diff --git a/src/openparse/doc_parser.py b/src/openparse/doc_parser.py
index 5caf975..ac8e3bf 100644
--- a/src/openparse/doc_parser.py
+++ b/src/openparse/doc_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Literal, TypedDict, TypeVar, Union
+from pypdf import PdfReader
 
 from openparse import consts, tables, text
 from openparse._types import NOT_GIVEN, NotGiven
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def parse(
         self,
-        file: Union[str, Path],
+        file: Union[str, Path, PdfReader],
         ocr: bool = False,
     ) -> ParsedDocument:
         """