diff --git a/benches/read_entry.rs b/benches/read_entry.rs
index 8fd4ef3a5..c936ed458 100644
--- a/benches/read_entry.rs
+++ b/benches/read_entry.rs
@@ -37,5 +37,37 @@ fn read_entry(bench: &mut Bencher) {
     bench.bytes = size as u64;
 }
 
-benchmark_group!(benches, read_entry);
+fn read_entry_iterable(bench: &mut Bencher) {
+    use zip::read::Config;
+    use zip::read::IterableZip;
+    let size = 1024 * 1024;
+    let bytes = generate_random_archive(size);
+    let mut archive =
+        IterableZip::try_new(Cursor::new(bytes.as_slice()), Config::default()).unwrap();
+
+    bench.iter(|| {
+        let file = archive
+            .files()
+            .unwrap()
+            .find(|f| {
+                let file = f.as_ref().unwrap();
+                let filename = &*file.file_name;
+                filename == "random.dat"
+            })
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+        let mut file_reader = archive.by_file_data(&file, Default::default()).unwrap();
+        loop {
+            let n = file_reader.read(&mut buf).unwrap();
+            if n == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    bench.bytes = size as u64;
+}
+
+benchmark_group!(benches, read_entry, read_entry_iterable);
 benchmark_main!(benches);
diff --git a/src/read.rs b/src/read.rs
index 13b088307..56b447dc2 100644
--- a/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/read.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ pub(crate) mod stream;
 
 pub(crate) mod magic_finder;
 
+/// Iterable zip
+pub mod iterable_zip;
+pub use iterable_zip::IterableZip;
+
 /// Immutable metadata about a `ZipArchive`.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ZipArchiveMetadata {
diff --git a/src/read/iterable_zip.rs b/src/read/iterable_zip.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b1141736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/read/iterable_zip.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+//! Iterable zip reader
+
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom},
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    read::{
+        central_header_to_zip_file, find_content, make_crypto_reader, make_reader,
+        unsupported_zip_error, CentralDirectoryInfo, Config, ZipFile,
+    },
+    result::{ZipError, ZipResult},
+    spec,
+    types::ZipFileData,
+    ZipReadOptions,
+};
+
+/// Iterable version of ZipArchive
+pub struct IterableZip<R> {
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub(crate) config: Config,
+    pub(crate) iterable_files: IterableZipFiles<R>,
+}
+impl<R: Read + Seek> IterableZip<R> {
+    /// Try to create a new zip archive
+    pub fn try_new(reader: R, config: Config) -> ZipResult<IterableZip<R>> {
+        Self::with_config(config, reader)
+    }
+
+    fn with_config(config: Config, mut reader: R) -> ZipResult<IterableZip<R>> {
+        let file_len = reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(0))?;
+        let mut end_exclusive = file_len;
+        let mut last_err = None;
+
+        let central_directory = loop {
+            let cde = match spec::find_central_directory(
+                &mut reader,
+                config.archive_offset,
+                end_exclusive,
+                file_len,
+            ) {
+                Ok(cde) => cde,
+                Err(e) => return Err(last_err.unwrap_or(e)),
+            };
+
+            match CentralDirectoryInfo::try_from(&cde) {
+                Ok(info) => break info,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    last_err = Some(e);
+                    end_exclusive = cde.eocd.position;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        // If the parsed number of files is greater than the offset then
+        // something fishy is going on and we shouldn't trust number_of_files.
+        if central_directory.number_of_files > central_directory.directory_start as usize {
+            return unsupported_zip_error("Fishy error :)");
+        }
+
+        if central_directory.disk_number != central_directory.disk_with_central_directory {
+            return unsupported_zip_error("Support for multi-disk files is not implemented");
+        }
+
+        let iterable_shared = IterableZipFiles::try_new(reader, central_directory)?;
+
+        Ok(IterableZip {
+            config,
+            iterable_files: iterable_shared,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Get the file as an iterator
+    pub fn files(&mut self) -> ZipResult<&mut IterableZipFiles<R>> {
+        self.iterable_files.reset()?;
+        Ok(&mut self.iterable_files)
+    }
+
+    /// Get a contained file by index with options.
+    pub fn by_file_data<'data>(
+        &'data mut self,
+        data: &'data ZipFileData,
+        mut options: ZipReadOptions<'_>,
+    ) -> ZipResult<ZipFile<'data, R>> {
+        if options.ignore_encryption_flag {
+            // Always use no password when we're ignoring the encryption flag.
+            options.password = None;
+        } else {
+            // Require and use the password only if the file is encrypted.
+            match (options.password, data.encrypted) {
+                (None, true) => {
+                    return Err(ZipError::UnsupportedArchive(ZipError::PASSWORD_REQUIRED))
+                }
+                // Password supplied, but none needed! Discard.
+                (Some(_), false) => options.password = None,
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        let limit_reader = find_content(data, &mut self.iterable_files.reader)?;
+
+        let crypto_reader =
+            make_crypto_reader(data, limit_reader, options.password, data.aes_mode)?;
+
+        Ok(ZipFile {
+            data: Cow::Borrowed(data),
+            reader: make_reader(
+                data.compression_method,
+                data.uncompressed_size,
+                data.crc32,
+                crypto_reader,
+                #[cfg(feature = "legacy-zip")]
+                data.flags,
+            )?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Iterable Files
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct IterableZipFiles<R> {
+    reader: R,
+    central_directory: CentralDirectoryInfo,
+    current_file: usize,
+}
+
+impl<R: Read + Seek> IterableZipFiles<R> {
+    /// Try to create an iterable of files
+    pub(crate) fn try_new(
+        mut reader: R,
+        central_directory: CentralDirectoryInfo,
+    ) -> ZipResult<Self> {
+        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(central_directory.directory_start))?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            reader,
+            central_directory,
+            current_file: 0,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn reset(&mut self) -> ZipResult<()> {
+        self.current_file = 0;
+        self.reader
+            .seek(SeekFrom::Start(self.central_directory.directory_start))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Read + Seek> Iterator for IterableZipFiles<R> {
+    type Item = ZipResult<ZipFileData>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.current_file >= self.central_directory.number_of_files {
+            return None;
+        }
+        self.current_file += 1;
+        Some(central_header_to_zip_file(
+            &mut self.reader,
+            &self.central_directory,
+        ))
+    }
+}