diff --git a/docs/user/support/DataIO.dox b/docs/user/support/DataIO.dox
index 52f2015d07..af398f16d8 100644
--- a/docs/user/support/DataIO.dox
+++ b/docs/user/support/DataIO.dox
@@ -269,6 +269,62 @@
 */
 
 
+/*!
+	\fn virtual status_t BPositionIO::ReadAtExactly(off_t position, void* buffer, size_t size, size_t* _bytesRead)
+	\brief Reads an exact amount of data from the object at the specified
+		position into a buffer.
+
+	This is a convenience wrapper method for ReadAt() for code that expects the
+	exact number of bytes requested to be read. This method calls ReadAt() in a
+	loop to read the data. It fails when ReadAt() returns an error or fails to
+	read any more data (i.e. returns 0).
+
+	\param position The object position at which to read the data.
+	\param buffer Pointer to pre-allocated storage of at least \a size bytes
+	       into which the data shall be read. Won't be dereferenced, when
+	       \a size is 0.
+	\param size The number of bytes to be read.
+	\param _bytesRead Optional pointer to a pre-allocated size_t into which the
+	       number of bytes actually read will be written. When the method
+	       returns \c B_OK this will always be \a size. Can be \c NULL.
+
+	\return An error code indicating whether or not the method succeeded.
+	\retval B_OK All data have been read.
+	\retval B_PARTIAL_READ ReadAt() didn't fail, but couldn't provide as many
+	        bytes as requested.
+
+	\since Haiku R1
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+	\fn virtual status_t BPositionIO::WriteAtExactly(off_t position, const void* buffer, size_t size,
+		size_t* _bytesWritten)
+	\brief Writes an exact amount of data from a buffer to the object at the
+		specified position.
+
+	This is a convenience wrapper method for WriteAt() for code that expects the
+	exact number of bytes given to be written. This method calls WriteAt() in a
+	loop to write the data. It fails when WriteAt() returns an error or fails to
+	write any more data (i.e. returns 0).
+
+	\param position The object position at which to write the data.
+	\param buffer Pointer to a buffer of at least \a size bytes containing the
+	       data to be written. Won't be dereferenced, when \a size is 0.
+	\param size The number of bytes to be written.
+	\param _bytesWritten Optional pointer to a pre-allocated size_t into which
+	       the number of bytes actually written will be written. When the
+	       method returns \c B_OK this will always be \a size. Can be \c NULL.
+
+	\return An error code indicated whether the method succeeded.
+	\retval B_OK All data have been written.
+	\retval B_PARTIAL_READ WriteAt() didn't fail, but couldn't write as many
+	        bytes as provided.
+
+	\since Haiku R1
+*/
+
+
 /*!
 	\fn virtual off_t BPositionIO::Seek(off_t position, uint32 seekMode) = 0
 	\brief Pure virtual to move the cursor to a certain position.
diff --git a/headers/os/support/DataIO.h b/headers/os/support/DataIO.h
index 5e3d9bc99e..d05a4c8d4f 100644
--- a/headers/os/support/DataIO.h
+++ b/headers/os/support/DataIO.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public:
 	virtual	ssize_t				WriteAt(off_t position, const void* buffer,
 									size_t size) = 0;
 
+			status_t			ReadAtExactly(off_t position, void* buffer,
+									size_t size, size_t* _bytesRead = NULL);
+			status_t			WriteAtExactly(off_t position,
+									const void* buffer, size_t size,
+									size_t* _bytesWritten = NULL);
+
 	virtual	off_t				Seek(off_t position, uint32 seekMode) = 0;
 	virtual	off_t				Position() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/support/DataIO.cpp b/src/kits/support/DataIO.cpp
index 55e65b40fe..e7033abdb8 100644
--- a/src/kits/support/DataIO.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/support/DataIO.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,70 @@ BPositionIO::Write(const void* buffer, size_t size)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BPositionIO::ReadAtExactly(off_t position, void* buffer, size_t size,
+	size_t* _bytesRead)
+{
+	uint8* out = (uint8*)buffer;
+	size_t bytesRemaining = size;
+	status_t error = B_OK;
+
+	while (bytesRemaining > 0) {
+		ssize_t bytesRead = ReadAt(position, out, bytesRemaining);
+		if (bytesRead < 0) {
+			error = bytesRead;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (bytesRead == 0) {
+			error = B_PARTIAL_READ;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		out += bytesRead;
+		bytesRemaining -= bytesRead;
+		position += bytesRead;
+	}
+
+	if (_bytesRead != NULL)
+		*_bytesRead = size - bytesRemaining;
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+BPositionIO::WriteAtExactly(off_t position, const void* buffer, size_t size,
+	size_t* _bytesWritten)
+{
+	const uint8* in = (const uint8*)buffer;
+	size_t bytesRemaining = size;
+	status_t error = B_OK;
+
+	while (bytesRemaining > 0) {
+		ssize_t bytesWritten = WriteAt(position, in, bytesRemaining);
+		if (bytesWritten < 0) {
+			error = bytesWritten;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (bytesWritten == 0) {
+			error = B_PARTIAL_WRITE;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		in += bytesWritten;
+		bytesRemaining -= bytesWritten;
+		position += bytesWritten;
+	}
+
+	if (_bytesWritten != NULL)
+		*_bytesWritten = size - bytesRemaining;
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 BPositionIO::SetSize(off_t size)
 {