diff --git a/benches/bench1.rs b/benches/bench1.rs
index f718ce2c9..f5d71a641 100644
--- a/benches/bench1.rs
+++ b/benches/bench1.rs
@@ -792,6 +792,21 @@ fn permutations_slice(c: &mut Criterion) {
     });
 }
 
+fn take_while_ref(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("take_while_ref", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut data = black_box("0123456789abcdef".chars());
+            let result =
+                data.take_while_ref(|c| c.is_numeric())
+                    .fold(String::new(), |mut acc, ch| {
+                        acc.push(ch);
+                        acc
+                    });
+            assert_eq!(result.as_str(), "0123456789");
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 criterion_group!(
     benches,
     slice_iter,
@@ -837,5 +852,6 @@ criterion_group!(
     permutations_iter,
     permutations_range,
     permutations_slice,
+    take_while_ref
 );
 criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/src/adaptors/mod.rs b/src/adaptors/mod.rs
index 57b604908..a8c0acc03 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/mod.rs
+++ b/src/adaptors/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pub use self::map::{map_into, map_ok, MapInto, MapOk};
 pub use self::multi_product::*;
 
 use crate::size_hint::{self, SizeHint};
+use crate::FoldWhile::{Continue, Done};
+use crate::Itertools;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::iter::{Enumerate, FromIterator, Fuse, FusedIterator};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -555,6 +557,30 @@ where
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
         (0, self.iter.size_hint().1)
     }
+
+    fn fold<B, G>(mut self, init: B, mut g: G) -> B
+    where
+        G: FnMut(B, I::Item) -> B,
+    {
+        let acc = init;
+        let original_iter = self.iter.clone();
+
+        let result = self.iter.clone().fold_while(acc, |acc, x| {
+            if (self.f)(&x) {
+                Continue(g(acc, x))
+            } else {
+                Done(acc)
+            }
+        });
+
+        match result {
+            Done(acc) => {
+                *self.iter = original_iter;
+                acc
+            }
+            Continue(acc) => acc,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator adaptor that filters `Option<A>` iterator elements