diff --git a/olivefsd/src/server/connections.rs b/olivefsd/src/server/connections.rs
index 67ac0fd..0e0edb4 100644
--- a/olivefsd/src/server/connections.rs
+++ b/olivefsd/src/server/connections.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::server::file_access::{
-    ClientInformation, ClientSpecificState, FileAccess, ServerwideState,
+    error_to_response, ClientInformation, ClientSpecificState, FileAccess, ServerwideState,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ pub async fn handle_command_stream(
             DataCommand::ReleaseFile { file_handle } => {
                 send_bare_message(&mut tx, &file_access.release(file_handle).await?).await?;
             }
+            DataCommand::ReadFile {
+                file_handle,
+                offset,
+                size,
+            } => {
+                send_bare_message(
+                    &mut tx,
+                    &file_access
+                        .read(file_handle, offset, size)
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap_or_else(error_to_response),
+                )
+                .await?;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/olivefsd/src/server/file_access.rs b/olivefsd/src/server/file_access.rs
index da48fc7..5d12786 100644
--- a/olivefsd/src/server/file_access.rs
+++ b/olivefsd/src/server/file_access.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ use path_absolutize::Absolutize;
 use slab::Slab;
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::SeekFrom;
 
 use std::os::unix::fs::{MetadataExt, PermissionsExt};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::fs::{OpenOptions, ReadDir};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
 /// Server-wide state that all clients might need to mess with
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ pub struct ClientSpecificState {
 pub struct FileHandle {
     /// Underlying file handle on our filesystem
     pub file: tokio::fs::File,
+
+    /// Current offset
+    pub offset: u64,
 }
 
 pub struct DirHandle {
@@ -86,6 +91,16 @@ fn io_error_to_response<A>(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn error_to_response<A>(error: anyhow::Error) -> DataResponse<A> {
+    match error.downcast() {
+        Ok(io_error) => io_error_to_response(io_error, EFAULT, "Failure"),
+        Err(original) => DataResponse::Error {
+            code: EFAULT,
+            message: format!("Failure ({:?})", original),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 impl FileAccess {
     async fn resolve_vnode<R>(&self, vnode: VnodeId) -> Result<PathBuf, DataResponse<R>> {
         let inode_map = self.client_state.inode_map.read().await;
@@ -342,7 +357,8 @@ impl FileAccess {
 
                 match open_options.open(&path).await {
                     Ok(file) => {
-                        let handle = Arc::new(RwLock::new(FileHandle { file }));
+                        // TODO offset & append files: how does that work?
+                        let handle = Arc::new(RwLock::new(FileHandle { file, offset: 0 }));
 
                         let file_handle: u32 = self
                             .client_state
@@ -377,4 +393,62 @@ impl FileAccess {
             })
         }
     }
+
+    pub async fn read(
+        &self,
+        file_handle: u32,
+        offset: i64,
+        size: u32,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<DataResponse<Vec<u8>>> {
+        let file_handle = file_handle as usize;
+        let file_handles = self.client_state.file_handles.read().await;
+        match file_handles.get(file_handle) {
+            Some(file_handle) => {
+                let offset: u64 = offset.try_into()?;
+                let mut handle = file_handle.write().await;
+                // TODO check this is valid for all modes including a+.
+                let starting_offset = if handle.offset != offset {
+                    handle
+                        .file
+                        .seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset.try_into()?))
+                        .await?
+                } else {
+                    handle.offset
+                };
+
+                handle.offset = starting_offset;
+
+                if starting_offset != offset {
+                    Ok(DataResponse::Success(Vec::with_capacity(0)))
+                } else {
+                    // Read a full buffer if possible.
+                    let mut target = vec![0u8; size as usize];
+                    let mut read_so_far = 0;
+
+                    while TryInto::<u64>::try_into(read_so_far)? < offset {
+                        let how_many_read = handle.file.read(&mut target[read_so_far..]).await?;
+                        read_so_far += how_many_read;
+                        if how_many_read == 0 {
+                            // This is end of file.
+                            assert!(
+                                target[read_so_far..].len() > 0,
+                                "bug: reading to empty buffer"
+                            );
+                            // Delete the excess
+                            target.drain(read_so_far..);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    handle.offset = starting_offset + TryInto::<u64>::try_into(read_so_far)?;
+
+                    Ok(DataResponse::Success(target))
+                }
+            }
+            None => Ok(DataResponse::Error {
+                code: EBADFD,
+                message: format!("read(fh: {:#x?}): bad fd", file_handle),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
 }