diff --git a/jadx-core/build.gradle b/jadx-core/build.gradle
index dacb66f73..10be45755 100644
--- a/jadx-core/build.gradle
+++ b/jadx-core/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0'
 
-	testRuntimeOnly(project(':jadx-plugins:jadx-dex-input'))
+	testImplementation(project(':jadx-plugins:jadx-dex-input'))
 	testRuntimeOnly(project(':jadx-plugins:jadx-smali-input'))
 	testRuntimeOnly(project(':jadx-plugins:jadx-java-convert'))
 	testRuntimeOnly(project(':jadx-plugins:jadx-java-input'))
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidator.java b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidator.java
index 8f01d97a5..6819892aa 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidator.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidator.java
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ public class JadxArgsValidator {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JadxArgsValidator.class);
 
-	public static void validate(JadxArgs args) {
-		checkInputFiles(args);
+	public static void validate(JadxDecompiler jadx) {
+		JadxArgs args = jadx.getArgs();
+		checkInputFiles(jadx, args);
 		validateOutDirs(args);
 
 		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ public class JadxArgsValidator {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static void checkInputFiles(JadxArgs args) {
+	private static void checkInputFiles(JadxDecompiler jadx, JadxArgs args) {
 		List<File> inputFiles = args.getInputFiles();
-		if (inputFiles.isEmpty()) {
+		if (inputFiles.isEmpty() && jadx.getCustomLoads().isEmpty()) {
 			throw new JadxArgsValidateException("Please specify input file");
 		}
 		for (File inputFile : inputFiles) {
@@ -66,19 +67,22 @@ public class JadxArgsValidator {
 
 	@NotNull
 	private static File makeDirFromInput(JadxArgs args) {
-		File outDir;
 		String outDirName;
-		File file = args.getInputFiles().get(0);
-		String name = file.getName();
-		int pos = name.lastIndexOf('.');
-		if (pos != -1) {
-			outDirName = name.substring(0, pos);
+		List<File> inputFiles = args.getInputFiles();
+		if (inputFiles.isEmpty()) {
+			outDirName = JadxArgs.DEFAULT_OUT_DIR;
 		} else {
-			outDirName = name + '-' + JadxArgs.DEFAULT_OUT_DIR;
+			File file = inputFiles.get(0);
+			String name = file.getName();
+			int pos = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+			if (pos != -1) {
+				outDirName = name.substring(0, pos);
+			} else {
+				outDirName = name + '-' + JadxArgs.DEFAULT_OUT_DIR;
+			}
 		}
 		LOG.info("output directory: {}", outDirName);
-		outDir = new File(outDirName);
-		return outDir;
+		return new File(outDirName);
 	}
 
 	private static void checkFile(File file) {
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompiler.java b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompiler.java
index d0d39c593..8fb8a1003 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompiler.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompiler.java
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public final class JadxDecompiler implements Closeable {
 
 	private final IDecompileScheduler decompileScheduler = new DecompilerScheduler(this);
 
+	private final List<ILoadResult> customLoads = new ArrayList<>();
+
 	public JadxDecompiler() {
 		this(new JadxArgs());
 	}
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ public final class JadxDecompiler implements Closeable {
 
 	public void load() {
 		reset();
-		JadxArgsValidator.validate(args);
+		JadxArgsValidator.validate(this);
 		LOG.info("loading ...");
 		loadPlugins(args);
 		loadInputFiles();
@@ -132,11 +134,20 @@ public final class JadxDecompiler implements Closeable {
 				loadedInputs.add(loadResult);
 			}
 		}
+		loadedInputs.addAll(customLoads);
 		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			LOG.debug("Loaded using {} inputs plugin in {} ms", loadedInputs.size(), System.currentTimeMillis() - start);
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void addCustomLoad(ILoadResult customLoad) {
+		customLoads.add(customLoad);
+	}
+
+	public List<ILoadResult> getCustomLoads() {
+		return customLoads;
+	}
+
 	private void reset() {
 		root = null;
 		classes = null;
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidatorOutDirsTest.java b/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidatorOutDirsTest.java
index 729390900..7bb6cd15f 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidatorOutDirsTest.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxArgsValidatorOutDirsTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class JadxArgsValidatorOutDirsTest {
 	}
 
