diff --git a/include/podio/Reader.h b/include/podio/Reader.h
index d8209197e..3cc27120e 100644
--- a/include/podio/Reader.h
+++ b/include/podio/Reader.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class Reader {
   struct ReaderConcept {
     virtual ~ReaderConcept() = default;
 
-    virtual podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name) = 0;
-    virtual podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index) = 0;
+    virtual podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name, const std::vector<std::string>&) = 0;
+    virtual podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index, const std::vector<std::string>&) = 0;
     virtual size_t getEntries(const std::string& name) const = 0;
     virtual podio::version::Version currentFileVersion() const = 0;
     virtual std::optional<podio::version::Version> currentFileVersion(const std::string& name) const = 0;
@@ -44,16 +44,17 @@ class Reader {
 
     ~ReaderModel() = default;
 
-    podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name) override {
-      auto maybeFrame = m_reader->readNextEntry(name);
+    podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name, const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead) override {
+      auto maybeFrame = m_reader->readNextEntry(name, collsToRead);
       if (maybeFrame) {
         return maybeFrame;
       }
       throw std::runtime_error("Failed reading category " + name + " (reading beyond bounds?)");
     }
 
-    podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index) override {
-      auto maybeFrame = m_reader->readEntry(name, index);
+    podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index,
+                           const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead) override {
+      auto maybeFrame = m_reader->readEntry(name, index, collsToRead);
       if (maybeFrame) {
         return maybeFrame;
       }
@@ -110,8 +111,8 @@ class Reader {
   ///
   /// @throws std::invalid_argument in case the category is not available or in
   ///         case no more entries are available
-  podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name) {
-    return m_self->readNextFrame(name);
+  podio::Frame readNextFrame(const std::string& name, const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {}) {
+    return m_self->readNextFrame(name, collsToRead);
   }
 
   /// Read the next frame of the "events" category
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ class Reader {
   /// @returns A fully constructed Frame with the contents read from file
   ///
   /// @throws std::invalid_argument in case no (more) events are available
-  podio::Frame readNextEvent() {
-    return readNextFrame(podio::Category::Event);
+  podio::Frame readNextEvent(const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {}) {
+    return readNextFrame(podio::Category::Event, collsToRead);
   }
 
   /// Read a specific frame for a given category
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ class Reader {
   ///
   /// @throws std::invalid_argument in case the category is not available or in
   ///         case the specified entry is not available
-  podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index) {
-    return m_self->readFrame(name, index);
+  podio::Frame readFrame(const std::string& name, size_t index, const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {}) {
+    return m_self->readFrame(name, index, collsToRead);
   }
 
   /// Read a specific frame of the "events" category
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ class Reader {
   /// @returns A fully constructed Frame with the contents read from file
   ///
   /// @throws std::invalid_argument in case the desired event is not available
-  podio::Frame readEvent(size_t index) {
-    return readFrame(podio::Category::Event, index);
+  podio::Frame readEvent(size_t index, const std::vector<std::string>& collsToRead = {}) {
+    return readFrame(podio::Category::Event, index, collsToRead);
   }
 
   /// Get the number of entries for the given name
diff --git a/tests/read_frame.h b/tests/read_frame.h
index 855cbf823..96049cfbc 100644
--- a/tests/read_frame.h
+++ b/tests/read_frame.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "interface_extension_model/TestInterfaceLinkCollection.h"
 
 #include "podio/Frame.h"
+#include "podio/Reader.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -274,14 +275,17 @@ int read_frames(const std::string& filename, bool assertBuildVersion = true) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-// /// Check that reading only a subset of collections works as expected
 template <typename ReaderT>
-int test_read_frame_limited(const std::string& inputFile) {
-  auto reader = ReaderT();
-  reader.openFile(inputFile);
+int test_read_frame_limited(ReaderT& reader) {
   const std::vector<std::string> collsToRead = {"mcparticles", "clusters"};
 
-  const auto event = podio::Frame(reader.readNextEntry("events", collsToRead));
+  const auto event = [&]() {
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<ReaderT, podio::Reader>) {
+      return podio::Frame(reader.readFrame("events", 1, collsToRead));
+    } else {
+      return podio::Frame(reader.readEntry("events", 1, collsToRead));
+    }
+  }();
 
   const auto& availColls = event.getAvailableCollections();
 
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ int test_read_frame_limited(const std::string& inputFile) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  const auto& clusters = event.get<ExampleClusterCollection>("clusters");
+  const auto& clusters = event.template get<ExampleClusterCollection>("clusters");
   const auto clu0 = clusters[0];
   const auto hits = clu0.Hits();
   if (hits.size() != 1 || hits[0].isAvailable()) {
@@ -324,4 +328,13 @@ int test_read_frame_limited(const std::string& inputFile) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/// Check that reading only a subset of collections works as expected
+template <typename ReaderT>
+int test_read_frame_limited(const std::string& inputFile) {
+  auto reader = ReaderT();
+  reader.openFile(inputFile);
+
+  return test_read_frame_limited(reader);
+}
+
 #endif // PODIO_TESTS_READ_FRAME_H
diff --git a/tests/root_io/read_interface_root.cpp b/tests/root_io/read_interface_root.cpp
index 8d33ec1c3..b43546ec0 100644
--- a/tests/root_io/read_interface_root.cpp
+++ b/tests/root_io/read_interface_root.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
+#include "read_frame.h"
 #include "read_interface.h"
 
-int main(int, char**) {
+#include "podio/Reader.h"
 
+int main(int, char**) {
   auto reader = podio::makeReader("example_frame_interface.root");
-  if (read_frames(reader)) {
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  return 0;
+  return read_frames(reader) + test_read_frame_limited(reader);
 }
diff --git a/tests/sio_io/read_interface_sio.cpp b/tests/sio_io/read_interface_sio.cpp
index e411f2a96..6b7c0d46a 100644
--- a/tests/sio_io/read_interface_sio.cpp
+++ b/tests/sio_io/read_interface_sio.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+#include "read_frame.h"
 #include "read_interface.h"
 
 int main(int, char**) {
 
   auto readerSIO = podio::makeReader("example_frame_sio_interface.sio");
-  if (read_frames(readerSIO)) {
-    return 1;
-  }
+  return read_frames(readerSIO) + test_read_frame_limited(readerSIO);
 
   return 0;
 }