diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 62f5bd2d5..8e9f88217 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import setuptools
 
 from volatility3.framework import constants
 
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding = "utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 setuptools.setup(name = "volatility3",
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ setuptools.setup(name = "volatility3",
                      'crypto': ["pycryptodome>=3"],
                      'disasm': ["capstone;platform_system=='Linux'", "capstone-windows;platform_system=='Windows'"],
                      'doc': ["sphinx>=1.8.2", "sphinx_autodoc_typehints>=1.4.0", "sphinx-rtd-theme>=0.4.3"],
+                     'avml': ["python-snappy==0.6.0"],
                  })
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/avml.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/avml.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83c43fcc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/avml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+"""Functions that read AVML files.
+
+The user of the file doesn't have to worry about the compression,
+but random access is not allowed."""
+import logging
+import struct
+from typing import Tuple, List, Optional
+
+from volatility3.framework import exceptions, interfaces, constants
+from volatility3.framework.layers import segmented
+
+vollog = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    import snappy
+
+    HAS_SNAPPY = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_SNAPPY = False
+
+
+class AVMLLayer(segmented.NonLinearlySegmentedLayer):
+    """A Lime format TranslationLayer.
+
+    Lime is generally used to store physical memory images where there
+    are large holes in the physical layer
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._compressed = {}
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _check_header(cls, layer: interfaces.layers.DataLayerInterface):
+        header_structure = "<II"
+        magic, version = struct.unpack(header_structure,
+                                       layer.read(layer.minimum_address, struct.calcsize(header_structure)))
+        if magic not in [0x4c4d5641] or version != 2:
+            raise exceptions.LayerException("File not completely in AVML format")
+        if not HAS_SNAPPY:
+            vollog.warning('AVML file detected, but snappy python library not installed')
+            raise exceptions.LayerException("AVML format dependencies not satisfied (snappy)")
+
+    def _load_segments(self) -> None:
+        base_layer = self.context.layers[self._base_layer]
+        offset = base_layer.minimum_address
+        while offset + 4 < base_layer.maximum_address:
+            avml_header_structure = "<IIQQQ"
+            avml_header_size = struct.calcsize(avml_header_structure)
+            avml_header_data = base_layer.read(offset, avml_header_size)
+            magic, version, start, end, padding = struct.unpack(avml_header_structure, avml_header_data)
+
+            if magic not in [0x4c4d5641] or version != 2:
+                raise exceptions.LayerException("File not completely in AVML format")
+            chunk_data = base_layer.read(offset + avml_header_size,
+                                         min(end - start,
+                                             base_layer.maximum_address - (offset + avml_header_size)))
+            segments, consumed = self._read_snappy_frames(chunk_data, end - start)
+            # The returned segments are accurate the chunk_data that was passed in, but needs shifting
+            for (thing, mapped_offset, size, mapped_size, compressed) in segments:
+                self._segments.append((thing + start, offset + mapped_offset + avml_header_size, size, mapped_size))
+                self._compressed[offset + mapped_offset + avml_header_size] = compressed
+
+            # TODO: Check whatever the remaining 8 bytes are
+            offset += avml_header_size + consumed + 8
+
+    def _read_snappy_frames(self, data: bytes, expected_length: int) -> Tuple[
+        List[Tuple[int, int, int, int, bool]], int]:
+        """
+        Reads a framed-format snappy stream
+
+        Args:
+            data: The stream to read
+            expected_length: How big the decompressed stream is expected to be (termination limit)
+
+        Returns:
+            (offset, mapped_offset, length, mapped_length, compressed) relative to the data chunk (ie, not relative to the file start)
+        """
+        segments = []
+        decompressed_len = 0
+        offset = 0
+        crc_len = 4
+        frame_header_struct = '<L'
+        frame_header_len = struct.calcsize(frame_header_struct)
+        while decompressed_len <= expected_length:
+            if offset + frame_header_len < len(data):
+                frame_header = data[offset:offset + frame_header_len]
+                frame_header_val = struct.unpack('<L', frame_header)[0]
+                frame_type, frame_size = frame_header_val & 0xff, frame_header_val >> 8
+                if frame_type == 0xff:
+                    if data[offset + frame_header_len:offset + frame_header_len + frame_size] != b'sNaPpY':
+                        raise ValueError(f"Snappy header missing at offset: {offset}")
+                elif frame_type in [0x00, 0x01]:
+                    # CRC + (Un)compressed data
+                    mapped_start = offset + frame_header_len
+                    frame_crc = data[mapped_start: mapped_start + crc_len]
+                    frame_data = data[mapped_start + crc_len: mapped_start + frame_size]
+                    if frame_type == 0x00:
+                        # Compressed data
+                        frame_data = snappy.decompress(frame_data)
+                    # TODO: Verify CRC
+                    segments.append((decompressed_len, mapped_start + crc_len, len(frame_data), frame_size - crc_len,
+                                     frame_type == 0x00))
+                    decompressed_len += len(frame_data)
+                elif frame_type in range(0x2, 0x80):
+                    # Unskippable
+                    raise exceptions.LayerException(f"Unskippable chunk of type {frame_type} found: {offset}")
+                offset += frame_header_len + frame_size
+        return segments, offset
+
+    def _decode_data(self, data: bytes, mapped_offset: int, offset: int, output_length: int) -> bytes:
+        start_offset, _, _, _ = self._find_segment(offset)
+        if self._compressed[mapped_offset]:
+            decoded_data = snappy.decompress(data)
+        else:
+            decoded_data = data
+        decoded_data = decoded_data[offset - start_offset:]
+        decoded_data = decoded_data[:output_length]
+        return decoded_data
+
+
+class AVMLStacker(interfaces.automagic.StackerLayerInterface):
+    stack_order = 10
+
+    @classmethod
+    def stack(cls,
+              context: interfaces.context.ContextInterface,
+              layer_name: str,
+              progress_callback: constants.ProgressCallback = None) -> Optional[interfaces.layers.DataLayerInterface]:
+        try:
+            AVMLLayer._check_header(context.layers[layer_name])
+        except exceptions.LayerException:
+            return None
+        new_name = context.layers.free_layer_name("AVMLLayer")
+        context.config[interfaces.configuration.path_join(new_name, "base_layer")] = layer_name
+        return AVMLLayer(context, new_name, new_name)