diff --git a/src/jsx.erl b/src/jsx.erl
index 5448921..0401ce5 100644
--- a/src/jsx.erl
+++ b/src/jsx.erl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 -export([encode/1, encode/2, decode/1, decode/2]).
 -export([is_json/1, is_json/2, is_term/1, is_term/2]).
 -export([format/1, format/2, minify/1, prettify/1]).
+-export([consult/1, consult/2]).
 -export([encoder/3, decoder/3, parser/3]).
 -export([resume/3]).
 -export([maps_support/0]).
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ is_term(Source) -> is_term(Source, []).
 is_term(Source, Config) -> jsx_verify:is_term(Source, Config).
 
 
+-spec consult(File::file:name_all()) -> list(json_term()).
+-spec consult(File::file:name_all(), Config::jsx_to_term:config()) -> list(json_term()).
+
+consult(File) -> consult(File, []).
+consult(File, Config) -> jsx_consult:consult(File, Config).
+
+
 -type decoder() :: fun((json_text() | end_stream | end_json) -> any()).
 
 -spec decoder(Handler::module(), State::any(), Config::list()) -> decoder().
diff --git a/src/jsx_config.erl b/src/jsx_config.erl
index b720033..76e1139 100644
--- a/src/jsx_config.erl
+++ b/src/jsx_config.erl
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ parse_config([unescaped_jsonp|Rest], Config) ->
     parse_config(Rest, Config#config{unescaped_jsonp=true});
 parse_config([dirty_strings|Rest], Config) ->
     parse_config(Rest, Config#config{dirty_strings=true});
+parse_config([multi_term|Rest], Config) ->
+    parse_config(Rest, Config#config{multi_term=true});
 %% retained for backwards compat, now does nothing however
 parse_config([repeat_keys|Rest], Config) ->
     parse_config(Rest, Config);
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ valid_flags() ->
         escaped_strings,
         unescaped_jsonp,
         dirty_strings,
+        multi_term,
         repeat_keys,
         strict,
         stream,
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ config_test_() ->
                     escaped_strings = true,
                     unescaped_jsonp = true,
                     dirty_strings = true,
+                    multi_term = true,
                     strict_comments = true,
                     strict_commas = true,
                     strict_utf8 = true,
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ config_test_() ->
                     escaped_strings,
                     unescaped_jsonp,
                     dirty_strings,
+                    multi_term,
                     repeat_keys,
                     strict,
                     stream,
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ config_to_list_test_() ->
                 escaped_strings,
                 unescaped_jsonp,
                 dirty_strings,
+                multi_term,
                 stream,
                 uescape,
                 strict
@@ -284,6 +290,7 @@ config_to_list_test_() ->
                     escaped_strings = true,
                     unescaped_jsonp = true,
                     dirty_strings = true,
+                    multi_term = true,
                     strict_comments = true,
                     strict_utf8 = true,
                     strict_single_quotes = true,
diff --git a/src/jsx_config.hrl b/src/jsx_config.hrl
index 3b87da1..9b5e025 100644
--- a/src/jsx_config.hrl
+++ b/src/jsx_config.hrl
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 -record(config, {
+    dirty_strings = false               :: boolean(),
     escaped_forward_slashes = false     :: boolean(),
     escaped_strings = false             :: boolean(),
-    unescaped_jsonp = false             :: boolean(),
-    dirty_strings = false               :: boolean(),
+    multi_term = false                  :: boolean(),
     strict_comments = false             :: boolean(),
     strict_commas = false               :: boolean(),
     strict_utf8 = false                 :: boolean(),
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     strict_escapes = false              :: boolean(),
     stream = false                      :: boolean(),
     uescape = false                     :: boolean(),
+    unescaped_jsonp = false             :: boolean(),
     error_handler = false               :: false | jsx_config:handler(),
     incomplete_handler = false          :: false | jsx_config:handler()
 }).
diff --git a/src/jsx_consult.erl b/src/jsx_consult.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c9284e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jsx_consult.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+%% The MIT License
+
+%% Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Alisdair Sullivan <alisdairsullivan@yahoo.ca>
+
+%% Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+%% of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+%% in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+%% to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+%% copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+%% furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+%% The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+%% all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+%% THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+%% IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+%% FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+%% AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+%% LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+%% OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+%% THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+-module(jsx_consult).
+
+-export([consult/2]).
+-export([init/1, reset/1, handle_event/2]).
+
+
+-record(config, {
+    labels = binary,
+    return_maps = false
+}).
+
+-type config() :: list().
+-export_type([config/0]).
+
+-ifndef(maps_support).
+-type json_value() :: list(json_value())
+    | list({binary() | atom(), json_value()})
+    | true
+    | false
+    | null
+    | integer()
+    | float()
+    | binary().
+-endif.
+
+-ifdef(maps_support).
+-type json_value() :: list(json_value())
+    | map()
+    | true
+    | false
+    | null
+    | integer()
+    | float()
+    | binary().
+-endif.
+
+
+-spec consult(File::file:name_all(), Config::config()) -> [json_value()].
+
+-ifdef(maps_always).
+opts(Opts) -> [return_maps, multi_term] ++ Opts.
+-endif.
+-ifndef(maps_always).
+opts(Opts) -> [multi_term] ++ Opts.
+-endif.
+
+consult(File, Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    case file:read_file(File) of
+      {ok, Bin}  ->
+          {Final, _, _} = (jsx:decoder(
+              ?MODULE,
+              opts(Config),
+              jsx_config:extract_config(opts(Config))
+          ))(Bin),
+          lists:reverse(Final);
+      {error, _} -> erlang:error(badarg)
+    end.
+
+
+-type state() :: {list(), #config{}}.
+-spec init(Config::proplists:proplist()) -> state().
+
+init(Config) -> {[], Config, jsx_to_term:start_term(Config)}.
+
+
+-spec reset(State::state()) -> state().
+
+reset({Acc, Config, _}) -> {Acc, Config, jsx_to_term:start_term(Config)}.
+
+
+-spec handle_event(Event::any(), State::state()) -> state().
+
+handle_event(end_json, {Acc, Config, State}) ->
+    {[jsx_to_term:get_value(State)] ++ Acc, Config, State};
+handle_event(Event, {Acc, Config, State}) ->
+    {Acc, Config, jsx_to_term:handle_event(Event, State)}.
diff --git a/src/jsx_decoder.erl b/src/jsx_decoder.erl
index da3bdd2..e6b4152 100644
--- a/src/jsx_decoder.erl
+++ b/src/jsx_decoder.erl
@@ -1130,6 +1130,8 @@ done(<<?solidus>>, Handler, Stack, Config) ->
 done(<<>>, {Handler, State}, [], Config=#config{stream=true}) ->
     incomplete(done, <<>>, {Handler, State}, [], Config);
 done(<<>>, {_Handler, State}, [], _Config) -> State;
+done(Bin, {Handler, State}, _Stack, Config=#config{multi_term=true}) ->
+     value(Bin, {Handler, Handler:reset(State)}, [], Config);
 done(Bin, Handler, Stack, Config) -> ?error(done, Bin, Handler, Stack, Config).