diff --git a/flate/inflate.go b/flate/inflate.go
index 2f410d64f5..0d7b437f1c 100644
--- a/flate/inflate.go
+++ b/flate/inflate.go
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ const (
 	huffmanGenericReader
 )
 
+// flushMode tells decompressor when to return data
+type flushMode uint8
+
+const (
+	syncFlush    flushMode = iota // return data after sync flush block
+	partialFlush                  // return data after each block
+)
+
 // Decompress state.
 type decompressor struct {
 	// Input source.
@@ -332,6 +340,8 @@ type decompressor struct {
 
 	nb    uint
 	final bool
+
+	flushMode flushMode
 }
 
 func (f *decompressor) nextBlock() {
@@ -618,7 +628,10 @@ func (f *decompressor) dataBlock() {
 	}
 
 	if n == 0 {
-		f.toRead = f.dict.readFlush()
+		if f.flushMode == syncFlush {
+			f.toRead = f.dict.readFlush()
+		}
+
 		f.finishBlock()
 		return
 	}
@@ -657,8 +670,12 @@ func (f *decompressor) finishBlock() {
 		if f.dict.availRead() > 0 {
 			f.toRead = f.dict.readFlush()
 		}
+
 		f.err = io.EOF
+	} else if f.flushMode == partialFlush && f.dict.availRead() > 0 {
+		f.toRead = f.dict.readFlush()
 	}
+
 	f.step = nextBlock
 }
 
@@ -789,15 +806,25 @@ func (f *decompressor) Reset(r io.Reader, dict []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// NewReader returns a new ReadCloser that can be used
-// to read the uncompressed version of r.
-// If r does not also implement io.ByteReader,
-// the decompressor may read more data than necessary from r.
-// It is the caller's responsibility to call Close on the ReadCloser
-// when finished reading.
-//
-// The ReadCloser returned by NewReader also implements Resetter.
-func NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser {
+type ReaderOpt func(*decompressor)
+
+// WithPartialBlock tells decompressor to return after each block,
+// so it can read data written with partial flush
+func WithPartialBlock() ReaderOpt {
+	return func(f *decompressor) {
+		f.flushMode = partialFlush
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDict initializes the reader with a preset dictionary
+func WithDict(dict []byte) ReaderOpt {
+	return func(f *decompressor) {
+		f.dict.init(maxMatchOffset, dict)
+	}
+}
+
+// NewReaderOpts returns new reader with provided options
+func NewReaderOpts(r io.Reader, opts ...ReaderOpt) io.ReadCloser {
 	fixedHuffmanDecoderInit()
 
 	var f decompressor
@@ -806,9 +833,26 @@ func NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser {
 	f.codebits = new([numCodes]int)
 	f.step = nextBlock
 	f.dict.init(maxMatchOffset, nil)
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(&f)
+	}
+
 	return &f
 }
 
+// NewReader returns a new ReadCloser that can be used
+// to read the uncompressed version of r.
+// If r does not also implement io.ByteReader,
+// the decompressor may read more data than necessary from r.
+// It is the caller's responsibility to call Close on the ReadCloser
+// when finished reading.
+//
+// The ReadCloser returned by NewReader also implements Resetter.
+func NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser {
+	return NewReaderOpts(r)
+}
+
 // NewReaderDict is like NewReader but initializes the reader
 // with a preset dictionary. The returned Reader behaves as if
 // the uncompressed data stream started with the given dictionary,
@@ -817,13 +861,5 @@ func NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser {
 //
 // The ReadCloser returned by NewReader also implements Resetter.
 func NewReaderDict(r io.Reader, dict []byte) io.ReadCloser {
-	fixedHuffmanDecoderInit()
-
-	var f decompressor
-	f.r = makeReader(r)
-	f.bits = new([maxNumLit + maxNumDist]int)
-	f.codebits = new([numCodes]int)
-	f.step = nextBlock
-	f.dict.init(maxMatchOffset, dict)
-	return &f
+	return NewReaderOpts(r, WithDict(dict))
 }
diff --git a/flate/inflate_test.go b/flate/inflate_test.go
index aac29c6d2b..d018991cdd 100644
--- a/flate/inflate_test.go
+++ b/flate/inflate_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -279,3 +280,23 @@ func TestWriteTo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("output did not match input")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReaderPartialBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/partial-block")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	r := NewReaderOpts(bytes.NewReader(data), WithPartialBlock())
+	rb := make([]byte, 32)
+	n, err := r.Read(rb)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Read: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := "hello, world"
+	actual := string(rb[:n])
+	if expected != actual {
+		t.Fatalf("expected: %v, got: %v", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/flate/testdata/partial-block b/flate/testdata/partial-block
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b14e816aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flate/testdata/partial-block
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ÊHÍÉÉ×Q(Ï/ÊI

\ No newline at end of file