 	private void checkOutDirs(String outDir, String srcDir, String resDir) {
-		JadxArgsValidator.validate(args);
+		JadxArgsValidator.validate(new JadxDecompiler(args));
 		LOG.debug("Got dirs: out={}, src={}, res={}", args.getOutDir(), args.getOutDirSrc(), args.getOutDirRes());
 		assertThat(args.getOutDir(), is(toFile(outDir)));
 		assertThat(args.getOutDirSrc(), is(toFile(srcDir)));
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompilerTest.java b/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompilerTest.java
index 49c07bdbb..a061a6bab 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompilerTest.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/test/java/jadx/api/JadxDecompilerTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package jadx.api;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import jadx.core.utils.files.FileUtils;
+import jadx.plugins.input.dex.DexInputPlugin;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
@@ -38,6 +42,20 @@ public class JadxDecompilerTest {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDirectDexInput() throws IOException {
+		try (JadxDecompiler jadx = new JadxDecompiler();
+				InputStream in = new FileInputStream(getFileFromSampleDir("hello.dex"))) {
+			jadx.addCustomLoad(new DexInputPlugin().loadDexFromInputStream(in, "input"));
+			jadx.load();
+			for (JavaClass cls : jadx.getClasses()) {
+				System.out.println(cls.getCode());
+			}
+			assertThat(jadx.getClasses(), Matchers.hasSize(1));
+			assertThat(jadx.getErrorsCount(), Matchers.is(0));
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static final String TEST_SAMPLES_DIR = "test-samples/";
 
 	public static File getFileFromSampleDir(String fileName) {
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/test/resources/test-samples/hello.dex b/jadx-core/src/test/resources/test-samples/hello.dex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04417fbb2
Binary files /dev/null and b/jadx-core/src/test/resources/test-samples/hello.dex differ
diff --git a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexFileLoader.java b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexFileLoader.java
index f1dcbb905..40c767c24 100644
--- a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexFileLoader.java
+++ b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexFileLoader.java
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ public class DexFileLoader {
 			if (isStartWithBytes(magic, DexConsts.DEX_FILE_MAGIC) || fileName.endsWith(".dex")) {
 				in.reset();
 				byte[] content = readAllBytes(in);
-				if (options.isVerifyChecksum()) {
-					DexCheckSum.verify(content);
-				}
-				DexReader dexReader = new DexReader(getNextUniqId(), fileName, content);
+				DexReader dexReader = loadDexReader(fileName, content);
 				return Collections.singletonList(dexReader);
 			}
 			if (file != null) {
@@ -80,6 +77,13 @@ public class DexFileLoader {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public DexReader loadDexReader(String fileName, byte[] content) {
+		if (options.isVerifyChecksum()) {
+			DexCheckSum.verify(content);
+		}
+		return new DexReader(getNextUniqId(), fileName, content);
+	}
+
 	private List<DexReader> collectDexFromZip(File file) {
 		List<DexReader> result = new ArrayList<>();
 		try {
diff --git a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexInputPlugin.java b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexInputPlugin.java
index bf944a2bd..fcdfef11e 100644
--- a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexInputPlugin.java
+++ b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexInputPlugin.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package jadx.plugins.input.dex;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import jadx.api.plugins.input.data.ILoadResult;
 import jadx.api.plugins.input.data.impl.EmptyLoadResult;
 import jadx.api.plugins.options.JadxPluginOptions;
 import jadx.api.plugins.options.OptionDescription;
+import jadx.api.plugins.utils.CommonFileUtils;
 
 public class DexInputPlugin implements JadxInputPlugin, JadxPluginOptions {
 	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "dex-input";
@@ -38,6 +41,20 @@ public class DexInputPlugin implements JadxInputPlugin, JadxPluginOptions {
 		return new DexLoadResult(dexReaders, closeable);
 	}
 
+	public ILoadResult loadDex(byte[] content, @Nullable String fileName) {
+		String fileLabel = fileName == null ? "input.dex" : fileName;
+		DexReader dexReader = loader.loadDexReader(fileLabel, content);
+		return new DexLoadResult(Collections.singletonList(dexReader), null);
+	}
+
+	public ILoadResult loadDexFromInputStream(InputStream in, @Nullable String fileLabel) {
+		try {
+			return loadDex(CommonFileUtils.loadBytes(in), fileLabel);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new DexException("Failed to read input stream", e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setOptions(Map<String, String> options) {
 		this.options.apply(options);
diff --git a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexLoadResult.java b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexLoadResult.java
index 39e60aae9..2d1870d15 100644
--- a/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexLoadResult.java
+++ b/jadx-plugins/jadx-dex-input/src/main/java/jadx/plugins/input/dex/DexLoadResult.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class DexLoadResult implements ILoadResult {
 
 	@Override
 	public void close() throws IOException {
-		dexReaders.clear();
 		if (closeable != null) {
 			closeable.close();
 		}