diff --git a/src/bitshuffle.c b/src/bitshuffle.c
index f641b0f..955dbba 100644
--- a/src/bitshuffle.c
+++ b/src/bitshuffle.c
@@ -80,23 +80,17 @@ int64_t bshuf_compress_lz4_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
 
 
 /* Decompress and bitunshuffle a single block. */
-int64_t bshuf_decompress_lz4_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
+int64_t bshuf_decompress_lz4_block(o_chain *C_ptr,
         const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, const int option) {
 
     int64_t nbytes, count;
     void *out, *tmp_buf;
     const void *in;
-    size_t this_iter;
     int32_t nbytes_from_header;
 
-    in = ioc_get_in(C_ptr, &this_iter);
-    nbytes_from_header = bshuf_read_uint32_BE(in);
-    ioc_set_next_in(C_ptr, &this_iter,
-            (void*) ((char*) in + nbytes_from_header + 4));
-
-    out = ioc_get_out(C_ptr, &this_iter);
-    ioc_set_next_out(C_ptr, &this_iter,
-            (void *) ((char *) out + size * elem_size));
+    in = C_ptr->in;
+    nbytes_from_header = C_ptr->nbytes;
+    out = C_ptr->out;
 
     tmp_buf = malloc(size * elem_size);
     if (tmp_buf == NULL) return -1;
@@ -104,7 +98,7 @@ int64_t bshuf_decompress_lz4_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
     nbytes = LZ4_decompress_safe((const char*) in + 4, (char *) tmp_buf, nbytes_from_header,
                                  size * elem_size);
     CHECK_ERR_FREE_LZ(nbytes, tmp_buf);
-    if (nbytes != size * elem_size) {
+    if (nbytes != (int64_t)(size * elem_size)) {
         free(tmp_buf);
         return -91;
     }
@@ -166,30 +160,25 @@ int64_t bshuf_compress_zstd_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
 
 
 /* Decompress and bitunshuffle a single block. */
-int64_t bshuf_decompress_zstd_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
+int64_t bshuf_decompress_zstd_block(o_chain *C_ptr,
         const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, const int option) {
 
     int64_t nbytes, count;
     void *out, *tmp_buf;
     const void *in;
-    size_t this_iter;
     int32_t nbytes_from_header;
 
-    in = ioc_get_in(C_ptr, &this_iter);
-    nbytes_from_header = bshuf_read_uint32_BE(in);
-    ioc_set_next_in(C_ptr, &this_iter,
-            (void*) ((char*) in + nbytes_from_header + 4));
-
-    out = ioc_get_out(C_ptr, &this_iter);
-    ioc_set_next_out(C_ptr, &this_iter,
-            (void *) ((char *) out + size * elem_size));
+    in = C_ptr->in;
+    nbytes_from_header = C_ptr->nbytes;
+    out = C_ptr->out;
 
     tmp_buf = malloc(size * elem_size);
+
     if (tmp_buf == NULL) return -1;
 
     nbytes = ZSTD_decompress(tmp_buf, size * elem_size, (void *)((char *) in + 4), nbytes_from_header);
     CHECK_ERR_FREE_LZ(nbytes, tmp_buf);
-    if (nbytes != size * elem_size) {
+    if (nbytes != (int64_t)(size * elem_size)) {
         free(tmp_buf);
         return -91;
     }
@@ -242,7 +231,7 @@ int64_t bshuf_compress_lz4(const void* in, void* out, const size_t size,
 
 int64_t bshuf_decompress_lz4(const void* in, void* out, const size_t size,
         const size_t elem_size, size_t block_size) {
-    return bshuf_blocked_wrap_fun(&bshuf_decompress_lz4_block, in, out, size,
+    return bshuf_blocked_decompress_wrap_fun(&bshuf_decompress_lz4_block, in, out, size,
             elem_size, block_size, 0/*option*/);
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +267,7 @@ int64_t bshuf_compress_zstd(const void* in, void* out, const size_t size,
 
 int64_t bshuf_decompress_zstd(const void* in, void* out, const size_t size,
         const size_t elem_size, size_t block_size) {
-    return bshuf_blocked_wrap_fun(&bshuf_decompress_zstd_block, in, out, size,
+    return bshuf_blocked_decompress_wrap_fun(&bshuf_decompress_zstd_block, in, out, size,
             elem_size, block_size, 0/*option*/);
 }
 #endif // ZSTD_SUPPORT
diff --git a/src/bitshuffle_core.c b/src/bitshuffle_core.c
index 985d768..8ae0c4b 100644
--- a/src/bitshuffle_core.c
+++ b/src/bitshuffle_core.c
@@ -1927,6 +1927,75 @@ int64_t bshuf_blocked_wrap_fun(bshufBlockFunDef fun, const void* in, void* out,
 }
 
