diff --git a/marconiclient/queues/v1/iterator.py b/marconiclient/queues/v1/iterator.py
index d9ef5f82..f0c6bba2 100644
--- a/marconiclient/queues/v1/iterator.py
+++ b/marconiclient/queues/v1/iterator.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class _Iterator(object):
         self._create_function = create_function
 
         self._links = []
+        self._stream = False
         self._listing_response = listing_response
 
         # NOTE(flaper87): Simple hack to
@@ -59,6 +60,22 @@ class _Iterator(object):
         self._links = iterables['links']
         self._listing_response = iterables[self._iter_key]
 
+    def stream(self, enabled=True):
+        """Make this `_Iterator` a stream iterator.
+
+        Since `_Iterator`'s default is to *not* stream,
+        this method's default value is to *stream* data
+        from the server. That is, unless explicitly specified
+        this method will enable make this iterator a stream
+        iterator.
+
+        :param enabled: Whether streaming should be
+                        enabled or not.
+        :type enabled: bool
+        """
+        self._stream = enabled
+        return self
+
     def _next_page(self):
         for link in self._links:
             if link['rel'] == 'next':
@@ -80,8 +97,12 @@ class _Iterator(object):
         try:
             args = self._listing_response.pop(0)
         except IndexError:
+            if not self._stream:
+                raise StopIteration
+
             self._next_page()
             return self.next()
+
         return self._create_function(args)
 
     # NOTE(flaper87): Py2K support
diff --git a/tests/unit/queues/v1/test_message.py b/tests/unit/queues/v1/test_message.py
index 3d9700a1..caee0e5f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/queues/v1/test_message.py
+++ b/tests/unit/queues/v1/test_message.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestMessageIterator(base.QueuesTestBase):
         iterated = [msg for msg in iterator]
         self.assertEqual(len(iterated), 1)
 
-    def test_next_page(self):
+    def test_stream(self):
         messages = {'links': [],
                     'messages': [{
                         'href': '/v1/queues/mine/messages/123123423',
@@ -72,9 +72,37 @@ class TestMessageIterator(base.QueuesTestBase):
                                          messages,
                                          'messages',
                                          message.create_object(self.queue))
-            iterated = [msg for msg in iterator]
+            iterated = [msg for msg in iterator.stream()]
             self.assertEqual(len(iterated), 2)
 
+    def test_iterator_respect_paging(self):
+        messages = {'links': [],
+                    'messages': [{
+                        'href': '/v1/queues/mine/messages/123123423',
+                        'ttl': 800,
+                        'age': 790,
+                        'body': {'event': 'ActivateAccount',
+                                'mode': 'active'}
+                    }]
+                    }
+
+        with mock.patch.object(self.transport, 'send',
+                               autospec=True) as send_method:
+
+            resp = response.Response(None, json.dumps(messages))
+            send_method.return_value = resp
+
+            link = {'rel': 'next',
+                    'href': "/v1/queues/mine/messages?marker=6244-244224-783"}
+            messages['links'].append(link)
+
+            iterator = iterate._Iterator(self.queue.client,
+                                         messages,
+                                         'messages',
+                                         message.create_object(self.queue))
+            iterated = [msg for msg in iterator]
+            self.assertEqual(len(iterated), 1)
+
 
 class QueuesV1MessageHttpUnitTest(test_message.QueuesV1MessageUnitTest):