diff --git a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.c b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.c
index 5a8c21a36886f8583f578ed9a6b371b902586310..e17b60e37d8f8073a4570036efbc40b83a651169 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.c
+++ b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.c
@@ -388,6 +388,61 @@ static void bake_bulk_read_ult(hg_handle_t handle)
 }
 DEFINE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_read_ult)
 
+
+/* service a remote RPC that reads to a bulk region and eagerly sends
+ * response */
+static void bake_bulk_eager_read_ult(hg_handle_t handle)
+{
+    bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t out;
+    bake_bulk_eager_read_in_t in;
+    hg_return_t hret;
+    char* buffer;
+    hg_size_t size;
+    struct hg_info *hgi;
+    margo_instance_id mid;
+    pmemobj_region_id_t* prid;
+
+    // printf("Got RPC request to read bulk region.\n");
+    
+    memset(&out, 0, sizeof(out));
+
+    hgi = HG_Get_info(handle);
+    assert(hgi);
+    mid = margo_hg_class_to_instance(hgi->hg_class);
+
+    hret = HG_Get_input(handle, &in);
+    if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        out.ret = -1;
+        HG_Respond(handle, NULL, NULL, &out);
+        HG_Destroy(handle);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    prid = (pmemobj_region_id_t*)in.rid.data;
+
+    /* find memory address for target object */
+    buffer = pmemobj_direct(prid->oid);
+    if(!buffer)
+    {
+        out.ret = -1;
+        HG_Free_input(handle, &in);
+        HG_Respond(handle, NULL, NULL, &out);
+        HG_Destroy(handle);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    out.ret = 0;
+    out.buffer = buffer;
+    out.size = in.size;
+
+    HG_Free_input(handle, &in);
+    HG_Respond(handle, NULL, NULL, &out);
+    HG_Destroy(handle);
+    return;
+}
+DEFINE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_eager_read_ult)
+
 /* service a remote RPC that probes for a target id */
 static void bake_bulk_probe_ult(hg_handle_t handle)
 {
diff --git a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
index f198fd60594641e759120d96281e3e97b940873a..3fb13484a99fedea52bba1439a5ee3a592184a48 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
+++ b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_read_out_t,
     ((int32_t)(ret)))
 DECLARE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_read_ult)
 
+/* bulk eager read */
+MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_eager_read_in_t,
+    ((bake_target_id_t)(bti))\
+    ((bake_bulk_region_id_t)(rid))\
+    ((uint64_t)(region_offset))\
+    ((uint32_t)(size)))
+typedef struct 
+{
+    int32_t ret;
+    uint32_t size;
+    char * buffer;
+} bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t;
+static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t(hg_proc_t proc, void *v_out_p);
+DECLARE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_eager_read_ult)
+
 /* bulk probe */
 MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_probe_out_t,
     ((int32_t)(ret))\
@@ -132,11 +147,27 @@ static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t(hg_proc_t proc, voi
     hg_proc_uint64_t(proc, &in->region_offset);
     hg_proc_uint32_t(proc, &in->size);
     if(hg_proc_get_op(proc) == HG_DECODE)
-        hg_proc_memcpy_decode_in_place(proc, &in->buffer, in->size);
+        hg_proc_memcpy_decode_in_place(proc, (void**)(&in->buffer), in->size);
     else
         hg_proc_memcpy(proc, in->buffer, in->size);
 
