diff --git a/js/src/files/index.js b/js/src/files/index.js
index 11829cc14..62cc2a156 100644
--- a/js/src/files/index.js
+++ b/js/src/files/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const tests = {
   rm: require('./rm'),
   stat: require('./stat'),
   read: require('./read'),
+  readReadableStream: require('./read-readable-stream'),
+  readPullStream: require('./read-pull-stream'),
   ls: require('./ls'),
   flush: require('./flush')
 }
diff --git a/js/src/files/read-pull-stream.js b/js/src/files/read-pull-stream.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34cf6c289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/files/read-pull-stream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+'use strict'
+
+const series = require('async/series')
+const hat = require('hat')
+const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
+const pull = require('pull-stream/pull')
+const collect = require('pull-stream/sinks/collect')
+
+module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
+  const describe = getDescribe(options)
+  const it = getIt(options)
+  const common = createCommon()
+
+  describe('.files.readPullStream', function () {
+    this.timeout(40 * 1000)
+
+    let ipfs
+
+    before(function (done) {
+      // CI takes longer to instantiate the daemon, so we need to increase the
+      // timeout for the before step
+      this.timeout(60 * 1000)
+
+      common.setup((err, factory) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist()
+        factory.spawnNode((err, node) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist()
+          ipfs = node
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    after((done) => common.teardown(done))
+
+    it('should not read not found, expect error', (done) => {
+      const testDir = `/test-${hat()}`
+
+      pull(
+        ipfs.files.readPullStream(`${testDir}/404`),
+        collect((err) => {
+          expect(err).to.exist()
+          expect(err.message).to.contain('does not exist')
+          done()
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should read file', (done) => {
+      const testDir = `/test-${hat()}`
+
+      series([
+        (cb) => ipfs.files.mkdir(testDir, cb),
+        (cb) => ipfs.files.write(`${testDir}/a`, Buffer.from('Hello, world!'), { create: true }, cb)
+      ], (err) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist()
+
+        pull(
+          ipfs.files.readPullStream(`${testDir}/a`),
+          collect((err, bufs) => {
+            expect(err).to.not.exist()
+            expect(bufs).to.eql([Buffer.from('Hello, world!')])
+            done()
+          })
+        )
+      })
+    })
+  })
+}
diff --git a/js/src/files/read-readable-stream.js b/js/src/files/read-readable-stream.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9a6430e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/files/read-readable-stream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+'use strict'
+
+const series = require('async/series')
+const hat = require('hat')
+const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
+const bl = require('bl')
+
+module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
+  const describe = getDescribe(options)
+  const it = getIt(options)
+  const common = createCommon()
+
+  describe('.files.readReadableStream', function () {
+    this.timeout(40 * 1000)
+
+    let ipfs
+
+    before(function (done) {
+      // CI takes longer to instantiate the daemon, so we need to increase the
+      // timeout for the before step
+      this.timeout(60 * 1000)
+
+      common.setup((err, factory) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist()
+        factory.spawnNode((err, node) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist()
+          ipfs = node
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    after((done) => common.teardown(done))
+
+    it('should not read not found, expect error', (done) => {
+      const testDir = `/test-${hat()}`
+
+      const stream = ipfs.files.readReadableStream(`${testDir}/404`)
+
+      stream.on('error', (err) => {
+        expect(err).to.exist()
+        expect(err.message).to.contain('does not exist')
+        done()
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should read file', (done) => {
+      const testDir = `/test-${hat()}`
+
+      series([
+        (cb) => ipfs.files.mkdir(testDir, cb),
+        (cb) => ipfs.files.write(`${testDir}/a`, Buffer.from('Hello, world!'), { create: true }, cb)
+      ], (err) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist()
+
+        const stream = ipfs.files.readReadableStream(`${testDir}/a`)
+
+        stream.pipe(bl((err, buf) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist()
+          expect(buf).to.eql(Buffer.from('Hello, world!'))
+          done()
+        }))
+      })
+    })
+  })
+}