diff --git a/include/qpdf/qpdf-c.h b/include/qpdf/qpdf-c.h
index f3f02e97..d83adcca 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/qpdf-c.h
+++ b/include/qpdf/qpdf-c.h
@@ -183,7 +183,21 @@ extern "C" {
     QPDF_ERROR_CODE qpdf_read(qpdf_data qpdf, char const* filename,
 			      char const* password);
 
-    /* Read functions below must be called after qpdf_read. */
+    /* Calling qpdf_read_memory causes processMemoryFile to be called
+     * in the C++ API.  Otherwise, it behaves in the same way as
+     * qpdf_read.  The description argument will be used in place of
+     * the file name in any error or warning messages generated by the
+     * library.
+     */
+    QPDF_DLL
+    QPDF_ERROR_CODE qpdf_read_memory(qpdf_data qpdf,
+				     char const* description,
+				     char const* buffer,
+				     unsigned long size,
+				     char const* password);
+
+    /* Read functions below must be called after qpdf_read or
+     * qpdf_read_memory. */
 
     /* Return the version of the PDF file. */
     QPDF_DLL
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf-c.cc b/libqpdf/qpdf-c.cc
index d7776d21..10260753 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf-c.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf-c.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ struct _qpdf_data
     std::string tmp_string;
 
     // Parameters for functions we call
-    char const* filename;
+    char const* filename;	// or description
+    char const* buffer;
+    unsigned long size;
     char const* password;
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +52,13 @@ static void call_read(qpdf_data qpdf)
     qpdf->qpdf->processFile(qpdf->filename, qpdf->password);
 }
 
+// must set qpdf->filename, qpdf->buffer, qpdf->size, and qpdf->password
+static void call_read_memory(qpdf_data qpdf)
+{
+    qpdf->qpdf->processMemoryFile(qpdf->filename, qpdf->buffer,
+				  qpdf->size, qpdf->password);
+}
+
 // must set qpdf->filename
 static void call_init_write(qpdf_data qpdf)
 {
@@ -244,6 +253,22 @@ QPDF_ERROR_CODE qpdf_read(qpdf_data qpdf, char const* filename,
     return status;
 }
 
+QPDF_ERROR_CODE qpdf_read_memory(qpdf_data qpdf,
+				 char const* description,
+				 char const* buffer,
+				 unsigned long size,
+				 char const* password)
+{
+    QPDF_ERROR_CODE status = QPDF_SUCCESS;
+    qpdf->filename = description;
+    qpdf->buffer = buffer;
+    qpdf->size = size;
+    qpdf->password = password;
+    status = trap_errors(qpdf, &call_read_memory);
+    QTC::TC("qpdf", "qpdf-c called qpdf_read_memory", status);
+    return status;
+}
+
 char const* qpdf_get_pdf_version(qpdf_data qpdf)
 {
     QTC::TC("qpdf", "qpdf-c called qpdf_get_pdf_version");
diff --git a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
index 0c193e20..a855234d 100644
--- a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
+++ b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 <!ENTITY mdash "&#x2014;">
 <!ENTITY ndash "&#x2013;">
 <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
-<!ENTITY swversion "2.2.1">
-<!ENTITY lastreleased "October 1, 2010">
+<!ENTITY swversion "2.2.2">
+<!ENTITY lastreleased "October 4, 2010">
 ]>
 <book>
  <bookinfo>
@@ -2074,6 +2074,21 @@ print "\n";
    <filename>ChangeLog</filename> in the source distribution.
   </para>
   <variablelist>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term>2.2.2: October 4, 2010</term>
+    <listitem>
+     <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        Add new function <function>qpdf_read_memory</function>
+        to the C API to call
+        <function>QPDF::processMemoryFile</function>.  This was an
+        omission in qpdf 2.2.1.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>2.2.1: October 1, 2010</term>
     <listitem>
diff --git a/qpdf/qpdf-ctest.c b/qpdf/qpdf-ctest.c
index 30e7af2f..0797d9a2 100644
--- a/qpdf/qpdf-ctest.c
+++ b/qpdf/qpdf-ctest.c
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
+static char* whoami = 0;
 static qpdf_data qpdf = 0;
 
 static void report_errors()
@@ -42,6 +44,57 @@ static void report_errors()
     }
 }
 
+static void read_file_into_memory(char const* filename,
+				  char** buf, unsigned long* size)
+{
+    char* buf_p = 0;
+    FILE* f = NULL;
+    size_t bytes_read = 0;
+    size_t len = 0;
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+    if (f == NULL)
+    {
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: unable to open %s: %s\n",
+		whoami, filename, strerror(errno));
+	exit(2);
+    }
+    fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+    *size = (unsigned long) ftell(f);
+    fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    *buf = malloc(*size);
+    if (*buf == NULL)
+    {
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: unable to allocate %lu bytes\n",
+		whoami, *size);
+	exit(2);
+    }
+    buf_p = *buf;
+    bytes_read = 0;
+    len = 0;
+    while ((len = fread(buf_p + bytes_read, 1, *size - bytes_read, f)) > 0)
+    {
+	bytes_read += len;
+    }
+    if (bytes_read != *size)
+    {
+	if (ferror(f))
+	{
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: failure reading file %s into memory:",
+		    whoami, filename);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: premature EOF reading file %s:",
+		    whoami, filename);
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, " read %lu, wanted %lu\n",
+		(unsigned long) bytes_read, (unsigned long) size);
+	exit(2);
+    }
+    fclose(f);
+}
+
 static void test01(char const* infile,
 		   char const* password,
 		   char const* outfile,
@@ -135,7 +188,10 @@ static void test06(char const* infile,
 		   char const* outfile,
 		   char const* outfile2)
 {
-    qpdf_read(qpdf, infile, password);
+    char* buf = NULL;
+    unsigned long size = 0;
+    read_file_into_memory(infile, &buf, &size);
+    qpdf_read_memory(qpdf, infile, buf, size, password);
     qpdf_init_write(qpdf, outfile);
     qpdf_set_static_ID(qpdf, QPDF_TRUE);
     qpdf_set_object_stream_mode(qpdf, qpdf_o_generate);
@@ -271,7 +327,6 @@ static void test15(char const* infile,
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    char* whoami = 0;
     char* p = 0;
     int n = 0;
     char const* infile = 0;
diff --git a/qpdf/qpdf.testcov b/qpdf/qpdf.testcov
index 85455a68..f0b3e06a 100644
--- a/qpdf/qpdf.testcov
+++ b/qpdf/qpdf.testcov
@@ -186,3 +186,4 @@ QPDFObjectHandle append page contents 0
 QPDF_Stream getRawStreamData 0
 QPDF_Stream getStreamData 0
 QPDF_Stream expand filter abbreviation 0
+qpdf-c called qpdf_read_memory 0