diff --git a/src/lowlevel_api.jl b/src/lowlevel_api.jl
index 63d9848..b190725 100644
--- a/src/lowlevel_api.jl
+++ b/src/lowlevel_api.jl
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ IteratorSize(::Type{Object}) = Base.SizeUnknown()
 IteratorEltype(::Type{Object}) = Base.HasEltype()
 eltype(::Type{Object}) = Object
 isempty(::Object) = false
-iterate(obj::Object) = (obj, isempty(obj.memory_children) ? obj.children : vcat(obj.memory_children, obj.children))
+function iterate(obj::Object)
+    state = vcat(obj.children, obj.memory_children, obj.io_children)
+    return obj, state
+end
 function iterate(::Object, state::Vector{Object})
     isempty(state) && return nothing
     # depth-first traversal
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ function iterate(::Object, state::Vector{Object})
     obj, state = state[1], state[2:end]
     prepend!(state, obj.children)
     prepend!(state, obj.memory_children)
+    prepend!(state, obj.io_children)
     return obj, state
 end
 # length(obj::Object) = mapreduce(x->1, +, obj)