diff --git a/compressing_reader.go b/compressing_reader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8df0dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compressing_reader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+package lz4
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4/internal/lz4block"
+	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4/internal/lz4errors"
+	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4/internal/lz4stream"
+)
+
+type crState int
+
+const (
+	crStateInitial crState = iota
+	crStateReading 
+	crStateFlushing
+	crStateDone
+)
+
+type CompressingReader struct {
+	state crState
+	src io.ReadCloser // source reader
+	level lz4block.CompressionLevel // how hard to try
+	frame *lz4stream.Frame // frame being built
+	in []byte
+	out ovWriter
+	handler func(int)
+}
+
+// NewCompressingReader creates a reader which reads compressed data from
+// raw stream. This makes it a logical opposite of a normal lz4.Reader.
+// We require an io.ReadCloser as an underlying source for compatibility
+// with Go's http.Request.
+func NewCompressingReader(src io.ReadCloser) *CompressingReader {
+	zrd := &CompressingReader {
+		frame: lz4stream.NewFrame(),
+	}
+
+	_ = zrd.Apply(DefaultBlockSizeOption, DefaultChecksumOption, defaultOnBlockDone)
+	zrd.Reset(src)
+
+	return zrd
+}
+
+// Source exposes the underlying source stream for introspection and control.
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) Source() io.ReadCloser {
+	return zrd.src
+}
+
+// Close simply invokes the underlying stream Close method. This method is
+// provided for the benefit of Go http client/server, which relies on Close
+// for goroutine termination.
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) Close() error {
+	return zrd.src.Close()
+}
+
+// Apply applies useful options to the lz4 encoder.
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) Apply(options ...Option) (err error) {
+	if zrd.state != crStateInitial {
+		return lz4errors.ErrOptionClosedOrError
+	}
+
+	zrd.Reset(zrd.src)
+
+	for _, o := range options {
+		if err = o(zrd); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (*CompressingReader) private() {}
+
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) init() error {
+	zrd.frame.InitW(&zrd.out, 1, false)
+	size := zrd.frame.Descriptor.Flags.BlockSizeIndex()
+	zrd.in = size.Get()
+	return zrd.frame.Descriptor.Write(zrd.frame, &zrd.out)
+}
+
+// Read allows reading of lz4 compressed data
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			zrd.state = crStateDone
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if !zrd.out.reset(p) {
+		return len(p), nil
+	}
+
+	switch zrd.state {
+	case crStateInitial:
+		err = zrd.init()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		zrd.state = crStateReading
+	case crStateDone:
+		return 0, errors.New("This reader is done")
+	case crStateFlushing:
+		if zrd.out.dataPos > 0 {
+			n = zrd.out.dataPos
+			zrd.out.data = nil
+			zrd.out.dataPos = 0
+			return
+		} else {
+			zrd.state = crStateDone
+			return 0, io.EOF
+		}
+	}
+
+	for zrd.state == crStateReading {
+		block := zrd.frame.Blocks.Block
+
+		var rCount int
+		rCount, err = io.ReadFull(zrd.src, zrd.in)
+		switch err {
+		case nil:
+			err = block.Compress(
+				zrd.frame, zrd.in[ : rCount], zrd.level,
+			).Write(zrd.frame, &zrd.out)
+			zrd.handler(len(block.Data))
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if zrd.out.dataPos == len(zrd.out.data) {
+				n = zrd.out.dataPos
+				zrd.out.dataPos = 0
+				zrd.out.data = nil
+				return
+			}
+		case io.EOF, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF: // read may be partial
+			if rCount > 0 {
+				err = block.Compress(
+					zrd.frame, zrd.in[ : rCount], zrd.level,
+				).Write(zrd.frame, &zrd.out)
+				zrd.handler(len(block.Data))
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			err = zrd.frame.CloseW(&zrd.out, 1)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			zrd.state = crStateFlushing
+
+			n = zrd.out.dataPos
+			zrd.out.dataPos = 0
+			zrd.out.data = nil
+			return
+		default:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = lz4errors.ErrInternalUnhandledState
+	return
+}
+
+// Reset makes the stream usable again; mostly handy to reuse lz4 encoder
+// instances.
+func (zrd *CompressingReader) Reset(src io.ReadCloser) {
+	zrd.frame.Reset(1)
+	zrd.state = crStateInitial
+	zrd.src = src
+	zrd.out.clear()
+}
+
+type ovWriter struct {
+	data []byte
+	ov []byte
+	dataPos int
+	ovPos int
+}
+
+func (wr *ovWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	count := copy(wr.data[wr.dataPos : ], p)
+	wr.dataPos += count
+
+	if count < len(p) {
+		wr.ov = append(wr.ov, p[count : ]...)