 
+/* Wrap a function for processing a single block to process an entire buffer in
+ * parallel. */
+int64_t bshuf_blocked_decompress_wrap_fun(bshufBlockFunDefDC fun, const void* in, void* out, \
+        const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, size_t block_size, const int option) {
+
+    omp_size_t ii = 0;
+    size_t nblocks = 0;
+    int64_t err = 0;
+    int64_t count, cum_count=0;
+    size_t last_block_size;
+    size_t leftover_bytes;
+    char *last_in;
+    char *last_out;
+    o_chain *C;
+
+    if (block_size == 0) {
+        block_size = bshuf_default_block_size(elem_size);
+    }
+    if (block_size % BSHUF_BLOCKED_MULT) return -81;
+
+    nblocks =  (omp_size_t)( size / block_size );
+
+    last_block_size = size % block_size;
+    last_block_size = last_block_size - last_block_size % BSHUF_BLOCKED_MULT;
+
+    if (last_block_size){
+      nblocks += 1;
+    } else {
+      /* for the last run of the loop */
+      last_block_size = block_size;
+    }
+
+
+#if defined(_OPENMP)
+    #pragma omp parallel private(C, count) shared(last_in, last_out,) reduction(+ : cum_count)
+    {
+    /* thread local structure */
+#endif
+    C = (struct o_chain *) malloc( sizeof(struct o_chain) );
+    o_chain_init(C, in, out);
+    #pragma omp for schedule(static)
+    for (ii = 0; ii < nblocks; ii ++) {
+
+        o_chain_goto( C, ii, block_size * elem_size );
+
+	if ( ii < (nblocks - 1) ){
+	      count = fun(C, block_size, elem_size, option);
+	} else {
+	      count = fun(C, last_block_size, elem_size, option);
+	      last_in = (char *) C->in + C->nbytes + 4;
+	      last_out = (char *) C->out + last_block_size * elem_size;
+	}
+        if (count < 0) err = count;
+        cum_count += count;
+
+    } /* for loop */
+    free(C);
+#if defined(_OPENMP)
+    } /* parallel region */
+#endif
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+
+    leftover_bytes = size % BSHUF_BLOCKED_MULT * elem_size;
+    memcpy(last_out, last_in, leftover_bytes);
+
+    return cum_count + leftover_bytes;
+}
+
+
 /* Bitshuffle a single block. */
 int64_t bshuf_bitshuffle_block(ioc_chain *C_ptr,
         const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, const int option) {
diff --git a/src/bitshuffle_internals.h b/src/bitshuffle_internals.h
index 74e0567..aaac5a4 100644
--- a/src/bitshuffle_internals.h
+++ b/src/bitshuffle_internals.h
@@ -69,11 +69,19 @@ int64_t bshuf_untrans_bit_elem(const void* in, void* out, const size_t size,
 typedef int64_t (*bshufBlockFunDef)(ioc_chain* C_ptr,
         const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, const int option);
 
+/* Function definition for worker functions that process a single block. */
+typedef int64_t (*bshufBlockFunDefDC)(o_chain* C_ptr,
+        const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, const int option);
+
 /* Wrap a function for processing a single block to process an entire buffer in
  * parallel. */
 int64_t bshuf_blocked_wrap_fun(bshufBlockFunDef fun, const void* in, void* out,
         const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, size_t block_size, const int option);
 
+/* Wrap a function for processing a single block to process an entire buffer in
+ * parallel. */
+int64_t bshuf_blocked_decompress_wrap_fun(bshufBlockFunDefDC fun, const void* in, void* out,
+        const size_t size, const size_t elem_size, size_t block_size, const int option);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/iochain.c b/src/iochain.c
index 1822c43..e29f426 100644
--- a/src/iochain.c
+++ b/src/iochain.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include "bitshuffle_internals.h"
 #include "iochain.h"
 
 
@@ -87,3 +88,31 @@ void ioc_set_next_out(ioc_chain *C, size_t *this_iter, void* out_ptr) {
     omp_unset_lock(&(C->in_pl[(*this_iter) % IOC_SIZE].lock));
 #endif
 }
+
+
+void o_chain_init( o_chain *C, const void *in, const void *out){
+  C->i0 = in;
+  C->o0 = out;
+  C->in = (void*) in;
+  C->out = (void*) out;
+  C->current = 0;
+  C->nbytes = bshuf_read_uint32_BE(C->in);
+}
+
+
+
+void o_chain_goto( o_chain *C, size_t ii, size_t osize ){
+
+  if ( ii < C->current ){
+    /* rewind to start. Should never happen with omp ordered */
+    C->in = (void*) C->i0;
+    C->current = 0;
+    C->nbytes = bshuf_read_uint32_BE(C->in);
+  }
+  while ( C->current < ii ) {
+    C->in = (void*) ((char *) C->in + C->nbytes + 4);
+    C->current++;
+    C->nbytes = bshuf_read_uint32_BE(C->in);
+  }
+  C->out = (void*) ((char *) C->o0 + ii * osize);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/iochain.h b/src/iochain.h
index d6923f8..8a629f2 100644
--- a/src/iochain.h
+++ b/src/iochain.h
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
 #endif
 
 
+
+typedef struct o_chain {
+  const void *i0;
+  const void *o0;
+  void *in;
+  void *out;
+  size_t current;
+  uint32_t nbytes;
+} o_chain;
+
+
 #define IOC_SIZE 33
 
 
@@ -90,4 +101,8 @@ void ioc_set_next_in(ioc_chain *C, size_t* this_iter, void* in_ptr);
 void * ioc_get_out(ioc_chain *C, size_t *this_iter);
 void ioc_set_next_out(ioc_chain *C, size_t *this_iter, void* out_ptr);
 
+
+void o_chain_init( o_chain *C, const void *in, const void* out);
+void o_chain_goto( o_chain *C, size_t ii, size_t osize );
+
 #endif  // IOCHAIN_H