diff --git a/reactivex/operators/init.lua b/reactivex/operators/init.lua
index ae7cbd3..5ab03f2 100644
--- a/reactivex/operators/init.lua
+++ b/reactivex/operators/init.lua
@@ -50,4 +50,7 @@ require("reactivex.operators.distinctUntilChanged")
 require("reactivex.operators.all")
 require("reactivex.operators.scan")
 require("reactivex.operators.elementAt")
-require("reactivex.operators.pluck")
\ No newline at end of file
+require("reactivex.operators.pluck")
+require("reactivex.operators.publish")
+require("reactivex.operators.refCount")
+require("reactivex.operators.share")
diff --git a/reactivex/operators/publish.lua b/reactivex/operators/publish.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c13fa62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactivex/operators/publish.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+local Observable = require 'reactivex.observable'
+local Subject = require 'reactivex.subjects.subject'
+
+-- Turns a cold Observable into a ConnectableObservable that shares a single
+-- subscription through an internal Subject. Call :connect() to subscribe the
+-- source; downstream subscribers attach to the subject.
+function Observable:publish()
+  local source = self
+  local subject = Subject.create()
+  local connection
+
+  local connectable = Observable.create(function(observer)
+    return subject:subscribe(observer)
+  end)
+
+  function connectable:connect()
+    if not connection then
+      connection = source:subscribe(
+        function(...) subject:onNext(...) end,
+        function(err)
+          subject:onError(err)
+          connection = nil
+        end,
+        function()
+          subject:onCompleted()
+          connection = nil
+        end
+      )
+    end
+
+    return connection
+  end
+
+  function connectable:unsubscribe()
+    if connection then
+      connection:unsubscribe()
+      connection = nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  return connectable
+end
diff --git a/reactivex/operators/refCount.lua b/reactivex/operators/refCount.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e33522d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactivex/operators/refCount.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+local Observable = require 'reactivex.observable'
+local util = require 'reactivex.util'
+
+-- Auto-connects a connectable observable on first subscriber and disconnects
+-- when the last subscriber unsubscribes.
+function Observable:refCount()
+  local connectable = self
+  local refCounter = 0
+  local connection
+
+  local function tryConnect()
+    if not connection then
+      connection = connectable:connect()
+    end
+  end
+
+  local function tryDisconnect()
+    if connection and refCounter == 0 then
+      connection:unsubscribe()
+      connection = nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  return Observable.create(function(observer)
+    refCounter = refCounter + 1
+    local subscription = connectable:subscribe(observer)
+    tryConnect()
+
+    return function()
+      subscription:unsubscribe()
+      refCounter = refCounter - 1
+      tryDisconnect()
+    end
+  end)
+end
diff --git a/reactivex/operators/share.lua b/reactivex/operators/share.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56c769b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactivex/operators/share.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local Observable = require 'reactivex.observable'
+require 'reactivex.operators.publish'
+require 'reactivex.operators.refCount'
+
+-- Convenience alias for publish():refCount(); makes a cold observable hot and
+-- shared among subscribers without replaying past values.
+function Observable:share()
+  return self:publish():refCount()
+end
diff --git a/tests/publish.lua b/tests/publish.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c803cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publish.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local Observable = require("reactivex.observable")
+local Subject = require("reactivex.subjects.subject")
+
+require('reactivex.operators.publish')
+
+describe('publish', function()
+  it('multicasts a single source subscription to many observers', function()
+    local subscribeCount = 0
+    local source = Observable.create(function(observer)
+      subscribeCount = subscribeCount + 1
+      observer:onNext('a')
+      observer:onCompleted()
+    end)
+
+    local connectable = source:publish()
+
+    local first, second = {}, {}
+    connectable:subscribe(function(value) table.insert(first, value) end)
+    connectable:subscribe(function(value) table.insert(second, value) end)
+
+    local connection = connectable:connect()
+
+    expect(subscribeCount).to.equal(1)
+    expect(first).to.equal({ 'a' })
+    expect(second).to.equal({ 'a' })
+
+    connection:unsubscribe()
+  end)
+end)
diff --git a/tests/refCount.lua b/tests/refCount.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3496356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/refCount.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local Observable = require("reactivex.observable")
+local Subject = require("reactivex.subjects.subject")
+local Subscription = require("reactivex.subscription")
+
+require('reactivex.operators.publish')
+require('reactivex.operators.refCount')
+
+describe('refCount', function()
+  it('auto-connects on first subscriber and disconnects on last', function()
+    local source = Subject.create()
+    local unsubscribes = 0
+
+    local observable = Observable.create(function(observer)
+      local innerSub = source:subscribe(observer)
+      return function()
+        unsubscribes = unsubscribes + 1
+        innerSub:unsubscribe()
+      end
+    end)
+
+    local shared = observable:publish():refCount()
+
+    local first, second = {}, {}
+    local subA = shared:subscribe(function(value) table.insert(first, value) end)
+    expect(unsubscribes).to.equal(0)
+
+    local subB = shared:subscribe(function(value) table.insert(second, value) end)
+
+    source:onNext(1)
+    source:onNext(2)
+    expect(first).to.equal({1, 2})
+    expect(second).to.equal({1, 2})
+    expect(unsubscribes).to.equal(0)
+
+    subA:unsubscribe()
+    expect(unsubscribes).to.equal(0)
+
+    subB:unsubscribe()
+    expect(unsubscribes).to.equal(1)
+  end)
+end)
diff --git a/tests/share.lua b/tests/share.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bf355f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/share.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local Observable = require("reactivex.observable")
+
+require('reactivex.operators.share')
+
+describe('share', function()
+  it('is equivalent to publish():refCount()', function()
+    local source = require("reactivex.subjects.subject").create()
+    local shared = source:share()
+    local a, b = {}, {}
+
+    shared:subscribe(function(v) table.insert(a, v) end)
+    shared:subscribe(function(v) table.insert(b, v) end)
+
+    source:onNext(1)
+    source:onCompleted()
+
+    expect(a).to.equal({1})
+    expect(b).to.equal({1})
+  end)
+end)
diff --git a/tests/testOperators.lua b/tests/testOperators.lua
index aa64bf9..c01de05 100644
--- a/tests/testOperators.lua
+++ b/tests/testOperators.lua
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@ dofile('tests/unpack.lua')
 dofile('tests/unwrap.lua')
 dofile('tests/window.lua')
 dofile('tests/with.lua')
-dofile('tests/zip.lua')
\ No newline at end of file
+dofile('tests/zip.lua')
+dofile('tests/publish.lua')
+dofile('tests/refCount.lua')
+dofile('tests/share.lua')