diff --git a/tools/filesystem/filesystem.go b/tools/filesystem/filesystem.go
index f2aa36aa..1ee69cd2 100644
--- a/tools/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/tools/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ var manualExtensionContentTypes = map[string]string{
 	".css": "text/css",      // (see https://github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype/pull/113)
 }
 
+// / GetFile returns a file content reader for given file key
+// / NB! Make sure to call `Close()` after you are done working with it.
+func (s *System) GetFile(fileKey string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	br, readErr := s.bucket.NewReader(s.ctx, fileKey, nil)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		return nil, readErr
+	}
+	return br, nil
+}
+
 // Serve serves the file at fileKey location to an HTTP response.
 func (s *System) Serve(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fileKey string, name string) error {
 	br, readErr := s.bucket.NewReader(s.ctx, fileKey, nil)
diff --git a/tools/filesystem/filesystem_test.go b/tools/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
index f03f22a3..25300dfe 100644
--- a/tools/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
+++ b/tools/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
@@ -348,7 +348,25 @@ func TestFileSystemServe(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+func TestFileSystemGetFile(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := createTestDir(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
+	fs, err := filesystem.NewLocal(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer fs.Close()
+
+	f, fErr := fs.GetFile("image.png")
+	if fErr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(fErr)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	if f == nil {
+		t.Fatal("File is supposed to be found")
+	}
+}
 func TestFileSystemServeSingleRange(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := createTestDir(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)