diff --git a/src/Reader.php b/src/Reader.php
index 50fe2274..d16d5c00 100644
--- a/src/Reader.php
+++ b/src/Reader.php
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ class Reader extends AbstractCsv implements Countable, IteratorAggregate, JsonSe
      */
     protected $stream_filter_mode = STREAM_FILTER_READ;
 
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public static function createFromPath(string $path, string $open_mode = 'r', $context = null): AbstractCsv
+    {
+        return new static(Stream::createFromPath($path, $open_mode, $context));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the header offset
      *
diff --git a/tests/ReaderTest.php b/tests/ReaderTest.php
index 090650e8..bfbb8406 100644
--- a/tests/ReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/ReaderTest.php
@@ -349,4 +349,13 @@ public function testJsonSerialize()
             json_encode($reader)
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers ::createFromPath
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromPath()
+    {
+        $csv = Reader::createFromPath(__DIR__.'/data/foo_readonly.csv');
+        $this->assertCount(1, $csv);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/foo_readonly.csv b/tests/data/foo_readonly.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f6d89fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/foo_readonly.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+john,doe,john.doe@example.com