diff --git a/docs/api-status.json b/docs/api-status.json
index 8fee5c283..219f60f1e 100644
--- a/docs/api-status.json
+++ b/docs/api-status.json
@@ -932,6 +932,12 @@
         "comment": "CmpExt ensures that given object range (extent) satisfies comparison.\n PREVIEW\n\nImplements:\n void rados_write_op_cmpext(rados_write_op_t write_op,\n                            const char * cmp_buf,\n                            size_t cmp_len,\n                            uint64_t off,\n                            int * prval);\n",
         "added_in_version": "v0.12.0",
         "expected_stable_version": "v0.14.0"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "ReadOp.Read",
+        "comment": "Read bytes from offset into buffer.\nlen(buffer) is the maximum number of bytes read from the object.\nbuffer[:ReadOpReadStep.BytesRead] then contains object data.\n PREVIEW\n\nImplements:\n void rados_read_op_read(rados_read_op_t read_op,\n                         uint64_t offset,\n                         size_t len,\n                         char * buffer,\n                         size_t * bytes_read,\n                         int * prval)\n",
+        "added_in_version": "v0.14.0",
+        "expected_stable_version": "v0.16.0"
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/docs/api-status.md b/docs/api-status.md
index 2f921ea4a..17772a869 100644
--- a/docs/api-status.md
+++ b/docs/api-status.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 Name | Added in Version | Expected Stable Version | 
 ---- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | 
 WriteOp.CmpExt | v0.12.0 | v0.14.0 | 
+ReadOp.Read | v0.14.0 | v0.16.0 | 
 
 ## Package: rbd
 
diff --git a/rados/read_op_read.go b/rados/read_op_read.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c4809360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rados/read_op_read.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+//go:build ceph_preview
+// +build ceph_preview
+
+package rados
+
+// #cgo LDFLAGS: -lrados
+// #include <rados/librados.h>
+// #include <stdlib.h>
+//
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// ReadOpReadStep holds the result of the Read read operation.
+// Result is valid only after Operate() was called.
+type ReadOpReadStep struct {
+	// C returned data:
+	bytesRead *C.size_t
+	prval     *C.int
+
+	BytesRead int64 // Bytes read by this action.
+	Result    int   // Result of this action.
+}
+
+func (s *ReadOpReadStep) update() error {
+	s.BytesRead = (int64)(*s.bytesRead)
+	s.Result = (int)(*s.prval)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *ReadOpReadStep) free() {
+	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(s.bytesRead))
+	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(s.prval))
+
+	s.bytesRead = nil
+	s.prval = nil
+}
+
+func newReadOpReadStep() *ReadOpReadStep {
+	return &ReadOpReadStep{
+		bytesRead: (*C.size_t)(C.malloc(C.sizeof_size_t)),
+		prval:     (*C.int)(C.malloc(C.sizeof_int)),
+	}
+}
+
+// Read bytes from offset into buffer.
+// len(buffer) is the maximum number of bytes read from the object.
+// buffer[:ReadOpReadStep.BytesRead] then contains object data.
+//  PREVIEW
+//
+// Implements:
+//  void rados_read_op_read(rados_read_op_t read_op,
+//                          uint64_t offset,
+//                          size_t len,
+//                          char * buffer,
+//                          size_t * bytes_read,
+//                          int * prval)
+func (r *ReadOp) Read(offset uint64, buffer []byte) *ReadOpReadStep {
+	oe := newReadStep(buffer, offset)
+	readStep := newReadOpReadStep()
+	r.steps = append(r.steps, oe, readStep)
+	C.rados_read_op_read(
+		r.op,
+		oe.cOffset,
+		oe.cReadLen,
+		oe.cBuffer,
+		readStep.bytesRead,
+		readStep.prval,
+	)
+
+	return readStep
+}
diff --git a/rados/read_op_read_test.go b/rados/read_op_read_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d15b31e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rados/read_op_read_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//go:build ceph_preview
+// +build ceph_preview
+
+package rados
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestReadOpRead() {
+	suite.SetupConnection()
+	ta := assert.New(suite.T())
+
+	var (
+		oid  = "TestReadOpRead"
+		data = []byte("data to read")
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	// Create an object and populate it with data.
+	op1 := CreateWriteOp()
+	defer op1.Release()
+	op1.Create(CreateIdempotent)
+	op1.WriteFull(data)
+	err = op1.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+	ta.NoError(err)
+
+	// Read the object's contents and compare them with expected data.
+	readBuf := make([]byte, 64)
+	op2 := CreateReadOp()
+	defer op2.Release()
+	readOpRes := op2.Read(0, readBuf)
+	err = op2.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+	ta.NoError(err)
+	ta.Equal(int(0), readOpRes.Result)
+	ta.Equal(int64(len(data)), readOpRes.BytesRead)
+	ta.Equal(data, readBuf[:readOpRes.BytesRead])
+}
diff --git a/rados/read_step.go b/rados/read_step.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..732f37b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rados/read_step.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package rados
+
+// #include <stdint.h>
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type readStep struct {
+	withoutUpdate
+	withoutFree
+	// the c pointer utilizes the Go byteslice data and no free is needed
+
+	// inputs:
+	b []byte
+
+	// arguments:
+	cBuffer  *C.char
+	cReadLen C.size_t
+	cOffset  C.uint64_t
+}
+
+func newReadStep(b []byte, offset uint64) *readStep {
+	return &readStep{
+		b:        b,
+		cBuffer:  (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])), // TODO: must be pinned
+		cReadLen: C.size_t(len(b)),
+		cOffset:  C.uint64_t(offset),
+	}
+}