diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 59d1b4d..954d59c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 		"object",
 		"concat"
 	],
+	"dependencies": {
+		"is-stream": "^4.0.1"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/node": "^20.8.9",
 		"ava": "^5.3.1",
diff --git a/source/contents.js b/source/contents.js
index 20cb92e..e41bdb5 100644
--- a/source/contents.js
+++ b/source/contents.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import {getAsyncIterable} from './stream.js';
+
 export const getStreamContents = async (stream, {init, convertChunk, getSize, truncateChunk, addChunk, getFinalChunk, finalize}, {maxBuffer = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY} = {}) => {
-	if (!isAsyncIterable(stream)) {
-		throw new Error('The first argument must be a Readable, a ReadableStream, or an async iterable.');
-	}
+	const asyncIterable = getAsyncIterable(stream);
 
 	const state = init();
 	state.length = 0;
 
 	try {
-		for await (const chunk of stream) {
+		for await (const chunk of asyncIterable) {
 			const chunkType = getChunkType(chunk);
 			const convertedChunk = convertChunk[chunkType](chunk, state);
 			appendChunk({convertedChunk, state, getSize, truncateChunk, addChunk, maxBuffer});
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ const addNewChunk = (convertedChunk, state, addChunk, newLength) => {
 	state.length = newLength;
 };
 
-const isAsyncIterable = stream => typeof stream === 'object' && stream !== null && typeof stream[Symbol.asyncIterator] === 'function';
-
 const getChunkType = chunk => {
 	const typeOfChunk = typeof chunk;
 
diff --git a/source/stream.js b/source/stream.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9858b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/stream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import {isReadableStream} from 'is-stream';
+
+export const getAsyncIterable = stream => {
+	if (isReadableStream(stream, {checkOpen: false})) {
+		return getStreamIterable(stream);
+	}
+
+	if (stream?.[Symbol.asyncIterator] === undefined) {
+		throw new Error('The first argument must be a Readable, a ReadableStream, or an async iterable.');
+	}
+
+	return stream;
+};
+
+// The default iterable for Node.js streams does not allow for multiple readers at once, so we re-implement it
+const getStreamIterable = async function * (stream) {
+	const {on, finished} = await getNodeImports();
+	const onStreamData = on(stream, 'data', {highWatermark: stream.readableHighWaterMark});
+	handleStreamEnd(stream, onStreamData, finished);
+	try {
+		for await (const [chunk] of onStreamData) {
+			yield chunk;
+		}
+	} finally {
+		stream.destroy();
+	}
+};
+
+const handleStreamEnd = async (stream, onStreamData, finished) => {
+	try {
+		await finished(stream, {cleanup: true, readable: true, writable: false});
+		await onStreamData.return();
+	} catch (error) {
+		const normalizedError = error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error));
+		await onStreamData.throw(normalizedError);
+	}
+};
+
+// Use dynamic imports to support browsers
+const getNodeImports = async () => {
+	const [{on}, {finished}] = await Promise.all([
+		import('node:events'),
+		import('node:stream/promises'),
+	]);
+	return {on, finished};
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index.js b/test/fixtures/index.js
index 65feb79..be5e690 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/index.js
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ export const fixtureMultibyteString = '\u1000';
 export const longMultibyteString = `${fixtureMultibyteString}\u1000`;
 
