diff --git a/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.cpp b/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.cpp
index 174721f5957..db6b1972c20 100644
--- a/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.cpp
@@ -25,65 +25,32 @@ ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::ReadBufferFromBlobStorage(
     Azure::Storage::Blobs::BlobContainerClient blob_container_client_,
     const String & path_,
     UInt64 max_single_read_retries_,
-    size_t /* buf_size_ */) :
+    size_t buf_size_) :
     SeekableReadBuffer(nullptr, 0),
     blob_container_client(blob_container_client_),
+    tmp_buffer(buf_size_),
     max_single_read_retries(max_single_read_retries_),
-    path(path_) {}
+    path(path_),
+    buf_size(buf_size_) {}
 
 
 bool ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::nextImpl()
 {
-    bool next_result = false;
+    // TODO: is this "stream" approach better than a single DownloadTo approach (last commit 90fc230c4dfacc1a9d50d2d65b91363150caa784) ?
 
-    if (impl)
-    {
-        /// `impl` has been initialized earlier and now we're at the end of the current portion of data.
-        impl->position() = position();
-        assert(!impl->hasPendingData());
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        /// `impl` is not initialized and we're about to read the first portion of data.
-        impl = initialize();
-        next_result = impl->hasPendingData();
-    }
+    if (!initialized)
+        initialize();
 
-    auto sleep_time_with_backoff_milliseconds = std::chrono::milliseconds(100);
-    for (size_t attempt = 0; (attempt < max_single_read_retries) && !next_result; ++attempt)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            /// Try to read a next portion of data.
-            next_result = impl->next();
-            break;
-        }
-        catch (const Exception & e)
-        {
-            // TODO: can't get this to compile, getting "error: reference to overloaded function could not be resolved; did you mean to call it?"
-            // LOG_DEBUG(log, "Caught exception while reading Blob Storage object. Object: {}, Offset: {}, Attempt: {}, Message: {}",
-            //     path, getPosition(), attempt, e.message());
-
-            std::cout << "Caught exception while reading Blob Storage object. Object: " << path << ", Offset: "
-                << getPosition() << ", Attempt: " << attempt << ", Message: " << e.message() << "\n";
-
-            /// Pause before next attempt.
-            std::this_thread::sleep_for(sleep_time_with_backoff_milliseconds);
-            sleep_time_with_backoff_milliseconds *= 2;
-
-            /// Try to reinitialize `impl`.
-            impl.reset();
-            impl = initialize();
-            next_result = impl->hasPendingData();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!next_result)
+    if (static_cast<size_t>(offset) >= total_size)
         return false;
 
-    BufferBase::set(impl->buffer().begin(), impl->buffer().size(), impl->offset()); /// use the buffer returned by `impl`
+    size_t to_read_bytes = std::min(total_size - offset, buf_size);
 
-    offset += working_buffer.size();
+    size_t bytes_read = data_stream->Read(tmp_buffer.data(), to_read_bytes);
+
+    BufferBase::set(reinterpret_cast<char *>(tmp_buffer.data()), bytes_read, 0);
+
+    offset += bytes_read;
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -91,7 +58,7 @@ bool ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::nextImpl()
 
 off_t ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::seek(off_t offset_, int whence)
 {
-    if (impl)
+    if (initialized)
         throw Exception("Seek is allowed only before first read attempt from the buffer.", ErrorCodes::CANNOT_SEEK_THROUGH_FILE);
 
     if (whence != SEEK_SET)
@@ -108,26 +75,50 @@ off_t ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::seek(off_t offset_, int whence)
 
 off_t ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::getPosition()
 {
-    return offset - available();
+    // TODO: which one is the right one?
+    // return offset - available();
+
+    return offset;
 }
 
 
-std::unique_ptr<ReadBuffer> ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::initialize()
+void ReadBufferFromBlobStorage::initialize()
 {
+    if (initialized)
+        return;
+
     auto blob_client = blob_container_client.GetBlobClient(path);
-    auto prop = blob_client.GetProperties();
-    auto blob_size = prop.Value.BlobSize;
 
-#ifdef VERBOSE_DEBUG_MODE
-    std::cout << "path: " << path << "\n";
-    std::cout << "blob_size: " << blob_size << "\n";
-#endif
+    auto download_response = blob_client.Download();
 
-    tmp_buffer.resize(blob_size);
+    data_stream = std::move(download_response.Value.BodyStream);
 
-    blob_client.DownloadTo(tmp_buffer.data(), blob_size);
+    if (data_stream == nullptr)
+    {
+        // TODO: change error code
+        throw Exception("Null data stream obtained from blob Download", ErrorCodes::CANNOT_SEEK_THROUGH_FILE);
+    }
 
-    return std::make_unique<ReadBufferFromString>(tmp_buffer);
+    total_size = data_stream->Length();
+
+    if (offset != 0)
+    {
+        // TODO: is it the right way?
+        /// try to rewind to offset in the buffer
+        size_t total_read_bytes = 0;
+        while (total_read_bytes < static_cast<size_t>(offset))
+        {
+            size_t to_read_bytes = std::min(offset - total_read_bytes, buf_size);
+            size_t bytes_read = data_stream->Read(tmp_buffer.data(), to_read_bytes);
+            total_read_bytes += bytes_read;
+        }
+    }
+
+    initialized = true;
+
+    // TODO: dummy if to avoid warning for max_single_read_retries
+    if (max_single_read_retries == 0)
+        return;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.h b/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.h
index 7f6f18ba935..7c2bd96a96f 100644
--- a/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.h
+++ b/src/IO/ReadBufferFromBlobStorage.h
@@ -30,14 +30,17 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-    std::unique_ptr<ReadBuffer> initialize();
+    void initialize();
 
+    std::unique_ptr<Azure::Core::IO::BodyStream> data_stream;
     Azure::Storage::Blobs::BlobContainerClient blob_container_client;
-    std::unique_ptr<ReadBuffer> impl;
     std::vector<uint8_t> tmp_buffer;
-    UInt64 max_single_read_retries;
+    UInt64 max_single_read_retries; // TODO: unused field
     const String & path;
     off_t offset = 0;
+    size_t buf_size;
+    size_t total_size;
+    bool initialized = false;
 
 };