diff --git a/libs/utils/Android.mk b/libs/utils/Android.mk
index 8bd5823..2e20268 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/utils/Android.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	SharedBuffer.cpp \
 	Static.cpp \
 	StopWatch.cpp \
+	StreamingZipInflater.cpp \
 	String8.cpp \
 	String16.cpp \
 	StringArray.cpp \
@@ -131,4 +132,4 @@
 # team really wants is to build the stuff defined by this makefile.
 ifeq (,$(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE))
 include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+endif
diff --git a/libs/utils/Asset.cpp b/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
index 4295123..cef7db4 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/Asset.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <utils/Asset.h>
 #include <utils/Atomic.h>
 #include <utils/FileMap.h>
+#include <utils/StreamingZipInflater.h>
 #include <utils/ZipUtils.h>
 #include <utils/ZipFileRO.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@
  */
 _CompressedAsset::_CompressedAsset(void)
     : mStart(0), mCompressedLen(0), mUncompressedLen(0), mOffset(0),
-      mMap(NULL), mFd(-1), mBuf(NULL)
+      mMap(NULL), mFd(-1), mZipInflater(NULL), mBuf(NULL)
 {
 }
 
@@ -698,6 +699,10 @@
     mFd = fd;
     assert(mBuf == NULL);
 
+    if (uncompressedLen > StreamingZipInflater::OUTPUT_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+        mZipInflater = new StreamingZipInflater(mFd, offset, uncompressedLen, compressedLen);
+    }
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -724,6 +729,9 @@
     mUncompressedLen = uncompressedLen;
     assert(mOffset == 0);
 
+    if (uncompressedLen > StreamingZipInflater::OUTPUT_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+        mZipInflater = new StreamingZipInflater(dataMap, uncompressedLen);
+    }
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -739,26 +747,29 @@
 
     assert(mOffset >= 0 && mOffset <= mUncompressedLen);
 
-    // TODO: if mAccessMode == ACCESS_STREAMING, use zlib more cleverly
+    /* If we're relying on a streaming inflater, go through that */
+    if (mZipInflater) {
+        actual = mZipInflater->read(buf, count);
+    } else {
+        if (mBuf == NULL) {
+            if (getBuffer(false) == NULL)
+                return -1;
+        }
+        assert(mBuf != NULL);
 
-    if (mBuf == NULL) {
-        if (getBuffer(false) == NULL)
-            return -1;
+        /* adjust count if we're near EOF */
+        maxLen = mUncompressedLen - mOffset;
+        if (count > maxLen)
+            count = maxLen;
+
+        if (!count)
+            return 0;
+
+        /* copy from buffer */
+        //printf("comp buf read\n");
+        memcpy(buf, (char*)mBuf + mOffset, count);
+        actual = count;
     }
-    assert(mBuf != NULL);
-
-    /* adjust count if we're near EOF */
-    maxLen = mUncompressedLen - mOffset;
-    if (count > maxLen)
-        count = maxLen;
-
-    if (!count)
-        return 0;
-
-    /* copy from buffer */
-    //printf("comp buf read\n");
-    memcpy(buf, (char*)mBuf + mOffset, count);
-    actual = count;
 
     mOffset += actual;
     return actual;
@@ -780,6 +791,9 @@
     if (newPosn == (off_t) -1)
         return newPosn;
 
+    if (mZipInflater) {
+        mZipInflater->seekAbsolute(newPosn);
+    }
     mOffset = newPosn;
     return mOffset;
 }
@@ -793,10 +807,12 @@
         mMap->release();
         mMap = NULL;
     }
-    if (mBuf != NULL) {
-        delete[] mBuf;
-        mBuf = NULL;
-    }
+
+    delete[] mBuf;
+    mBuf = NULL;
+
+    delete mZipInflater;
+    mZipInflater = NULL;
 
     if (mFd > 0) {
         ::close(mFd);
@@ -817,12 +833,6 @@
     if (mBuf != NULL)
         return mBuf;
 
-    if (mUncompressedLen > UNCOMPRESS_DATA_MAX) {
-        LOGD("Data exceeds UNCOMPRESS_DATA_MAX (%ld vs %d)\n",
-            (long) mUncompressedLen, UNCOMPRESS_DATA_MAX);
-        goto bail;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Allocate a buffer and read the file into it.
      */
@@ -853,7 +863,13 @@
             goto bail;
     }
 
