diff --git a/src/content_stream.cpp b/src/content_stream.cpp
index e7c6628..05d7f47 100644
--- a/src/content_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/content_stream.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@
 }
 
 std::string ContentReader::read() {
+  matched_idx = 0;
+
   // Find Content-Length header prefix
   if (!scan("Content-Length:")) {
     return "";
   }
+
   // Skip whitespace and tabs
   while (matchAny(" \t")) {
   }
+
   // Parse length
   size_t len = 0;
   while (true) {
@@ -68,10 +72,16 @@
   if (!match("\r\n\r\n")) {
     return "";
   }
+
   // Read message
-  if (!buffer(len)) {
+  if (!buffer(len + matched_idx)) {
     return "";
   }
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < matched_idx; i++) {
+    buf.pop_front();
+  }
+
   std::string out;
   out.reserve(len);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
@@ -97,18 +107,17 @@
 }
 
 bool ContentReader::match(const uint8_t* seq, size_t len) {
-  if (!buffer(len)) {
+  if (!buffer(len + matched_idx)) {
     return false;
   }
-  auto it = buf.begin();
+  auto it = matched_idx;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++, it++) {
-    if (*it != seq[i]) {
+    if (buf[it] != seq[i]) {
       return false;
     }
   }
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    buf.pop_front();
-  }
+
+  matched_idx += len;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -118,12 +127,12 @@
 }
 
 char ContentReader::matchAny(const char* chars) {
-  if (!buffer(1)) {
+  if (!buffer(1 + matched_idx)) {
     return false;
   }
-  int c = buf.front();
+  int c = buf[matched_idx];
   if (auto p = strchr(chars, c)) {
-    buf.pop_front();
+    matched_idx++;
     return *p;
   }
   return 0;
@@ -177,4 +186,4 @@
          writer->write(msg.data(), msg.size());
 }
 
-}  // namespace dap
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace dap
diff --git a/src/content_stream.h b/src/content_stream.h
index f01fef7..1fd0849 100644
--- a/src/content_stream.h
+++ b/src/content_stream.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
   std::shared_ptr<Reader> reader;
   std::deque<uint8_t> buf;
+  uint32_t matched_idx = 0;
 };
 
 class ContentWriter {
diff --git a/src/content_stream_test.cpp b/src/content_stream_test.cpp
index 8742333..80939a8 100644
--- a/src/content_stream_test.cpp
+++ b/src/content_stream_test.cpp
@@ -81,3 +81,19 @@
   ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "Content payload number three");
   ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
 }
+
+TEST(ContentStreamTest, PartialReadAndParse) {
+  auto sb = std::make_shared<dap::StringBuffer>();
+  dap::ContentReader cs(sb);
+  sb->write("Content");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
+  sb->write("-Length: ");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
+  sb->write("26");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
+  sb->write("\r\n\r\n");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
+  sb->write("Content payload number one");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "Content payload number one");
+  ASSERT_EQ(cs.read(), "");
+}