     return(HG_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+
+static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t(hg_proc_t proc, void *v_out_p)
+{
+    /* TODO: error checking */
+    bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t *out = v_out_p;
+
+    hg_proc_int32_t(proc, &out->ret);
+    hg_proc_uint32_t(proc, &out->size);
+    if(hg_proc_get_op(proc) == HG_DECODE)
+        hg_proc_memcpy_decode_in_place(proc, (void**)(&out->buffer), out->size);
+    else
+        hg_proc_memcpy(proc, out->buffer, out->size);
+
+    return(HG_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 #endif /* __BAKE_BULK_RPC */
diff --git a/src/bake-bulk-server.c b/src/bake-bulk-server.c
index cac3fff2567ea99e28c32bcd112fb30f9f72aa1b..9b4bec769a56f382c7a108718b4c405f5137d858 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk-server.c
+++ b/src/bake-bulk-server.c
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     MERCURY_REGISTER(hg_class, "bake_bulk_eager_write_rpc", bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t, 
         bake_bulk_eager_write_out_t,
         bake_bulk_eager_write_ult_handler);
+    MERCURY_REGISTER(hg_class, "bake_bulk_eager_read_rpc", bake_bulk_eager_read_in_t, 
+        bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t,
+        bake_bulk_eager_read_ult_handler);
     MERCURY_REGISTER(hg_class, "bake_bulk_persist_rpc", bake_bulk_persist_in_t, 
         bake_bulk_persist_out_t,
         bake_bulk_persist_ult_handler);
diff --git a/src/bake-bulk.c b/src/bake-bulk.c
index a4ff49ed89fb08a871e2cdb60a2bd9da693377bc..f009da166e8d40ee328e0b649770a8110fbd7071 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk.c
+++ b/src/bake-bulk.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct hg_instance
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_shutdown_id; 
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_create_id;
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_eager_write_id;
+    hg_id_t bake_bulk_eager_read_id;
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_write_id;
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_persist_id;
     hg_id_t bake_bulk_get_size_id;
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ struct hg_instance g_hginst = {
     .refct = 0,
 };
 
+static int bake_bulk_eager_read(
+    bake_target_id_t bti,
+    bake_bulk_region_id_t rid,
+    uint64_t region_offset,
+    void *buf,
+    uint64_t buf_size);
+
 static int hg_instance_init(const char *mercury_dest)
 {
     char hg_na[64] = {0};
@@ -109,6 +117,12 @@ static int hg_instance_init(const char *mercury_dest)
         bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t,
         bake_bulk_eager_write_out_t,
         NULL);
+    g_hginst.bake_bulk_eager_read_id = 
+        MERCURY_REGISTER(g_hginst.hg_class, 
+        "bake_bulk_eager_read_rpc", 
+        bake_bulk_eager_read_in_t,
+        bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t,
+        NULL);
     g_hginst.bake_bulk_persist_id = 
         MERCURY_REGISTER(g_hginst.hg_class, 
         "bake_bulk_persist_rpc", 
@@ -284,7 +298,7 @@ int bake_shutdown_service(bake_target_id_t bti)
     return(0);
 }
 
-int bake_bulk_eager_write(
+static int bake_bulk_eager_write(
     bake_target_id_t bti,
     bake_bulk_region_id_t rid,
     uint64_t region_offset,
@@ -596,6 +610,11 @@ int bake_bulk_read(
     int ret;
     struct bake_instance *instance = NULL;
 
+    if(buf_size <= BAKE_BULK_EAGER_LIMIT)
+    {
+        return(bake_bulk_eager_read(bti, rid, region_offset, buf, buf_size));
+    }
+
     HASH_FIND(hh, instance_hash, &bti, sizeof(bti), instance);
     if(!instance)
         return(-1);
@@ -645,3 +664,58 @@ int bake_bulk_read(
 }
 
 
+static int bake_bulk_eager_read(
+    bake_target_id_t bti,
+    bake_bulk_region_id_t rid,
+    uint64_t region_offset,
+    void *buf,
+    uint64_t buf_size)
+{
+    hg_return_t hret;
+    hg_handle_t handle;
+    bake_bulk_eager_read_in_t in;
+    bake_bulk_eager_read_out_t out;
+    int ret;
+    struct bake_instance *instance = NULL;
+
+    HASH_FIND(hh, instance_hash, &bti, sizeof(bti), instance);
+    if(!instance)
+        return(-1);
+
+    in.bti = bti;
+    in.rid = rid;
+    in.region_offset = region_offset;
+    in.size = buf_size;
+   
+    /* create handle */
+    hret = HG_Create(g_hginst.hg_context, instance->dest, 
+        g_hginst.bake_bulk_eager_read_id, &handle);
+    if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        return(-1);
+    }
+
+    hret = margo_forward(g_hginst.mid, handle, &in);
+    if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        HG_Destroy(handle);
+        return(-1);
+    }
+
+    hret = HG_Get_output(handle, &out);
+    if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        HG_Destroy(handle);
+        return(-1);
+    }
+    
+    ret = out.ret;
+    if(ret == 0)
+        memcpy(buf, out.buffer, out.size);
+
+    HG_Free_output(handle, &out);
+    HG_Destroy(handle);
+    return(ret);
+}
+
+