diff --git a/src/Exception/OutOfBoundsException.php b/src/Exception/OutOfBoundsException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f745b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/OutOfBoundsException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception;
+
+class OutOfBoundsException extends PdfParserException {}
diff --git a/src/Stream/FileStream.php b/src/Stream/FileStream.php
index 498c54f0..0fd49279 100644
--- a/src/Stream/FileStream.php
+++ b/src/Stream/FileStream.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\RuntimeException;
 
-class FileStream extends AbstractStream {
+class FileStream extends AbstractStream implements PrimaryStream {
     /** @var resource */
     private readonly mixed $handle;
 
diff --git a/src/Stream/InMemoryStream.php b/src/Stream/InMemoryStream.php
index f3eb2c38..5c8d596b 100644
--- a/src/Stream/InMemoryStream.php
+++ b/src/Stream/InMemoryStream.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Document\Generic\Marker;
 use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 
-class InMemoryStream extends AbstractStream {
+class InMemoryStream extends AbstractStream implements PrimaryStream {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly string $content,
     ) {}
diff --git a/src/Stream/Meta/BoundedStream.php b/src/Stream/Meta/BoundedStream.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8999e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stream/Meta/BoundedStream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\Meta;
+
+use Override;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Document\CMap\ToUnicode\ToUnicodeCMapOperator;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Document\Generic\Character\DelimiterCharacter;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Document\Generic\Character\WhitespaceCharacter;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Document\Generic\Marker;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\NotImplementedException;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\OutOfBoundsException;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\AbstractStream;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\PrimaryStream;
+
+class BoundedStream extends AbstractStream implements DerivedStream {
+    /** @throws InvalidArgumentException|OutOfBoundsException */
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly PrimaryStream $primaryStream,
+        private readonly int $offsetStart,
+        private readonly int $offsetEnd,
+    ) {
+        if ($this->offsetEnd < $this->offsetStart) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('OffsetEnd should be bigger than offsetStart');
+        }
+
+        if ($this->offsetStart > $this->primaryStream->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException('Start of bounded stream should be within parent stream length');
+        }
+
+        if ($this->offsetEnd > $this->primaryStream->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException('End of bounded stream should be within parent stream length');
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    public function getSizeInBytes(): int {
+        return $this->offsetEnd - $this->offsetStart;
+    }
+
+    /** @throws OutOfBoundsException */
+    #[Override]
+    public function read(int $from, int $nrOfBytes): string {
+        if ($from + $nrOfBytes > $this->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException(sprintf('Stream is only %d bytes long, trying to read %d bytes from offset %d', $this->getSizeInBytes(), $nrOfBytes, $from));
+        }
+
+        return $this->primaryStream
+            ->read($this->offsetStart + $from, $nrOfBytes);
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    public function slice(int $startByteOffset, int $endByteOffset): string {
+        if ($startByteOffset > $this->getSizeInBytes() || $endByteOffset > $this->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException();
+        }
+
+        return $this->primaryStream
+            ->read($this->offsetStart + $startByteOffset, $endByteOffset - $startByteOffset);
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    public function chars(int $from, int $nrOfBytes): iterable {
+        if ($from + $nrOfBytes > $this->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException();
+        }
+
+        return $this->primaryStream
+            ->chars($this->offsetStart + $from, $nrOfBytes);
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    public function firstPos(WhitespaceCharacter|DelimiterCharacter|ToUnicodeCMapOperator|Marker $needle, int $offsetFromStart, int $before): ?int {
+        if ($offsetFromStart > $this->getSizeInBytes() || $before > $this->getSizeInBytes()) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException();
+        }
+
+        $firstPos = $this->primaryStream
+            ->firstPos($needle, $this->offsetStart + $offsetFromStart, $this->offsetStart + $before);
+        if ($firstPos === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $firstPos - $this->offsetStart;
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    public function lastPos(WhitespaceCharacter|DelimiterCharacter|ToUnicodeCMapOperator|Marker $needle, int $offsetFromEnd): ?int {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Stream/Meta/DerivedStream.php b/src/Stream/Meta/DerivedStream.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6698a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stream/Meta/DerivedStream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\Meta;
+
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\Stream;
+
+interface DerivedStream extends Stream {}
diff --git a/src/Stream/PrimaryStream.php b/src/Stream/PrimaryStream.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5055a8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stream/PrimaryStream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream;
+
+interface PrimaryStream extends Stream {}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Stream/Meta/BoundedStreamTest.php b/tests/Unit/Stream/Meta/BoundedStreamTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ce0b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Stream/Meta/BoundedStreamTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Tests\Unit\Stream\Meta;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Exception\OutOfBoundsException;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\InMemoryStream;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\Meta\BoundedStream;
+use PrinsFrank\PdfParser\Stream\PrimaryStream;
+
+#[CoversClass(BoundedStream::class)]
+class BoundedStreamTest extends TestCase {
+    public function testConstructThrowsExceptionOnInvalidBound(): void {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('OffsetEnd should be bigger than offsetStart');
+        new BoundedStream($this->createMock(PrimaryStream::class), 10, 9);
+    }
+
+    public function testConstructThrowsExceptionWhenStartBiggerThanEndOfPrimaryStream(): void {
+        $primaryStream = $this->createMock(PrimaryStream::class);
+        $primaryStream->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('getSizeInBytes')
+            ->willReturn(42);
+
+        $this->expectException(OutOfBoundsException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Start of bounded stream should be within parent stream length');
+        new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 43, 44);
+    }
+
+    public function testConstructThrowsExceptionWhenEndBiggerThanEndOfPrimaryStream(): void {
+        $primaryStream = $this->createMock(PrimaryStream::class);
+        $primaryStream->expects(self::atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getSizeInBytes')
+            ->willReturn(43);
+
+        $this->expectException(OutOfBoundsException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('End of bounded stream should be within parent stream length');
+        new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 43, 44);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetSizeInBytes(): void {
+        $primaryStream = $this->createMock(PrimaryStream::class);
+        $primaryStream->expects(self::atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getSizeInBytes')
+            ->willReturn(44);
+
+        static::assertSame(0, (new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 42, 42))->getSizeInBytes());
+        static::assertSame(1, (new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 42, 43))->getSizeInBytes());
+        static::assertSame(2, (new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 42, 44))->getSizeInBytes());
+    }
+
+    public function testReadThrowsOutOfBoundsException(): void {
+        $primaryStream = $this->createMock(PrimaryStream::class);
+        $primaryStream->expects(self::atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getSizeInBytes')
+            ->willReturn(30);
+
+        $this->expectException(OutOfBoundsException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Stream is only 10 bytes long, trying to read 15 bytes from offset 5');
+        (new BoundedStream($primaryStream, 10, 20))
+            ->read(5, 15);
+    }
+
+    public function testRead(): void {
+        static::assertSame(
+            '012',
+            (new BoundedStream(
+                new InMemoryStream('0123456789'),
+                0,
+                10,
+            ))->read(0, 3),
+        );
+        static::assertSame(
+            '123',
+            (new BoundedStream(
+                new InMemoryStream('0123456789'),
+                1,
+                10,
+            ))->read(0, 3),
+        );
+        static::assertSame(
+            '234',
+            (new BoundedStream(
+                new InMemoryStream('0123456789'),
+                1,
+                10,
+            ))->read(1, 3),
+        );
+        static::assertSame(
+            '678',
+            (new BoundedStream(
+                new InMemoryStream('0123456789'),
+                3,
+                10,
+            ))->read(3, 3),
+        );
+    }
+}