diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39f47cf..22a4234 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Package ini provides INI file read and write functionality in Go.
 
 ## Feature
 
-- Load multiple data sources(`[]byte` or file) with overwrites.
+- Load multiple data sources(`[]byte`, file and `io.ReadCloser`) with overwrites.
 - Read with recursion values.
 - Read with parent-child sections.
 - Read with auto-increment key names.
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ Please add `-u` flag to update in the future.
 
 ### Loading from data sources
 
-A **Data Source** is either raw data in type `[]byte` or a file name with type `string` and you can load **as many data sources as you want**. Passing other types will simply return an error.
+A **Data Source** is either raw data in type `[]byte`, a file name with type `string` or `io.ReadCloser`. You can load **as many data sources as you want**. Passing other types will simply return an error.
 
 ```go
-cfg, err := ini.Load([]byte("raw data"), "filename")
+cfg, err := ini.Load([]byte("raw data"), "filename", ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte("some other data"))))
 ```
 
 Or start with an empty object:
diff --git a/README_ZH.md b/README_ZH.md
index 0340078..3b4fb66 100644
--- a/README_ZH.md
+++ b/README_ZH.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 功能特性
 
-- 支持覆盖加载多个数据源（`[]byte` 或文件）
+- 支持覆盖加载多个数据源（`[]byte`、文件和 `io.ReadCloser`）
 - 支持递归读取键值
 - 支持读取父子分区
 - 支持读取自增键名
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 
 ### 从数据源加载
 
-一个 **数据源** 可以是 `[]byte` 类型的原始数据，或 `string` 类型的文件路径。您可以加载 **任意多个** 数据源。如果您传递其它类型的数据源，则会直接返回错误。
+一个 **数据源** 可以是 `[]byte` 类型的原始数据，`string` 类型的文件路径或 `io.ReadCloser`。您可以加载 **任意多个** 数据源。如果您传递其它类型的数据源，则会直接返回错误。
 
 ```go
-cfg, err := ini.Load([]byte("raw data"), "filename")
+cfg, err := ini.Load([]byte("raw data"), "filename", ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte("some other data"))))
 ```
 
 或者从一个空白的文件开始：
diff --git a/ini.go b/ini.go
index 3a16211..50abd81 100644
--- a/ini.go
+++ b/ini.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Maximum allowed depth when recursively substituing variable names.
 	_DEPTH_VALUES = 99
-	_VERSION      = "1.22.0"
+	_VERSION      = "1.23.0"
 )
 
 // Version returns current package version literal.
@@ -108,7 +109,16 @@ type sourceData struct {
 }
 
 func (s *sourceData) ReadCloser() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return &bytesReadCloser{bytes.NewReader(s.data)}, nil
+	return ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(s.data)), nil
+}
+
+// sourceReadCloser represents an input stream with Close method.
+type sourceReadCloser struct {
+	reader io.ReadCloser
+}
+
+func (s *sourceReadCloser) ReadCloser() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return s.reader, nil
 }
 
 // File represents a combination of a or more INI file(s) in memory.
@@ -149,6 +159,8 @@ func parseDataSource(source interface{}) (dataSource, error) {
 		return sourceFile{s}, nil
 	case []byte:
 		return &sourceData{s}, nil
+	case io.ReadCloser:
+		return &sourceReadCloser{s}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing data source: unknown type '%s'", s)
 	}
diff --git a/ini_test.go b/ini_test.go
index fef7035..23eab05 100644
--- a/ini_test.go
+++ b/ini_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package ini
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func Test_Load(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Load with multiple data sources", func() {
-			cfg, err := Load([]byte(_CONF_DATA), "testdata/conf.ini")
+			cfg, err := Load([]byte(_CONF_DATA), "testdata/conf.ini", ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(_CONF_DATA))))
 			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 			So(cfg, ShouldNotBeNil)
 
@@ -121,6 +122,14 @@ func Test_Load(t *testing.T) {
 			So(err, ShouldNotBeNil)
 			So(f, ShouldBeNil)
 		})
+
+		Convey("Load with io.ReadCloser", func() {
+			cfg, err := Load(ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(_CONF_DATA))))
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(cfg, ShouldNotBeNil)
+
+			So(cfg.Section("").Key("NAME").String(), ShouldEqual, "ini")
+		})
 	})
 
 	Convey("Bad load process", t, func() {