diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 082a180..c5c76b7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.41.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.41.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.33.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ require (
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/cache/s3.go b/internal/cache/s3.go
index 6b5ae91..7c9a430 100644
--- a/internal/cache/s3.go
+++ b/internal/cache/s3.go
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ func (s *S3) Open(ctx context.Context, key Key) (io.ReadCloser, http.Header, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Get object
-	obj, err := s.client.GetObject(ctx, s.config.Bucket, objectName, minio.GetObjectOptions{})
+	// Download object using parallel range-GET for large objects.
+	reader, err := s.parallelGetReader(ctx, s.config.Bucket, objectName, objInfo.Size, objInfo.ETag)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("failed to get object: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &s3Reader{obj: obj}, headers, nil
+	return reader, headers, nil
 }
 
 // refreshExpiration updates the Expires-At metadata on an S3 object using
diff --git a/internal/cache/s3_parallel_get.go b/internal/cache/s3_parallel_get.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2b9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cache/s3_parallel_get.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/errors"
+	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+)
+
+const (
+	// s3DownloadChunkSize is the size of each parallel range-GET request.
+	// 32 MiB matches the gradle-cache-tool's benchmarked default.
+	s3DownloadChunkSize = 32 << 20
+	// s3DownloadWorkers is the number of concurrent range-GET requests.
+	// 8 workers should be enough to saturate the host's network connection.
+	s3DownloadWorkers = 8
+)
+
+// parallelGetReader returns an io.ReadCloser that downloads the S3 object
+// using parallel range-GET requests and reassembles chunks in order.
+// For objects smaller than one chunk, it falls back to a single GetObject.
+// The etag pins all chunk requests to one object revision, preventing
+// corruption if the key is overwritten during a large read.
+func (s *S3) parallelGetReader(ctx context.Context, bucket, objectName string, size int64, etag string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if size <= s3DownloadChunkSize {
+		// Small object: single stream.
+		obj, err := s.client.GetObject(ctx, bucket, objectName, minio.GetObjectOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to get object: %w", err)
+		}
+		return &s3Reader{obj: obj}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Large object: parallel range requests reassembled in order via io.Pipe.
+	// Use a cancellable context so workers stop promptly if the consumer
+	// disconnects or a write error occurs.
+	dlCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	go func() {
+		err := s.parallelGet(dlCtx, bucket, objectName, size, etag, pw)
+		cancel()
+		pw.CloseWithError(err)
+	}()
+	return &cancelReadCloser{ReadCloser: pr, cancel: cancel}, nil
+}
+
+// cancelReadCloser wraps an io.ReadCloser and cancels a context on Close,
+// ensuring background goroutines are cleaned up when the consumer is done.
+type cancelReadCloser struct {
+	io.ReadCloser
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+func (c *cancelReadCloser) Close() error {
+	c.cancel()
+	return errors.Wrap(c.ReadCloser.Close(), "close parallel get reader")
+}
+
+// parallelGet downloads an S3 object in parallel chunks and writes them in
+// order to w. Each worker downloads its chunk into memory so the TCP
+// connection stays active at full speed. Peak memory: numWorkers × chunkSize.
+// All chunk requests are pinned to the given etag to ensure consistency.
+// An errgroup cancels all workers on the first error from any goroutine.
+func (s *S3) parallelGet(ctx context.Context, bucket, objectName string, size int64, etag string, w io.Writer) error {
+	numChunks := int((size + s3DownloadChunkSize - 1) / s3DownloadChunkSize)
+	numWorkers := min(s3DownloadWorkers, numChunks)
+
+	// One buffered channel per chunk so workers never block after sending.
+	results := make([]chan []byte, numChunks)
+	for i := range results {
+		results[i] = make(chan []byte, 1)
+	}
+
+	// Work queue of chunk indices.
+	work := make(chan int, numChunks)
+	for i := range numChunks {
+		work <- i
+	}
+	close(work)
+
+	eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	// Download workers: fetch chunks concurrently and send data on success,
+	// or return an error which cancels all other workers via egCtx.
+	for range numWorkers {
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			for seq := range work {
+				if egCtx.Err() != nil {
+					return egCtx.Err()
+				}
+
+				start := int64(seq) * s3DownloadChunkSize
+				end := min(start+s3DownloadChunkSize-1, size-1)
+
+				opts := minio.GetObjectOptions{}
+				if err := opts.SetRange(start, end); err != nil {
+					return errors.Errorf("set range %d-%d: %w", start, end, err)
+				}
+				// Pin to the object revision from the initial stat to prevent
+				// reading a mix of old and new data if the key is overwritten.
+				if err := opts.SetMatchETag(etag); err != nil {
+					return errors.Errorf("set etag %s: %w", etag, err)
+				}
+
+				obj, err := s.client.GetObject(egCtx, bucket, objectName, opts)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Errorf("get range %d-%d: %w", start, end, err)
+				}
+
+				// Drain the body immediately so the TCP connection stays at
+				// full speed. All workers do this concurrently, saturating
+				// the available S3 bandwidth.
+				data, readErr := io.ReadAll(obj)
+				obj.Close() //nolint:errcheck,gosec
+				if readErr != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(readErr, "read chunk")
+				}
+				results[seq] <- data
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Write chunks in order. Runs in the errgroup so that a write error
+	// cancels egCtx, which stops download workers promptly.
+	eg.Go(func() error {
+		for _, ch := range results {
+			select {
+			case data := <-ch:
+				if _, err := w.Write(data); err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "write chunk")
+				}
+			case <-egCtx.Done():
+				return egCtx.Err()
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return errors.Wrap(eg.Wait(), "parallel get")
+}