diff --git a/src/guacenc/image-stream.c b/src/guacenc/image-stream.c
index 7475d471..371fa6ba 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/image-stream.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/image-stream.c
@@ -86,6 +86,32 @@ guacenc_image_stream* guacenc_image_stream_alloc(int mask, int index,
 
 }
 
+int guacenc_image_stream_receive(guacenc_image_stream* stream,
+        unsigned char* data, int length) {
+
+    /* Invoke data handler of corresponding decoder (if any) */
+    guacenc_decoder* decoder = stream->decoder;
+    if (decoder != NULL)
+        return decoder->data_handler(stream, data, length);
+
+    /* If there is no decoder, simply return success */
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+int guacenc_image_stream_end(guacenc_image_stream* stream,
+        guacenc_buffer* buffer) {
+
+    /* Invoke end handler of corresponding decoder (if any) */
+    guacenc_decoder* decoder = stream->decoder;
+    if (decoder != NULL)
+        return decoder->end_handler(stream, buffer);
+
+    /* If there is no decoder, simply return success */
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
 int guacenc_image_stream_free(guacenc_image_stream* stream) {
 
     /* Ignore NULL streams */
diff --git a/src/guacenc/image-stream.h b/src/guacenc/image-stream.h
index 6275cade..22b72f1d 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/image-stream.h
+++ b/src/guacenc/image-stream.h
@@ -237,6 +237,47 @@ guacenc_decoder* guacenc_get_decoder(const char* mimetype);
 guacenc_image_stream* guacenc_image_stream_alloc(int mask, int index,
         const char* mimetype, int x, int y);
 
+/**
+ * Signals the decoder of the given image stream that a chunk of image data
+ * has been received. If no decoder is associated with the given image stream,
+ * this function has no effect.
+ *
+ * @param stream
+ *     The image stream that received the data.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ *     The chunk of data received along the image stream.
+ *
+ * @param length
+ *     The length of the chunk of data received, in bytes.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *     Zero if the given data was handled successfully by the decoder, or
+ *     non-zero if an error occurs.
+ */
+int guacenc_image_stream_receive(guacenc_image_stream* stream,
+        unsigned char* data, int length);
+
+/**
+ * Signals the decoder of the given image stream that no more data will be
+ * received and the image should be written to the given buffer as-is. If no
+ * decoder is associated with the given image stream, this function has no
+ * effect. Meta-information describing the image draw operation itself is
+ * stored within the guacenc_image_stream.
+ *
+ * @param stream
+ *     The image stream that has ended.
+ *
+ * @param buffer
+ *     The buffer that the decoded image should be written to.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *     Zero if the image is written successfully, or non-zero if an error
+ *     occurs.
+ */
+int guacenc_image_stream_end(guacenc_image_stream* stream,
+        guacenc_buffer* buffer);
+
 /**
  * Frees the given image stream and all associated data. If the image stream
  * has not yet ended (reached end-of-stream), no image will be drawn to the