diff --git a/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx b/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
index 442ebed5d..28dbc2c8c 100644
--- a/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
+++ b/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ FileReader::Seek(off_t offset)
 		throw MakeLastError("Failed to seek");
 }
 
+void
+FileReader::Skip(off_t offset)
+{
+	assert(IsDefined());
+
+	auto result = SetFilePointer(handle, offset, nullptr, FILE_CURRENT);
+	if (result == INVALID_SET_FILE_POINTER)
+		throw MakeLastError("Failed to seek");
+}
+
 void
 FileReader::Close()
 {
@@ -120,6 +130,17 @@ FileReader::Seek(off_t offset)
 		throw MakeErrno("Failed to seek");
 }
 
+void
+FileReader::Skip(off_t offset)
+{
+	assert(IsDefined());
+
+	auto result = fd.Skip(offset);
+	const bool success = result >= 0;
+	if (!success)
+		throw MakeErrno("Failed to seek");
+}
+
 void
 FileReader::Close()
 {
diff --git a/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx b/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
index ee931592b..3a04ea8df 100644
--- a/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
+++ b/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 	FileInfo GetFileInfo() const;
 
 	void Seek(off_t offset);
+	void Skip(off_t offset);
 
 	/* virtual methods from class Reader */
 	size_t Read(void *data, size_t size) override;