diff --git a/include/fastgltf/core.hpp b/include/fastgltf/core.hpp
index f2035bf07..49919af13 100644
--- a/include/fastgltf/core.hpp
+++ b/include/fastgltf/core.hpp
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ namespace fastgltf {
 	};
 
 	class GltfDataBuffer : public GltfDataGetter {
+	protected:
 		std::unique_ptr<std::byte[]> buffer;
 
 		std::size_t allocatedSize = 0;
@@ -687,6 +688,51 @@ namespace fastgltf {
 		}
 	};
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__linux__)
+	/** Maps a glTF file into memory using mmap */
+	class MappedGltfFile : public GltfDataGetter {
+		void* mappedFile = nullptr;
+		std::uint64_t fileSize = 0;
+
+		std::size_t idx = 0;
+
+		Error error = Error::None;
+
+		explicit MappedGltfFile(const std::filesystem::path& path) noexcept;
+
+	public:
+		explicit MappedGltfFile() = default;
+		MappedGltfFile(const MappedGltfFile& other) = delete;
+		MappedGltfFile& operator=(const MappedGltfFile& other) = delete;
+		MappedGltfFile(MappedGltfFile&& other) noexcept;
+		MappedGltfFile& operator=(MappedGltfFile&& other) noexcept;
+
+		static Expected<MappedGltfFile> FromPath(const std::filesystem::path& path) noexcept {
+			MappedGltfFile buffer(path);
+			if (buffer.error != fastgltf::Error::None) {
+				return buffer.error;
+			}
+			return std::move(buffer);
+		}
+
+		~MappedGltfFile() noexcept;
+
+		void read(void* ptr, std::size_t count) override;
+
+		[[nodiscard]] span<std::byte> read(std::size_t count, std::size_t padding) override;
+
+		void reset() override;
+
+		[[nodiscard]] std::size_t bytesRead() override;
+
+		[[nodiscard]] std::size_t totalSize() override;
+
+		[[nodiscard]] explicit operator span<std::byte>() {
+			return span<std::byte>(static_cast<std::byte*>(mappedFile), fileSize);
+		}
+	};
+#endif
+
 	class GltfFileStream : public GltfDataGetter {
 		std::ifstream fileStream;
 		std::vector<std::ifstream::char_type> buf;
diff --git a/src/fastgltf.cpp b/src/fastgltf.cpp
index 541fc5597..6b987840a 100644
--- a/src/fastgltf.cpp
+++ b/src/fastgltf.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
 #include <android/asset_manager.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__linux__)
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable : 5030) // attribute 'x' is not recognized
@@ -3808,8 +3815,89 @@ std::size_t fg::GltfDataBuffer::totalSize() {
 	return dataSize;
 }
 
-fg::GltfFileStream::GltfFileStream(const std::filesystem::path &path) : fileStream(path, std::ios::binary) {
-	fileSize = std::filesystem::file_size(path);
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__linux__)
+fg::MappedGltfFile::MappedGltfFile(const fs::path& path) noexcept {
+	// Open the file
+	int fd = open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY, 0);
+	if (fd == 0) {
+		// TODO: Cover actual error messages using std::strerror(errno)?
+		error = Error::InvalidPath;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Get the file size
+	struct stat statInfo;
+	if (fstat(fd, &statInfo) != 0) {
+		error = Error::InvalidPath;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Map the file
+	mappedFile = mmap(nullptr,
+					  statInfo.st_size,
+					  PROT_READ,
+					  MAP_PRIVATE,
+					  fd,
+					  0);
+	if (mappedFile != MAP_FAILED) {
+		fileSize = static_cast<std::uint64_t>(statInfo.st_size);
+	} else {
+		std::perror("Mapping file");
+		error = Error::FileBufferAllocationFailed;
+	}
+
+	// The file descriptor is not used for the memory mapped and is not required anymore.
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+fg::MappedGltfFile::MappedGltfFile(fastgltf::MappedGltfFile &&other) noexcept {
+	// Make sure that munmap is never called when other gets destructud.
+	mappedFile = std::exchange(other.mappedFile, MAP_FAILED);
+	fileSize = other.fileSize;
+	idx = other.idx;
+	error = other.error;
+}
+
+fg::MappedGltfFile& fg::MappedGltfFile::operator=(fastgltf::MappedGltfFile &&other) noexcept {
+	mappedFile = std::exchange(other.mappedFile, MAP_FAILED);
+	fileSize = other.fileSize;
+	idx = other.idx;
+	error = other.error;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+fg::MappedGltfFile::~MappedGltfFile() noexcept {
+	if (mappedFile != MAP_FAILED) {
+		munmap(mappedFile, fileSize);
+	}
+}
+
+void fg::MappedGltfFile::read(void *ptr, std::size_t count) {
+	std::memcpy(ptr, static_cast<std::byte*>(mappedFile) + idx, count);
+	idx += count;
+}
+
+fg::span<std::byte> fg::MappedGltfFile::read(std::size_t count, std::size_t padding) {
+	span<std::byte> sub(static_cast<std::byte*>(mappedFile) + idx, count);
+	idx += count;
+	return sub;
+}
+
+void fg::MappedGltfFile::reset() {
+	idx = 0;
+}
+
+std::size_t fg::MappedGltfFile::bytesRead() {
+	return idx;
+}
+
+std::size_t fg::MappedGltfFile::totalSize() {
+	return fileSize;
+}
+#endif
+
+fg::GltfFileStream::GltfFileStream(const fs::path& path) : fileStream(path, std::ios::binary) {
+	fileSize = fs::file_size(path);
 }
 
 bool fg::GltfFileStream::isOpen() const {
diff --git a/tests/basic_test.cpp b/tests/basic_test.cpp
index f1e328c7a..8ea49e7bc 100644
--- a/tests/basic_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/basic_test.cpp
@@ -666,3 +666,19 @@ TEST_CASE("Test extras callback", "[gltf-loader]") {
 		REQUIRE(nodeNames[2] == "Shoe.obj");
 	}
 }
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__linux__)
+TEST_CASE("Test glTF file loading", "[gltf-loader]") {
+	SECTION("Mapped files") {
+		auto cubePath = sampleModels / "2.0" / "Cube" / "glTF";
+		auto mappedFile = fastgltf::MappedGltfFile::FromPath(cubePath / "Cube.gltf");
+		REQUIRE(mappedFile.error() == fastgltf::Error::None);
+
+		REQUIRE(fastgltf::determineGltfFileType(mappedFile.get()) == fastgltf::GltfType::glTF);
+
+		fastgltf::Parser parser;
+		auto asset = parser.loadGltfJson(mappedFile.get(), cubePath);
+		REQUIRE(asset.error() == fastgltf::Error::None);
+	}
+}
+#endif