diff --git a/spec/std/mime/multipart_spec.cr b/spec/std/mime/multipart_spec.cr
index b3fd52f2fac8..5aef9a98634c 100644
--- a/spec/std/mime/multipart_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/mime/multipart_spec.cr
@@ -35,5 +35,20 @@ describe MIME::Multipart do
         io.gets_to_end.should eq("body")
       end
     end
+
+    it "parses multipart messages from HTTP client responses" do
+      headers = HTTP::Headers{"Content-Type" => "multipart/byteranges; boundary=aA40"}
+      body = "--aA40\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\nbody\r\n--aA40--"
+      response = HTTP::Client::Response.new(
+        status: :ok,
+        headers: headers,
+        body: body,
+      )
+
+      MIME::Multipart.parse(response) do |headers, io|
+        headers["Content-Type"].should eq("text/plain")
+        io.gets_to_end.should eq("body")
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/mime/multipart.cr b/src/mime/multipart.cr
index 89175b763ca9..943af6a15167 100644
--- a/src/mime/multipart.cr
+++ b/src/mime/multipart.cr
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ module MIME::Multipart
   #
   # See: `Multipart::Parser`
   def self.parse(request : HTTP::Request, &)
-    boundary = parse_boundary(request.headers["Content-Type"])
+    if content_type = request.headers["Content-Type"]?
+      boundary = parse_boundary(content_type)
+    end
     return nil unless boundary
 
     body = request.body
@@ -77,6 +79,47 @@ module MIME::Multipart
     parse(body, boundary) { |headers, io| yield headers, io }
   end
 
+  # Parses a MIME multipart message, yielding `HTTP::Headers` and an `IO` for
+  # each body part.
+  #
+  # Please note that the IO object yielded to the block is only valid while the
+  # block is executing. The IO is closed as soon as the supplied block returns.
+  #
+  # ```
+  # require "http"
+  # require "mime/multipart"
+  #
+  # headers = HTTP::Headers{"Content-Type" => "multipart/byteranges; boundary=aA40"}
+  # body = "--aA40\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\nbody\r\n--aA40--"
+  # response = HTTP::Client::Response.new(
+  #   status: :ok,
+  #   headers: headers,
+  #   body: body,
+  # )
+  #
+  # MIME::Multipart.parse(response) do |headers, io|
+  #   headers["Content-Type"] # => "text/plain"
+  #   io.gets_to_end          # => "body"
+  # end
+  # ```
+  #
+  # See: `Multipart::Parser`
+  def self.parse(response : HTTP::Client::Response, &)
+    if content_type = response.headers["Content-Type"]?
+      boundary = parse_boundary(content_type)
+    end
+    return nil unless boundary
+
+    if body = response.body.presence
+      body = IO::Memory.new(body)
+    else
+      body = response.body_io?
+    end
+    return nil unless body
+
+    parse(body, boundary) { |headers, io| yield headers, io }
+  end
+
   # Yields a `Multipart::Builder` to the given block, writing to *io* and
   # using *boundary*. `#finish` is automatically called on the builder.
   def self.build(io : IO, boundary : String = Multipart.generate_boundary, &)