diff --git a/smallpond/dataframe.py b/smallpond/dataframe.py
index 4974910..53c1b88 100644
--- a/smallpond/dataframe.py
+++ b/smallpond/dataframe.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import time
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, Iterator
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pyarrow as arrow
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ class DataFrame:
         func: Callable[[arrow.Table], arrow.Table],
         *,
         batch_size: int = 122880,
+        streaming: bool = False,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> DataFrame:
         """
@@ -590,18 +591,35 @@ class DataFrame:
             It should take a `arrow.Table` as input and returns a `arrow.Table`.
         batch_size, optional
             The number of rows in each batch. Defaults to 122880.
+        streaming, optional
+            If true, the function takes an iterator of `arrow.Table` as input and yields a streaming of `arrow.Table` as output.
+            i.e. func: Callable[[Iterator[arrow.Table]], Iterator[arrow.Table]]
+            Defaults to false.
         """
 
-        def process_func(_runtime_ctx, tables: List[arrow.Table]) -> arrow.Table:
-            return func(tables[0])
+        if streaming:
+            def process_func(_runtime_ctx, readers: List[arrow.RecordBatchReader]) -> Iterator[arrow.Table]:
+                tables = map(lambda batch: arrow.Table.from_batches([batch]), readers[0])
+                return func(tables)
 
-        plan = ArrowBatchNode(
-            self.session._ctx,
-            (self.plan,),
-            process_func=process_func,
-            streaming_batch_size=batch_size,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
+            plan = ArrowStreamNode(
+                self.session._ctx,
+                (self.plan,),
+                process_func=process_func,
+                streaming_batch_size=batch_size,
+                **kwargs,
+            )
+        else:
+            def process_func(_runtime_ctx, tables: List[arrow.Table]) -> arrow.Table:
+                return func(tables[0])
+
+            plan = ArrowBatchNode(
+                self.session._ctx,
+                (self.plan,),
+                process_func=process_func,
+                streaming_batch_size=batch_size,
+                **kwargs,
+            )
         return DataFrame(self.session, plan, recompute=self.need_recompute)
 
     def limit(self, limit: int) -> DataFrame:
diff --git a/tests/test_dataframe.py b/tests/test_dataframe.py
index 49aff23..dfc423f 100644
--- a/tests/test_dataframe.py
+++ b/tests/test_dataframe.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List
+from typing import Iterator, List
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -84,6 +84,31 @@ def test_map_batches(sp: Session):
     assert df.take_all() == [{"num_rows": 350}, {"num_rows": 350}, {"num_rows": 300}]
 
 
+def test_map_batches_streaming(sp: Session):
+    df = sp.read_parquet("tests/data/mock_urls/*.parquet")
+
+    def batched2(tables: Iterator[pa.Table]) -> Iterator[pa.Table]:
+        # same as itertools.pairwise
+        num_rows = 0
+        count = 0
+        for batch in tables:
+            num_rows += batch.num_rows
+            count += 1
+            if count == 2:
+                yield pa.table({"num_rows": [num_rows]})
+                num_rows = 0
+                count = 0
+        if count > 0:
+            yield pa.table({"num_rows": [num_rows]})
+
+    df = df.map_batches(
+        batched2,
+        batch_size=350,
+        streaming=True,
+    )
+    assert df.take_all() == [{"num_rows": 700}, {"num_rows": 300}]
+
+
 def test_filter(sp: Session):
     df = sp.from_arrow(pa.table({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [4, 5, 6]}))
     df1 = df.filter("a > 1")