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override Task<string> ReadToEndAsync() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+            {
+                if (disposing)
+                {
+                    _inner.Dispose();
+                }
+                base.Dispose(disposing);
+            }
         }
     }
 }