diff --git a/samples/generic-this-1.ts b/samples/generic-this-1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..643cb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/generic-this-1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// This is a sample file demonstarting the approached used for "polymorphic this"
+// for generic method inheritance. It can be run with:
+//
+//     npm run build && node build/samples/generic-this-1.js"
+
+class BaseClass<T> {
+    public value: T;
+
+    constructor(value: T) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    create(value: T): BaseClass<T>;
+    create<U>(value: U): BaseClass<U>;
+    create<U extends any>(value: U): BaseClass<U> {
+        return new BaseClass<U>(value);
+    }
+
+    method1(): this {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    method2(): BaseClass<T> {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    method3(value: T): BaseClass<T> {
+        return this.create<T>(value);
+    }
+
+    method5(value: T): BaseClass<T>;
+    method5<U>(value: U): BaseClass<U>;
+    method5<U extends any>(value: U): BaseClass<U> {
+        return this.create<U>(value);
+    }
+}
+
+class DerivedClass<T> extends BaseClass<T> {
+    create(value: T): DerivedClass<T>;
+    create<U>(value: U): DerivedClass<U>;
+    create<U extends any>(value: U): DerivedClass<U> {
+        return new DerivedClass<U>(value);
+    }
+
+    method2(): DerivedClass<T> {
+        return super.method2() as DerivedClass<T>;
+    }
+
+    method3(value: T): DerivedClass<T> {
+        return super.method3(value) as DerivedClass<T>;
+    }
+
+    method5(value: T): DerivedClass<T>;
+    method5<U>(value: U): DerivedClass<U>;
+    method5<U>(value: U): DerivedClass<U> {
+        return super.method5(value) as DerivedClass<U>;
+    }
+
+    ownMethod1() {
+        console.log(this);
+    }
+}
+
+class DerivedClassFixedType extends DerivedClass<number> {
+    create(value: number): DerivedClassFixedType {
+        return new DerivedClassFixedType(value);
+    }
+
+    method2(): DerivedClassFixedType {
+        return super.method2() as DerivedClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    method3(value: number): DerivedClassFixedType {
+        return super.method3(value) as DerivedClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    method5(value: number): DerivedClassFixedType {
+        return super.method5(value) as DerivedClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    ownMethod2() {
+        console.log(this);
+    }
+}
+
+class BaseClassFixedType extends BaseClass<string> {
+    create(value: string): BaseClassFixedType {
+        return new BaseClassFixedType(value);
+    }
+
+    method2(): BaseClassFixedType {
+        return super.method2() as BaseClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    method3(value: string): BaseClassFixedType {
+        return super.method3(value) as BaseClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    method5(value: string): BaseClassFixedType {
+        return super.method5(value) as BaseClassFixedType;
+    }
+
+    ownMethod3() {
+        console.log(this);
+    }
+}
+
+// --- BaseClass
+
+const bcString = new BaseClass("foo");
+const bcString1 = bcString.method1();
+const bcString2 = bcString.method2();
+const bcString3 = bcString.method3("bar");
+const bcString5 = bcString.method5(123);
+
+for (const instance of [bcString, bcString1, bcString2, bcString3, bcString5]) {
+    console.log(`instanceof: ${ instance instanceof BaseClass }; constructor.name: ${ instance.constructor.name }`);
+}
+
+// --- DerivedClass
+
+const dcString = new DerivedClass("foo");
+const dcString1 = dcString.method1();
+const dcString2 = dcString.method2();
+const dcString3 = dcString.method3("bar");
+const dcString5 = dcString.method5(123);
+
+for (const instance of [dcString, dcString1, dcString2, dcString3, dcString5]) {
+    console.log(`instanceof: ${ instance instanceof DerivedClass }; constructor.name: ${ instance.constructor.name }`);
+}
+
+dcString.ownMethod1();
+dcString1.ownMethod1();
+dcString2.ownMethod1();
+dcString3.ownMethod1();
+dcString5.ownMethod1();
+
+// --- DerivedClassFixedType
+
+const dcftString = new DerivedClassFixedType(123);
+const dcftString1 = dcftString.method1();
+const dcftString2 = dcftString.method2();
+const dcftString3 = dcftString.method3(456);
+const dcftString5 = dcftString.method5(123);
+
+for (const instance of [dcftString, dcftString1, dcftString2, dcftString3, dcftString5]) {
+    console.log(`instanceof: ${ instance instanceof DerivedClassFixedType }; constructor.name: ${ instance.constructor.name }`);
+}
+
+dcftString.ownMethod2();
+dcftString1.ownMethod2();
+dcftString2.ownMethod2();
+dcftString3.ownMethod2();
+dcftString5.ownMethod2();
+
+// --- BaseClassFixedType
+
+const bcftString = new BaseClassFixedType("foo");
+const bcftString1 = bcftString.method1();
+const bcftString2 = bcftString.method2();
+const bcftString3 = bcftString.method3("bar");
+const bcftString5 = bcftString.method5("baz");
+// const toBcStrign6 = bcftString.method5(123); // This won't work for now
+
+for (const instance of [bcftString, bcftString1, bcftString2, bcftString3, bcftString5]) {
+    console.log(`instanceof: ${ instance instanceof BaseClassFixedType }; constructor.name: ${ instance.constructor.name }`);
+}
+
+bcftString.ownMethod3();
+bcftString1.ownMethod3();
+bcftString2.ownMethod3();
+bcftString3.ownMethod3();
+bcftString5.ownMethod3();
diff --git a/src/streams/data-stream.ts b/src/streams/data-stream.ts
index 0d28516..e0a4e86 100644
--- a/src/streams/data-stream.ts
+++ b/src/streams/data-stream.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ export class DataStream<T> implements BaseStream<T>, AsyncIterable<T> {
         };
     }
 
+    create(): DataStream<T>;
+    create<U>(): DataStream<U>;
+    create<U>(): DataStream<U> {
+        return new DataStream<U>();
+    }
+
     map<U, W extends any[] = []>(callback: TransformFunction<T, U, W>, ...args: W): DataStream<U> {
         if (args?.length) {
             this.ifca.addTransform(this.injectArgsToCallback<U, typeof args>(callback, args));
@@ -70,6 +76,8 @@ export class DataStream<T> implements BaseStream<T>, AsyncIterable<T> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    flatMap<W extends any[] = []>(callback: TransformFunction<T, AnyIterable<T>, W>, ...args: W): DataStream<T>;
+    flatMap<U, W extends any[] = []>(callback: TransformFunction<T, AnyIterable<U>, W>, ...args: W): DataStream<U>
     flatMap<U, W extends any[] = []>(callback: TransformFunction<T, AnyIterable<U>, W>, ...args: W): DataStream<U> {
         return this.asNewFlattenedStream(this.map<AnyIterable<U>, W>(callback, ...args));
     }
@@ -214,7 +222,9 @@ export class DataStream<T> implements BaseStream<T>, AsyncIterable<T> {
         fromStream: W,
         onEndYield?: () => { yield: boolean, value?: U }
     ): DataStream<U> {
-        return DataStream.from((async function * (stream){
+        const newStream = this.create<U>();
+
+        newStream.read((async function * (stream){
             for await (const chunks of stream) {
                 yield* chunks;
             }
@@ -227,6 +237,8 @@ export class DataStream<T> implements BaseStream<T>, AsyncIterable<T> {
                 }
             }
         })(fromStream));
+
+        return newStream;
     }
 
     protected getReader(
diff --git a/src/streams/string-stream.ts b/src/streams/string-stream.ts
index 42543bd..6e24e60 100644
--- a/src/streams/string-stream.ts
+++ b/src/streams/string-stream.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,33 @@
 import { DataStream } from "./data-stream";
-import { AnyIterable } from "../types";
+import { AnyIterable, TransformFunction } from "../types";
 
 export class StringStream extends DataStream<string> {
 
+    create(): StringStream {
+        return new StringStream();
+    }
+
     split(splitBy: string) {
         const splitter = this.getSplitter(splitBy);
         const onEndYield = () => ({ yield: splitter.emitLastValue, value: splitter.lastValue });
 
-        return this.asNewFlattenedStream<string, DataStream<AnyIterable<string>>>(
+        return this.asNewFlattenedStream(
             this.map<AnyIterable<string>>(splitter.fn),
             onEndYield
         ) as StringStream;
     }
 
+    filter<W extends any[] = []>(callback: TransformFunction<string, Boolean, W>, ...args: W): StringStream {
+        return super.filter(callback, ...args) as StringStream;
+    }
+
+    flatMap<W extends any[] = []>(
+        callback: TransformFunction<string, AnyIterable<string>, W>,
+        ...args: W
+    ): StringStream {
+        return super.flatMap(callback, ...args) as StringStream;
+    }
+
     private getSplitter(splitBy: string) {
         const result: any = {
             emitLastValue: false,
diff --git a/test/streams/string/creation.spec.ts b/test/streams/string/creation.spec.ts
index ee76047..9c5d8fe 100644
--- a/test/streams/string/creation.spec.ts
+++ b/test/streams/string/creation.spec.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,66 @@ test("StringStream can be created via static from method", (t) => {
 
     t.true(stringStream instanceof StringStream);
 });
+
+test("StringStream split returns instance of StringStream", (t) => {
+    const stringStream = StringStream.from(["1", "2", "3", "4"]);
+    const newStream = stringStream.split("2");
+
+    console.log("split", newStream);
+
+    t.true(newStream instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+
+    const newStream2 = newStream.split("1");
+
+    console.log("split", newStream2);
+
+    t.true(newStream2 instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream2.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream2.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+});
+
+test("StringStream flatMap returns instance of StringStream", (t) => {
+    const stringStream = StringStream.from(["1", "2", "3", "4"]);
+    const newStream = stringStream.flatMap(chunk => [chunk]);
+
+    console.log("flatMap", newStream);
+
+    t.true(newStream instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+
+    const newStream2 = newStream.split("1");
+
+    console.log("split", newStream2);
+
+    t.true(newStream2 instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream2.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream2.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+});
+
+test("StringStream filter returns instance of StringStream", (t) => {
+    const stringStream = StringStream.from(["1", "2", "3", "4"]);
+    const newStream = stringStream.filter(chunk => parseInt(chunk, 10) % 2 === 0);
+
+    console.log("filter", newStream);
+
+    t.true(newStream instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+
+    const newStream2 = newStream.split("1");
+
+    console.log("split", newStream2);
+
+    t.true(newStream2 instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream2.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream2.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+});
+
+test("StringStream map returns instance of StringStream", (t) => {
+    const stringStream = StringStream.from(["1", "2", "3", "4"]);
+    const newStream = stringStream.map(chunk => `foo-${chunk}`);
+
+    console.log("map", newStream); // returns StringStream (since it returns this internally)
+    // newStream.split("3"); // static code analysis does not accept that since
+    // map should return DataStream (but it works at runtime)
+
+    t.true(newStream instanceof StringStream, `Should be an instance of StringStream, not ${newStream.constructor.name}`);
+    t.deepEqual(newStream.constructor.name, "StringStream");
+});
diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index c08846e..8f9f870 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "include": [
     "src",
     "test",
-    "bdd"
+    "bdd",
+    "samples"
   ]
 }