+	}
+
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func (wr *ovWriter) reset(out []byte) bool {
+	ovRem := len(wr.ov) - wr.ovPos
+
+	if ovRem >= len(out) {
+		wr.ovPos += copy(out, wr.ov[wr.ovPos : ])
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if ovRem > 0 {
+		copy(out, wr.ov[wr.ovPos : ])
+		wr.ov = wr.ov[ : 0]
+		wr.ovPos = 0
+		wr.dataPos = ovRem
+	} else if wr.ovPos > 0 {
+		wr.ov = wr.ov[ : 0]
+		wr.ovPos = 0
+		wr.dataPos = 0
+	}
+
+	wr.data = out
+	return true
+}
+
+func (wr *ovWriter) clear() {
+	wr.data = nil
+	wr.dataPos = 0
+	wr.ov = wr.ov[ : 0]
+	wr.ovPos = 0
+}
diff --git a/compressing_reader_test.go b/compressing_reader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..705ff4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compressing_reader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package lz4_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4"
+)
+
+func TestCompressingReader(t *testing.T) {
+	goldenFiles := []string{
+		"testdata/e.txt",
+		"testdata/gettysburg.txt",
+		"testdata/Mark.Twain-Tom.Sawyer.txt",
+		"testdata/Mark.Twain-Tom.Sawyer_long.txt",
+		"testdata/pg1661.txt",
+		"testdata/pi.txt",
+		"testdata/random.data",
+		"testdata/repeat.txt",
+		"testdata/issue102.data",
+	}
+
+	for _, fname := range goldenFiles {
+		for _, option := range []lz4.Option{
+			lz4.BlockChecksumOption(true),
+			lz4.SizeOption(123),
+		} {
+			label := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", fname, option)
+			t.Run(label, func(t *testing.T) {
+				fname := fname
+				option := option
+				t.Parallel()
+
+				raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				r := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(raw))
+
+				// Compress.
+				zcomp := lz4.NewCompressingReader(r)
+				if err := zcomp.Apply(option, lz4.CompressionLevelOption(lz4.Level1)); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				zout, err := ioutil.ReadAll(zcomp)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				// Uncompress.
+				zr := lz4.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(zout))
+				out, err := ioutil.ReadAll(zr)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				// The uncompressed data must be the same as the initial input.
+				if got, want := len(out), len(raw); got != want {
+					t.Errorf("invalid sizes: got %d; want %d", got, want)
+				}
+
+				if !bytes.Equal(out, raw) {
+					t.Fatal("uncompressed data does not match original")
+				}
+
+				if strings.Contains(option.String(), "SizeOption") {
+					if got, want := zr.Size(), 123; got != want {
+						t.Errorf("invalid sizes: got %d; want %d", got, want)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 46a8738..57a44e7 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ func BlockSizeOption(size BlockSize) Option {
 			}
 			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.BlockSizeIndexSet(lz4block.Index(size))
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			size := uint32(size)
+			if !lz4block.IsValid(size) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %d", lz4errors.ErrOptionInvalidBlockSize, size)
+			}
+			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.BlockSizeIndexSet(lz4block.Index(size))
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}
@@ -72,6 +79,9 @@ func BlockChecksumOption(flag bool) Option {
 		case *Writer:
 			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.BlockChecksumSet(flag)
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.BlockChecksumSet(flag)
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}
@@ -87,6 +97,9 @@ func ChecksumOption(flag bool) Option {
 		case *Writer:
 			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.ContentChecksumSet(flag)
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.ContentChecksumSet(flag)
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}
@@ -104,6 +117,10 @@ func SizeOption(size uint64) Option {
 			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.SizeSet(size > 0)
 			w.frame.Descriptor.ContentSize = size
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			w.frame.Descriptor.Flags.SizeSet(size > 0)
+			w.frame.Descriptor.ContentSize = size
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}
@@ -162,6 +179,14 @@ func CompressionLevelOption(level CompressionLevel) Option {
 			}
 			w.level = lz4block.CompressionLevel(level)
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			switch level {
+			case Fast, Level1, Level2, Level3, Level4, Level5, Level6, Level7, Level8, Level9:
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: %d", lz4errors.ErrOptionInvalidCompressionLevel, level)
+			}
+			w.level = lz4block.CompressionLevel(level)
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}
@@ -186,6 +211,9 @@ func OnBlockDoneOption(handler func(size int)) Option {
 		case *Reader:
 			rw.handler = handler
 			return nil
+		case *CompressingReader:
+			rw.handler = handler
+			return nil
 		}
 		return lz4errors.ErrOptionNotApplicable
 	}