diff --git a/source/common/common/utility.cc b/source/common/common/utility.cc
index 0c72f30c816e3..2ed40659314c0 100644
--- a/source/common/common/utility.cc
+++ b/source/common/common/utility.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <ios>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <regex>
 #include <string>
@@ -221,6 +223,19 @@ std::string DateFormatter::now(TimeSource& time_source) {
   return fromTime(time_source.systemTime());
 }
 
+MutableMemoryStreamBuffer::MutableMemoryStreamBuffer(char* base, size_t size) {
+  this->setp(base, base + size);
+}
+
+OutputBufferStream::OutputBufferStream(char* data, size_t size)
+    : MutableMemoryStreamBuffer{data, size}, std::ostream{static_cast<std::streambuf*>(this)} {}
+
+int OutputBufferStream::bytesWritten() const { return pptr() - pbase(); }
+
+absl::string_view OutputBufferStream::contents() const {
+  return absl::string_view(pbase(), bytesWritten());
+}
+
 ConstMemoryStreamBuffer::ConstMemoryStreamBuffer(const char* data, size_t size) {
   // std::streambuf won't modify `data`, but the interface still requires a char* for convenience,
   // so we need to const_cast.
diff --git a/source/common/common/utility.h b/source/common/common/utility.h
index f91d74832b60e..e4eba5b371177 100644
--- a/source/common/common/utility.h
+++ b/source/common/common/utility.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <ios>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
@@ -110,6 +111,32 @@ class RealTimeSource : public TimeSource {
   MonotonicTime monotonicTime() override { return std::chrono::steady_clock::now(); }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Class used for creating non-memory allocating std::ostream.
+ */
+class MutableMemoryStreamBuffer : public std::streambuf {
+public:
+  MutableMemoryStreamBuffer(char* base, size_t size);
+};
+
+/**
+ * std::ostream class that serializes writes into the provided buffer.
+ */
+class OutputBufferStream : private MutableMemoryStreamBuffer, public std::ostream {
+public:
+  OutputBufferStream(char* data, size_t size);
+
+  /**
+   * @return the number of bytes written prior to the "put" pointer into the buffer.
+   */
+  int bytesWritten() const;
+
+  /**
+   * @return a string view of the written bytes.
+   */
+  absl::string_view contents() const;
+};
+
 /**
  * Class used for creating non-copying std::istream's. See InputConstMemoryStream below.
  */
diff --git a/test/common/common/BUILD b/test/common/common/BUILD
index c002da716b0a6..726f2caa28dc4 100644
--- a/test/common/common/BUILD
+++ b/test/common/common/BUILD
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ envoy_cc_test(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//source/common/common:utility_lib",
+        "//test/common/stats:stat_test_utility_lib",
         "//test/test_common:simulated_time_system_lib",
         "//test/test_common:test_time_lib",
         "//test/test_common:utility_lib",
diff --git a/test/common/common/utility_test.cc b/test/common/common/utility_test.cc
index cda2a65f807ae..6f4f8a2a628b3 100644
--- a/test/common/common/utility_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/common/utility_test.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <array>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "common/common/utility.h"
 
+#include "test/common/stats/stat_test_utility.h"
 #include "test/test_common/simulated_time_system.h"
 #include "test/test_common/test_time.h"
 #include "test/test_common/utility.h"
@@ -116,6 +118,60 @@ TEST(DateUtil, NowToMilliseconds) {
   EXPECT_EQ(12345067, DateUtil::nowToMilliseconds(test_time));
 }
 
+TEST(OutputBufferStream, FailsOnWriteToEmptyBuffer) {
+  constexpr char data = 'x';
+  OutputBufferStream ostream{nullptr, 0};
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ostream.good());
+
+  ostream << data;
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ostream.bad());
+}
+
+TEST(OutputBufferStream, CanWriteToBuffer) {
+  constexpr char data[] = "123";
+  std::array<char, 3> buffer;
+
+  OutputBufferStream ostream{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
+  ASSERT_EQ(ostream.bytesWritten(), 0);
+
+  ostream << data;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.contents(), data);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.bytesWritten(), 3);
+}
+
+TEST(OutputBufferStream, CannotOverwriteBuffer) {
+  constexpr char data[] = "123";
+  std::array<char, 2> buffer;
+
+  OutputBufferStream ostream{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
+  ASSERT_EQ(ostream.bytesWritten(), 0);
+
+  // Initial write should stop before overflowing.
+  ostream << data << std::endl;
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.contents(), "12");
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.bytesWritten(), 2);
+
+  // Try a subsequent write, which shouldn't change anything since
+  // the buffer is full.
+  ostream << data << std::endl;
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.contents(), "12");
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.bytesWritten(), 2);
+}
+
+TEST(OutputBufferStream, DoesNotAllocateMemoryEvenIfWeTryToOverflowBuffer) {
+  constexpr char data[] = "123";
+  std::array<char, 2> buffer;
+  Stats::TestUtil::MemoryTest memory_test;
+
+  OutputBufferStream ostream{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
+  ostream << data << std::endl;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(memory_test.consumedBytes(), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ostream.contents(), "12");
+}
+
 TEST(InputConstMemoryStream, All) {
   {
     InputConstMemoryStream istream{nullptr, 0};