diff --git a/quackling/llama_index/readers/docling_reader.py b/quackling/llama_index/readers/docling_reader.py
index 88c34e5..d5c0b1b 100644
--- a/quackling/llama_index/readers/docling_reader.py
+++ b/quackling/llama_index/readers/docling_reader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
+import json
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Iterable
 
@@ -49,3 +50,14 @@ def lazy_load_data(self, file_path: str | list[str]) -> Iterable[LIDocument]:
             dl_doc = converter.convert_single(source).output
             li_doc = self._create_li_doc_from_dl_doc(dl_doc=dl_doc)
             yield li_doc
+
+    def lazy_load_docs(self, file_path: str | list[str]) -> Iterable[LIDocument]:
+
+        file_paths = file_path if isinstance(file_path, list) else [file_path]
+
+        for source in file_paths:
+            with open(source, encoding="utf-8") as file_obj:
+                data = json.load(file_obj)
+            dl_doc: DLDocument = DLDocument.model_validate(data)
+            li_doc: LIDocument = self._create_li_doc_from_dl_doc(dl_doc=dl_doc)
+            yield li_doc
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_li_docling_reader.py b/tests/unit/test_li_docling_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..987eb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_li_docling_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#
+# Copyright IBM Corp. 2024 - 2024
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+
+from quackling.llama_index.readers.docling_reader import DoclingReader
+
+
+def test_lazy_load_docs():
+    reader = DoclingReader(parse_type=DoclingReader.ParseType.JSON)
+
+    file_path = "tests/unit/data/0_inp_dl_doc.json"
+    assert os.path.exists(file_path)
+    li_docs = list(reader.lazy_load_docs(file_path))
+    assert len(li_docs) == 1