diff --git a/src/libuv/Pipe.zig b/src/libuv/Pipe.zig
index 24feb9a74..30f916013 100644
--- a/src/libuv/Pipe.zig
+++ b/src/libuv/Pipe.zig
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ test "Pipe" {
 
     // Set our data that we'll use to assert
     var data: TestData = .{};
+    defer data.deinit();
     writer.setData(&data);
 
     // Write
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ test "Pipe" {
         &[_][]const u8{
             "hello",
         },
-        callback,
+        TestData.write,
     );
 
     // Run write and verify success
@@ -118,19 +119,49 @@ test "Pipe" {
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(u8, 1), data.count);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 0), data.status);
 
+    // Read
+    try reader.readStart(TestData.alloc, TestData.read);
+    reader.setData(&data);
+    _ = try loop.run(.once);
+
+    // Check our data
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 5), data.data.items.len);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("hello", data.data.items);
+
     // End
+    reader.readStop();
     reader.close(null);
     writer.close(null);
     _ = try loop.run(.default);
 }
 
+/// Logic for testing read/write of pipes.
 const TestData = struct {
     count: u8 = 0,
     status: i32 = 0,
-};
+    data: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 
-fn callback(req: *WriteReq, status: i32) void {
-    var data = req.handle(Pipe).?.getData(TestData).?;
-    data.count += 1;
-    data.status = status;
-}
+    fn deinit(self: *TestData) void {
+        self.data.deinit(testing.allocator);
+        self.* = undefined;
+    }
+
+    fn write(req: *WriteReq, status: i32) void {
+        var data = req.handle(Pipe).?.getData(TestData).?;
+        data.count += 1;
+        data.status = status;
+    }
+
+    fn alloc(_: *Pipe, size: usize) ?[]u8 {
+        return testing.allocator.alloc(u8, size) catch null;
+    }
+
+    fn read(h: *Pipe, n: isize, buf: []const u8) void {
+        var data = h.getData(TestData).?;
+        data.data.appendSlice(
+            testing.allocator,
+            buf[0..@intCast(usize, n)],
+        ) catch unreachable;
+        testing.allocator.free(buf);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/libuv/stream.zig b/src/libuv/stream.zig
index d71e82fe1..59518e3c2 100644
--- a/src/libuv/stream.zig
+++ b/src/libuv/stream.zig
@@ -62,6 +62,65 @@ pub fn Stream(comptime T: type) type {
                 Wrapper.callback,
             ));
         }
+
+        /// Read data from an incoming stream. The uv_read_cb callback will
+        /// be made several times until there is no more data to read or
+        /// uv_read_stop() is called.
+        pub fn readStart(
+            self: T,
+            comptime alloc_cb: fn (self: *T, size: usize) ?[]u8,
+            comptime read_cb: fn (self: *T, nread: isize, buf: []const u8) void,
+        ) !void {
+            const Wrapper = struct {
+                fn alloc(
+                    cbhandle: [*c]c.uv_handle_t,
+                    cbsize: usize,
+                    buf: [*c]c.uv_buf_t,
+                ) callconv(.C) void {
+                    var param: T = .{ .handle = @ptrCast(HandleType, cbhandle) };
+                    const result = @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, alloc_cb, .{
+                        &param,
+                        cbsize,
+                    });
+
+                    if (result) |slice| {
+                        buf.* = @bitCast(c.uv_buf_t, slice);
+                    } else {
+                        buf.*.base = null;
+                        buf.*.len = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                fn read(
+                    cbhandle: [*c]c.uv_stream_t,
+                    cbnread: isize,
+                    cbbuf: [*c]const c.uv_buf_t,
+                ) callconv(.C) void {
+                    var param: T = .{ .handle = @ptrCast(HandleType, cbhandle) };
+                    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, read_cb, .{
+                        &param,
+                        cbnread,
+                        @bitCast([]const u8, cbbuf.*),
+                    });
+                }
+            };
+
+            try errors.convertError(c.uv_read_start(
+                @ptrCast(*c.uv_stream_t, self.handle),
+                Wrapper.alloc,
+                Wrapper.read,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        /// Stop reading data from the stream. The uv_read_cb callback will
+        /// no longer be called.
+        ///
+        /// This function is idempotent and may be safely called on a stopped
+        /// stream.
+        pub fn readStop(self: T) void {
+            // Docs say we can ignore this result.
+            _ = c.uv_read_stop(@ptrCast(*c.uv_stream_t, self.handle));
+        }
     };
 }