diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
index 8eb5dfb210..0ba1fc2066 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ import java.nio.channels.CompletionHandler;
 import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.file.OpenOption;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -157,6 +161,31 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		return flux.doOnDiscard(PooledDataBuffer.class, DataBufferUtils::release);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Read bytes from the given file {@code Path} into a {@code Flux} of {@code DataBuffer}s.
+	 * The method ensures that the file is closed when the flux is terminated.
+	 * @param path the path to read bytes from
+	 * @param bufferFactory the factory to create data buffers with
+	 * @param bufferSize the maximum size of the data buffers
+	 * @return a Flux of data buffers read from the given channel
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public static Flux<DataBuffer> read(Path path, DataBufferFactory bufferFactory, int bufferSize,
+			OpenOption... options) {
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(bufferFactory, "BufferFactory must not be null");
+		Assert.isTrue(bufferSize > 0, "'bufferSize' must be > 0");
+		if (options.length > 0) {
+			for (OpenOption option : options) {
+				Assert.isTrue(!(option == StandardOpenOption.APPEND || option == StandardOpenOption.WRITE),
+						"'" + option + "' not allowed");
+			}
+		}
+
+		return readAsynchronousFileChannel(() -> AsynchronousFileChannel.open(path, options),
+				bufferFactory, bufferSize);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Read the given {@code Resource} into a {@code Flux} of {@code DataBuffer}s.
 	 * <p>If the resource is a file, it is read into an
@@ -311,6 +340,58 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Write the given stream of {@link DataBuffer DataBuffers} to the given
+	 * file {@link Path}. The optional {@code options} parameter specifies
+	 * how the created or opened (defaults to
+	 * {@link StandardOpenOption#CREATE CREATE},
+	 * {@link StandardOpenOption#TRUNCATE_EXISTING TRUNCATE_EXISTING}, and
+	 * {@link StandardOpenOption#WRITE WRITE}).
+	 * @param source the stream of data buffers to be written
+	 * @param destination the path to the file
+	 * @param options options specifying how the file is opened
+	 * @return a {@link Mono} that indicates completion or error
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public static Mono<Void> write(Publisher<DataBuffer> source, Path destination, OpenOption... options) {
+		Assert.notNull(source, "Source must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(destination, "Destination must not be null");
+
+		Set<OpenOption> optionSet = checkWriteOptions(options);
+
+		return Mono.create(sink -> {
+			try {
+				AsynchronousFileChannel channel = AsynchronousFileChannel.open(destination, optionSet, null);
+				sink.onDispose(() -> closeChannel(channel));
+				write(source, channel).subscribe(DataBufferUtils::release,
+						sink::error,
+						sink::success);
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+				sink.error(ex);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	private static Set<OpenOption> checkWriteOptions(OpenOption[] options) {
+		int length = options.length;
+		Set<OpenOption> result = new HashSet<>(length + 3);
+		if (length == 0) {
+			result.add(StandardOpenOption.CREATE);
+			result.add(StandardOpenOption.TRUNCATE_EXISTING);
+		}
+		else {
+			for (OpenOption opt : options) {
+				if (opt == StandardOpenOption.READ) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("READ not allowed");
+				}
+				result.add(opt);
+			}
+		}
+		result.add(StandardOpenOption.WRITE);
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	static void closeChannel(@Nullable Channel channel) {
 		if (channel != null && channel.isOpen()) {
 			try {
@@ -586,7 +667,7 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 	 * a delimiter, it is removed.
 	 * @param dataBuffers the data buffers to join
 	 * @param stripDelimiter whether to strip the delimiter
-	 * @return
+	 * @return the joined buffer
 	 */
 	private static DataBuffer joinAndStrip(List<DataBuffer> dataBuffers,
 			boolean stripDelimiter) {
@@ -880,6 +961,7 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 			this.sink.next(dataBuffer);
 			this.dataBuffer.set(null);
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
index f1e0162c43..0e6db5903f 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
@@ -202,6 +203,13 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 		subscriber.cancel();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void readPath() throws IOException {
+		Flux<DataBuffer> flux = DataBufferUtils.read(this.resource.getFile().toPath(), this.bufferFactory, 3);
+
+		verifyReadData(flux);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void readResource() throws Exception {
 		Flux<DataBuffer> flux = DataBufferUtils.read(this.resource, this.bufferFactory, 3);
@@ -474,6 +482,21 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 		flux.subscribe(DataBufferUtils::release);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void writePath() throws IOException {
+		DataBuffer foo = stringBuffer("foo");
+		DataBuffer bar = stringBuffer("bar");
+		Flux<DataBuffer> flux = Flux.just(foo, bar);
+
+		Mono<Void> result = DataBufferUtils.write(flux, tempFile);
+
+		StepVerifier.create(result)
+				.verifyComplete();
+
+		List<String> written = Files.readAllLines(tempFile);
+		assertThat(written).contains("foobar");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void readAndWriteByteChannel() throws Exception {
 		Path source = Paths.get(