diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py b/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
index d704860a..3cff4616 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 integration.
 """
 
-# ruff: noqa: ANN401, PTH123, FBT001, FBT002
+# ruff: noqa: ANN401, EM102, PTH123, FBT001, FBT002, S101
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
 import fsspec.spec
 
 import obstore as obs
-from obstore import Bytes
+from obstore import open_reader, open_writer
 from obstore.store import from_url
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Coroutine, Iterable
 
-    from obstore import Bytes
+    from obstore import Attributes, Bytes, ReadableFile, WritableFile
     from obstore.store import (
         AzureConfig,
         AzureConfigInput,
@@ -462,41 +462,246 @@ def _open(
         autocommit: Any = True,  # noqa: ARG002
         cache_options: Any = None,  # noqa: ARG002
         **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> BufferedFileSimple:
+    ) -> BufferedFile:
         """Return raw bytes-mode file-like from the file-system."""
-        return BufferedFileSimple(self, path, mode, **kwargs)
+        if mode not in ("wb", "rb"):
+            err_msg = f"Only 'rb' and 'wb' modes supported, got: {mode}"
+            raise ValueError(err_msg)
+
+        return BufferedFile(self, path, mode, **kwargs)
+
 
+class BufferedFile(fsspec.spec.AbstractBufferedFile):
+    """A buffered readable or writable file.
+
+    This is a wrapper around [`obstore.ReadableFile`][] and [`obstore.WritableFile`][].
+    If you don't have a need to use the fsspec integration, you may be better served by
+    using [`open_reader`][obstore.open_reader] or [`open_writer`][obstore.open_writer]
+    directly.
+    """
 
-class BufferedFileSimple(fsspec.spec.AbstractBufferedFile):
-    """Implementation of buffered file around `fsspec.spec.AbstractBufferedFile`."""
+    mode: Literal["rb", "wb"]
+    _reader: ReadableFile
+    _writer: WritableFile
+    _writer_loc: int
+    """Stream position.
 
+    Only defined for writers. We use the underlying rust stream position for reading.
+    """
+
+    @overload
     def __init__(
         self,
         fs: AsyncFsspecStore,
         path: str,
-        mode: str = "rb",
+        mode: Literal["rb"] = "rb",
+        *,
+        buffer_size: int = 1024 * 1024,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        fs: AsyncFsspecStore,
+        path: str,
+        mode: Literal["wb"],
+        *,
+        buffer_size: int = 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+        attributes: Attributes | None = None,
+        tags: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> None: ...
+    def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
+        self,
+        fs: AsyncFsspecStore,
+        path: str,
+        mode: Literal["rb", "wb"] = "rb",
+        *,
+        buffer_size: int | None = None,
+        attributes: Attributes | None = None,
+        tags: dict[str, str] | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
-        """Create new buffered file."""
-        if mode != "rb":
-            raise ValueError("Only 'rb' mode is currently supported")
+        """Create new buffered file.
+
+        Args:
+            fs: The underlying fsspec store to read from.
+            path: The path within the store to use.
+            mode: `"rb"` for a readable binary file or `"wb"` for a writable binary
+                file. Defaults to "rb".
+
+        Keyword Args:
+            attributes: Provide a set of `Attributes`. Only used when writing. Defaults
+                to `None`.
+            buffer_size: Up to `buffer_size` bytes will be buffered in memory. **When
+                reading:** The minimum number of bytes to read in a single request.
+                **When writing:**  If `buffer_size` is exceeded, data will be uploaded
+                as a multipart upload in chunks of `buffer_size`. Defaults to None.
+            tags: Provide tags for this object. Only used when writing. Defaults to
+                `None`.
+            kwargs: Keyword arguments passed on to [`fsspec.spec.AbstractBufferedFile`][].
+
+        """  # noqa: E501
         super().__init__(fs, path, mode, **kwargs)
 
-    def read(self, length: int = -1) -> Any:
+        bucket, path = fs._split_path(path)  # noqa: SLF001
+        store = fs._construct_store(bucket)  # noqa: SLF001
+
+        self.mode = mode
+
+        if self.mode == "rb":
+            buffer_size = 1024 * 1024 if buffer_size is None else buffer_size
+            self._reader = open_reader(store, path, buffer_size=buffer_size)
+        elif self.mode == "wb":
+            buffer_size = 10 * 1024 * 1024 if buffer_size is None else buffer_size
+            self._writer = open_writer(
+                store,
+                path,
+                attributes=attributes,
+                buffer_size=buffer_size,
+                tags=tags,
+            )
+
+            self._writer_loc = 0
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid mode: {mode}")
+
+    def read(self, length: int = -1) -> bytes:
         """Return bytes from the remote file.
 
         Args:
             length: if positive, returns up to this many bytes; if negative, return all
                 remaining bytes.
 
