diff --git a/src/FlatFile.Core/IFlatFileMultiEngine.cs b/src/FlatFile.Core/IFlatFileMultiEngine.cs
index a47b36d..e61dd4d 100644
--- a/src/FlatFile.Core/IFlatFileMultiEngine.cs
+++ b/src/FlatFile.Core/IFlatFileMultiEngine.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public interface IFlatFileMultiEngine : IFlatFileEngine
         /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
         void Read(Stream stream);
         /// <summary>
+        /// Reads the specified stream reader.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="streamReader">The stream reader.</param>
+        void Read(StreamReader streamReader);
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets any records of type <typeparamref name="T"/> read by <see cref="Read"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
diff --git a/src/FlatFile.FixedLength/Implementation/FixedLengthFileMultiEngine.cs b/src/FlatFile.FixedLength/Implementation/FixedLengthFileMultiEngine.cs
index 360e4f5..59f4477 100644
--- a/src/FlatFile.FixedLength/Implementation/FixedLengthFileMultiEngine.cs
+++ b/src/FlatFile.FixedLength/Implementation/FixedLengthFileMultiEngine.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,27 @@ protected override bool TryParseLine<TEntity>(string line, int lineNumber, ref T
         public void Read(Stream stream)
         {
             var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+            ReadInternal(reader);
+        }
+                
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads the specified stream reader.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="streamReader">The stream reader.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ParseLineException">Impossible to parse line</exception>
+        public void Read(StreamReader reader)
+        {
+            ReadInternal(reader);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Internal method (private) to read from streamreader instead of stream
+        /// This way the client code have a way to specify encoding.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="reader">The stream reader to read.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ParseLineException">Impossible to parse line</exception>
+        private void ReadInternal(StreamReader reader)
+        {
             string line;
             var lineNumber = 0;