diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 97a8918..8e2041c 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {deps, [
     {lfe, "2.1.2"},
     {lutil, "0.14.3"},
+    {emmap, "2.0.11"},
     {erlsom, "1.5.1"},
     {fast_xml, "1.1.49"}
   ]}.
diff --git a/src/lxml-mmap.lfe b/src/lxml-mmap.lfe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614c93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lxml-mmap.lfe
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(defmodule lxml-mmap
+  (export
+   (read 1) (read 2)))
+
+(defun read (filename)
+  (read filename '(read shared direct)))
+
+(defun read (filename opts)
+  (case (emmap:open (lutil-file:expand-home-dir filename)
+                    opts)
+    (`#(ok ,mem ,info) `#m(mem ,mem info ,info))
+    (err err)))