diff --git a/cpio/cpio.go b/cpio/cpio.go
index 8e4bba1..27bdfe2 100644
--- a/cpio/cpio.go
+++ b/cpio/cpio.go
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ type countingReader struct {
 	curPos int64
 }
 
+func (ce *CpioEntry) ReadAll() ([]byte, error) {
+	return io.ReadAll(ce.payload)
+}
+
+func (ce *CpioEntry) Copy(dst io.Writer) (written int64, err error) {
+	return io.Copy(dst, ce.payload)
+}
+
+func (ce *CpioEntry) HasPayload() bool {
+	return ce.payload != nil
+}
+
 // NewCpioStream starts reading files from a cpio archive
 func NewCpioStream(stream io.Reader) *CpioStream {
 	return &CpioStream{
diff --git a/rpmutils.go b/rpmutils.go
index 5af360a..536ad1b 100644
--- a/rpmutils.go
+++ b/rpmutils.go
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ func (rpm *Rpm) PayloadReaderExtended() (PayloadReader, error) {
 	return newPayloadReader(pld, files), nil
 }
 
+// CpioStream returns a cpio stream for the RPM payload
+func (rpm *Rpm) CpioStream() (*cpio.CpioStream, error) {
+	pld, err := uncompressRpmPayloadReader(rpm.f, rpm.Header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cpio.NewCpioStream(pld), nil
+}
+
 // ReadHeader reads the signature and general headers from a RPM.
 //
 // The stream is positioned for reading the compressed payload following the headers.