diff --git a/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs b/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
index 144c870dfa..e9ab56e11c 100644
--- a/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ async fn logging_rejections() {
         rejection_type: String,
     }
 
-    let events = capture_tracing::<RejectionEvent, _, _>(|| async {
+    let events = capture_tracing::<RejectionEvent, _>(|| async {
         let app = Router::new()
             .route("/extension", get(|_: Extension<Infallible>| async {}))
             .route("/string", post(|_: String| async {}));
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ async fn logging_rejections() {
             StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         );
     })
+    .with_filter("axum::rejection=trace")
     .await;
 
     assert_eq!(
diff --git a/axum/src/serve.rs b/axum/src/serve.rs
index e2b974cfbe..1ba9a1452c 100644
--- a/axum/src/serve.rs
+++ b/axum/src/serve.rs
@@ -213,61 +213,8 @@ where
     type IntoFuture = private::ServeFuture;
 
     fn into_future(self) -> Self::IntoFuture {
-        private::ServeFuture(Box::pin(async move {
-            let Self {
-                tcp_listener,
-                mut make_service,
-                tcp_nodelay,
-                _marker: _,
-            } = self;
-
-            loop {
-                let (tcp_stream, remote_addr) = match tcp_accept(&tcp_listener).await {
-                    Some(conn) => conn,
-                    None => continue,
-                };
-
-                if let Some(nodelay) = tcp_nodelay {
-                    if let Err(err) = tcp_stream.set_nodelay(nodelay) {
-                        trace!("failed to set TCP_NODELAY on incoming connection: {err:#}");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                let tcp_stream = TokioIo::new(tcp_stream);
-
-                poll_fn(|cx| make_service.poll_ready(cx))
-                    .await
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|err| match err {});
-
-                let tower_service = make_service
-                    .call(IncomingStream {
-                        tcp_stream: &tcp_stream,
-                        remote_addr,
-                    })
-                    .await
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|err| match err {})
-                    .map_request(|req: Request<Incoming>| req.map(Body::new));
-
-                let hyper_service = TowerToHyperService::new(tower_service);
-
-                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    match Builder::new(TokioExecutor::new())
-                        // upgrades needed for websockets
-                        .serve_connection_with_upgrades(tcp_stream, hyper_service)
-                        .await
-                    {
-                        Ok(()) => {}
-                        Err(_err) => {
-                            // This error only appears when the client doesn't send a request and
-                            // terminate the connection.
-                            //
-                            // If client sends one request then terminate connection whenever, it doesn't
-                            // appear.
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        }))
+        self.with_graceful_shutdown(std::future::pending())
+            .into_future()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/axum/src/test_helpers/tracing_helpers.rs b/axum/src/test_helpers/tracing_helpers.rs
index 2240717ee4..96abe5102e 100644
--- a/axum/src/test_helpers/tracing_helpers.rs
+++ b/axum/src/test_helpers/tracing_helpers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 use crate::util::AxumMutex;
-use std::{future::Future, io, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    future::{Future, IntoFuture},
+    io,
+    marker::PhantomData,
+    pin::Pin,
+    sync::Arc,
+};
 
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize};
+use tracing::instrument::WithSubscriber;
 use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
 use tracing_subscriber::{filter::Targets, fmt::MakeWriter};
 
@@ -14,36 +21,69 @@ pub(crate) struct TracingEvent<T> {
 }
 
 /// Run an async closure and capture the tracing output it produces.
-pub(crate) async fn capture_tracing<T, F, Fut>(f: F) -> Vec<TracingEvent<T>>
+pub(crate) fn capture_tracing<T, F>(f: F) -> CaptureTracing<T, F>
 where
-    F: Fn() -> Fut,
-    Fut: Future,
     T: DeserializeOwned,
 {
-    let (make_writer, handle) = TestMakeWriter::new();
-
-    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(
-        tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
-            .with_writer(make_writer)
-            .with_target(true)
-            .without_time()
-            .with_ansi(false)
-            .json()
-            .flatten_event(false)
-            .with_filter("axum=trace".parse::<Targets>().unwrap()),
-    );
-
-    let guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
-
-    f().await;
-
-    drop(guard);
-
-    handle
-        .take()
-        .lines()
-        .map(|line| serde_json::from_str(line).unwrap())
-        .collect()
+    CaptureTracing {
+        f,
+        filter: None,
+        _phantom: PhantomData,
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct CaptureTracing<T, F> {
+    f: F,
+    filter: Option<Targets>,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<fn() -> T>,
+}
+
+impl<T, F> CaptureTracing<T, F> {
+    pub(crate) fn with_filter(mut self, filter_string: &str) -> Self {
+        self.filter = Some(filter_string.parse().unwrap());
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, F, Fut> IntoFuture for CaptureTracing<T, F>
+where
+    F: Fn() -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    Fut: Future + Send,
+    T: DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    type Output = Vec<TracingEvent<T>>;
+    type IntoFuture = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Self::Output> + Send>>;
+
+    fn into_future(self) -> Self::IntoFuture {
+        let Self { f, filter, .. } = self;
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let (make_writer, handle) = TestMakeWriter::new();
+
+            let filter = filter.unwrap_or_else(|| "axum=trace".parse().unwrap());
+            let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(
+                tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+                    .with_writer(make_writer)
+                    .with_target(true)
+                    .without_time()
+                    .with_ansi(false)
+                    .json()
+                    .flatten_event(false)
+                    .with_filter(filter),
+            );
+
+            let guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+
+            f().with_current_subscriber().await;
+
+            drop(guard);
+
+            handle
+                .take()
+                .lines()
+                .map(|line| serde_json::from_str(line).unwrap())
+                .collect()
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 struct TestMakeWriter {