diff --git a/include/sxmp/sxmp.h b/include/sxmp/sxmp.h
index 60d5bf7..aa07186 100644
--- a/include/sxmp/sxmp.h
+++ b/include/sxmp/sxmp.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct sxstream_opened {
   struct sxstream_description *desc;
   union {
     void *map_data;
-    char *ent_buf;
+    list_head_t *ent_buf;
   };
   void *priv;
   uint64_t off;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct sxstream_ops {
   int (*s_close)(struct sxstream_opened *);
   union {
     size_t (*s_bread)(struct sxstream_opened *, size_t, uint64_t, void *);
-    size_t (*s_eread)(struct sxstream_opened *, size_t, uint64_t, char *);
+    size_t (*s_eread)(struct sxstream_opened *, size_t, uint64_t, list_head_t **);
   };
   union {
     size_t (*s_bwrite)(struct sxstream_opened *, size_t, uint64_t, const void *);
diff --git a/lib/internal.h b/lib/internal.h
index d981b1b..fa2565d 100644
--- a/lib/internal.h
+++ b/lib/internal.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define _SXSTREAMOPEN_ADDMINLEN   18
 #define _SXSTREAMOPEN_ADDMAXLEN   24
 #define _SXSTREAMCLOSE_ADDLEN     12
-#define _SXSTREAMEREAD_ADDLEN     4
+#define _SXSTREAMEREAD_ADDLEN     10
 
 #define _SXSTREAMOPEN_CMD       "!#s>"
 #define _SXSTREAMOPEN_CMD_R     "!#s<"
diff --git a/lib/stream.c b/lib/stream.c
index 20eff30..146758a 100644
--- a/lib/stream.c
+++ b/lib/stream.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ list_head_t *sxstream_read(sxstream_t *stream)
   mbuf_len = strlen(_SXSTREAMEREAD_CMD) + _SXSTREAMEREAD_ADDLEN;
   if(!(mbuf = malloc(mbuf_len))) goto __fail;
 
-  mbuf_len = snprintf(mbuf, mbuf_len, "(%s)", _SXSTREAMEREAD_CMD);
+  mbuf_len = snprintf(mbuf, mbuf_len, "(%s %lu)", _SXSTREAMEREAD_CMD, stream->sid);
   r = sxmsg_send(stream->channel, mbuf, mbuf_len, &msg);
   switch(r) {
   case SXE_RAPIDMSG: /* get our data */
@@ -661,7 +661,102 @@ int _builtin_stream_close(void *m, sexp_t *sx)
 int _builtin_stream_eread(void *m, sexp_t *sx)
 {
   sxmsg_t *msg = (sxmsg_t *)m;
+  sxchnl_t *channel = msg->pch;
+  sxlink_t *link = NULL;
+  struct sxstream_opened *stream = NULL;
+  sexp_t *isx;
+  list_node_t *iter, *siter;
+  struct _nn_stream_entry_node *entry;
+  char *rbuf;
+  uint64_t sid = 0;
+  size_t rbuf_len = 0, list_len = 0;
+  int r = SXE_FAILED, idx, n;
+
+  if(!channel) goto __fail;
+  link = channel->link;
+
+  if(!link || !channel->rpc_list) goto __fail; /* paranoid test */
+
+  /* parse input */
+  SEXP_ITERATE_LIST(sx, isx, idx) {
+    if(isx->ty == SEXP_LIST) {
+    __badproto:
+      r = SXE_BADPROTO;
+      goto __fail;
+    }
+    switch(idx) {
+    case 0: r = SXE_BADPROTO; break;
+    case 1: sid = strtoul(isx->val, NULL, 0); r = SXE_SUCCESS; break;
+    default: goto __badproto; break;
+    }
+  }
+  if(r != SXE_SUCCESS) goto __fail;
 
-  return sxmsg_return(msg, SXE_FAILED);
+  /* get this */
+  stream = link->streams[(int)sid];
+  if(stream) {
+    if(stream->pin_channelid == channel->cid) {
+      /* we shouldn't fail here, check for the stream type first */
+      if((stream->desc->flags & SXE_O_BINARY) || (stream->desc->flags & SXE_O_NAMED)) {
+        r = SXE_FAILED;
+        goto __fail;
+      }
+      /* last check: permission for read check */
+      if(!(stream->flags & SXE_O_READ)) {
+        r = SXE_EPERM;
+        goto __fail;
+      } else rbuf = sxmsg_rapidbuf(msg); idx = 0;
+
+      /* here we go */
+      rbuf_len = snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, "(");
+      while(1) {
+        if(stream->ent_buf) {
+          /* first we need to determine if this list
+           * of values will fit to our rapid buffer */
+          list_len = 4*sizeof(char);
+          list_for_each_safe(stream->ent_buf, iter, siter) {
+            entry = container_of(iter, struct _nn_stream_entry_node, node);
+            list_len += strlen(entry->value);
+            if(iter != list_node_last(stream->ent_buf))
+              list_len += sizeof(char);
+          }
+          if((rbuf_len + list_len) >= MAX_RBBUF_LEN) { /* reach the end */
+            if(!idx) {
+              r = SXE_TOOLONG;
+              goto __fail;
+            } else break; /* buffer full, ready to send */
+          }
+          /* write to rapid buffer */
+          rbuf_len += snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, "(");
+          list_for_each_safe(stream->ent_buf, iter, siter) {
+            entry = container_of(iter, struct _nn_stream_entry_node, node);
+            if(iter == list_node_last(stream->ent_buf))
+              rbuf_len += snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, "%s",
+                                  entry->value);
+            else
+              rbuf_len += snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, "%s ",
+                                  entry->value);
+          }
+          rbuf_len += snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, ")");
+          idx++;
+        }
+
+        /* read next */
+        n = stream->desc->ops->s_eread(stream, 1, 0, &stream->ent_buf);
+        if(n <= 0) {
+          if(!idx) {
+            r = SXE_EOS;
+            goto __fail;
+          } else break;
+        }
+      }
+      rbuf_len += snprintf(rbuf + rbuf_len, MAX_RBBUF_LEN - rbuf_len, ")");
+
+      return sxmsg_rreply(msg, rbuf_len + sizeof(char));
+    } else r = SXE_EPERM;
+  } else r = SXE_NOSUCHSTREAMTYPE;
+
+ __fail:
+  return sxmsg_return(msg, r);
 }