diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/converter/ConvertToXml.java b/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/converter/ConvertToXml.java
index 247714b..151e455 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/converter/ConvertToXml.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/converter/ConvertToXml.java
@@ -133,6 +133,23 @@ public XMLElement convertToXml(File file) throws IOException {
         return root;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Parses a binary PList from input stream and turns it into a XMLElement. The XMLElement
+     * is equivalent with a XML PList file parsed using NanoXML.
+     * 
+     * @param is bplist input stream to parse
+     * @return Returns the parsed XMLElement.
+     * @throws IOException If the file is not found
+     */
+    public XMLElement convertToXml(InputStream is) throws IOException {
+        // Convert the object table to XML and return it
+        XMLElement root = new XMLElement(new HashMap<String, char[]>(), false, false);
+        root.setName("plist");
+        root.setAttribute("version", "1.0");
+        convertObjectTableToXML(root, parser.parseObjectTable(is).get(0));
+        return root;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Parses a binary PList file and turns it into a XMLElement. The XMLElement
      * is equivalent with a XML PList file parsed using NanoXML.
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/parser/ElementParser.java b/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/parser/ElementParser.java
index c79b268..d34c7ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/parser/ElementParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/parser/ElementParser.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.*;
 
+
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.slf4j.*;
 
@@ -79,6 +80,69 @@ private List<BPListElement<?>> parseObjectTable(RandomAccessFile raf) throws IOE
         return parseObjectTable(new DataInputStream(stream), refCount);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse object table with an input stream. This method will not close
+     * the input stream for you.
+     *
+     * @param is
+     *            Input stream
+     * @return List of objects parsed
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             In case of an error
+     */
+    public List<BPListElement<?>> parseObjectTable(InputStream is) throws IOException{
+        // mimic using a raf but with a InputStream so that we can read from memory if wanted
+        // supports only input streams that allows reset()
+        //byte[] intBuffer = new byte[4];
+        //byte[] longBuffer = new byte[8];
+        //was going to extend RandomAccessFile but realise I can't initialize it without a real file
+        //assume that everything happens here were in memory or some other InputStream that has no File
+        byte[] readBuffer = new byte[1024];
+        int length = 0;
+        int readSize;
+        is.reset();
+        while((readSize = is.read(readBuffer, 0, 1024)) != -1){
+            length += readSize;
+        }
+        // read bpli and st00 from header
+        is.reset();
+        readSize = is.read(readBuffer, 0, 8);
+        if(readSize != 8){
+            throw new IOException("parseHeader: File too small to be a bplist.");
+        }
+        int bpli = ((readBuffer[0] & 0xFF) << 24) | ((readBuffer[1] & 0xFF) << 16) | ((readBuffer[2] & 0xFF) << 8) | (readBuffer[3] & 0xFF);
+        int st00 = ((readBuffer[4] & 0xFF) << 24) | ((readBuffer[5] & 0xFF) << 16) | ((readBuffer[6] & 0xFF) << 8) | (readBuffer[7] & 0xFF);
+        if ((bpli != 0x62706c69) || (st00 != 0x73743030)) {
+            throw new IOException("parseHeader: File does not start with 'bplist00' magic.");
+        }
+        // read refCount and topLevelOffset from trailer
+        is.reset();
+        is.skip(length - 32);
+        readSize = is.read(readBuffer, 0, 16);
+        if(readSize != 16){
+            throw new IOException("parseHeader: File too small to be a bplist.");
+        }
+        int refCount = ((readBuffer[12] & 0xFF) << 24) | ((readBuffer[13] & 0xFF) << 16) | ((readBuffer[14] & 0xFF) << 8) | (readBuffer[15] & 0xFF);
+        readSize = is.read(readBuffer, 0, 16);
+        if(readSize != 16){
+            throw new IOException("parseHeader: File too small to be a bplist.");
+        }
+        int topLevelOffset = ((readBuffer[12] & 0xFF) << 24) | ((readBuffer[13] & 0xFF) << 16) | ((readBuffer[14] & 0xFF) << 8) | (readBuffer[15] & 0xFF);
+        
+        is.reset();
+        is.skip(8);
+        // read all to memory
+        byte[] buf = new byte[topLevelOffset - 8];
+        readSize = is.read(buf, 0, topLevelOffset - 8);
+        if(readSize != (topLevelOffset - 8)){
+            throw new IOException("parseHeader: File too small to be a bplist.");
+        }
+        ByteArrayInputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(buf);
+        
+        return parseObjectTable(new DataInputStream(stream), refCount);
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Object Formats (marker byte followed by additional info in some cases)
      * <ul>
diff --git a/src/test/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/BinaryPListParserTest.java b/src/test/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/BinaryPListParserTest.java
index af7db49..736b1c2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/BinaryPListParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/nl/pvanassen/bplist/BinaryPListParserTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package nl.pvanassen.bplist;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import nl.pvanassen.bplist.converter.ConvertToXml;
@@ -20,12 +23,28 @@ private void test(String baseName) throws IOException {
         assertNotNull(xmlElement);
         assertEquals(FileHelper.getContent(baseName + ".result"), xmlElement.getChildren().get(0).toString());
     }
+
+    private void testInputStreamMode(String baseName) throws IOException {
+        //List<BPListElement<?>> elements = elementParser.parseObjectTable(new FileInputStream(FileHelper.getFile(baseName + ".bplist")));
+        byte[] copyBuffer = new byte[1024];
+        int copySize = 0;
+        FileInputStream testFile = new FileInputStream(FileHelper.getFile(baseName + ".bplist"));
+        ByteArrayOutputStream memory = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        while((copySize = testFile.read(copyBuffer, 0, 1024)) != -1){
+            memory.write(copyBuffer, 0, copySize);
+        }
+        testFile.close();
+        ByteArrayInputStream memoryStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(memory.toByteArray());
+        XMLElement xmlElement = convetToXml.convertToXml(memoryStream);
+        assertNotNull(xmlElement);
+        assertEquals(FileHelper.getContent(baseName + ".result"), xmlElement.getChildren().get(0).toString());
+    }
     
     @Test
     public void testAirplay() throws IOException {
         test("airplay");
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     public void testITunesSmall() throws IOException {
         test("iTunes-small");
@@ -48,5 +67,32 @@ public void testUID() throws IOException {
     public void testUTF16() throws IOException {
         test("utf16");
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeAirPlay() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("airplay");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeITunesSmall() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("iTunes-small");
+    }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeSample1() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("sample1");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeSample2() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("sample2");
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeUID() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("uid");
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testInputStreamModeUTF16() throws IOException {
+        testInputStreamMode("utf16");
+    }
 }