diff --git a/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php b/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
index 42ec61b..266e6b1 100644
--- a/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
+++ b/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 	private $options;
 	private $cache;
 	private $objects;
+	private $defaultReader;
 
 	const CO_API_URL = 'https://api.cloudobjects.net/';
 	
@@ -107,6 +108,22 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 		$this->client = new Client($options);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set a default reader for CloudObject instances.
+	 */
+	public function setDefaultReader(NodeReader $reader) : self {
+		$this->defaultReader = $reader;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the default reader for CloudObject instances.
+	 */
+	public function getDefaultReader() : NodeReader {
+		return $this->defaultReader;
+	}
+
 	public function logInfoWithTime($message, $ts) {
 		if (isset($this->logger))
 			$this->logger->info($message, [ 'elapsed_ms' => round((microtime(true) - $ts) * 1000) ]);
@@ -179,7 +196,14 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		return new CloudObject($coid, $node);
+		$object = new CloudObject($coid, $node);
+
+		if ($this->defaultReader) {
+			// Initialize CloudObject with default reader if it is set
+			$object->setReader($this->defaultReader);
+		}
+
+		return $object;
 	}
 
 	/**