diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index db66ac2..0e8bd3c 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 package goldsmith
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ func (ctx *context) chain(p Plugin) {
 				if proc == nil || accept != nil && !accept.Accept(ctx, f) {
 					ctx.output <- f
 				} else {
-					f.rewind()
+					if _, err := f.Seek(0, os.SEEK_SET); err != nil {
+						ctx.gs.fault(f, err)
+					}
 					if err := proc.Process(ctx, f); err != nil {
 						ctx.gs.fault(f, err)
 					}
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 1ddc0dd..463f8d7 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ type file struct {
 	asset  string
 }
 
-func (f *file) rewind() {
-	if f.reader != nil {
-		if _, err := f.reader.Seek(0, os.SEEK_SET); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (f *file) export(dstPath string) error {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(dstPath), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -68,7 +60,9 @@ func (f *file) export(dstPath string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		f.rewind()
+		if _, err := f.Seek(0, os.SEEK_SET); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		if _, err := f.WriteTo(fw); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -124,3 +118,15 @@ func (f *file) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 
 	return f.reader.WriteTo(w)
 }
+
+func (f *file) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
+	if f.reader == nil && offset == 0 && (whence == os.SEEK_SET || whence == os.SEEK_CUR) {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := f.cache(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return f.reader.Seek(offset, whence)
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 415b465..1a59c31 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type File interface {
 
 	Read(p []byte) (int, error)
 	WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error)
+	Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error)
 }
 
 func NewFileFromData(path string, data []byte) File {