diff --git a/include/podio/SIOFrameData.h b/include/podio/SIOFrameData.h
index dd2dddb20..25ac7120c 100644
--- a/include/podio/SIOFrameData.h
+++ b/include/podio/SIOFrameData.h
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ class SIOFrameData {
   /// tableBuffer containing the necessary information for unpacking the
   /// collections. The two size parameters denote the uncompressed size of the
   /// respective buffers.
-  SIOFrameData(sio::buffer&& collBuffers, std::size_t dataSize, sio::buffer&& tableBuffer, std::size_t tableSize) :
+  SIOFrameData(sio::buffer&& collBuffers, std::size_t dataSize, sio::buffer&& tableBuffer, std::size_t tableSize,
+               std::vector<std::string> limitColls = {}) :
       m_recBuffer(std::move(collBuffers)),
       m_tableBuffer(std::move(tableBuffer)),
       m_dataSize(dataSize),
-      m_tableSize(tableSize) {
+      m_tableSize(tableSize),
+      m_limitColls(std::move(limitColls)) {
   }
 
   std::optional<podio::CollectionReadBuffers> getCollectionBuffers(const std::string& name);
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ class SIOFrameData {
   std::vector<short> m_subsetCollectionBits{};
 
   podio::GenericParameters m_parameters{};
+
+  /// The collections that should be made available for a Frame constructed from
+  /// this (if non-empty)
+  std::vector<std::string> m_limitColls{};
 };
 } // namespace podio
 
diff --git a/include/podio/SIOReader.h b/include/podio/SIOReader.h
index f9f5ba02a..62585e1df 100644
--- a/include/podio/SIOReader.h
+++ b/include/podio/SIOReader.h
@@ -37,21 +37,39 @@ class SIOReader {
 
   /// Read the next data entry for a given category.
   ///
+  /// @note Given how the SIO files are currently layed out it is in fact not
+  /// possible to only read a subset of a Frame. Rather the subset of
+  /// collections to read will be an artificial limit on the returned
+  /// SIOFrameData. Limiting the collections to read will not improve I/O
+  /// performance.
+  ///
   /// @param name The category name for which to read the next entry
+  /// @param collsToRead (optional) the collection names that should be read. If
+  ///             not provided (or empty) all collections will be read
   ///
   /// @returns FrameData from which a podio::Frame can be constructed if the
   ///          category exists and if there are still entries left to read.
   ///          Otherwise a nullptr
-  std::unique_ptr<podio::SIOFrameData> readNextEntry(const std::string& name);
+  std::unique_ptr<podio::SIOFrameData> readNextEntry(const std::string& name,
+                                                     const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {});
 
   /// Read the desired data entry for a given category.
   ///
+  /// @note Given how the SIO files are currently layed out it is in fact not
+  /// possible to only read a subset of a Frame. Rather the subset of
+  /// collections to read will be an artificial limit on the returned
+  /// SIOFrameData. Limiting the collections to read will not improve I/O
+  /// performance.
+  ///
   /// @param name  The category name for which to read the next entry
   /// @param entry The entry number to read
+  /// @param collsToRead (optional) the collection names that should be read. If
+  ///             not provided (or empty) all collections will be read
   ///
   /// @returns FrameData from which a podio::Frame can be constructed if the
   ///          category and the desired entry exist. Otherwise a nullptr
-  std::unique_ptr<podio::SIOFrameData> readEntry(const std::string& name, const unsigned entry);
+  std::unique_ptr<podio::SIOFrameData> readEntry(const std::string& name, const unsigned entry,
+                                                 const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {});
 
   /// Get the number of entries for the given name
   ///
diff --git a/src/SIOFrameData.cc b/src/SIOFrameData.cc
index 5615463a0..28c78acef 100644
--- a/src/SIOFrameData.cc
+++ b/src/SIOFrameData.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ std::optional<podio::CollectionReadBuffers> SIOFrameData::getCollectionBuffers(c
     const auto nameIt = std::find(std::begin(names), std::end(names), name);
     // collection indices start at 1!
     const auto index = std::distance(std::begin(names), nameIt) + 1;
+    // This collection is not available (artificially!)
+    if (m_availableBlocks[index] == 0) {
+      return std::nullopt;
+    }
 
