diff --git a/src/client/legacy/client.rs b/src/client/legacy/client.rs
index d3d56057..a560821d 100644
--- a/src/client/legacy/client.rs
+++ b/src/client/legacy/client.rs
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ where
     fn can_share(&self) -> bool {
         self.is_http2()
     }
+
+    fn mark_as_reused(&mut self) {
+        self.conn_info.reuse();
+    }
 }
 
 enum ClientConnectError {
diff --git a/src/client/legacy/connect/mod.rs b/src/client/legacy/connect/mod.rs
index 3309dbbb..f96ea773 100644
--- a/src/client/legacy/connect/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/legacy/connect/mod.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub struct Connected {
     pub(super) is_proxied: bool,
     pub(super) extra: Option<Extra>,
     pub(super) poisoned: PoisonPill,
+    pub(super) is_reused: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ impl Connected {
             is_proxied: false,
             extra: None,
             poisoned: PoisonPill::healthy(),
+            is_reused: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -220,6 +222,16 @@ impl Connected {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Determines if the connection is reused.
+    pub fn is_reused(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_reused
+    }
+
+    /// Mark the connection as reused.
+    pub fn reuse(&mut self) {
+        self.is_reused = true;
+    }
+
     // Don't public expose that `Connected` is `Clone`, unsure if we want to
     // keep that contract...
     pub(super) fn clone(&self) -> Connected {
@@ -228,6 +240,7 @@ impl Connected {
             is_proxied: self.is_proxied,
             extra: self.extra.clone(),
             poisoned: self.poisoned.clone(),
+            is_reused: self.is_reused,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/legacy/pool.rs b/src/client/legacy/pool.rs
index c57b7ff9..ba007f7c 100644
--- a/src/client/legacy/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/legacy/pool.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ pub trait Poolable: Unpin + Send + Sized + 'static {
     /// Allows for HTTP/2 to return a shared reservation.
     fn reserve(self) -> Reservation<Self>;
     fn can_share(&self) -> bool;
+    /// Mark the connection as reused.
+    fn mark_as_reused(&mut self);
 }
 
 pub trait Key: Eq + Hash + Clone + Debug + Unpin + Send + 'static {}
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ impl<T: Poolable, K: Key> Pool<T, K> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn reuse(&self, key: &K, value: T) -> Pooled<T, K> {
+    fn reuse(&self, key: &K, mut value: T) -> Pooled<T, K> {
         debug!("reuse idle connection for {:?}", key);
         // TODO: unhack this
         // In Pool::pooled(), which is used for inserting brand new connections,
@@ -283,6 +285,8 @@ impl<T: Poolable, K: Key> Pool<T, K> {
             }
         }
 
+        value.mark_as_reused();
+
         Pooled {
             is_reused: true,
             key: key.clone(),
@@ -864,6 +868,8 @@ mod tests {
         fn can_share(&self) -> bool {
             false
         }
+
+        fn mark_as_reused(&mut self) {}
     }
 
     fn c<T: Poolable, K: Key>(key: K) -> Connecting<T, K> {
@@ -1074,6 +1080,8 @@ mod tests {
         fn can_share(&self) -> bool {
             false
         }
+
+        fn mark_as_reused(&mut self) {}
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1090,4 +1098,71 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(!pool.locked().idle.contains_key(&key));
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+    struct CanMarkReused {
+        #[allow(unused)]
+        val: i32,
+        is_reused: bool,
+    }
+
+    impl Poolable for CanMarkReused {
+        fn is_open(&self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+
+        fn reserve(self) -> Reservation<Self> {
+            Reservation::Unique(self)
+        }
+
+        fn can_share(&self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        fn mark_as_reused(&mut self) {
+            self.is_reused = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn mark_conn_as_reused() {
+        let pool = pool_no_timer();
+        let key = host_key("foo");
+        pool.pooled(
+            c(key.clone()),
+            CanMarkReused {
+                val: 42,
+                is_reused: false,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let idle = pool
+            .locked()
+            .idle
+            .get(&key)
+            .expect("the just pooled connection should be idle")
+            .split_first()
+            .expect("should get the pooled connection")
+            .0
+            .value
+            .clone();
+        assert_eq!(
+            idle,
+            CanMarkReused {
+                val: 42,
+                is_reused: false
+            }
+        );
+
+        match pool.checkout(key).await {
+            Ok(pooled) => assert_eq!(
+                *pooled,
+                CanMarkReused {
+                    val: 42,
+                    is_reused: true
+                }
+            ),
+            Err(_) => panic!("not ready"),
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/legacy_client.rs b/tests/legacy_client.rs
index 0f11d773..70ac2707 100644
--- a/tests/legacy_client.rs
+++ b/tests/legacy_client.rs
@@ -978,3 +978,73 @@ fn connection_poisoning() {
     assert_eq!(num_conns.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
     assert_eq!(num_requests.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 5);
 }
+
+#[cfg(not(miri))]
+#[test]
+fn get_conn_reuse_info_via_connected() {
+    let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+    let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
+    let rt = runtime();
+    let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
+    let (tx2, rx2) = oneshot::channel();
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
+        sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+        sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let mut buf = [0; 4096];
+        let mut n = sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
+        assert_ne!(n, 0);
+        let mut http_headline = "GET /first HTTP/1.1\r\n";
+        assert_eq!(s(&buf[..http_headline.len()]), http_headline);
+
+        let resp = b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n";
+        sock.write_all(resp).expect("write 1");
+        let _ = tx1.send(());
+
+        n = sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 2");
+        assert_ne!(n, 0);
+        http_headline = "GET /second HTTP/1.1\r\n";
+        assert_eq!(s(&buf[..http_headline.len()]), http_headline);
+
+        sock.write_all(resp).unwrap();
+        let _ = tx2.send(());
+
+        // The stream is dropped and server exits...
+    });
+
+    let connector = DebugConnector::new();
+    let connects = connector.connects.clone();
+    let client = Client::builder(TokioExecutor::new()).build(connector);
+    let mut req = Request::builder()
+        .uri(format!("http://{addr}/first"))
+        .body(Empty::<Bytes>::new())
+        .unwrap();
+    let captured = capture_connection(&mut req);
+
+    let res = client.request(req);
+    rt.block_on(future::join(res, rx1).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+
+    let connected = captured.connection_metadata();
+    // First request should establish a new connection.
+    assert_eq!(connects.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    assert!(!connected.as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.is_reused()));
+
+    // sleep real quick to let the threadpool put connection in ready
+    // state and back into client pool
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+
+    let mut req = Request::builder()
+        .uri(format!("http://{addr}/second"))
+        .body(Empty::<Bytes>::new())
+        .unwrap();
+    let captured = capture_connection(&mut req);
+    let res = client.request(req);
+    rt.block_on(future::join(res, rx2).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+
+    let connected = captured.connection_metadata();
+    // Second request should reuse the connection.
+    assert_eq!(connects.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    assert!(connected.as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.is_reused()));
+}