diff --git a/channels/handler.py b/channels/handler.py
index 910d6f1..440b39e 100644
--- a/channels/handler.py
+++ b/channels/handler.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import sys
 import logging
+from io import BytesIO
 from threading import Lock
 
 from django import http
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ class AsgiRequest(http.HttpRequest):
                 if not chunk.get("more_content", False):
                     break
         assert isinstance(self._body, six.binary_type), "Body is not bytes"
+        # Add a stream-a-like for the body
+        self._stream = BytesIO(self._body)
         # Other bits
         self.resolver_match = None
 
diff --git a/channels/tests/test_request.py b/channels/tests/test_request.py
index ea2fb0f..fe6f76c 100644
--- a/channels/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/channels/tests/test_request.py
@@ -176,3 +176,23 @@ class RequestTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(request._post_parse_error)
         self.assertEqual(request.POST["title"], "My First Book")
         self.assertEqual(request.FILES["pdf"].read(), b"FAKEPDFBYTESGOHERE")
+
+    def test_stream(self):
+        """
+        Tests the body stream is emulated correctly.
+        """
+        message = self.make_message({
+            "reply_channel": "test",
+            "http_version": "1.1",
+            "method": "PUT",
+            "path": b"/",
+            "body": b"onetwothree",
+            "headers": {
+                "host": b"example.com",
+                "content-length": b"11",
+            },
+        }, "test")
+        request = AsgiRequest(message)
+        self.assertEqual(request.method, "PUT")
+        self.assertEqual(request.read(3), b"one")
+        self.assertEqual(request.read(), b"twothree")