     // Mark this block as consumed
     m_availableBlocks[index] = 0;
@@ -38,11 +42,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> SIOFrameData::getAvailableCollections() {
   std::vector<std::string> collections;
   for (size_t i = 1; i < m_blocks.size(); ++i) {
     if (m_availableBlocks[i]) {
-      // We have to get the collID of this collection in the idTable as there is
-      // no guarantee that it coincides with the index in the blocks.
-      // Additionally, collection indices start at 1
-      const auto collID = m_idTable.ids()[i - 1];
-      collections.push_back(m_idTable.name(collID).value());
+      const auto name = m_idTable.names()[i - 1];
+      collections.push_back(name);
     }
   }
 
@@ -67,6 +68,22 @@ void SIOFrameData::unpackBuffers() {
   sio::buffer uncBuffer{m_dataSize};
   compressor.uncompress(m_recBuffer.span(), uncBuffer);
   sio::api::read_blocks(uncBuffer.span(), m_blocks);
+
+  if (m_limitColls.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // In order to save on memory and to not litter the rest of the implementation
+  // with similar checks, we immediately throw away all collections that should
+  // not become available
+  for (size_t i = 1; i < m_blocks.size(); ++i) {
+    const auto name = m_idTable.names()[i - 1];
+    if (std::ranges::find(m_limitColls, name) == m_limitColls.end()) {
+      auto buffers = dynamic_cast<SIOBlock*>(m_blocks[i].get())->getBuffers();
+      buffers.deleteBuffers(buffers);
+      m_availableBlocks[i] = 0;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void SIOFrameData::createBlocks() {
diff --git a/src/SIOReader.cc b/src/SIOReader.cc
index a54e5670b..4d9147b6f 100644
--- a/src/SIOReader.cc
+++ b/src/SIOReader.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ void SIOReader::openFile(const std::string& filename) {
   readEDMDefinitions(); // Potentially could do this lazily
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<SIOFrameData> SIOReader::readNextEntry(const std::string& name) {
+std::unique_ptr<SIOFrameData> SIOReader::readNextEntry(const std::string& name,
+                                                       const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead) {
   // Skip to where the next record of this name starts in the file, based on
   // how many times we have already read this name
   //
@@ -44,14 +45,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<SIOFrameData> SIOReader::readNextEntry(const std::string& name)
   m_nameCtr[name]++;
 
   return std::make_unique<SIOFrameData>(std::move(dataBuffer), dataInfo._uncompressed_length, std::move(tableBuffer),
-                                        tableInfo._uncompressed_length);
+                                        tableInfo._uncompressed_length, collsToRead);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<SIOFrameData> SIOReader::readEntry(const std::string& name, const unsigned entry) {
+std::unique_ptr<SIOFrameData> SIOReader::readEntry(const std::string& name, const unsigned entry,
+                                                   const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead) {
   // NOTE: Will create or overwrite the entry counter
   //       All checks are done in the following function
   m_nameCtr[name] = entry;
-  return readNextEntry(name);
+  return readNextEntry(name, collsToRead);
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string_view> SIOReader::getAvailableCategories() const {
diff --git a/tests/sio_io/read_frame_sio.cpp b/tests/sio_io/read_frame_sio.cpp
index 8a27743ac..34bad94d8 100644
--- a/tests/sio_io/read_frame_sio.cpp
+++ b/tests/sio_io/read_frame_sio.cpp
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   }
 
   return read_frames<podio::SIOReader>(inputFile, assertBuildVersion) +
-      test_frame_aux_info<podio::SIOReader>(inputFile);
+      test_frame_aux_info<podio::SIOReader>(inputFile) + test_read_frame_limited<podio::SIOReader>(inputFile);
 }