diff --git a/Modules.Interfaces/ZUGFeRDInterface.vb b/Modules.Interfaces/ZUGFeRDInterface.vb
index fbdd34aa..af058500 100644
--- a/Modules.Interfaces/ZUGFeRDInterface.vb
+++ b/Modules.Interfaces/ZUGFeRDInterface.vb
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ Public Class ZUGFeRDInterface
         Return SerializeZUGFeRDDocument(oXmlDocument)
     End Function
 
+    Public Function ExtractZUGFeRDFileWithGDPicture(Stream As Stream) As CrossIndustryDocumentType
+        Dim oXmlDocument = ValidateZUGFeRDFileWithGDPicture(Stream)
+
+        If IsNothing(oXmlDocument) Then
+            Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
+        End If
+
+        Return SerializeZUGFeRDDocument(oXmlDocument)
+    End Function
+
     Public Function ValidateZUGFeRDFile(Path As String) As XPathDocument
         Dim oProcessOutput, oProcessError As String
         Dim oXmlDocument As XPathDocument
@@ -111,46 +121,63 @@ Public Class ZUGFeRDInterface
         Return oXmlDocument
     End Function
 
+    Public Function ValidateZUGFeRDFileWithGDPicture(Stream As Stream) As XPathDocument
+        Dim oAttachmentExtractor = New PDFAttachments(_logConfig)
+        Dim oAllowedExtensions = New List(Of String) From {"xml"}
+
+        Try
+            Dim oResults = oAttachmentExtractor.Extract(Stream, oAllowedExtensions)
+            Return HandleAttachments(oResults)
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _logger.Error(ex)
+            Throw ex
+        End Try
+    End Function
+
     Public Function ValidateZUGFeRDFileWithGDPicture(Path As String) As XPathDocument
         Dim oAttachmentExtractor = New PDFAttachments(_logConfig)
         Dim oAllowedExtensions = New List(Of String) From {"xml"}
-        Dim oXmlDocument As XPathDocument
 
         Try
             Dim oResults = oAttachmentExtractor.Extract(Path, oAllowedExtensions)
+            Return HandleAttachments(oResults)
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            _logger.Error(ex)
+            Throw ex
+        End Try
+    End Function
 
-            If oResults Is Nothing Then
-                Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
+    Private Function HandleAttachments(Results As List(Of PDFAttachments.AttachmentResult)) As XPathDocument
+        Dim oXmlDocument As XPathDocument
+
+        If Results Is Nothing Then
+            Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
+        End If
+
+        If Results.Count = 0 Then
+            Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
+        End If
+
+        Dim oFound As Boolean = False
+        Dim oFoundResult As PDFAttachments.AttachmentResult = Nothing
+
+        For Each oResult In Results
+            If oResult.FileName.ToUpper() = PDFAttachments.ZUGFERD_XML_FILENAME.ToUpper() Then
+                oFound = True
+                oFoundResult = oResult
             End If
+        Next
 
-            If oResults.Count = 0 Then
-                Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
-            End If
+        If Not oFound Then
+            Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
+        End If
 
-            Dim oFound As Boolean = False
-            Dim oFoundResult As PDFAttachments.AttachmentResult = Nothing
+        Try
+            Using oStream As New MemoryStream(oFoundResult.FileContents)
+                oXmlDocument = New XPathDocument(oStream)
+            End Using
 
-            For Each oResult In oResults
-                If oResult.FileName.ToUpper() = PDFAttachments.ZUGFERD_XML_FILENAME.ToUpper() Then
-                    oFound = True
-                    oFoundResult = oResult
-                End If
-            Next
-
-            If Not oFound Then
-                Throw New ZUGFeRDExecption(ErrorType.NoZugferd, "Datei ist keine ZUGFeRD Datei.")
-            End If
-
-            Try
-                Using oStream As New MemoryStream(oFoundResult.FileContents)
-                    oXmlDocument = New XPathDocument(oStream)
-                End Using
-
-                Return oXmlDocument
-            Catch ex As Exception
-                _logger.Error(ex)
-                Throw ex
-            End Try
+            Return oXmlDocument
         Catch ex As Exception
             _logger.Error(ex)
             Throw ex