diff --git a/packages/flutter_scene/lib/src/node.dart b/packages/flutter_scene/lib/src/node.dart
index 4b870f0..3171b88 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_scene/lib/src/node.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_scene/lib/src/node.dart
@@ -300,6 +300,35 @@ base class Node implements SceneGraph {
     return importGlb(bytes);
   }
 
+  /// Load a single-file `.glb` model from a [Stream] of byte chunks.
+  ///
+  /// Convenience wrapper for [fromGlbBytes] that drains the stream
+  /// into a single buffer before parsing. Useful when the caller has
+  /// a `Stream<List<int>>` (e.g. an `http` response body, a `dart:io`
+  /// `File.openRead()` pipe, or a websocket frame source) but not the
+  /// full byte buffer up-front.
+  ///
+  /// This factory buffers the entire stream in memory before
+  /// delegating to [fromGlbBytes] — peak memory equals the full GLB
+  /// size, matching [fromGlbBytes] semantics. True incremental
+  /// parsing of the GLB container is out of scope for this factory.
+  ///
+  /// Accepts `Stream<List<int>>` for compatibility with `dart:io` and
+  /// `package:http`; `Stream<Uint8List>` callers also work since
+  /// `Uint8List` implements `List<int>`.
+  ///
+  /// ```dart
+  /// final response = await http.Client().send(http.Request('GET', url));
+  /// final node = await Node.fromGlbStream(response.stream);
+  /// ```
+  static Future<Node> fromGlbStream(Stream<List<int>> stream) async {
+    final builder = BytesBuilder(copy: false);
+    await for (final chunk in stream) {
+      builder.add(chunk);
+    }
+    return fromGlbBytes(builder.toBytes());
+  }
+
   /// Convenience wrapper for [fromGlbBytes] that loads from the asset bundle.
   static Future<Node> fromGlbAsset(String assetPath) async {
     final byteData = await rootBundle.load(assetPath);
diff --git a/packages/flutter_scene/test/node_from_glb_stream_test.dart b/packages/flutter_scene/test/node_from_glb_stream_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a84b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_scene/test/node_from_glb_stream_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// ignore_for_file: avoid_print
+
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  // We test the stream-collection contract directly without instantiating
+  // a flutter_gpu pipeline. The Node.fromGlbStream factory's only job is
+  // to drain a Stream<List<int>> into a single Uint8List and then call
+  // Node.fromGlbBytes; the latter is already covered by existing
+  // runtime_importer_byte_comparison_test.dart.
+  //
+  // This test guards the collection step: that chunked input produces
+  // the same byte image as the original file.
+
+  test('stream-collection: chunked input reassembles to original bytes', () async {
+    final glbPath = _resolve('examples/assets_src/fcar.glb');
+    if (!File(glbPath).existsSync()) {
+      print('Test data missing — skipping.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final original = File(glbPath).readAsBytesSync();
+
+    // Chunk into 3 unequal pieces to exercise mid-buffer boundaries.
+    final cut1 = original.length ~/ 4;
+    final cut2 = (original.length * 7) ~/ 10;
+    final chunks = <List<int>>[
+      original.sublist(0, cut1),
+      original.sublist(cut1, cut2),
+      original.sublist(cut2),
+    ];
+
+    final stream = Stream<List<int>>.fromIterable(chunks);
+
+    final collected = await _collect(stream);
+
+    expect(collected.length, equals(original.length),
+        reason: 'stream-collected bytes must total to original size');
+    expect(collected, equals(original),
+        reason: 'stream-collected bytes must equal original bytes');
+  });
+
+  test('stream-collection: handles Stream<Uint8List> (subtype of Stream<List<int>>)', () async {
+    final original = Uint8List.fromList(List.generate(1024, (i) => i & 0xFF));
+
+    final stream = Stream<Uint8List>.fromIterable([
+      Uint8List.sublistView(original, 0, 256),
+      Uint8List.sublistView(original, 256, 768),
+      Uint8List.sublistView(original, 768),
+    ]);
+
+    // ignore: omit_local_variable_types
+    final Stream<List<int>> upcast = stream;
+    final collected = await _collect(upcast);
+
+    expect(collected, equals(original));
+  });
+
+  test('stream-collection: empty stream produces empty bytes', () async {
+    final stream = Stream<List<int>>.empty();
+    final collected = await _collect(stream);
+    expect(collected, isEmpty);
+  });
+}
+
+/// Mirror of Node.fromGlbStream's stream-collection step. Kept local to
+/// this test so the test does not require flutter_gpu initialisation
+/// (which is unavailable in a pure dart:test environment).
+Future<Uint8List> _collect(Stream<List<int>> stream) async {
+  final builder = BytesBuilder(copy: false);
+  await for (final chunk in stream) {
+    builder.add(chunk);
+  }
+  return builder.toBytes();
+}
+
+String _resolve(String relative) {
+  // Walk up from CWD to find the repo root that contains the path.
+  var dir = Directory.current;
+  for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+    final candidate = File('${dir.path}/$relative');
+    if (candidate.existsSync()) return candidate.path;
+    dir = dir.parent;
+  }
+  return relative;
+}