diff --git a/cpp/src/io/json/experimental/read_json.cpp b/cpp/src/io/json/experimental/read_json.cpp
index c0eaa43e68f..b0b7d5baa0f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/json/experimental/read_json.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/io/json/experimental/read_json.cpp
@@ -19,27 +19,49 @@
 #include <io/comp/io_uncomp.hpp>
 #include <io/json/nested_json.hpp>
 
+#include <cudf/detail/nvtx/ranges.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
 
 #include <numeric>
 
 namespace cudf::io::detail::json::experimental {
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> ingest_raw_input(host_span<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> sources,
-                                      compression_type compression)
+size_t sources_size(host_span<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> const sources,
+                    size_t range_offset,
+                    size_t range_size)
 {
-  auto const total_source_size =
-    std::accumulate(sources.begin(), sources.end(), 0ul, [](size_t sum, auto& source) {
-      return sum + source->size();
-    });
-  auto buffer = std::vector<uint8_t>(total_source_size);
+  return std::accumulate(sources.begin(), sources.end(), 0ul, [=](size_t sum, auto& source) {
+    auto const size = source->size();
+    // TODO take care of 0, 0, or *, 0 case.
+    return sum +
+           (range_size == 0 or range_offset + range_size > size ? size - range_offset : range_size);
+  });
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> ingest_raw_input(host_span<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> const& sources,
+                                      compression_type compression,
+                                      size_t range_offset,
+                                      size_t range_size)
+{
+  CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
+  // Iterate through the user defined sources and read the contents into the local buffer
+  auto const total_source_size = sources_size(sources, range_offset, range_size);
+  auto buffer                  = std::vector<uint8_t>(total_source_size);
 
   size_t bytes_read = 0;
   for (const auto& source : sources) {
-    bytes_read += source->host_read(0, source->size(), buffer.data() + bytes_read);
+    if (!source->is_empty()) {
+      auto data_size   = (range_size != 0) ? range_size : source->size();
+      auto destination = buffer.data() + bytes_read;
+      bytes_read += source->host_read(range_offset, data_size, destination);
+    }
   }
 
-  return (compression == compression_type::NONE) ? buffer : decompress(compression, buffer);
+  if (compression == compression_type::NONE) {
+    return buffer;
+  } else {
+    return decompress(compression, buffer);
+  }
 }
 
 table_with_metadata read_json(host_span<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> sources,
@@ -47,10 +69,14 @@ table_with_metadata read_json(host_span<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> sources,
                               rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                               rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
+  CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(reader_opts.get_byte_range_offset() == 0 and reader_opts.get_byte_range_size() == 0,
                "specifying a byte range is not yet supported");
 
-  auto const buffer = ingest_raw_input(sources, reader_opts.get_compression());
+  auto const buffer = ingest_raw_input(sources,
+                                       reader_opts.get_compression(),
+                                       reader_opts.get_byte_range_offset(),
+                                       reader_opts.get_byte_range_size());
   auto data = host_span<char const>(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(buffer.data()), buffer.size());
 
   try {
diff --git a/cpp/src/io/json/reader_impl.cu b/cpp/src/io/json/reader_impl.cu
index 48b2af81fcd..4bbe91b61d2 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/json/reader_impl.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/io/json/reader_impl.cu
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <io/utilities/type_conversion.hpp>
 
 #include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
+#include <cudf/detail/nvtx/ranges.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/utilities/vector_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/utilities/visitor_overload.hpp>
 #include <cudf/groupby.hpp>
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ std::vector<uint8_t> ingest_raw_input(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<datasource>> c
                                       size_t range_size,
                                       size_t range_size_padded)
 {
+  CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   // Iterate through the user defined sources and read the contents into the local buffer
   size_t total_source_size = 0;
   for (const auto& source : sources) {
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ rmm::device_uvector<char> upload_data_to_device(json_reader_options const& reade
                                                 rmm::device_uvector<uint64_t>& rec_starts,
                                                 rmm::cuda_stream_view stream)
 {
+  CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   size_t end_offset = h_data.size();
 
   // Trim lines that are outside range
@@ -592,6 +595,7 @@ table_with_metadata read_json(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<datasource>>& sources,
                               rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                               rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
+  CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   if (reader_opts.is_enabled_experimental()) {
     return experimental::read_json(sources, reader_opts, stream, mr);
   }