diff --git a/base/src/sys/unix/file.rs b/base/src/sys/unix/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66963eb713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/src/sys/unix/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The ChromiumOS Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#![deny(missing_docs)]
+
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+use crate::error;
+use crate::AsRawDescriptor;
+use crate::Error;
+use crate::Result;
+
+enum LseekOption {
+    Data,
+    Hole,
+}
+
+fn lseek(fd: &dyn AsRawDescriptor, offset: u64, option: LseekOption) -> Result<u64> {
+    let whence = match option {
+        LseekOption::Data => libc::SEEK_DATA,
+        LseekOption::Hole => libc::SEEK_HOLE,
+    };
+    // safe because this doesn't modify any memory.
+    let ret = unsafe { libc::lseek64(fd.as_raw_descriptor(), offset as i64, whence) };
+    if ret < 0 {
+        return Err(Error::last());
+    }
+    Ok(ret as u64)
+}
+
+/// Iterator returning the offset range of data in the file.
+///
+/// This uses `lseek(2)` internally, and thus it changes the file offset.
+pub struct FileDataIterator<'a> {
+    fd: &'a dyn AsRawDescriptor,
+    offset: u64,
+}
+
+impl<'a> FileDataIterator<'a> {
+    /// Creates the [FileDataIterator]
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `fd` - the [AsRawDescriptor] of the file
+    /// * `offset` - the offset to start traversing from.
+    pub fn new(fd: &'a dyn AsRawDescriptor, offset: u64) -> Self {
+        Self { fd, offset }
+    }
+
+    fn find_next_data(&self) -> Result<Option<Range<u64>>> {
+        let offset_data = match lseek(self.fd, self.offset, LseekOption::Data) {
+            Ok(offset) => offset,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return match e.errno() {
+                    libc::ENXIO => Ok(None),
+                    _ => Err(e),
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        let offset_hole = lseek(self.fd, offset_data, LseekOption::Hole)?;
+
+        Ok(Some(offset_data..offset_hole))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for FileDataIterator<'a> {
+    type Item = Range<u64>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        match self.find_next_data() {
+            Ok(data_range) => {
+                if let Some(ref data_range) = data_range {
+                    self.offset = data_range.end;
+                }
+                data_range
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("failed to get data range: {:?}", e);
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::FileExt;
+
+    use crate::pagesize;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn file_data_iterator() {
+        let file = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
+
+        file.write_at(&[1_u8], 10).unwrap();
+        file.write_at(&[1_u8], 2 * pagesize() as u64).unwrap();
+        file.write_at(&[1_u8], (4 * pagesize() - 1) as u64).unwrap();
+
+        let iter = FileDataIterator::new(&file, 0);
+
+        let result: Vec<Range<u64>> = iter.collect();
+        assert_eq!(result.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(result[0], 0..(pagesize() as u64));
+        assert_eq!(result[1], (2 * pagesize() as u64)..(4 * pagesize() as u64));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/base/src/sys/unix/mod.rs b/base/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
index 7c9f7e28d1..28483b1ada 100644
--- a/base/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/base/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ mod acpi_event;
 mod capabilities;
 mod descriptor;
 mod event;
+mod file;
 mod file_flags;
 pub mod file_traits;
 mod get_filesystem_type;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ pub use capabilities::drop_capabilities;
 pub use descriptor::*;
 pub use event::EventExt;
 pub(crate) use event::PlatformEvent;
+pub use file::FileDataIterator;
 pub use file_flags::*;
 pub use file_traits::AsRawFds;
 pub use file_traits::FileAllocate;