diff --git a/src/docker/socket.v b/src/docker/socket.v
index 5632e1d..749f14e 100644
--- a/src/docker/socket.v
+++ b/src/docker/socket.v
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request_with_json<T>(method string, url urllib.
 
 // read_response_head consumes the socket's contents until it encounters
 // '\r\n\r\n', after which it parses the response as an HTTP response.
+// Importantly, this function never consumes past the HTTP separator, so the
+// body can be read fully later on.
 pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response_head() ?http.Response {
 	mut c := 0
 	mut buf := []u8{len: 4}
diff --git a/src/docker/stream.v b/src/docker/stream.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24c51c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docker/stream.v
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module docker
+
+import io
+
+struct ChunkedResponseStream {
+	reader io.Reader
+}
+
+