 export const bigArray = Array.from({length: 1e6}, () => Math.floor(Math.random() * (2 ** 8)));
+
+export const prematureClose = {code: 'ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE'};
diff --git a/test/stream.js b/test/stream.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eff9b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+import {once} from 'node:events';
+import {Readable, Duplex} from 'node:stream';
+import {finished} from 'node:stream/promises';
+import {scheduler, setTimeout as pSetTimeout} from 'node:timers/promises';
+import test from 'ava';
+import getStream, {getStreamAsArray, MaxBufferError} from '../source/index.js';
+import {fixtureString, fixtureMultiString, prematureClose} from './fixtures/index.js';
+
+const onFinishedStream = stream => finished(stream, {cleanup: true});
+const noopMethods = {read() {}, write() {}};
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-params
+const assertStream = ({readableEnded = false, writableEnded = false}, t, stream, StreamClass, error = null) => {
+	t.is(stream.errored, error);
+	t.true(stream.destroyed);
+	t.false(stream.readable);
+	t.is(stream.readableEnded, readableEnded);
+
+	if (StreamClass === Duplex) {
+		t.false(stream.writable);
+		t.is(stream.writableEnded, writableEnded);
+	}
+};
+
+const assertSuccess = assertStream.bind(undefined, {readableEnded: true, writableEnded: true});
+const assertReadFail = assertStream.bind(undefined, {writableEnded: true});
+const assertWriteFail = assertStream.bind(undefined, {readableEnded: true});
+const assertBothFail = assertStream.bind(undefined, {});
+
+const testSuccess = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = StreamClass.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	t.true(stream instanceof StreamClass);
+
+	t.deepEqual(await getStreamAsArray(stream), fixtureMultiString);
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, StreamClass);
+};
+
+test('Can use Readable stream', testSuccess, Readable);
+test('Can use Duplex stream', testSuccess, Duplex);
+
+const testAlreadyEnded = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = StreamClass.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	await stream.toArray();
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, StreamClass);
+
+	t.deepEqual(await getStreamAsArray(stream), []);
+};
+
+test('Can use already ended Readable', testAlreadyEnded, Readable);
+test('Can use already ended Duplex', testAlreadyEnded, Duplex);
+
+const testAlreadyAborted = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = StreamClass.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	stream.destroy();
+	await t.throwsAsync(onFinishedStream(stream), prematureClose);
+	assertReadFail(t, stream, StreamClass);
+
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream), prematureClose);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+};
+
+test('Throw if already aborted Readable', testAlreadyAborted, Readable);
+test('Throw if already aborted Duplex', testAlreadyAborted, Duplex);
+
+const testAlreadyErrored = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = StreamClass.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	const error = new Error('test');
+	stream.destroy(error);
+	t.is(await t.throwsAsync(onFinishedStream(stream)), error);
+	assertReadFail(t, stream, StreamClass, error);
+
+	t.is(await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream)), error);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+};
+
+test('Throw if already errored Readable', testAlreadyErrored, Readable);
+test('Throw if already errored Duplex', testAlreadyErrored, Duplex);
+
+const testAbort = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = new StreamClass(noopMethods);
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		stream.destroy();
+	}, 0);
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream), prematureClose);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+	assertBothFail(t, stream, StreamClass);
+};
+
+test('Throw when aborting Readable', testAbort, Readable);
+test('Throw when aborting Duplex', testAbort, Duplex);
+
+const testError = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = new StreamClass(noopMethods);
+	const error = new Error('test');
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		stream.destroy(error);
+	}, 0);
+	t.is(await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream)), error);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+	assertBothFail(t, stream, StreamClass, error);
+};
+
+test('Throw when erroring Readable', testError, Readable);
+test('Throw when erroring Duplex', testError, Duplex);
+
