diff --git a/bindings/python/opendal.pyi b/bindings/python/opendal.pyi
index a67d78b0e984..1398391bd17f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/opendal.pyi
+++ b/bindings/python/opendal.pyi
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Error(Exception): ...
 class Operator:
     def __init__(self, scheme: str, **kwargs): ...
     def read(self, path: str) -> bytes: ...
+    def reader(self, path: str) -> BlockingReader: ...
     def write(self, path: str, bs: bytes): ...
     def stat(self, path: str) -> Metadata: ...
     def create_dir(self, path: str): ...
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ class AsyncOperator:
     async def create_dir(self, path: str): ...
     async def delete(self, path: str): ...
 
+class BlockingReader:
+    def read(self, size: Optional[int] = None) -> bytes: ...
+    def seek(self, offset: int, whence: int = 0) -> int: ...
+
 class Entry:
     @property
     def path(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
index d3e038b98f45..bbb9f657a921 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Seek;
+use std::io::SeekFrom;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use ::opendal as od;
 use pyo3::create_exception;
 use pyo3::exceptions::PyException;
 use pyo3::exceptions::PyFileNotFoundError;
+use pyo3::exceptions::PyIOError;
 use pyo3::exceptions::PyNotImplementedError;
+use pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::types::PyBytes;
 use pyo3::types::PyDict;
@@ -177,6 +182,13 @@ impl Operator {
             .map(|res| PyBytes::new(py, &res).into())
     }
 
+    pub fn reader(&self, path: &str) -> PyResult<BlockingReader> {
+        self.0
+            .reader(path)
+            .map(BlockingReader)
+            .map_err(format_pyerr)
+    }
+
     pub fn write(&self, path: &str, bs: Vec<u8>) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.0.write(path, bs).map_err(format_pyerr)
     }
@@ -202,6 +214,58 @@ impl Operator {
     }
 }
 
+#[pyclass(module = "opendal")]
+struct BlockingReader(od::BlockingReader);
+
+#[pymethods]
+impl BlockingReader {
+    #[pyo3(signature = (size=None,))]
+    pub fn read<'p>(&'p mut self, py: Python<'p>, size: Option<usize>) -> PyResult<&'p PyAny> {
+        let buffer = match size {
+            Some(size) => {
+                let mut buffer = vec![0; size];
+                self.0
+                    .read_exact(&mut buffer)
+                    .map_err(|err| PyIOError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+                buffer
+            }
+            None => {
+                let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+                self.0
+                    .read_to_end(&mut buffer)
+                    .map_err(|err| PyIOError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+                buffer
+            }
+        };
+        Ok(PyBytes::new(py, &buffer).into())
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(&mut self, _bs: &[u8]) -> PyResult<()> {
+        Err(PyNotImplementedError::new_err(
+            "BlockingReader does not support write",
+        ))
+    }
+
+    #[pyo3(signature = (pos, whence = 0))]
+    pub fn seek(&mut self, pos: i64, whence: u8) -> PyResult<u64> {
+        let whence = match whence {
+            0 => SeekFrom::Start(pos as u64),
+            1 => SeekFrom::Current(pos),
+            2 => SeekFrom::End(pos),
+            _ => return Err(PyValueError::new_err("invalid whence")),
+        };
+        self.0
+            .seek(whence)
+            .map_err(|err| PyIOError::new_err(err.to_string()))
+    }
+
+    pub fn tell(&mut self) -> PyResult<u64> {
+        self.0
+            .seek(SeekFrom::Current(0))
+            .map_err(|err| PyIOError::new_err(err.to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
 #[pyclass(unsendable, module = "opendal")]
 struct BlockingLister(od::BlockingLister);
 
@@ -310,6 +374,7 @@ fn format_pyerr(err: od::Error) -> PyErr {
 #[pymodule]
 fn opendal(py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<Operator>()?;
+    m.add_class::<BlockingReader>()?;
     m.add_class::<AsyncOperator>()?;
     m.add_class::<Entry>()?;
     m.add_class::<EntryMode>()?;
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/test_core.py b/bindings/python/tests/test_core.py
index bad236532c53..e34e84dfe905 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_core.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
+import os
 import opendal
 import pytest
 
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ def test_blocking():
     assert meta.mode.is_file()
     assert [str(entry) for entry in op.list("/")] == ["test"]
     assert [str(entry) for entry in op.scan("/")] == ["test"]
+
+    reader = op.reader("test")
+    bs = reader.read(5)
+    assert bs == b"Hello", bs
+    bs = reader.read()
+    assert bs == b", World!", bs
+    reader.seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
+    bs = reader.read()
+    assert bs == b"Hello, World!", bs
+
     op.delete("test")
 
     op.create_dir("test/")