diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@
     'PhabricatorFile' => 'applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFile.php',
     'PhabricatorFileBundleLoader' => 'applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileBundleLoader.php',
     'PhabricatorFileChunk' => 'applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFileChunk.php',
+    'PhabricatorFileChunkIterator' => 'applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileChunkIterator.php',
     'PhabricatorFileChunkQuery' => 'applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileChunkQuery.php',
     'PhabricatorFileCommentController' => 'applications/files/controller/PhabricatorFileCommentController.php',
     'PhabricatorFileComposeController' => 'applications/files/controller/PhabricatorFileComposeController.php',
@@ -5096,6 +5097,10 @@
       'PhabricatorPolicyInterface',
       'PhabricatorDestructibleInterface',
     ),
+    'PhabricatorFileChunkIterator' => array(
+      'Phobject',
+      'Iterator',
+    ),
     'PhabricatorFileChunkQuery' => 'PhabricatorCursorPagedPolicyAwareQuery',
     'PhabricatorFileCommentController' => 'PhabricatorFileController',
     'PhabricatorFileComposeController' => 'PhabricatorFileController',
diff --git a/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorChunkedFileStorageEngine.php b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorChunkedFileStorageEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorChunkedFileStorageEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorChunkedFileStorageEngine.php
@@ -177,4 +177,15 @@
     return 32;
   }
 
+  public function getFileDataIterator(PhabricatorFile $file, $begin, $end) {
+    $chunks = id(new PhabricatorFileChunkQuery())
+      ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
+      ->withChunkHandles(array($file->getStorageHandle()))
+      ->withByteRange($begin, $end)
+      ->needDataFiles(true)
+      ->execute();
+
+    return new PhabricatorFileChunkIterator($chunks, $begin, $end);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileChunkIterator.php b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileChunkIterator.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileChunkIterator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorFileChunkIterator
+  extends Phobject
+  implements Iterator {
+
+  private $chunks;
+  private $cursor;
+  private $begin;
+  private $end;
+  private $data;
+
+  public function __construct(array $chunks, $begin = null, $end = null) {
+    $chunks = msort($chunks, 'getByteStart');
+    $this->chunks = $chunks;
+
+    if ($begin !== null) {
+      foreach ($chunks as $key => $chunk) {
+        if ($chunk->getByteEnd() >= $begin) {
+          unset($chunks[$key]);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      $this->begin = $begin;
+    }
+
+    if ($end !== null) {
+      foreach ($chunks as $key => $chunk) {
+        if ($chunk->getByteStart() <= $end) {
+          unset($chunks[$key]);
+        }
+      }
+      $this->end = $end;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public function current() {
+    $chunk = head($this->chunks);
+    $data = $chunk->getDataFile()->loadFileData();
+
+    if ($this->end !== null) {
+      if ($chunk->getByteEnd() > $this->end) {
+        $data = substr($data, 0, ($this->end - $chunk->getByteStart()));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ($this->begin !== null) {
+      if ($chunk->getByteStart() < $this->begin) {
+        $data = substr($data, ($this->begin - $chunk->getByteStart()));
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $data;
+  }
+
+  public function key() {
+    return head_key($this->chunks);
+  }
+
+  public function next() {
+    unset($this->chunks[$this->key()]);
+  }
+
+  public function rewind() {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  public function valid() {
+    return (count($this->chunks) > 0);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileStorageEngine.php b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileStorageEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileStorageEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/engine/PhabricatorFileStorageEngine.php
@@ -290,5 +290,20 @@
     return $engine->getChunkSize();
   }
 
+  public function getFileDataIterator(PhabricatorFile $file, $begin, $end) {
+    // The default implementation is trivial and just loads the entire file
+    // upfront.
+    $data = $file->loadFileData();
+
+    if ($begin !== null && $end !== null) {
+      $data = substr($data, $begin, ($end - $begin));
+    } else if ($begin !== null) {
+      $data = substr($data, $begin);
+    } else if ($end !== null) {
+      $data = substr($data, 0, $end);
+    }
+
+    return array($data);
+  }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFile.php b/src/applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFile.php
--- a/src/applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFile.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/storage/PhabricatorFile.php
@@ -612,19 +612,8 @@
    * @return Iterable Iterable object which emits requested data.
    */
   public function getFileDataIterator($begin = null, $end = null) {
-    // The default implementation is trivial and just loads the entire file
-    // upfront.
-    $data = $this->loadFileData();
-
-    if ($begin !== null && $end !== null) {
-      $data = substr($data, $begin, ($end - $begin));
-    } else if ($begin !== null) {
-      $data = substr($data, $begin);
-    } else if ($end !== null) {
-      $data = substr($data, 0, $end);
-    }
-
-    return array($data);
+    $engine = $this->instantiateStorageEngine();
+    return $engine->getFileDataIterator($this, $begin, $end);
   }