-    /* success! */
+    /*
+     * Success - now that we have the full asset in RAM we
+     * no longer need the streaming inflater
+     */
+    delete mZipInflater;
+    mZipInflater = NULL;
+
     mBuf = buf;
     buf = NULL;
 
diff --git a/libs/utils/StreamingZipInflater.cpp b/libs/utils/StreamingZipInflater.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ebec93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/utils/StreamingZipInflater.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "szipinf"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include <utils/FileMap.h>
+#include <utils/StreamingZipInflater.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+static inline size_t min(size_t a, size_t b) { return (a < b) ? a : b; }
+
+using namespace android;
+
+/*
+ * Streaming access to compressed asset data in an open fd
+ */
+StreamingZipInflater::StreamingZipInflater(int fd, off_t compDataStart,
+        size_t uncompSize, size_t compSize) {
+    mFd = fd;
+    mDataMap = NULL;
+    mInFileStart = compDataStart;
+    mOutTotalSize = uncompSize;
+    mInTotalSize = compSize;
+
+    mInBufSize = StreamingZipInflater::INPUT_CHUNK_SIZE;
+    mInBuf = new uint8_t[mInBufSize];
+
+    mOutBufSize = StreamingZipInflater::OUTPUT_CHUNK_SIZE;
+    mOutBuf = new uint8_t[mOutBufSize];
+
+    initInflateState();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Streaming access to compressed data held in an mmapped region of memory
+ */
+StreamingZipInflater::StreamingZipInflater(FileMap* dataMap, size_t uncompSize) {
+    mFd = -1;
+    mDataMap = dataMap;
+    mOutTotalSize = uncompSize;
+    mInTotalSize = dataMap->getDataLength();
+
+    mInBuf = (uint8_t*) dataMap->getDataPtr();
+    mInBufSize = mInTotalSize;
+
+    mOutBufSize = StreamingZipInflater::OUTPUT_CHUNK_SIZE;
+    mOutBuf = new uint8_t[mOutBufSize];
+
+    initInflateState();
+}
+
+StreamingZipInflater::~StreamingZipInflater() {
+    // tear down the in-flight zip state just in case
+    ::inflateEnd(&mInflateState);
+
+    if (mDataMap == NULL) {
+        delete [] mInBuf;
+    }
+    delete [] mOutBuf;
+}
+
+void StreamingZipInflater::initInflateState() {
+    LOGD("Initializing inflate state");
+
+    memset(&mInflateState, 0, sizeof(mInflateState));
+    mInflateState.zalloc = Z_NULL;
+    mInflateState.zfree = Z_NULL;
+    mInflateState.opaque = Z_NULL;
+    mInflateState.next_in = (Bytef*)mInBuf;
+    mInflateState.next_out = (Bytef*) mOutBuf;
+    mInflateState.avail_out = mOutBufSize;
+    mInflateState.data_type = Z_UNKNOWN;
+
+    mOutLastDecoded = mOutDeliverable = mOutCurPosition = 0;
+    mInNextChunkOffset = 0;
+    mStreamNeedsInit = true;
+
+    if (mDataMap == NULL) {
+        ::lseek(mFd, mInFileStart, SEEK_SET);
+        mInflateState.avail_in = 0; // set when a chunk is read in
+    } else {
+        mInflateState.avail_in = mInBufSize;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Basic approach:
+ *
+ * 1. If we have undelivered uncompressed data, send it.  At this point
+ *    either we've satisfied the request, or we've exhausted the available
+ *    output data in mOutBuf.
+ *
+ * 2. While we haven't sent enough data to satisfy the request:
+ *    0. if the request is for more data than exists, bail.
+ *    a. if there is no input data to decode, read some into the input buffer
+ *       and readjust the z_stream input pointers
+ *    b. point the output to the start of the output buffer and decode what we can
+ *    c. deliver whatever output data we can
+ */
+ssize_t StreamingZipInflater::read(void* outBuf, size_t count) {
+    uint8_t* dest = (uint8_t*) outBuf;
+    size_t bytesRead = 0;
+    size_t toRead = min(count, size_t(mOutTotalSize - mOutCurPosition));
+    while (toRead > 0) {
+        // First, write from whatever we already have decoded and ready to go
+        size_t deliverable = min(toRead, mOutLastDecoded - mOutDeliverable);
+        if (deliverable > 0) {
+            if (outBuf != NULL) memcpy(dest, mOutBuf + mOutDeliverable, deliverable);
+            mOutDeliverable += deliverable;
+            mOutCurPosition += deliverable;
