diff --git a/gitdiff/parser_binary_test.go b/gitdiff/parser_binary_test.go
index 3662389..a31a0e0 100644
--- a/gitdiff/parser_binary_test.go
+++ b/gitdiff/parser_binary_test.go
@@ -193,6 +193,114 @@ func TestParseBinaryChunk(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseBinaryFragments(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		Input string
+		File  File
+
+		Binary          bool
+		Fragment        *BinaryFragment
+		ReverseFragment *BinaryFragment
+		Err             bool
+	}{
+		"dataWithReverse": {
+			Input: `GIT binary patch
+literal 40
+gcmZQzU|?i` + "`" + `U?w2V48*KJ%mKu_Kr9NxN<eH500b)lkN^Mx
+
+literal 0
+HcmV?d00001
+
+`,
+			Binary: true,
+			Fragment: &BinaryFragment{
+				Method: BinaryPatchLiteral,
+				Size:   40,
+				Data:   fib(10, binary.BigEndian),
+			},
+			ReverseFragment: &BinaryFragment{
+				Method: BinaryPatchLiteral,
+				Size:   0,
+				Data:   []byte{},
+			},
+		},
+		"dataWithoutReverse": {
+			Input: `GIT binary patch
+literal 40
+gcmZQzU|?i` + "`" + `U?w2V48*KJ%mKu_Kr9NxN<eH500b)lkN^Mx
+
+`,
+			Binary: true,
+			Fragment: &BinaryFragment{
+				Method: BinaryPatchLiteral,
+				Size:   40,
+				Data:   fib(10, binary.BigEndian),
+			},
+		},
+		"noData": {
+			Input:  "Binary files differ\n",
+			Binary: true,
+		},
+		"text": {
+			Input: `@@ -1 +1 @@
+-old line
++new line
+`,
+			Binary: false,
+		},
+		"missingData": {
+			Input: "GIT binary patch\n",
+			Err:   true,
+		},
+		"invalidData": {
+			Input: `GIT binary patch
+literal 20
+TcmZQzU|?i'U?w2V48*Je09XJG
+
+`,
+			Err: true,
+		},
+		"invalidReverseData": {
+			Input: `GIT binary patch
+literal 20
+TcmZQzU|?i` + "`" + `U?w2V48*Je09XJG
+
+literal 0
+zcmV?d00001
+
+`,
+			Err: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := newTestParser(test.Input, true)
+
+			file := test.File
+			_, err := p.ParseBinaryFragments(&file)
+			if test.Err {
+				if err == nil || err == io.EOF {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error parsing binary fragments, but got %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error parsing binary fragments: %v", err)
+			}
+			if test.Binary != file.IsBinary {
+				t.Errorf("incorrect binary state: expected %t, actual %t", test.Binary, file.IsBinary)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.Fragment, file.BinaryFragment) {
+				t.Errorf("incorrect binary fragment\nexpected: %+v\n  actual: %+v", test.Fragment, file.BinaryFragment)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.ReverseFragment, file.ReverseBinaryFragment) {
+				t.Errorf("incorrect reverse binary fragment\nexpected: %+v\n  actual: %+v", test.ReverseFragment, file.ReverseBinaryFragment)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func fib(n int, ord binary.ByteOrder) []byte {
 	buf := make([]byte, 4*n)
 	for i := 0; i < len(buf); i += 4 {
diff --git a/gitdiff/parser_test.go b/gitdiff/parser_test.go
index e604514..61c30d2 100644
--- a/gitdiff/parser_test.go
+++ b/gitdiff/parser_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gitdiff
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ a wild fragment appears?
 }
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedFragments := []*TextFragment{
+	textFragments := []*TextFragment{
 		{
 			OldPosition: 3,
 			OldLines:    6,
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	expectedPreamble := `commit 5d9790fec7d95aa223f3d20936340bf55ff3dcbe
+	textPreamble := `commit 5d9790fec7d95aa223f3d20936340bf55ff3dcbe
 Author: Morton Haypenny <mhaypenny@example.com>
 Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
 
@@ -331,6 +332,13 @@ Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
 
 `
 
+	binaryPreamble := `commit 5d9790fec7d95aa223f3d20936340bf55ff3dcbe
+Author: Morton Haypenny <mhaypenny@example.com>
+Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
+
+    A binary file with the first 10 fibonacci numbers.
+
+`
 	tests := map[string]struct {
 		InputFile string
 		Output    []*File
@@ -346,10 +354,10 @@ Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
 					OldMode:       os.FileMode(0100644),
 					OldOIDPrefix:  "ebe9fa54",
 					NewOIDPrefix:  "fe103e1d",
-					TextFragments: expectedFragments,
+					TextFragments: textFragments,
 				},
 			},
-			Preamble: expectedPreamble,
+			Preamble: textPreamble,
 		},
 		"twoFiles": {
 			InputFile: "testdata/two_files.patch",
@@ -360,7 +368,7 @@ Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
 					OldMode:       os.FileMode(0100644),
 					OldOIDPrefix:  "ebe9fa54",
 					NewOIDPrefix:  "fe103e1d",
-					TextFragments: expectedFragments,
+					TextFragments: textFragments,
 				},
 				{
 					OldName:       "dir/file2.txt",
@@ -368,10 +376,35 @@ Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
 					OldMode:       os.FileMode(0100644),
 					OldOIDPrefix:  "417ebc70",
 					NewOIDPrefix:  "67514b7f",
-					TextFragments: expectedFragments,
+					TextFragments: textFragments,
 				},
 			},
-			Preamble: expectedPreamble,
+			Preamble: textPreamble,
+		},
+		"newBinaryFile": {
+			InputFile: "testdata/new_binary_file.patch",
+			Output: []*File{
+				{
+					OldName:      "",
+					NewName:      "dir/ten.bin",
+					NewMode:      os.FileMode(0100644),
+					OldOIDPrefix: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+					NewOIDPrefix: "77b068ba48c356156944ea714740d0d5ca07bfec",
+					IsNew:        true,
+					IsBinary:     true,
+					BinaryFragment: &BinaryFragment{
+						Method: BinaryPatchLiteral,
+						Size:   40,
+						Data:   fib(10, binary.BigEndian),
+					},
+					ReverseBinaryFragment: &BinaryFragment{
+						Method: BinaryPatchLiteral,
+						Size:   0,
+						Data:   []byte{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Preamble: binaryPreamble,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/gitdiff/testdata/new_binary_file.patch b/gitdiff/testdata/new_binary_file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9ad45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitdiff/testdata/new_binary_file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+commit 5d9790fec7d95aa223f3d20936340bf55ff3dcbe
+Author: Morton Haypenny <mhaypenny@example.com>
+Date:   Tue Apr 2 22:55:40 2019 -0700
+
+    A binary file with the first 10 fibonacci numbers.
+
+diff --git a/dir/ten.bin b/dir/ten.bin
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..77b068ba48c356156944ea714740d0d5ca07bfec
+GIT binary patch
+literal 40
+gcmZQzU|?i`U?w2V48*KJ%mKu_Kr9NxN<eH500b)lkN^Mx
+
+literal 0
+HcmV?d00001
+