diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/__init__.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/__init__.py
index a0662f24cc..6f68fee18a 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/__init__.py
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ def stream2(path: Union[Path, str]):
     as a dictionary.
 
     Args:
-        path (Union[Path, str]): _description_
+        path (Union[Path, str]): input file path
 
     Yields:
-        _type_: _description_
+        dict: entity instance dictionaries
     """
     streamer = ifcopenshell_wrapper.InstanceStreamer(str(path))
     while streamer:
@@ -312,6 +312,22 @@ def stream2(path: Union[Path, str]):
             yield inst
 
 
+def stream2_from_string(data: str):
+    """Streams the content of a file path from string, yielding each instance
+    as a dictionary.
+
+    Args:
+        data (str): input data
+
+    Yields:
+        dict: entity instance dictionaries
+    """
+    streamer = ifcopenshell_wrapper.stream_from_string(data)
+    while streamer:
+        if inst := streamer.read_instance_py():
+            yield inst
+
+
 def convert_path_to_rocksdb(ifcspf_path: Union[Path, str], rocksdb_path: Union[Path, str]):
     """Converts an IFC-SPF file on disk to the IfcOpenShell-specific
     RocksDB encoding. RocksDB is an embedded key-value store that allows
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
index 961c56f3fe..8e79856bba 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public:
 
     InstanceStreamer(const std::string& fn);
 
+    InstanceStreamer(void* data, int length);
+
     InstanceStreamer(const IfcParse::schema_definition* schema, IfcParse::IfcSpfLexer* lexer);
 
     ~InstanceStreamer() {
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
index cdcdfc8f64..8f3b74f4b6 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
@@ -1499,6 +1499,33 @@ IfcParse::InstanceStreamer::InstanceStreamer(const std::string& fn)
     }
 }
 
+IfcParse::InstanceStreamer::InstanceStreamer(void* data, int length)
+    : stream_(new IfcSpfStream(data, length))
+    , lexer_(new IfcSpfLexer(stream_))
+    , token_stream_(3, Token{})
+    , schema_(nullptr)
+    , ifcroot_type_(nullptr)
+    , progress_(0)
+{
+    init_locale();
+
+    good_ = file_open_status::NO_HEADER;
+    if (*stream_) {
+        header_ = new IfcParse::IfcSpfHeader(lexer_);
+        if (header_->tryRead() && header_->file_schema()->schema_identifiers().size() == 1) {
+            try {
+                schema_ = IfcParse::schema_by_name(header_->file_schema()->schema_identifiers().front());
+                good_ = file_open_status::SUCCESS;
+            } catch (const IfcParse::IfcException&) {
+            }
+        }
+        storage_.file = nullptr;
+        storage_.schema = schema_;
+        storage_.tokens = lexer_;
+        storage_.references_to_resolve = &references_to_resolve_;
+    }
+}
+
 IfcParse::InstanceStreamer::InstanceStreamer(const IfcParse::schema_definition* schema, IfcParse::IfcSpfLexer* lexer)
     : stream_(nullptr)
     , lexer_(lexer)
diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
index 21148f1cd2..45a617916e 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ private:
 %newobject open;
 %newobject read;
 %newobject parse_ifcxml;
+%newobject stream_from_string;
 
 %inline %{
 	IfcParse::IfcFile* open(const std::string& fn, bool readonly=false) {
@@ -728,6 +729,12 @@ private:
 		return f;
 	}
 
+	IfcParse::InstanceStreamer* stream_from_string(const std::string& data) {
+		char* copiedData = new char[data.length()];
+		memcpy(copiedData, data.c_str(), data.length());
+		return new IfcParse::InstanceStreamer((void *)copiedData, data.length());
+	}
+
 	const char* version() {
 		return IFCOPENSHELL_VERSION;
 	}