diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.cpp
index 9b39e89..2a23784 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace Inferno {
 
-	std::string File::read(const std::string &path)
+	std::shared_ptr<char[]> File::raw(const std::string& path)
 	{
 		// Create input stream object and open file
 		std::ifstream ifstream(path);
@@ -26,14 +26,22 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		}
 
 		// Allocate memory filled with zeros
-		auto buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(length);
+		auto buffer = std::shared_ptr<char[]>(new char[length + 1]);
 
 		// Fill buffer with file contents
 		ifstream.read(buffer.get(), length);
 		ifstream.close();
 
+		// Null termination
+		buffer[length] = '\0';
+
+		return buffer;
+	}
+
+	std::string File::read(const std::string &path)
+	{
 		// Create string from the buffer and return
-		return std::string(buffer.get(), length);
+		return std::string(raw(path).get());
 	}
 
 	int32_t File::length(const std::string& path, std::ifstream& ifstream)
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.h b/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.h
index aa65ad6..d522219 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.h
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/io/file.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <fstream> // std::ifstream, std::ofstream
 #include <iomanip> // std::setfill, std::setw
+#include <memory>  // std::shared_ptr
 #include <string>  // std::string
 
 #include "inferno/assert.h"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 	class File {
 	public:
+		static std::shared_ptr<char[]> raw(const std::string& path);
 		static std::string read(const std::string& path);
 		static int32_t length(const std::string& path, std::ifstream& ifstream);
 
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.cpp
index 264516a..35c55dd 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "inferno/io/gltffile.h"
 #include "inferno/io/log.h"
 #include "inferno/util/string.h"
+#include "inferno/util/json.h"
 
 namespace Inferno {
 
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ namespace Inferno {
 			return glb(path);
 		}
 		else if (extension.compare(".gltf") == 0) {
-			ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+			return gltf(path);
 		}
 
+		ASSERT(false, "GltfFile unknown file extension!");
 		return {};
 	}
 
@@ -98,4 +100,23 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		return { chunkData, chunkLengthInt };
 	}
 
+	std::pair<std::shared_ptr<char[]>, std::shared_ptr<char[]>> GltfFile::gltf(const std::string& path)
+	{
+		auto jsonContent = File::raw(path);
+
+		json json = json::parse(jsonContent.get());
+		ASSERT(Json::hasProperty(json, "buffers"), "GltfFile missing required property 'buffers'");
+
+		std::shared_ptr<char[]> binaryContent { nullptr };
+		for (auto& [key, buffer] : json["buffers"].items()) {
+			auto uri = Json::parseStringProperty(buffer, "uri", true);
+			ASSERT(uri, "GltfFile missing required property 'uri'");
+			ASSERT(uri.value().find("data:", 0) == std::string::npos, "GltfFile embedded binary data is unsupported");
+			binaryContent = File::raw("assets/gltf/" + uri.value());
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return { jsonContent, binaryContent };
+	}
+
 } // namespace Inferno
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.h b/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.h
index b24cf2f..2a582fa 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.h
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/io/gltffile.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Inferno {
 	private:
 		static std::pair<std::shared_ptr<char[]>, std::shared_ptr<char[]>> glb(const std::string& path);
 		static std::pair<std::shared_ptr<char[]>, uint32_t> readChunk(std::ifstream& ifstream, uint32_t offset, uint32_t type);
+
+		static std::pair<std::shared_ptr<char[]>, std::shared_ptr<char[]>> gltf(const std::string& path);
 	};
 
 } // namespace Inferno