+            dest += deliverable;
+            bytesRead += deliverable;
+            toRead -= deliverable;
+        }
+
+        // need more data?  time to decode some.
+        if (toRead > 0) {
+            // if we don't have any data to decode, read some in.  If we're working
+            // from mmapped data this won't happen, because the clipping to total size
+            // will prevent reading off the end of the mapped input chunk.
+            if (mInflateState.avail_in == 0) {
+                int err = readNextChunk();
+                if (err < 0) {
+                    LOGE("Unable to access asset data: %d", err);
+                    if (!mStreamNeedsInit) {
+                        ::inflateEnd(&mInflateState);
+                        initInflateState();
+                    }
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+            // we know we've drained whatever is in the out buffer now, so just
+            // start from scratch there, reading all the input we have at present.
+            mInflateState.next_out = (Bytef*) mOutBuf;
+            mInflateState.avail_out = mOutBufSize;
+
+            /*
+            LOGD("Inflating to outbuf: avail_in=%u avail_out=%u next_in=%p next_out=%p",
+                    mInflateState.avail_in, mInflateState.avail_out,
+                    mInflateState.next_in, mInflateState.next_out);
+            */
+            int result = Z_OK;
+            if (mStreamNeedsInit) {
+                LOGI("Initializing zlib to inflate");
+                result = inflateInit2(&mInflateState, -MAX_WBITS);
+                mStreamNeedsInit = false;
+            }
+            if (result == Z_OK) result = ::inflate(&mInflateState, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
+            if (result < 0) {
+                // Whoops, inflation failed
+                LOGE("Error inflating asset: %d", result);
+                ::inflateEnd(&mInflateState);
+                initInflateState();
+                return -1;
+            } else {
+                if (result == Z_STREAM_END) {
+                    // we know we have to have reached the target size here and will
+                    // not try to read any further, so just wind things up.
+                    ::inflateEnd(&mInflateState);
+                }
+
+                // Note how much data we got, and off we go
+                mOutDeliverable = 0;
+                mOutLastDecoded = mOutBufSize - mInflateState.avail_out;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return bytesRead;
+}
+
+int StreamingZipInflater::readNextChunk() {
+    assert(mDataMap == NULL);
+
+    if (mInNextChunkOffset < mInTotalSize) {
+        size_t toRead = min(mInBufSize, mInTotalSize - mInNextChunkOffset);
+        if (toRead > 0) {
+            ssize_t didRead = ::read(mFd, mInBuf, toRead);
+            //LOGD("Reading input chunk, size %08x didread %08x", toRead, didRead);
+            if (didRead < 0) {
+                // TODO: error
+                LOGE("Error reading asset data");
+                return didRead;
+            } else {
+                mInNextChunkOffset += didRead;
+                mInflateState.next_in = (Bytef*) mInBuf;
+                mInflateState.avail_in = didRead;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// seeking backwards requires uncompressing fom the beginning, so is very
+// expensive.  seeking forwards only requires uncompressing from the current
+// position to the destination.
+off_t StreamingZipInflater::seekAbsolute(off_t absoluteInputPosition) {
+    if (absoluteInputPosition < mOutCurPosition) {
+        // rewind and reprocess the data from the beginning
+        if (!mStreamNeedsInit) {
+            ::inflateEnd(&mInflateState);
+        }
+        initInflateState();
+        read(NULL, absoluteInputPosition);
+    } else if (absoluteInputPosition > mOutCurPosition) {
+        read(NULL, absoluteInputPosition - mOutCurPosition);
+    }
+    // else if the target position *is* our current position, do nothing
+    return absoluteInputPosition;
+}