diff --git a/src/Payload.php b/src/Payload.php
index bd3ce5e..a1755ae 100644
--- a/src/Payload.php
+++ b/src/Payload.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  * @implements \IteratorAggregate<int, string>
  */
-final class Payload implements ReadableStream, \IteratorAggregate
+final class Payload implements ReadableStream, \IteratorAggregate, \Stringable
 {
     use ReadableStreamIteratorAggregate;
     use ForbidCloning;
@@ -128,4 +128,15 @@ public function onClose(\Closure $onClose): void
     {
         $this->onClose->getFuture()->finally($onClose);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Buffers entire stream before returning. Use {@see self::buffer()} to optionally provide a{@see Cancellation}
+     * and/or length limit.
+     *
+     * @throws BufferException|StreamException
+     */
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->buffer();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/PayloadTest.php b/test/PayloadTest.php
index f4b3a58..a483ca9 100644
--- a/test/PayloadTest.php
+++ b/test/PayloadTest.php
@@ -7,83 +7,73 @@
 use Amp\Pipeline\Queue;
 use Revolt\EventLoop;
 use function Amp\async;
+use function Amp\delay;
 
 final class PayloadTest extends AsyncTestCase
 {
-    public function testBufferingAll(): void
+    /**
+     * @param \Closure(string $expected, Payload $stream):void $test
+     */
+    private function usingStream(\Closure $test, ?float $delay = null): void
     {
         $values = ["abc", "def", "ghi"];
 
         $queue = new Queue;
         $stream = new Payload(new ReadableIterableStream($queue->pipe()));
 
+        $future = async($test, \implode($values), $stream);
+
         foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $queue->pushAsync($value)->ignore();
+            $queue->push($value);
+        }
+
+        if ($delay > 0) {
+            delay($delay);
         }
 
         $queue->complete();
 
-        self::assertSame(\implode($values), $stream->buffer());
+        $future->await();
     }
 
     public function testFullStreamConsumption(): void
     {
-        $values = ["abc", "def", "ghi"];
-
-        $queue = new Queue;
-        $stream = new Payload(new ReadableIterableStream($queue->pipe()));
-
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $queue->pushAsync($value)->ignore();
-        }
-
-        EventLoop::delay(0.005, function () use ($queue) {
-            $queue->complete();
-        });
-
-        $buffer = "";
-        while (($chunk = $stream->read()) !== null) {
-            $buffer .= $chunk;
-        }
+        $this->usingStream(function (string $expected, Payload $stream): void {
+            $emitted = [];
+            while (($chunk = $stream->read()) !== null) {
+                $emitted[] = $chunk;
+            }
 
-        self::assertSame(\implode($values), $buffer);
+            self::assertSame($expected, \implode($emitted));
+        }, delay: 0.1);
     }
 
     public function testFastResolvingStream(): void
     {
-        $values = ["abc", "def", "ghi"];
-
-        $queue = new Queue;
-        $stream = new Payload(new ReadableIterableStream($queue->pipe()));
-
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $queue->pushAsync($value)->ignore();
-        }
-
-        $queue->complete();
-
-        $emitted = [];
-        while (($chunk = $stream->read()) !== null) {
-            $emitted[] = $chunk;
-        }
+        $this->usingStream(function (string $expected, Payload $stream): void {
+            $emitted = [];
+            while (($chunk = $stream->read()) !== null) {
+                $emitted[] = $chunk;
+            }
 
-        self::assertSame($values, $emitted);
+            self::assertSame($expected, \implode($emitted));
+        });
     }
 
     public function testFastResolvingStreamBufferingOnly(): void
     {
-        $values = ["abc", "def", "ghi"];
-
-        $queue = new Queue;
-        $stream = new Payload(new ReadableIterableStream($queue->pipe()));
-
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $queue->pushAsync($value)->ignore();
-        }
-
-        $queue->complete();
+        $this->usingStream(
+            fn (string $expected, Payload $stream) => self::assertSame($expected, $stream->buffer()),
+            delay: 0.1,
+        );
+    }
 
-        self::assertSame(\implode($values), $stream->buffer());
+    public function testStringCast(): void
+    {
+        $this->usingStream(
+            fn (string $expected, Payload $stream) => self::assertSame($expected, (string) $stream),
+            delay: 0.1,
+        );
     }
 
     public function testPartialStreamConsumption(): void