diff --git a/src/tape/file_formats/mod.rs b/src/tape/file_formats/mod.rs
index da71e1cb..c8d211bc 100644
--- a/src/tape/file_formats/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/file_formats/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ pub use chunk_archive::*;
 mod snapshot_archive;
 pub use snapshot_archive::*;
 
+mod multi_volume_writer;
+pub use multi_volume_writer::*;
+
+mod multi_volume_reader;
+pub use multi_volume_reader::*;
+
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Error};
diff --git a/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_reader.rs b/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..801a7eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use std::io::{Read};
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+
+use proxmox::tools::io::ReadExt;
+
+use crate::tape::{
+    TapeRead,
+    file_formats::MediaContentHeader,
+};
+
+/// Read multi volume data streams written by `MultiVolumeWriter`
+///
+/// Note: We do not use this feature currently.
+pub struct MultiVolumeReader<'a> {
+    reader: Option<Box<dyn TapeRead + 'a>>,
+    next_reader_fn: Box<dyn 'a + FnMut() -> Result<Box<dyn TapeRead +'a>, Error>>,
+    complete: bool,
+    header: MediaContentHeader,
+}
+
+impl <'a> MultiVolumeReader<'a> {
+
+    /// Creates a new instance
+    pub fn new(
+        reader: Box<dyn TapeRead +'a>,
+        header: MediaContentHeader,
+        next_reader_fn: Box<dyn 'a + FnMut() -> Result<Box<dyn TapeRead +'a>, Error>>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+
+        if header.part_number != 0 {
+            bail!("MultiVolumeReader::new - got wrong header part_number ({} != 0)",
+                  header.part_number);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            reader: Some(reader),
+            next_reader_fn,
+            complete: false,
+            header,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl <'a> Read for MultiVolumeReader<'a> {
+
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
+        if self.complete {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
+        if self.reader.is_none() {
+            let mut reader = (self.next_reader_fn)()
+                .map_err(|err| proxmox::io_format_err!("multi-volume next failed: {}", err))?;
+
+            proxmox::try_block!({
+                let part_header: MediaContentHeader = unsafe { reader.read_le_value()? };
+                self.reader = Some(reader);
+
+                if part_header.uuid != self.header.uuid {
+                    proxmox::io_bail!("got wrong part uuid");
+                }
+                if part_header.content_magic!= self.header.content_magic {
+                    proxmox::io_bail!("got wrong part content magic");
+                }
+
+                let expect_part_number = self.header.part_number + 1;
+
+                if part_header.part_number != expect_part_number {
+                    proxmox::io_bail!("got wrong part number ({} != {})",
+                                      part_header.part_number, expect_part_number);
+                }
+
+                self.header.part_number = expect_part_number;
+
+                Ok(())
+            }).map_err(|err| {
+                proxmox::io_format_err!("multi-volume read content header failed: {}", err)
+            })?;
+         }
+
+        match self.reader {
+            None => unreachable!(),
+            Some(ref mut reader) => {
+                match reader.read(buf) {
+                    Ok(0) => {
+                        if reader.is_incomplete()? {
+                            self.reader = None;
+                            self.read(buf)
+                        } else {
+                            self.reader = None;
+                            self.complete = true;
+                            Ok(0)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(n) => Ok(n),
+                    Err(err) => Err(err)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_writer.rs b/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_writer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d58285e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tape/file_formats/multi_volume_writer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+use anyhow::Error;
+
+use proxmox::tools::Uuid;
+
+use crate::tape::{
+    TapeWrite,
+    file_formats::MediaContentHeader,
+};
+
+/// Writes data streams using multiple volumes
+///
+/// Note: We do not use this feature currently.
+pub struct MultiVolumeWriter<'a> {
+    writer: Option<Box<dyn TapeWrite + 'a>>,
+    next_writer_fn: Box<dyn 'a + FnMut() -> Result<Box<dyn TapeWrite +'a>, Error>>,
+    got_leom: bool,
+    finished: bool,
+    wrote_header: bool,
+    header: MediaContentHeader,
+    header_data: Vec<u8>,
+    bytes_written: usize, // does not include bytes from current writer
+}
+
+impl <'a> MultiVolumeWriter<'a> {
+
+    /// Creates a new instance
+    pub fn new(
+        writer: Box<dyn TapeWrite +'a>,
+        content_magic: [u8; 8],
+        header_data: Vec<u8>,
+        next_writer_fn: Box<dyn 'a + FnMut() -> Result<Box<dyn TapeWrite + 'a>, Error>>,
+    ) -> Self {
+
+        let header = MediaContentHeader::new(content_magic, header_data.len() as u32);
+
+        Self {
+            writer: Some(writer),
+            next_writer_fn,
+            got_leom: false,
+            finished: false,
+            header,
+            header_data,
+            wrote_header: false,
+            bytes_written: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the cuntent Uuid with the current part number
+    pub fn uuid_and_part_number(&self) -> (Uuid, usize) {
+        (self.header.uuid.into(), self.header.part_number as usize)
+    }
+}
+
+impl <'a> TapeWrite for MultiVolumeWriter<'a> {
+
+    fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<bool, std::io::Error> {
+
+        if self.finished {
+            proxmox::io_bail!("multi-volume writer already finished: internal error");
+        }
+
+        if self.got_leom {
+            if !self.wrote_header {
+                proxmox::io_bail!("multi-volume writer: got LEOM before writing anything - internal error");
+            }
+            let mut writer = match self.writer.take() {
+                Some(writer) => writer,
+                None =>  proxmox::io_bail!("multi-volume writer: no writer  -internal error"),
+            };
+            self.bytes_written = writer.bytes_written();
+            writer.finish(true)?;
+        }
+
+        if self.writer.is_none() {
+            if self.header.part_number >= 255 {
+                proxmox::io_bail!("multi-volume writer: too many parts");
+            }
+            self.writer = Some(
+                (self.next_writer_fn)()
+                    .map_err(|err| proxmox::io_format_err!("multi-volume get next volume failed: {}", err))?
+            );
+            self.got_leom = false;
+            self.wrote_header = false;
+            self.header.part_number += 1;
+        }
+
+        let leom = match self.writer {
+            None => unreachable!(),
+            Some(ref mut writer) => {
+                if !self.wrote_header {
+                    writer.write_header(&self.header, &self.header_data)?;
+                    self.wrote_header = true;
+                }
+                writer.write_all(buf)?
+            }
+        };
+
+        if leom { self.got_leom = true; }
+
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
+    fn bytes_written(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut bytes_written = self.bytes_written;
+        if let Some(ref writer) = self.writer {
+            bytes_written += writer.bytes_written();
+        }
+        bytes_written
+    }
+
+    fn finish(&mut self, incomplete: bool) -> Result<bool, std::io::Error> {
+        if incomplete {
+            proxmox::io_bail!(
+                "incomplete flag makes no sense for multi-volume stream: internal error");
+        }
+
+        match self.writer.take() {
+            None if self.finished => proxmox::io_bail!(
+                "multi-volume writer already finished: internal error"),
+            None => Ok(false),
+            Some(ref mut writer) => {
+                self.finished = true;
+                if !self.wrote_header {
+                    writer.write_header(&self.header, &self.header_data)?;
+                    self.wrote_header = true;
+                }
+                writer.finish(false)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn logical_end_of_media(&self) -> bool {
+        self.got_leom
+    }
+
+}