diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/images.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/images.cpp
index 98d57f6..742b1d0 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/images.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/images.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@
     return ParseMetadata(geometry, fd);
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadFromImageBlob(const void* data, size_t bytes) {
+    if (bytes < LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE) {
+        LERROR << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << ": " << bytes << " is smaller than geometry header";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    LpMetadataGeometry geometry;
+    if (!ParseGeometry(data, &geometry)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    const uint8_t* metadata_buffer =
+            reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data) + LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE;
+    size_t metadata_buffer_size = bytes - LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE;
+    return ParseMetadata(geometry, metadata_buffer, metadata_buffer_size);
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadFromImageFile(const char* file) {
     android::base::unique_fd fd(open(file, O_RDONLY));
     if (fd < 0) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/liblp.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/liblp.h
index dd9a9cd..6da24f6 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/liblp.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/liblp.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
                        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& images);
 bool WriteToImageFile(const char* file, const LpMetadata& metadata);
 std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadFromImageFile(const char* file);
+std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadFromImageBlob(const void* data, size_t bytes);
 
 // Helper to extract safe C++ strings from partition info.
 std::string GetPartitionName(const LpMetadataPartition& partition);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
index a8d6d70..329a901 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/io_test.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,27 @@
     ASSERT_NE(imported, nullptr);
 }
 
+// Test that we can read images from buffers.
+TEST(liblp, ImageFilesInMemory) {
+    unique_ptr<MetadataBuilder> builder = CreateDefaultBuilder();
+    ASSERT_NE(builder, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(AddDefaultPartitions(builder.get()));
+    unique_ptr<LpMetadata> exported = builder->Export();
+
+    unique_fd fd(syscall(__NR_memfd_create, "image_file", 0));
+    ASSERT_GE(fd, 0);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WriteToImageFile(fd, *exported.get()));
+
+    int64_t offset = SeekFile64(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+    ASSERT_GE(offset, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(SeekFile64(fd, 0, SEEK_SET), 0);
+
+    size_t bytes = static_cast<size_t>(offset);
+    std::unique_ptr<char[]> buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(bytes);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ReadFully(fd, buffer.get(), bytes));
+    ASSERT_NE(ReadFromImageBlob(buffer.get(), bytes), nullptr);
+}
+
 class BadWriter {
   public:
     // When requested, write garbage instead of the requested bytes, then
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.cpp
index d57af3f..117f5d5 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,27 @@
     int fd_;
 };
 
-// Parse an LpMetadataGeometry from a buffer. The buffer must be at least
-// LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE bytes in size.
-static bool ParseGeometry(const void* buffer, LpMetadataGeometry* geometry) {
+class MemoryReader final : public Reader {
+  public:
+    MemoryReader(const void* buffer, size_t size)
+        : buffer_(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(buffer)), size_(size), pos_(0) {}
+    bool ReadFully(void* out, size_t length) override {
+        if (size_ - pos_ < length) {
+            errno = EINVAL;
+            return false;
+        }
+        memcpy(out, buffer_ + pos_, length);
+        pos_ += length;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    const uint8_t* buffer_;
+    size_t size_;
+    size_t pos_;
+};
+
+bool ParseGeometry(const void* buffer, LpMetadataGeometry* geometry) {
     static_assert(sizeof(*geometry) <= LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE);
     memcpy(geometry, buffer, sizeof(*geometry));
 
@@ -254,6 +272,12 @@
     return metadata;
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ParseMetadata(const LpMetadataGeometry& geometry, const void* buffer,
+                                          size_t size) {
+    MemoryReader reader(buffer, size);
+    return ParseMetadata(geometry, &reader);
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ParseMetadata(const LpMetadataGeometry& geometry, int fd) {
     FileReader reader(fd);
     return ParseMetadata(geometry, &reader);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.h
index ae0875b..9f6ca6e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/reader.h
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace fs_mgr {
 
-std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadMetadata(int fd, uint32_t slot_number);
+// Parse an LpMetadataGeometry from a buffer. The buffer must be at least
+// LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_SIZE bytes in size.
+bool ParseGeometry(const void* buffer, LpMetadataGeometry* geometry);
 
 // Helper functions for manually reading geometry and metadata.
-bool ReadLogicalPartitionGeometry(int fd, LpMetadataGeometry* geometry);
+std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadMetadata(int fd, uint32_t slot_number);
 std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ParseMetadata(const LpMetadataGeometry& geometry, int fd);
+std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ParseMetadata(const LpMetadataGeometry& geometry, const void* buffer,
+                                          size_t size);
+bool ReadLogicalPartitionGeometry(int fd, LpMetadataGeometry* geometry);
 
 // These functions assume a valid geometry and slot number.
 std::unique_ptr<LpMetadata> ReadPrimaryMetadata(int fd, const LpMetadataGeometry& geometry,