diff --git a/s2/reader.go b/s2/reader.go
index daaa33fbb0..46ead58fe0 100644
--- a/s2/reader.go
+++ b/s2/reader.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func ReaderIgnoreStreamIdentifier() ReaderOption {
 // For each chunk with the ID, the callback is called with the content.
 // Any returned non-nil error will abort decompression.
 // Only one callback per ID is supported, latest sent will be used.
+// You can peek the stream, triggering the callback, by doing a Read with a 0
+// byte buffer.
 func ReaderSkippableCB(id uint8, fn func(r io.Reader) error) ReaderOption {
 	return func(r *Reader) error {
 		if id < 0x80 || id > 0xfd {
@@ -1053,6 +1055,8 @@ func (r *Reader) ReadByte() (byte, error) {
 // Any returned non-nil error will abort decompression.
 // Only one callback per ID is supported, latest sent will be used.
 // Sending a nil function will disable previous callbacks.
+// You can peek the stream, triggering the callback, by doing a Read with a 0
+// byte buffer.
 func (r *Reader) SkippableCB(id uint8, fn func(r io.Reader) error) error {
 	if id < 0x80 || id >= chunkTypePadding {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ReaderSkippableCB: Invalid id provided, must be 0x80-0xfe (inclusive)")
diff --git a/s2/reader_test.go b/s2/reader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e05788494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/s2/reader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019+ Klaus Post. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package s2
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLeadingSkippableBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	w := NewWriter(&buf)
+	if err := w.AddSkippableBlock(0x80, []byte("skippable block")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("w.AddSkippableBlock: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := w.Write([]byte("some data")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("w.Write: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("w.Close: %v", err)
+	}
+	r := NewReader(&buf)
+	var sb []byte
+	r.SkippableCB(0x80, func(sr io.Reader) error {
+		var err error
+		sb, err = io.ReadAll(sr)
+		return err
+	})
+	if _, err := r.Read([]byte{}); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("empty read failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(sb, []byte("skippable block")) {
+		t.Errorf("didn't get correct data from skippable block: %q", string(sb))
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("r.Read: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(data, []byte("some data")) {
+		t.Errorf("didn't get correct compressed data: %q", string(data))
+	}
+}