diff --git a/forge/forge.lisp b/forge/forge.lisp
index 48281a0..58efe37 100644
--- a/forge/forge.lisp
+++ b/forge/forge.lisp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   (:export #:forge-env #:vocabulary #:stack #:current-package
            #:*forge-env* #:*input* #:*code*
            #:word #:comp-word
-           #:repl #:exec-list #:exec-string #:exec-input #:comp-input #:call
+           #:repl #:exec-list #:exec-string #:exec-stream 
+           #:exec-input #:comp-input #:call
            #:comp-item
            #:next #:reg #:reg1 #:reg2 #:reg-code
            #:pushd #:popd #:peekd))
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@
   (let ((*input* (iter:string-iterator s)))
     (exec-input)))
 
+(defun exec-stream (s)
+  (let ((*input* (iter:stream-iterator s)))
+    (exec-input)))
+
 (defun exec-input ()
   (iter:process *input* #'exec-item))
 
diff --git a/test/test-forge.lisp b/test/test-forge.lisp
index 9555df5..98d1e44 100644
--- a/test/test-forge.lisp
+++ b/test/test-forge.lisp
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
   (forge:exec-list '(7 square))
   (== (forge:popd) 49)
   (forge:exec-string "8 square")
-  (== (forge:popd) 64))
+  (== (forge:popd) 64)
+  (forge:exec-stream (make-string-input-stream "12 square"))
+  (== (forge:popd) 144))
 
 (deftest test-def ()
   (forge:exec-list '(<comp in <comp swp reg /> in <def reg))
diff --git a/util/iter.lisp b/util/iter.lisp
index 4cf2ce1..d4dee88 100644
--- a/util/iter.lisp
+++ b/util/iter.lisp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 (defpackage :scopes/util/iter
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:export #:stop #:next #:value #:next-value #:process
-           #:list-iterator #:string-iterator))
+           #:list-iterator #:string-iterator #:stream-iterator))
 
 (in-package :scopes/util/iter)
 
@@ -72,3 +72,16 @@
               (value it) val)
         nil)
       t)))
+
+;;;; stream iterator implementation
+
+(defclass stream-iterator (iterator)
+  ((data :reader data :initarg :data :initform "")
+   (value :accessor value :initform nil)))
+
+(defun stream-iterator (s)
+  (make-instance 'stream-iterator :data s))
+
+(defmethod next ((it stream-iterator))
+  (setf (value it) (read (data it) nil nil))
+  (eql (value it) nil))