diff --git a/doc/magic.header.txt b/doc/magic.header.txt
index 1eea48b..d0ef0b1 100644
--- a/doc/magic.header.txt
+++ b/doc/magic.header.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Encrypted salt (bytes 6->14 in magic if encrypted):
 Rzip Chunk Data:
 0	Data offsets byte width (meaning length is < (2 * 8)^RCD0)
 1	Flag that there is no chunk beyond this
-(RCD0 bytes)	Chunk decompressed size (not stored in encrypted file)
+(RCD0 bytes)	Chunk decompressed size (only stored in stdout chunked file)
 XX	Stream 0 header data
 XX	Stream 1 header data
 
diff --git a/liblrzip.h b/liblrzip.h
index d817af0..e62cd0f 100644
--- a/liblrzip.h
+++ b/liblrzip.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define TMP_OUTBUF	(control->flags & FLAG_TMP_OUTBUF)
 #define TMP_INBUF	(control->flags & FLAG_TMP_INBUF)
 #define ENCRYPT		(control->flags & FLAG_ENCRYPT)
+#define CHUNKED		(control->flags & FLAG_CHUNKED)
 
 #define print_output(format, args...)	do {\
 	fprintf(control->msgout, format, ##args);	\
diff --git a/lrzip.c b/lrzip.c
index 7c8c330..bfe25ad 100644
--- a/lrzip.c
+++ b/lrzip.c
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ static void get_magic(rzip_control *control, char *magic)
 		print_output("Asked to decrypt a non-encrypted archive. Bypassing decryption.\n");
 		control->flags &= ~FLAG_ENCRYPT;
 	}
+	/* If the file was generated from STDOUT and !ENCRYPT, an extra field
+	 * describing the chunk length exists */
+	if (!ENCRYPT && !expected_size)
+		control->flags |= FLAG_CHUNKED;
 }
 
 void read_magic(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, i64 *expected_size)
@@ -777,9 +781,11 @@ void get_fileinfo(rzip_control *control)
 		if (control->major_version == 0 && control->minor_version > 5) {
 			if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &control->eof, 1) != 1))
 				fatal("Failed to read eof in get_fileinfo\n");
-			if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &chunk_size, chunk_byte) != chunk_byte))
-				fatal("Failed to read chunk_size in get_fileinfo\n");
-			chunk_size = le64toh(chunk_size);
+			if (CHUNKED) {
+				if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &chunk_size, chunk_byte) != chunk_byte))
+					fatal("Failed to read chunk_size in get_fileinfo\n");
+				chunk_size = le64toh(chunk_size);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -793,7 +799,7 @@ void get_fileinfo(rzip_control *control)
 		ofs = 25;
 		header_length = 25;
 	} else {
-		ofs = 26 + chunk_byte;
+		ofs = 26 + (CHUNKED ? chunk_byte: 0);
 		header_length = 1 + (chunk_byte * 3);
 	}
 next_chunk:
@@ -867,10 +873,13 @@ next_chunk:
 		if (control->major_version == 0 && control->minor_version > 5) {
 			if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &control->eof, 1) != 1))
 				fatal("Failed to read eof in get_fileinfo\n");
-			if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &chunk_size, chunk_byte) != chunk_byte))
-				fatal("Failed to read chunk_size in get_fileinfo\n");
-			chunk_size = le64toh(chunk_size);
-			ofs += 1 + chunk_byte;
+			ofs++;
+			if (CHUNKED) {
+				if (unlikely(read(fd_in, &chunk_size, chunk_byte) != chunk_byte))
+					fatal("Failed to read chunk_size in get_fileinfo\n");
+				chunk_size = le64toh(chunk_size);
+				ofs += chunk_byte;
+			}
 			header_length = 1 + (chunk_byte * 3);
 		}
 	}
@@ -949,6 +958,9 @@ void compress_file(rzip_control *control)
 
 	if (ENCRYPT)
 		get_hash(control, 1);
+	else if (STDOUT)
+		control->flags |= FLAG_CHUNKED;
+
 	memset(header, 0, sizeof(header));
 
 	if (!STDIN) {
diff --git a/lrzip_private.h b/lrzip_private.h
index f0b31a6..30baa57 100644
--- a/lrzip_private.h
+++ b/lrzip_private.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ typedef struct md5_ctx md5_ctx;
 #define FLAG_TMP_OUTBUF		(1 << 21)
 #define FLAG_TMP_INBUF		(1 << 22)
 #define FLAG_ENCRYPT		(1 << 23)
+#define FLAG_CHUNKED		(1 << 24)
 
 #define NO_MD5		(!(HASH_CHECK) && !(HAS_MD5))
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ed89039..b225925 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define TMP_OUTBUF	(control.flags & FLAG_TMP_OUTBUF)
 #define TMP_INBUF	(control.flags & FLAG_TMP_INBUF)
 #define ENCRYPT		(control.flags & FLAG_ENCRYPT)
+#define CHUNKED		(control.flags & FLAG_CHUNKED)
 
 #define print_output(format, args...)	do {\
 	fprintf(control.msgout, format, ##args);	\
diff --git a/stream.c b/stream.c
index 2859c9e..76b70dc 100644
--- a/stream.c
+++ b/stream.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ void *open_stream_in(rzip_control *control, int f, int n, int chunk_bytes)
 			goto failed;
 		}
 		/* Read in the expected chunk size */
-		if (!ENCRYPT) {
+		if (CHUNKED) {
 			if (unlikely(read_val(control, f, &sinfo->size, sinfo->chunk_bytes))) {
 				print_err("Failed to read in chunk size in open_stream_in\n");
 				goto failed;
@@ -1323,9 +1323,9 @@ retry:
 		write_u8(control, ctis->fd, ctis->chunk_bytes);
 
 		/* Write whether this is the last chunk, followed by the size
-		 * of this chunk */
+		 * of this chunk if working with STDOUT and !ENCRYPT */
 		write_u8(control, ctis->fd, control->eof);
-		if (!ENCRYPT)
+		if (CHUNKED)
 			write_val(control, ctis->fd, ctis->size, ctis->chunk_bytes);
 
 		/* First chunk of this stream, write headers */