+        Returns:
+            Data in bytes
+
         """
+        if self.mode != "rb":
+            raise ValueError("File not in read mode")
         if length < 0:
-            data = self.fs.cat_file(self.path, self.loc, self.size)
-            self.loc = self.size
-        else:
-            data = self.fs.cat_file(self.path, self.loc, self.loc + length)
-            self.loc += length
-        return data
+            length = self.size - self.tell()
+        if self.closed:
+            raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed file.")
+        if length == 0:
+            # don't even bother calling fetch
+            return b""
+
+        out = self._reader.read(length)
+        return out.to_bytes()
+
+    def readline(self) -> bytes:
+        """Read until first occurrence of newline character."""
+        if self.mode != "rb":
+            raise ValueError("File not in read mode")
+
+        out = self._reader.readline()
+        return out.to_bytes()
+
+    def readlines(self) -> list[bytes]:
+        """Return all data, split by the newline character."""
+        if self.mode != "rb":
+            raise ValueError("File not in read mode")
+
+        out = self._reader.readlines()
+        return [b.to_bytes() for b in out]
+
+    def tell(self) -> int:
+        """Get current file location."""
+        if self.mode == "rb":
+            return self._reader.tell()
+
+        if self.mode == "wb":
+            # There's no way to get the stream position from the underlying writer
+            # because it's async. Here we happen to be using the async writer in a
+            # synchronous way, so we keep our own stream position.
+            assert self._writer_loc is not None
+            return self._writer_loc
+
+        raise ValueError(f"Unexpected mode {self.mode}")
+
+    def seek(self, loc: int, whence: int = 0) -> int:
+        """Set current file location.
+
+        Args:
+            loc: byte location
+            whence: Either
+                - `0`: from start of file
+                - `1`: current location
+                - `2`: end of file
+
+        """
+        if self.mode != "rb":
+            raise ValueError("Seek only available in read mode.")
+
+        return self._reader.seek(loc, whence)
+
+    def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
+        """Write data to buffer.
+
+        Args:
+            data: Set of bytes to be written.
+
+        """
+        if not self.writable():
+            raise ValueError("File not in write mode")
+        if self.closed:
+            raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed file.")
+        if self.forced:
+            raise ValueError("This file has been force-flushed, can only close")
+
+        num_written = self._writer.write(data)
+        self._writer_loc += num_written
+
+        return num_written
+
+    def flush(
+        self,
+        force: bool = False,  # noqa: ARG002
+    ) -> None:
+        """Write buffered data to backend store.
+
+        Writes the current buffer, if it is larger than the block-size, or if
+        the file is being closed.
+
+        Args:
+            force: Unused.
+
+        """
+        if self.closed:
+            raise ValueError("Flush on closed file")
+
+        if self.readable():
+            # no-op to flush on read-mode
+            return
+
+        self._writer.flush()
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close file. Ensure flushing the buffer."""
+        if self.closed:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            if self.mode == "rb":
+                self._reader.close()
+            else:
+                self.flush(force=True)
+                self._writer.close()
+        finally:
+            self.closed = True
+
+    @property
+    def loc(self) -> int:
+        """Get current file location."""
+        # Note, we override the `loc` attribute, because for the reader we manage that
+        # state in Rust.
+        return self.tell()
+
+    @loc.setter
+    def loc(self, value: int) -> None:
+        if value != 0:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot set `.loc`. Use `seek` instead.")
 
 
 def register(protocol: str | Iterable[str], *, asynchronous: bool = False) -> None:
@@ -513,14 +718,16 @@ def register(protocol: str | Iterable[str], *, asynchronous: bool = False) -> No
             asynchronous operations. Defaults to False.
 
     Example:
-        >>> register("s3")
-        >>> register("s3", asynchronous=True)  # Registers an async store for "s3"
-        >>> register(["gcs", "abfs"])  # Registers both "gcs" and "abfs"
+    ```py
+    register("s3")
+    register("s3", asynchronous=True)  # Registers an async store for "s3"
+    register(["gcs", "abfs"])  # Registers both "gcs" and "abfs"
+    ```
 
     Notes:
         - Each protocol gets a dynamically generated subclass named
-          `AsyncFsspecStore_<protocol>`.
-        - This avoids modifying the original AsyncFsspecStore class.
+          `AsyncFsspecStore_<protocol>`. This avoids modifying the original
+          AsyncFsspecStore class.
 
     """
     if isinstance(protocol, str):
@@ -542,5 +749,6 @@ def _register(protocol: str, *, asynchronous: bool) -> None:
                 "asynchronous": asynchronous,
             },  # Assign protocol dynamically
         ),
-        clobber=False,
+        # Override any existing implementations of the same protocol
+        clobber=True,
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_fsspec.py b/tests/test_fsspec.py
index 629f04bc..e94e808e 100644
--- a/tests/test_fsspec.py
+++ b/tests/test_fsspec.py
@@ -225,9 +225,15 @@ async def test_list_async(s3_store_config: S3Config):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.network
-def test_remote_parquet():
-    register("https")
+def test_remote_parquet(s3_store_config: S3Config):
+    register(["https", "s3"])
     fs = fsspec.filesystem("https")
+    fs_s3 = fsspec.filesystem(
+        "s3",
+        config=s3_store_config,
+        client_options={"allow_http": True},
+    )
+
     url = "github.com/opengeospatial/geoparquet/raw/refs/heads/main/examples/example.parquet"  # noqa: E501
     pq.read_metadata(url, filesystem=fs)
 
@@ -235,6 +241,22 @@ def test_remote_parquet():
     url = "https://github.com/opengeospatial/geoparquet/raw/refs/heads/main/examples/example.parquet"
     pq.read_metadata(url, filesystem=fs)
 
+    # Read the remote Parquet file into a PyArrow table
+    table = pq.read_table(url, filesystem=fs)
+    write_parquet_path = f"{TEST_BUCKET_NAME}/test.parquet"
+
+    # Write the table to s3
+    pq.write_table(table, write_parquet_path, filesystem=fs_s3)
+
+    out = fs_s3.ls(f"{TEST_BUCKET_NAME}", detail=False)
+    assert f"{TEST_BUCKET_NAME}/test.parquet" in out
+
+    # Read Parquet file from s3 and verify its contents
+    parquet_table = pq.read_table(write_parquet_path, filesystem=fs_s3)
+    assert parquet_table.equals(table), (
+        "Parquet file contents from s3 do not match the original file"
+    )
+
 
 def test_multi_file_ops(fs: AsyncFsspecStore):
     data = {