diff --git a/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py b/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
index a1a98d5c1..b25bae28c 100644
--- a/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
+++ b/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ def read_file_from_handle(self, fp: StringIO) -> Iterable[JsonLikeDocument]:
         return [json.load(fp)]
 
 
+class LineSeperatedJsonFileFormat(SupportedFileFormat, alias=".jsonl"):
+    def read_file_from_handle(self, fp: StringIO) -> Iterable[JsonLikeDocument]:
+        return (json.loads(line) for line in fp)
+
+
 class TextFileFormat(SupportedFileFormat, alias=".txt"):
     def read_file_from_handle(self, fp: StringIO) -> Iterable[JsonLikeDocument]:
         return ({"line": line} for line in fp)
diff --git a/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py b/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
index 4c041c510..156aa28f6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ def json_file(fixture_directory):
         yield Path(temp_file.name)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def jsonl_file(fixture_directory):
+    with NamedTemporaryFile("w+", suffix=".jsonl", dir=fixture_directory) as temp_file:
+        json.dump(SIMPLE_RECORD, temp_file)
+        temp_file.write("\n")
+        json.dump(SIMPLE_RECORD, temp_file)
+        temp_file.seek(0)
+        yield Path(temp_file.name)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def csv_file(fixture_directory):
     with NamedTemporaryFile("w+", suffix=".csv", dir=fixture_directory) as temp_file:
@@ -65,9 +75,16 @@ async def test_txt_formatting(txt_file):
     assert_that(results, equal_to([{"line": "hello world"}]))
 
 
-def test_declarative_init(fixture_directory, csv_file, json_file, txt_file):
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_jsonl_formatting(jsonl_file):
+    subject = FileExtractor([jsonl_file])
+    results = [r async for r in subject.extract_records()]
+    assert_that(results, equal_to([SIMPLE_RECORD, SIMPLE_RECORD]))
+
+
+def test_declarative_init(fixture_directory, csv_file, json_file, txt_file, jsonl_file):
     subject = FileExtractor.from_file_data(globs=[f"{fixture_directory}/**"])
-    assert_that(list(subject.paths), has_length(3))
+    assert_that(list(subject.paths), has_length(4))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio