diff --git a/CHANGES/9963.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/9963.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c05ebab24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/9963.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Restored the ``FlowControlDataQueue`` class -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+This class is no longer used internally, and will be permanently removed in the next major version.
diff --git a/aiohttp/__init__.py b/aiohttp/__init__.py
index 4bac155c9d6..741b93a9b37 100644
--- a/aiohttp/__init__.py
+++ b/aiohttp/__init__.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     EMPTY_PAYLOAD as EMPTY_PAYLOAD,
     DataQueue as DataQueue,
     EofStream as EofStream,
+    FlowControlDataQueue as FlowControlDataQueue,
     StreamReader as StreamReader,
 )
 from .tracing import (
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
     "ConnectionTimeoutError",
     "ContentTypeError",
     "Fingerprint",
+    "FlowControlDataQueue",
     "InvalidURL",
     "InvalidUrlClientError",
     "InvalidUrlRedirectClientError",
diff --git a/aiohttp/streams.py b/aiohttp/streams.py
index 59aa1dd0c3b..b97846171b1 100644
--- a/aiohttp/streams.py
+++ b/aiohttp/streams.py
@@ -677,3 +677,46 @@ async def read(self) -> _T:
 
     def __aiter__(self) -> AsyncStreamIterator[_T]:
         return AsyncStreamIterator(self.read)
+
+
+class FlowControlDataQueue(DataQueue[_T]):
+    """FlowControlDataQueue resumes and pauses an underlying stream.
+
+    It is a destination for parsed data.
+
+    This class is deprecated and will be removed in version 4.0.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, protocol: BaseProtocol, limit: int, *, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(loop=loop)
+        self._size = 0
+        self._protocol = protocol
+        self._limit = limit * 2
+
+    def feed_data(self, data: _T, size: int = 0) -> None:
+        super().feed_data(data, size)
+        self._size += size
+
+        if self._size > self._limit and not self._protocol._reading_paused:
+            self._protocol.pause_reading()
+
+    async def read(self) -> _T:
+        if not self._buffer and not self._eof:
+            assert not self._waiter
+            self._waiter = self._loop.create_future()
+            try:
+                await self._waiter
+            except (asyncio.CancelledError, asyncio.TimeoutError):
+                self._waiter = None
+                raise
+        if self._buffer:
+            data, size = self._buffer.popleft()
+            self._size -= size
+            if self._size < self._limit and self._protocol._reading_paused:
+                self._protocol.resume_reading()
+            return data
+        if self._exception is not None:
+            raise self._exception
+        raise EofStream
diff --git a/tests/test_flowcontrol_streams.py b/tests/test_flowcontrol_streams.py
index 08f6be21a2c..68e623b6dd7 100644
--- a/tests/test_flowcontrol_streams.py
+++ b/tests/test_flowcontrol_streams.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ def stream(loop, protocol):
     return streams.StreamReader(protocol, limit=1, loop=loop)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def buffer(loop, protocol: mock.Mock) -> streams.FlowControlDataQueue:
+    out = streams.FlowControlDataQueue(protocol, limit=1, loop=loop)
+    out._allow_pause = True
+    return out
+
+
 class TestFlowControlStreamReader:
     async def test_read(self, stream) -> None:
         stream.feed_data(b"da", 2)
@@ -103,3 +111,72 @@ async def test_read_nowait(self, stream) -> None:
         res = stream.read_nowait(5)
         assert res == b""
         assert stream._protocol.resume_reading.call_count == 1  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+
+async def test_flow_control_data_queue_waiter_cancelled(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the waiter is cancelled it is cleared."""
+    task = asyncio.create_task(buffer.read())
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    assert buffer._waiter is not None
+    buffer._waiter.cancel()
+
+    with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await task
+    assert buffer._waiter is None
+
+
+async def test_flow_control_data_queue_has_buffer(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test reading from the buffer."""
+    data = object()
+    buffer.feed_data(data, 100)
+    assert buffer._size == 100
+    read_data = await buffer.read()
+    assert read_data is data
+    assert buffer._size == 0
+
+
+async def test_flow_control_data_queue_read_with_exception(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test reading when the buffer is empty and an exception is set."""
+    buffer.set_exception(ValueError("unique_string"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="unique_string"):
+        await buffer.read()
+
+
+def test_flow_control_data_queue_feed_pause(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test feeding data and pausing the reader."""
+    buffer._protocol._reading_paused = False
+    buffer.feed_data(object(), 100)
+    assert buffer._protocol.pause_reading.called
+
+    buffer._protocol._reading_paused = True
+    buffer._protocol.pause_reading.reset_mock()
+    buffer.feed_data(object(), 100)
+    assert not buffer._protocol.pause_reading.called
+
+
+async def test_flow_control_data_queue_resume_on_read(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the reader is resumed when reading."""
+    buffer.feed_data(object(), 100)
+
+    buffer._protocol._reading_paused = True
+    await buffer.read()
+    assert buffer._protocol.resume_reading.called
+
+
+async def test_flow_control_data_queue_read_eof(
+    buffer: streams.FlowControlDataQueue,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that reading after eof raises EofStream."""
+    buffer.feed_eof()
+    with pytest.raises(streams.EofStream):
+        await buffer.read()