diff --git a/src/cli.cc b/src/cli.cc
index 97ed8b6..5fb6900 100644
--- a/src/cli.cc
+++ b/src/cli.cc
@@ -267,10 +267,6 @@ ot::status ot::process(ogg_reader& reader, ogg_writer& writer, const ot::options
 		}
 		// Initialize the streams from the first page.
 		if (packet_count == -1) {
-			if (ogg_stream_init(&reader.stream, ogg_page_serialno(&reader.page)) == -1) {
-				error = "ogg_stream_init: couldn't create a decoder";
-				break;
-			}
 			if (writer.file) {
 				if (ogg_stream_init(&writer.stream, ogg_page_serialno(&reader.page)) == -1) {
 					error = "ogg_stream_init: couldn't create an encoder";
@@ -279,12 +275,8 @@ ot::status ot::process(ogg_reader& reader, ogg_writer& writer, const ot::options
 			}
 			packet_count = 0;
 		}
-		if (ogg_stream_pagein(&reader.stream, &reader.page) == -1) {
-			error = "ogg_stream_pagein: invalid page";
-			break;
-		}
 		// Read all the packets.
-		while (ogg_stream_packetout(&reader.stream, &reader.packet) == 1) {
+		while ((rc = reader.read_packet()) == ot::status::ok) {
 			packet_count++;
 			if (packet_count == 1) { // Identification header
 				rc = ot::validate_identification_header(reader.packet);
@@ -310,8 +302,8 @@ ot::status ot::process(ogg_reader& reader, ogg_writer& writer, const ot::options
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if (ogg_stream_check(&reader.stream) != 0) {
-			error = "ogg_stream_check: internal error (decoder)";
+		if (rc != ot::status::ok && rc != ot::status::end_of_page) {
+			error = "error reading the ogg packets";
 			break;
 		}
 		// Write the page.
diff --git a/src/error.cc b/src/error.cc
index f5ed14e..65c4b21 100644
--- a/src/error.cc
+++ b/src/error.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ static const char* messages[] = {
 	"Integer overflow",
 	nullptr, /* standard error: call stderror */
 	"End of file",
+	"End of page",
+	"Stream is not ready",
 	"libogg error",
 	"Invalid identification header, not an Opus stream",
 	"Invalid comment header",
diff --git a/src/ogg.cc b/src/ogg.cc
index 8d5a5a3..03fa170 100644
--- a/src/ogg.cc
+++ b/src/ogg.cc
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ ot::ogg_reader::ogg_reader(FILE* input)
 	: file(input)
 {
 	ogg_sync_init(&sync);
-	memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
 }
 
 ot::ogg_reader::~ogg_reader()
 {
+	if (stream_ready)
+		ogg_stream_clear(&stream);
 	ogg_sync_clear(&sync);
-	ogg_stream_clear(&stream);
 }
 
 ot::status ot::ogg_reader::read_page()
@@ -31,9 +31,31 @@ ot::status ot::ogg_reader::read_page()
 		if (ogg_sync_check(&sync) != 0)
 			return status::libogg_error;
 	}
+	if (!stream_ready) {
+		if (ogg_stream_init(&stream, ogg_page_serialno(&page)) == -1)
+			return status::libogg_error;
+		stream_ready = true;
+	}
+	stream_in_sync = false;
 	return status::ok;
 }
 
+ot::status ot::ogg_reader::read_packet()
+{
+	if (!stream_ready)
+		return status::stream_not_ready;
+	/* If the stream is on a different page, feed the current page. */
+	if (!stream_in_sync) {
+		if (ogg_stream_pagein(&stream, &page) == -1)
+			return status::libogg_error;
+		stream_in_sync = true;
+	}
+	int rc = ogg_stream_packetout(&stream, &packet);
+	return rc == 0 ? status::end_of_page :
+	       rc == 1 ? status::ok :
+	                 status::libogg_error;
+}
+
 ot::ogg_writer::ogg_writer(FILE* output)
 	: file(output)
 {
diff --git a/src/opustags.h b/src/opustags.h
index 02919f0..19002d7 100644
--- a/src/opustags.h
+++ b/src/opustags.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ enum class status {
 	/** On standard error, errno will give more details. */
 	standard_error,
 	end_of_file,
+	end_of_page,
+	stream_not_ready,
 	libogg_error,
 	bad_identification_header,
 	bad_comment_header,
@@ -92,6 +94,13 @@ struct ogg_reader {
 	 * call to #read_page. Make sure you also check #status::end_of_file.
 	 */
 	status read_page();
+	/**
+	 * Read the next available packet from the current #page. The packet is available in the
+	 * #packet field.
+	 *
+	 * If the end of page was reached, return #status::end_of_page.
+	 */
+	status read_packet();
 	/**
 	 * The file is our source of binary data. It is not integrated to libogg, so we need to
 	 * handle it ourselves.
@@ -114,6 +123,22 @@ struct ogg_reader {
 	 * to ogg_sync_pageout.
 	 */
 	ogg_page page;
+	/**
+	 * Current packet from the stream state.
+	 *
+	 * Its memory is managed by libogg, inside the stream state, and is valid until the next
+	 * call to ogg_stream_packetout.
+	 */
+	ogg_packet packet;
+private:
+	/**
+	 * Indicates whether the stream has been initialized or not.
+	 */
+	bool stream_ready = false;
+	/**
+	 * Indicates if the stream's last fed page is the current one.
+	 */
+	bool stream_in_sync;
 	/**
 	 * The stream layer receives pages and yields a sequence of packets.
 	 *
@@ -124,13 +149,6 @@ struct ogg_reader {
 	 * After we've read OpusHead and OpusTags, we don't need the stream layer anymore.
 	 */
 	ogg_stream_state stream;
-	/**
-	 * Current packet from the stream state.
-	 *
-	 * Its memory is managed by libogg, inside the stream state, and is valid until the next
-	 * call to ogg_stream_packetout.
-	 */
-	ogg_packet packet;
 };
 
 struct ogg_writer {