diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81afec12..87564129 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ list(
   src/dwarfs/filesystem_extractor.cpp
   src/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.cpp
   src/dwarfs/filesystem_writer.cpp
+  src/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.cpp
   src/dwarfs/fragment_order_parser.cpp
   src/dwarfs/fstypes.cpp
   src/dwarfs/fs_section.cpp
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.h b/include/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c28984e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et: */
+/**
+ * \author     Marcus Holland-Moritz (github@mhxnet.de)
+ * \copyright  Copyright (c) Marcus Holland-Moritz
+ *
+ * This file is part of dwarfs.
+ *
+ * dwarfs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * dwarfs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with dwarfs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "dwarfs/chunkable.h"
+
+namespace dwarfs {
+
+class categorizer_manager;
+class inode;
+class mmif;
+class single_inode_fragment;
+
+class fragment_chunkable : public chunkable {
+ public:
+  fragment_chunkable(inode const& ino, single_inode_fragment& frag,
+                     file_off_t offset, mmif& mm,
+                     categorizer_manager const& catmgr);
+  ~fragment_chunkable();
+
+  size_t size() const override;
+  std::string description() const override;
+  std::span<uint8_t const> span() const override;
+  void add_chunk(size_t block, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+  void release_until(size_t offset) override;
+
+ private:
+  inode const& ino_;
+  single_inode_fragment& frag_;
+  file_off_t offset_;
+  mmif& mm_;
+  categorizer_manager const& catmgr_;
+};
+
+} // namespace dwarfs
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/inode_fragments.h b/include/dwarfs/inode_fragments.h
index c00a473f..a11565a1 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/inode_fragments.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/inode_fragments.h
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ class single_inode_fragment {
   file_off_t length() const { return length_; }
   file_off_t size() const { return length_; }
 
+  void add_chunk(size_t block, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+    thrift::metadata::chunk c;
+    c.block() = block;
+    c.offset() = offset;
+    c.size() = size;
+    chunks_.push_back(c);
+  }
+
   std::span<thrift::metadata::chunk const> chunks() const { return chunks_; }
 
   void extend(file_off_t length) { length_ += length; }
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.cpp b/src/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5735cbf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et: */
+/**
+ * \author     Marcus Holland-Moritz (github@mhxnet.de)
+ * \copyright  Copyright (c) Marcus Holland-Moritz
+ *
+ * This file is part of dwarfs.
+ *
+ * dwarfs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * dwarfs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with dwarfs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
+#include "dwarfs/categorizer.h"
+#include "dwarfs/entry.h"
+#include "dwarfs/fragment_chunkable.h"
+#include "dwarfs/inode.h"
+#include "dwarfs/inode_fragments.h"
+#include "dwarfs/mmif.h"
+
+namespace dwarfs {
+
+fragment_chunkable::fragment_chunkable(inode const& ino,
+                                       single_inode_fragment& frag,
+                                       file_off_t offset, mmif& mm,
+                                       categorizer_manager const& catmgr)
+    : ino_{ino}
+    , frag_{frag}
+    , offset_{offset}
+    , mm_{mm}
+    , catmgr_{catmgr} {}
+
+fragment_chunkable::~fragment_chunkable() = default;
+
+size_t fragment_chunkable::size() const { return frag_.size(); }
+
+std::string fragment_chunkable::description() const {
+  return fmt::format("{} fragment at offset {} of inode {} [{}] - size: {}",
+                     catmgr_.category_name(frag_.category().value()), offset_,
+                     ino_.num(), ino_.any()->name(), size());
+}
+
+std::span<uint8_t const> fragment_chunkable::span() const {
+  return mm_.span(offset_, frag_.size());
+}
+
+void fragment_chunkable::add_chunk(size_t block, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+  frag_.add_chunk(block, offset, size);
+}
+
+void fragment_chunkable::release_until(size_t offset) {
+  mm_.release_until(offset_ + offset);
+}
+
+} // namespace dwarfs