diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp
index c4bcde2d9..6557e2e85 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class input_stream_adapter
 };
 #endif  // JSON_NO_IO
 
+
 // General-purpose iterator-based adapter. It might not be as fast as
 // theoretically possible for some containers, but it is extremely versatile.
 template<typename IteratorType>
@@ -141,30 +142,46 @@ class iterator_input_adapter
     using char_type = typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::value_type;
 
     iterator_input_adapter(IteratorType first, IteratorType last)
-        : current(std::move(first)), end(std::move(last))
+        : current(std::move(first)), end(std::move(last)), current_has_been_consumed(false)
     {}
 
     typename std::char_traits<char_type>::int_type get_character()
     {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current != end))
+
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current_has_been_consumed))
         {
-            auto result = std::char_traits<char_type>::to_int_type(*current);
             std::advance(current, 1);
-            return result;
         }
 
-        return std::char_traits<char_type>::eof();
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current != end))
+        {
+            current_has_been_consumed = true;
+            return std::char_traits<char_type>::to_int_type(*current);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            current_has_been_consumed = false;
+            return std::char_traits<char_type>::eof();
+        }
+
     }
 
   private:
-    IteratorType current;
-    IteratorType end;
+    mutable IteratorType current;
+    const IteratorType end;
+    mutable bool current_has_been_consumed;
 
     template<typename BaseInputAdapter, size_t T>
     friend struct wide_string_input_helper;
 
     bool empty() const
     {
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current_has_been_consumed))
+        {
+            std::advance(current, 1);
+            current_has_been_consumed = false;
+        }
+
         return current == end;
     }
 };
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 14bc07d5f..7ab8f71cf 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -6208,6 +6208,7 @@ class input_stream_adapter
 };
 #endif  // JSON_NO_IO
 
+
 // General-purpose iterator-based adapter. It might not be as fast as
 // theoretically possible for some containers, but it is extremely versatile.
 template<typename IteratorType>
@@ -6217,30 +6218,46 @@ class iterator_input_adapter
     using char_type = typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::value_type;
 
     iterator_input_adapter(IteratorType first, IteratorType last)
-        : current(std::move(first)), end(std::move(last))
+        : current(std::move(first)), end(std::move(last)), current_has_been_consumed(false)
     {}
 
     typename std::char_traits<char_type>::int_type get_character()
     {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current != end))
+
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current_has_been_consumed))
         {
-            auto result = std::char_traits<char_type>::to_int_type(*current);
             std::advance(current, 1);
-            return result;
         }
 
-        return std::char_traits<char_type>::eof();
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current != end))
+        {
+            current_has_been_consumed = true;
+            return std::char_traits<char_type>::to_int_type(*current);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            current_has_been_consumed = false;
+            return std::char_traits<char_type>::eof();
+        }
+
     }
 
   private:
-    IteratorType current;
-    IteratorType end;
+    mutable IteratorType current;
+    const IteratorType end;
+    mutable bool current_has_been_consumed;
 
     template<typename BaseInputAdapter, size_t T>
     friend struct wide_string_input_helper;
 
     bool empty() const
     {
+        if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(current_has_been_consumed))
+        {
+            std::advance(current, 1);
+            current_has_been_consumed = false;
+        }
+
         return current == end;
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-consuming_stream.cpp b/tests/src/unit-consuming_stream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a700c348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/unit-consuming_stream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+
+
+
+#include "doctest_compatibility.h"
+
+#define JSON_TESTS_PRIVATE
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+using nlohmann::json;
+
+
+//This struct emulate an Input Stream, once a "char" is readed from it it is lost
+struct EmulateStream
+{
+    using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
+    using value_type = char;
+    using pointer = const char*;
+    using reference = const char&;
+    using iterator_category = std::input_iterator_tag;
+
+    // Like a pop_left() -> consume one char from the underlying buffer
+    static char ConsumeChar(std::string* str)
+    {
+        const char c = str->front();
+        str->erase(0, 1);
+
+        return c;
+    }
+
+    EmulateStream()
+        :
+        target{nullptr}
+    {}
+
+    EmulateStream(std::string* target_)
+        :
+        target{target_},
+        c{ConsumeChar(target_)}
+    {}
+
+    EmulateStream& operator++()
+    {
+        c = ConsumeChar(target);
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(const EmulateStream& rhs) const
+    {
+        return rhs.target != target;
+    }
+
+    reference operator*() const
+    {
+        return c;
+    }
+
+    std::string* target;
+    char c;
+
+};
+
+EmulateStream CreateBegin(std::string& tgt)
+{
+    return EmulateStream{&tgt};
+}
+
+EmulateStream CreateEnd(const std::string& tgt)
+{
+    return {};
+}
+
+
+
+TEST_CASE("consume only needed")
+{
+
+    nlohmann::detail::json_sax_acceptor<json> sax_parser;
+
+    const std::string json_A = R"({ "key_A" : "value_A" })";
+    const std::string json_B = R"({ "key_B" : "value_B" })";
+
+    std::string json_concat_AB = json_A + json_B;
+
+    CHECK(
+        json::sax_parse(
+            CreateBegin(json_concat_AB),
+            CreateEnd(json_concat_AB),
+            &sax_parser,
+            nlohmann::detail::input_format_t::json,
+            false
+        )
+        == true
+    );
+
+
+    CHECK(json_concat_AB == json_B);
+
+
+    CHECK(
+        json::sax_parse(
+            CreateBegin(json_concat_AB),
+            CreateEnd(json_concat_AB),
+            &sax_parser,
+            nlohmann::detail::input_format_t::json,
+            false
+        )
+        == true
+    );
+
+
+    CHECK(json_concat_AB == "");
+    CHECK(json_concat_AB.size() == 0);
+
+
+    CHECK(
+        json::sax_parse(
+            CreateBegin(json_concat_AB),
+            CreateEnd(json_concat_AB),
+            &sax_parser,
+            nlohmann::detail::input_format_t::json,
+            false
+        )
+        == false
+    );
+
+}
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