diff --git a/src/GitlabAdapter.php b/src/GitlabAdapter.php
index 00c4f28..9633206 100644
--- a/src/GitlabAdapter.php
+++ b/src/GitlabAdapter.php
@@ -147,7 +147,17 @@ public function read(string $path): string
      */
     public function readStream(string $path)
     {
-        throw new UnableToCreateStream(get_class($this).' Gitlab API does not support reading a file into a stream.');
+        if (false === ($fp = fopen('php://memory', 'r+'))) {
+            throw UnableToReadFile::fromLocation($path, 'Unable to open memory stream');
+        }
+
+        if (false === fwrite($fp, $this->read($path))) {
+            throw UnableToReadFile::fromLocation($path, 'Unable to write stream');
+        }
+
+        fseek($fp, 0);
+
+        return $fp;
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/UnableToCreateStream.php b/src/UnableToCreateStream.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bdea3e..0000000
--- a/src/UnableToCreateStream.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace RoyVoetman\FlysystemGitlab;
-
-use League\Flysystem\FilesystemOperationFailed;
-use RuntimeException;
-
-/**
- * Class UnableToCreateStream
- *
- * @package RoyVoetman\FlysystemGitlab
- */
-final class UnableToCreateStream extends RuntimeException implements FilesystemOperationFailed
-{
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function operation(): string
-    {
-        return FilesystemOperationFailed::OPERATION_READ;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/GitlabAdapterTest.php b/tests/GitlabAdapterTest.php
index 2d0ba17..1ebc237 100644
--- a/tests/GitlabAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/GitlabAdapterTest.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use League\Flysystem\UnableToWriteFile;
 use RoyVoetman\FlysystemGitlab\Client;
 use RoyVoetman\FlysystemGitlab\GitlabAdapter;
-use RoyVoetman\FlysystemGitlab\UnableToCreateStream;
 
 class GitlabAdapterTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -74,11 +73,12 @@ public function it_can_read_a_file()
     /**
      * @test
      */
-    public function it_throws_when_reading_a_file_into_a_stream()
+    public function it_can_read_a_file_into_a_stream()
     {
-        $this->expectException(UnableToCreateStream::class);
+        $stream = $this->gitlabAdapter->readStream('README.md');
 
-        $this->gitlabAdapter->readStream('README.md');
+        $this->assertIsResource($stream);
+        $this->assertEquals(stream_get_contents($stream, null, 0), $this->gitlabAdapter->read('README.md'));
     }
 
     /**