diff --git a/toolz/curried/__init__.py b/toolz/curried/__init__.py
index 356eddbd..23e84982 100644
--- a/toolz/curried/__init__.py
+++ b/toolz/curried/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     apply,
     comp,
     complement,
+    composable,
     compose,
     compose_left,
     concat,
diff --git a/toolz/functoolz.py b/toolz/functoolz.py
index 067a3d49..f2d0e3ac 100644
--- a/toolz/functoolz.py
+++ b/toolz/functoolz.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-from functools import reduce, partial
 import inspect
 import sys
-from operator import attrgetter, not_
+from functools import partial, reduce
 from importlib import import_module
+from operator import attrgetter, not_
 from textwrap import dedent
 from types import MethodType
-import sys
 
 from .utils import no_default
 
@@ -13,8 +12,8 @@
 
 
 __all__ = ('identity', 'apply', 'thread_first', 'thread_last', 'memoize',
-           'compose', 'compose_left', 'pipe', 'complement', 'juxt', 'do',
-           'curry', 'flip', 'excepts')
+           'composable', 'compose', 'compose_left', 'pipe', 'complement',
+           'juxt', 'do', 'curry', 'flip', 'excepts')
 
 PYPY = hasattr(sys, 'pypy_version_info')
 
@@ -472,7 +471,57 @@ def memof(*args, **kwargs):
     return memof
 
 
-class Compose(object):
+class _Composable:
+    """ Base class for functions supporting composition via the pipe operator.
+
+    See Also:
+        composable
+        compose
+    """
+    # TODO: when `typing_extensions` becomes a dependency for this toolz or we
+    # decide to support Python 3.10+ only, we can write complete type
+    # annotations here.
+    #
+    # We can make `_Composable` inherit from `Generic[P, T]`, where
+    # `P = (typing/typing_extensions).ParamSpec('P')`. In this case,
+    # `__or__` must accept a `Callable[[T], S]` and return `composable[P, S]`.
+    def __or__(self, other):
+        return compose(other, self)
+
+    def __ror__(self, other):
+        return compose(self, other)
+
+
+class composable(_Composable):
+    """ A composable function using the pipe operator ``|``.
+
+    Can be used as a decorator:
+
+    >>> @composable
+    ... def inc(i):
+    ...     return i + 1
+    >>> composed = inc | str
+    >>> composed(3)
+    '4'
+
+    Or inline:
+
+    >>> inc = composable(lambda i: i + 1)
+    >>> composed = inc | str
+    >>> composed(3)
+    '4'
+
+    See Also:
+        compose
+    """
+    def __init__(self, __func):
+        self.__func = __func
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.__func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class Compose(_Composable):
     """ A composition of functions
 
     See Also:
diff --git a/toolz/tests/test_functoolz.py b/toolz/tests/test_functoolz.py
index 555cf48d..da03c0cc 100644
--- a/toolz/tests/test_functoolz.py
+++ b/toolz/tests/test_functoolz.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import inspect
 import toolz
-from toolz.functoolz import (thread_first, thread_last, memoize, curry,
+from toolz.functoolz import (thread_first, thread_last, memoize, curry, composable,
                              compose, compose_left, pipe, complement, do, juxt,
                              flip, excepts, apply)
 from operator import add, mul, itemgetter
@@ -679,6 +679,39 @@ def test_compose_left():
         assert compose_left(*compose_left_args)(*args, **kw) == expected
 
 
+def test_composable():
+    composable_inc = composable(inc)
+
+    # check direct call
+    assert composable_inc(0) == 1
+
+    # check composition via pipe operator
+    assert (composable_inc | double)(0) == 2
+
+    # check multiple composition via pipe operator
+    assert (composable(double) | inc | iseven | str)(3) == "False"
+
+    # check right composition
+    assert (double | composable_inc)(2) == 5
+
+    # check decorator
+    @composable
+    def dec(i):
+        return i - 1
+
+    composition = dec | str
+    assert composition(3) == "2"
+
+
+def test_composable_compose():
+    # check that functions created via `compose` are composable via `|`
+    composed = compose(double, inc)
+    assert composed(3) == 8
+
+    composed2 = composed | str
+    assert composed2(3) == "8"
+
+
 def test_pipe():
     assert pipe(1, inc) == 2
     assert pipe(1, inc, inc) == 3