diff --git a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BlobReadChannel.java b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BlobReadChannel.java
index 0352e8a9d550..d84683843acc 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BlobReadChannel.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BlobReadChannel.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BlobReadChannel implements ReadChannel {
   private final BlobId blob;
   private final Map<StorageRpc.Option, ?> requestOptions;
   private String lastEtag;
-  private int position;
+  private long position;
   private boolean isOpen;
   private boolean endOfStream;
   private int chunkSize = DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static class StateImpl implements RestorableState<ReadChannel>, Serializable {
     private final BlobId blob;
     private final Map<StorageRpc.Option, ?> requestOptions;
     private final String lastEtag;
-    private final int position;
+    private final long position;
     private final boolean isOpen;
     private final boolean endOfStream;
     private final int chunkSize;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static class Builder {
       private final BlobId blob;
       private final Map<StorageRpc.Option, ?> requestOptions;
       private String lastEtag;
-      private int position;
+      private long position;
       private boolean isOpen;
       private boolean endOfStream;
       private int chunkSize;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Builder lastEtag(String lastEtag) {
         return this;
       }
 
-      Builder position(int position) {
+      Builder position(long position) {
         this.position = position;
         return this;
       }