diff --git a/test/cpu_cprofiler.js b/test/cpu_cprofiler.js
index dd42c58..122fe7d 100644
--- a/test/cpu_cprofiler.js
+++ b/test/cpu_cprofiler.js
@@ -214,6 +214,34 @@ describe('HEAP', function() {
       );
     });
     
+    it('should export itself to stream', function(done) {
+      var snapshot = profiler.takeSnapshot();
+      var fs = require('fs'),
+          ws = fs.createWriteStream('snapshot.json');
+      
+      snapshot.export(ws);
+      ws.on('finish', done);
+    });
+    
+    it('should pipe itself to stream', function(done) {
+      var snapshot = profiler.takeSnapshot();
+      var fs = require('fs'),
+          ws = fs.createWriteStream('snapshot.json')
+                 .on('finish', done);
+      
+      snapshot.export().pipe(ws);
+    });
+    
+    it('should export itself to callback', function(done) {
+      var snapshot = profiler.takeSnapshot();
+      
+      snapshot.export(function(err, result) {
+        expect(!err);
+        expect(typeof result == 'string');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    
   });
   
   function deleteAllSnapshots() {
diff --git a/v8-profiler.js b/v8-profiler.js
index 63e6552..155f460 100644
--- a/v8-profiler.js
+++ b/v8-profiler.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ var path = require('path');
 var binding_path = binary.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'./package.json')));
 var binding = require(binding_path);
 
+var Stream = require('stream').Stream,
+    inherits = require('util').inherits;
+
 function Snapshot() {}
 
 Snapshot.prototype.getHeader = function() {
@@ -35,6 +38,39 @@ Snapshot.prototype.compare = function(other) {
   return diff;
 };
 
+function ExportStream() {
+  Stream.Transform.call(this);
+  this._transform = function noTransform(chunk, encoding, done) {
+    done(null, chunk);
+  }
+}
+inherits(ExportStream, Stream.Transform);
+
+/**
+ * @param {Stream.Writable|function} dataReceiver
+ * @returns {Stream|function}
+ */
+Snapshot.prototype.export = function(dataReceiver) {
+  dataReceiver = dataReceiver || new ExportStream();
+  
+  var toStream = dataReceiver instanceof Stream,
+      chunks = toStream ? null : [];
+
+  function onChunk(chunk, len) {
+    if (toStream) dataReceiver.write(chunk);
+    else chunks.push(chunk);
+  }
+
+  function onDone() {
+    if (toStream) dataReceiver.end();
+    else dataReceiver(null, chunks.join(''));
+  }
+
+  this.serialize(onChunk, onDone);
+  
+  return dataReceiver;
+};
+
 function nodes(snapshot) {
   var n = snapshot.nodesCount, i, nodes = [];
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {