diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableCompletableObserver.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableCompletableObserver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab703c320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableCompletableObserver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
+ * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.reactivex.observers;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import io.reactivex.CompletableObserver;
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
+import io.reactivex.internal.disposables.DisposableHelper;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract {@link CompletableObserver} that allows asynchronous cancellation by implementing Disposable.
+ */
+public abstract class DisposableCompletableObserver implements CompletableObserver, Disposable {
+    final AtomicReference<Disposable> s = new AtomicReference<Disposable>();
+
+    @Override
+    public final void onSubscribe(Disposable s) {
+        if (DisposableHelper.setOnce(this.s, s)) {
+            onStart();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called once the single upstream Disposable is set via onSubscribe.
+     */
+    protected void onStart() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isDisposed() {
+        return s.get() == DisposableHelper.DISPOSED;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void dispose() {
+        DisposableHelper.dispose(s);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableMaybeObserver.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableMaybeObserver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70de2a2346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableMaybeObserver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
+ * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.reactivex.observers;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import io.reactivex.MaybeObserver;
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
+import io.reactivex.internal.disposables.DisposableHelper;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract {@link MaybeObserver} that allows asynchronous cancellation by implementing Disposable.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the received value type
+ */
+public abstract class DisposableMaybeObserver<T> implements MaybeObserver<T>, Disposable {
+    final AtomicReference<Disposable> s = new AtomicReference<Disposable>();
+
+    @Override
+    public final void onSubscribe(Disposable s) {
+        if (DisposableHelper.setOnce(this.s, s)) {
+            onStart();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called once the single upstream Disposable is set via onSubscribe.
+     */
+    protected void onStart() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isDisposed() {
+        return s.get() == DisposableHelper.DISPOSED;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void dispose() {
+        DisposableHelper.dispose(s);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableObserver.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableObserver.java
index dc1b3acf21..1729093e70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableObserver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableObserver.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import io.reactivex.internal.disposables.*;
 
 /**
- * An abstract Observer that allows asynchronous cancellation by implementing Disposable.
+ * An abstract {@link Observer} that allows asynchronous cancellation by implementing Disposable.
  *
  * @param <T> the received value type
  */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableSingleObserver.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableSingleObserver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce2a2a498a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/observers/DisposableSingleObserver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
+ * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.reactivex.observers;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import io.reactivex.SingleObserver;
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
+import io.reactivex.internal.disposables.DisposableHelper;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract {@link SingleObserver} that allows asynchronous cancellation by implementing Disposable.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the received value type
+ */
+public abstract class DisposableSingleObserver<T> implements SingleObserver<T>, Disposable {
+    final AtomicReference<Disposable> s = new AtomicReference<Disposable>();
+
+    @Override
+    public final void onSubscribe(Disposable s) {
+        if (DisposableHelper.setOnce(this.s, s)) {
+            onStart();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called once the single upstream Disposable is set via onSubscribe.
+     */
+    protected void onStart() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isDisposed() {
+        return s.get() == DisposableHelper.DISPOSED;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void dispose() {
+        DisposableHelper.dispose(s);
+    }
+}