diff --git a/LINQtoCSV/CsvContext.cs b/LINQtoCSV/CsvContext.cs
index 62d799c..6aeb690 100644
--- a/LINQtoCSV/CsvContext.cs
+++ b/LINQtoCSV/CsvContext.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ private IEnumerable<T> ReadData<T>(
 
                 stream.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
             }
+            
+            for (int i = 0; i < fileDescription.LinesToSkip; i++)
+            {
+                stream.ReadLine();
+            }
 
             // ----------
 
diff --git a/LINQtoCSV/CsvFileDescription.cs b/LINQtoCSV/CsvFileDescription.cs
index b983ca8..0ea4d46 100644
--- a/LINQtoCSV/CsvFileDescription.cs
+++ b/LINQtoCSV/CsvFileDescription.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ public int MaximumNbrExceptions
         /// If set to true, wil read only the fields specified as attributes, and will discard other fields in the CSV file
         /// </summary>
         public bool IgnoreUnknownColumns { get; set; }
+        
+        public int LinesToSkip { get; set; }
 
         // ---------------
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ public CsvFileDescription()
             UseFieldIndexForReadingData = false;
             UseOutputFormatForParsingCsvValue = false;
             IgnoreUnknownColumns = false;
+            LinesToSkip = 0;
         }
     }
 }