diff --git a/seaduck/smart_read.py b/seaduck/smart_read.py
index afb68829..ad61dc8f 100644
--- a/seaduck/smart_read.py
+++ b/seaduck/smart_read.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 
-def smart_read(da, indexes_tuple, dask_more_efficient=100):
+def smart_read(da, indexes_tuple, dask_more_efficient=100, dense=1e7):
     """Read from a xarray.DataArray given a tuple indexes.
 
     Try to do it fast and smartly.
@@ -49,18 +49,32 @@ def smart_read(da, indexes_tuple, dask_more_efficient=100):
     reach_first_entry = False
     block_dict = {}
 
-    largest_indexes_of_chunk = []
-    for chunks in data.chunks:
-        largest_indexes_of_chunk.append(list(accumulate(chunks)))
-
-    smallest_indexes_of_dimension = []
+    min_indexes_of_dim = []
     for indexes in indexes_tuple:
-        smallest_indexes_of_dimension.append(np.min(indexes))
+        min_indexes_of_dim.append(np.min(indexes))
+
+    if dense:
+        max_indexes_of_dim = []
+        shifted_indexes = []
+        for idim, indexes in enumerate(indexes_tuple):
+            max_indexes_of_dim.append(np.max(indexes))
+            shifted_indexes.append(indexes - min_indexes_of_dim[idim])
+        minmax = zip(min_indexes_of_dim, max_indexes_of_dim)
+        slice_tuple = tuple(slice(mn, mx + 1) for mn, mx in minmax)
+        dense_block_size = np.prod([mx - mn + 1 for mn, mx in minmax])
+        if dense_block_size <= dense:
+            dense_block = data[slice_tuple].compute()
+            values = dense_block[tuple(shifted_indexes)]
+            return values.reshape(shape)
+
+    max_indexes_of_chunk = []
+    for chunks in data.chunks:
+        max_indexes_of_chunk.append(list(accumulate(chunks)))
 
     for block_ids in np.ndindex(*data.numblocks):
         if not reach_first_entry:
             for block_id, large_index, small_ind in zip(
-                block_ids, largest_indexes_of_chunk, smallest_indexes_of_dimension
+                block_ids, max_indexes_of_chunk, min_indexes_of_dim
             ):
                 if large_index[block_id] < small_ind:
                     break