diff --git a/__test__/cp.spec.ts b/__test__/cp.spec.ts
index 337eca1..66b2721 100644
--- a/__test__/cp.spec.ts
+++ b/__test__/cp.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import test from 'ava'
 import { cpSync, cp } from '../index.js'
 import * as nodeFs from 'node:fs'
-import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, symlinkSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 
diff --git a/__test__/read_file.spec.ts b/__test__/read_file.spec.ts
index d1224f1..f9b9bfd 100644
--- a/__test__/read_file.spec.ts
+++ b/__test__/read_file.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import * as nodeFs from 'node:fs'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 
+const multilineFixture = Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, index) => `line ${index + 1}`).join('\n')
+
 test('readFileSync: should read file as Buffer by default', (t) => {
   const result = readFileSync('./package.json')
   t.true(Buffer.isBuffer(result))
@@ -63,3 +65,49 @@ test('dual-run: readFileSync utf8 string should match node:fs', (t) => {
   const hyperResult = readFileSync('./package.json', { encoding: 'utf8' }) as string
   t.is(hyperResult, nodeResult)
 })
+
+test('readFile: async should read a line range', async (t) => {
+  const fixturePath = join(tmpdir(), `rush-fs-read-lines-${Date.now()}-range.txt`)
+  writeFileSync(fixturePath, multilineFixture)
+
+  const result = await readFile(fixturePath, { encoding: 'utf8', lines: { from: 1, to: 5 } })
+
+  t.is(result, ['line 1', 'line 2', 'line 3', 'line 4', 'line 5'].join('\n'))
+})
+
+test('readFile: async should return empty string when line range starts beyond file length', async (t) => {
+  const fixturePath = join(tmpdir(), `rush-fs-read-lines-${Date.now()}-empty.txt`)
+  writeFileSync(fixturePath, multilineFixture)
+
+  const result = await readFile(fixturePath, { encoding: 'utf8', lines: { from: 20, to: 25 } })
+
+  t.is(result, '')
+})
+
+test('readFile: async should read a single line when from equals to', async (t) => {
+  const fixturePath = join(tmpdir(), `rush-fs-read-lines-${Date.now()}-single.txt`)
+  writeFileSync(fixturePath, multilineFixture)
+
+  const result = await readFile(fixturePath, { encoding: 'utf8', lines: { from: 7, to: 7 } })
+
+  t.is(result, 'line 7')
+})
+
+test('readFile: async should clamp line range to file length', async (t) => {
+  const fixturePath = join(tmpdir(), `rush-fs-read-lines-${Date.now()}-clamp.txt`)
+  writeFileSync(fixturePath, multilineFixture)
+
+  const result = await readFile(fixturePath, { encoding: 'utf8', lines: { from: 10, to: 20 } })
+
+  t.is(result, ['line 10', 'line 11', 'line 12'].join('\n'))
+})
+
+test('readFile: async should ignore line range in Buffer mode', async (t) => {
+  const fixturePath = join(tmpdir(), `rush-fs-read-lines-${Date.now()}-buffer.txt`)
+  writeFileSync(fixturePath, multilineFixture)
+
+  const result = await readFile(fixturePath, { lines: { from: 1, to: 2 } })
+
+  t.true(Buffer.isBuffer(result))
+  t.is((result as Buffer).toString('utf8'), multilineFixture)
+})
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 1072192..e5164c7 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ export declare function globSync(
   options?: GlobOptions | undefined | null,
 ): Array<string> | Array<Dirent>
 
+export interface LineRange {
+  from: number
+  to: number
+}
+
 export declare function link(existingPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<unknown>
 
 export declare function linkSync(existingPath: string, newPath: string): void
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ export declare function readFile(path: string, options?: string | ReadFileOption
 export interface ReadFileOptions {
   encoding?: string
   flag?: string
+  lines?: LineRange
 }
 
 export declare function readFileSync(
diff --git a/src/read_file.rs b/src/read_file.rs
index 837bb75..0b2780f 100644
--- a/src/read_file.rs
+++ b/src/read_file.rs
@@ -59,11 +59,19 @@ fn base64_encode(data: &[u8], url_safe: bool) -> String {
   result
 }
 
+#[napi(object)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct LineRange {
+  pub from: u32,
+  pub to: u32,
+}
+
 #[napi(object)]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ReadFileOptions {
   pub encoding: Option<String>,
   pub flag: Option<String>,
+  pub lines: Option<LineRange>,
 }
 
 fn normalize_read_file_options(
@@ -73,15 +81,83 @@ fn normalize_read_file_options(
     Some(Either::A(encoding)) => ReadFileOptions {
       encoding: Some(encoding),
       flag: None,
+      lines: None,
     },
     Some(Either::B(opts)) => opts,
     None => ReadFileOptions {
       encoding: None,
       flag: None,
+      lines: None,
     },
   }
 }
 
+fn read_file_with_lines(
+  path: &Path,
+  open_opts: &mut fs::OpenOptions,
+  range: LineRange,
+  encoding: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<String> {
+  use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+
+  if range.from < 1 || range.to < range.from {
+    return Ok(String::new());
+  }
+
+  let file = open_opts.open(path).map_err(|e| {
+    if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+      Error::from_reason(format!(
+        "ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '{}'",
+        path.to_string_lossy()
+      ))
+    } else if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied {
+      Error::from_reason(format!(
+        "EACCES: permission denied, open '{}'",
+        path.to_string_lossy()
+      ))
+    } else if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+      Error::from_reason(format!(
+        "EEXIST: file already exists, open '{}'",
+        path.to_string_lossy()
+      ))
+    } else {
+      Error::from_reason(e.to_string())
+    }
+  })?;
+
+  let reader = BufReader::with_capacity(64 * 1024, file);
+  let mut result = String::new();
+  let mut current_line: u32 = 0;
+
+  for line_result in reader.lines() {
+    let line = line_result.map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e.to_string()))?;
+    current_line += 1;
+
+    if current_line > range.to {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if current_line >= range.from {
+      if !result.is_empty() {
+        result.push('\n');
+      }
+      result.push_str(&line);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Apply encoding transformation if needed
+  if encoding.is_some() && encoding != Some("utf8") && encoding != Some("utf-8") {
+    let bytes = result.into_bytes();
+    let decoded = decode_data(bytes, encoding)?;
+    match decoded {
+      Either::A(s) => Ok(s),
+      Either::B(_) => Ok(String::new()),
+    }
+  } else {
+    Ok(result)
+  }
+}
+
 fn read_file_impl(
   path_str: String,
   options: Option<Either<String, ReadFileOptions>>,
@@ -143,6 +219,18 @@ fn read_file_impl(
     }
   })?;
 
+  // If lines option is specified with a text encoding, use streaming line-by-line reading
+  // to avoid loading the entire file into memory. Buffer mode (no encoding) ignores lines.
+  if let (Some(lines), Some(_)) = (&opts.lines, &opts.encoding) {
+    let contents = read_file_with_lines(
+      path,
+      &mut open_opts,
+      lines.clone(),
+      opts.encoding.as_deref(),
+    )?;
+    return Ok(Either::A(contents));
+  }
+
   use std::io::Read;
   let mut data = Vec::new();
   file