diff --git a/src/downloader.rs b/src/downloader.rs
index 5cc46e653..7df0bd504 100644
--- a/src/downloader.rs
+++ b/src/downloader.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Handle downloading blobs and collections concurrently and from nodes.
 //!
 //! The [`Downloader`] interacts with four main components to this end.
-//! - [`Dialer`]: Used to queue opening connections to nodes we need to perform downloads.
 //! - `ProviderMap`: Where the downloader obtains information about nodes that could be
 //!   used to perform a download.
 //! - [`Store`]: Where data is stored.
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
 //! 1. The `ProviderMap` is queried for nodes. From these nodes some are selected
 //!    prioritizing connected nodes with lower number of active requests. If no useful node is
 //!    connected, or useful connected nodes have no capacity to perform the request, a connection
-//!    attempt is started using the [`Dialer`].
+//!    attempt is started using the `DialerT`.
 //! 2. The download is queued for processing at a later time. Downloads are not performed right
 //!    away. Instead, they are initially delayed to allow the node to obtain the data itself, and
 //!    to wait for the new connection to be established if necessary.
@@ -34,13 +33,16 @@ use std::{
     fmt,
     future::Future,
     num::NonZeroUsize,
+    pin::Pin,
     sync::{
         atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
         Arc,
     },
+    task::Poll,
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+use anyhow::anyhow;
 use futures_lite::{future::BoxedLocal, Stream, StreamExt};
 use hashlink::LinkedHashSet;
 use iroh::{endpoint, Endpoint, NodeAddr, NodeId};
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ use tokio::{
     task::JoinSet,
 };
 use tokio_util::{either::Either, sync::CancellationToken, time::delay_queue};
-use tracing::{debug, error_span, trace, warn, Instrument};
+use tracing::{debug, error, error_span, trace, warn, Instrument};
 
 use crate::{
     get::{db::DownloadProgress, Stats},
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ const SERVICE_CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 128;
 pub struct IntentId(pub u64);
 
 /// Trait modeling a dialer. This allows for IO-less testing.
-pub trait Dialer: Stream<Item = (NodeId, anyhow::Result<Self::Connection>)> + Unpin {
+trait DialerT: Stream<Item = (NodeId, anyhow::Result<Self::Connection>)> + Unpin {
     /// Type of connections returned by the Dialer.
     type Connection: Clone + 'static;
     /// Dial a node.
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ impl Downloader {
     {
         let me = endpoint.node_id().fmt_short();
         let (msg_tx, msg_rx) = mpsc::channel(SERVICE_CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
-        let dialer = iroh::dialer::Dialer::new(endpoint);
+        let dialer = Dialer::new(endpoint);
 
         let create_future = move || {
             let getter = get::IoGetter {
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ enum NodeState<'a, Conn> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Service<G: Getter, D: Dialer> {
+struct Service<G: Getter, D: DialerT> {
     /// The getter performs individual requests.
     getter: G,
     /// Map to query for nodes that we believe have the data we are looking for.
@@ -564,7 +566,7 @@ struct Service<G: Getter, D: Dialer> {
     /// Progress tracker
     progress_tracker: ProgressTracker,
 }
-impl<G: Getter<Connection = D::Connection>, D: Dialer> Service<G, D> {
+impl<G: Getter<Connection = D::Connection>, D: DialerT> Service<G, D> {
     fn new(
         getter: G,
         dialer: D,
@@ -1492,7 +1494,7 @@ impl Queue {
     }
 }
 
-impl Dialer for iroh::dialer::Dialer {
+impl DialerT for Dialer {
     type Connection = endpoint::Connection;
 
     fn queue_dial(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) {
@@ -1511,3 +1513,81 @@ impl Dialer for iroh::dialer::Dialer {
         self.endpoint().node_id()
     }
 }
+
+/// Dials nodes and maintains a queue of pending dials.
+///
+/// The [`Dialer`] wraps an [`Endpoint`], connects to nodes through the endpoint, stores the
+/// pending connect futures and emits finished connect results.
+///
+/// The [`Dialer`] also implements [`Stream`] to retrieve the dialled connections.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Dialer {
+    endpoint: Endpoint,
+    pending: JoinSet<(NodeId, anyhow::Result<quinn::Connection>)>,
+    pending_dials: HashMap<NodeId, CancellationToken>,
+}
+
+impl Dialer {
+    /// Create a new dialer for a [`Endpoint`]
+    fn new(endpoint: Endpoint) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            endpoint,
+            pending: Default::default(),
+            pending_dials: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Starts to dial a node by [`NodeId`].
+    fn queue_dial(&mut self, node_id: NodeId, alpn: &'static [u8]) {
+        if self.is_pending(node_id) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+        self.pending_dials.insert(node_id, cancel.clone());
+        let endpoint = self.endpoint.clone();
+        self.pending.spawn(async move {
+            let res = tokio::select! {
+                biased;
+                _ = cancel.cancelled() => Err(anyhow!("Cancelled")),
+                res = endpoint.connect(node_id, alpn) => res
+            };
+            (node_id, res)
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if a node is currently being dialed.
+    fn is_pending(&self, node: NodeId) -> bool {
+        self.pending_dials.contains_key(&node)
+    }
+
+    /// Number of pending connections to be opened.
+    fn pending_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.pending_dials.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the endpoint used in this dialer.
+    fn endpoint(&self) -> &Endpoint {
+        &self.endpoint
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for Dialer {
+    type Item = (NodeId, anyhow::Result<quinn::Connection>);
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match self.pending.poll_join_next(cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(Some(Ok((node_id, result)))) => {
+                self.pending_dials.remove(&node_id);
+                Poll::Ready(Some((node_id, result)))
+            }
+            Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))) => {
+                error!("dialer error: {:?}", e);
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+            _ => Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/downloader/invariants.rs b/src/downloader/invariants.rs
index 0409e3d92..6d49b3497 100644
--- a/src/downloader/invariants.rs
+++ b/src/downloader/invariants.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use super::*;
 
 /// invariants for the service.
-impl<G: Getter<Connection = D::Connection>, D: Dialer> Service<G, D> {
+impl<G: Getter<Connection = D::Connection>, D: DialerT> Service<G, D> {
     /// Checks the various invariants the service must maintain
     #[track_caller]
     pub(in crate::downloader) fn check_invariants(&self) {
diff --git a/src/downloader/test/dialer.rs b/src/downloader/test/dialer.rs
index fc5a93995..5124e2d3d 100644
--- a/src/downloader/test/dialer.rs
+++ b/src/downloader/test/dialer.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl Default for TestingDialerInner {
     }
 }
 
-impl Dialer for TestingDialer {
+impl DialerT for TestingDialer {
     type Connection = NodeId;
 
     fn queue_dial(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) {