+const testErrorEvent = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const stream = new StreamClass(noopMethods);
+	const error = new Error('test');
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		stream.emit('error', error);
+	}, 0);
+	t.is(await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream)), error);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+	assertBothFail(t, stream, StreamClass);
+};
+
+test('Throw when emitting "error" event with Readable', testErrorEvent, Readable);
+test('Throw when emitting "error" event with Duplex', testErrorEvent, Duplex);
+
+const testThrowRead = async (t, StreamClass) => {
+	const error = new Error('test');
+	const stream = new StreamClass({
+		read() {
+			throw error;
+		},
+	});
+	t.is(await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream)), error);
+	t.deepEqual(error.bufferedData, []);
+	assertBothFail(t, stream, StreamClass, error);
+};
+
+test('Throw when throwing error in Readable read()', testThrowRead, Readable);
+test('Throw when throwing error in Duplex read()', testThrowRead, Duplex);
+
+test('Handle non-error instances', async t => {
+	const stream = Readable.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	const errorMessage = `< ${fixtureString} >`;
+	stream.destroy(errorMessage);
+	const [{reason}] = await Promise.allSettled([onFinishedStream(stream)]);
+	t.is(reason, errorMessage);
+	assertReadFail(t, stream, Readable, errorMessage);
+
+	await t.throwsAsync(getStreamAsArray(stream), {message: errorMessage});
+});
+
+test('Handles objectMode errors', async t => {
+	const stream = new Readable({
+		read() {
+			this.push(fixtureString);
+			this.push({});
+		},
+		objectMode: true,
+	});
+
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(getStream(stream), {message: /in object mode/});
+	t.is(error.bufferedData, fixtureString);
+	assertReadFail(t, stream, Readable);
+});
+
+test('Handles maxBuffer errors', async t => {
+	const stream = new Readable({
+		read() {
+			this.push(fixtureString);
+			this.push(fixtureString);
+		},
+	});
+
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(
+		getStream(stream, {maxBuffer: fixtureString.length}),
+		{instanceOf: MaxBufferError},
+	);
+	t.is(error.bufferedData, fixtureString);
+	assertReadFail(t, stream, Readable);
+});
+
+test('Works if Duplex readable side ends before its writable side', async t => {
+	const stream = new Duplex(noopMethods);
+	stream.push(null);
+
+	t.deepEqual(await getStreamAsArray(stream), []);
+	assertWriteFail(t, stream, Duplex);
+});
+
+test('Cleans up event listeners', async t => {
+	const stream = Readable.from([]);
+	t.is(stream.listenerCount('error'), 0);
+
+	t.deepEqual(await getStreamAsArray(stream), []);
+
+	t.is(stream.listenerCount('error'), 0);
+});
+
+const testMultipleReads = async (t, wait) => {
+	let once = false;
+	const size = 10;
+	const stream = new Readable({
+		async read() {
+			if (once) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			once = true;
+			for (let index = 0; index < size; index += 1) {
+				for (let index = 0; index < size; index += 1) {
+					this.push(fixtureString);
+				}
+
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+				await wait();
+			}
+
+			this.push(null);
+		},
+	});
+
+	t.is(await getStream(stream), fixtureString.repeat(size * size));
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, Readable);
+};
+
+test('Handles multiple successive fast reads', testMultipleReads, () => scheduler.yield());
+test('Handles multiple successive slow reads', testMultipleReads, () => pSetTimeout(100));
+
+test('Pause stream when too much data at once', async t => {
+	const stream = new Readable({
+		read() {
+			this.push('.');
+			this.push('.');
+			this.push('.');
+			this.push('.');
+			this.push(null);
+		},
+		highWaterMark: 2,
+	});
+	const [result] = await Promise.all([
+		getStream(stream),
+		once(stream, 'pause'),
+	]);
+	t.is(result, '....');
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, Readable);
+});
+
+test('Can call twice at the same time', async t => {
+	const stream = Readable.from(fixtureMultiString);
+	const [result, secondResult] = await Promise.all([
+		getStream(stream),
+		getStream(stream),
+	]);
+	t.deepEqual(result, fixtureString);
+	t.deepEqual(secondResult, fixtureString);
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, Readable);
+});
+
+test('Can call and listen to "data" event at the same time', async t => {
+	const stream = Readable.from([fixtureString]);
+	const [result, secondResult] = await Promise.all([
+		getStream(stream),
+		once(stream, 'data'),
+	]);
+	t.deepEqual(result, fixtureString);
+	t.deepEqual(secondResult.toString(), fixtureString);
+	assertSuccess(t, stream, Readable);
+});