diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Constants.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Constants.cs
index 9812501da..edd81e083 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Constants.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ public static class Constants
     /// by rewinding and re-reading the same data.
     /// </para>
     /// <para>
-    /// <b>Default:</b> 163840 bytes (160KB) - sized to cover ZStandard's worst-case
-    /// first block on a tar archive (~131KB including frame header overhead).
-    /// ZStandard blocks can be up to 128KB, exceeding the previous 81KB default.
+    /// <b>Default:</b> 81920 bytes (80KB) — sufficient for most formats.
+    /// Formats that require larger buffers (e.g. BZip2, ZStandard) declare their
+    /// own minimum via <c>TarWrapper.MinimumRewindBufferSize</c>, and
+    /// <c>TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize</c> is used at stream construction
+    /// to ensure the correct capacity is allocated upfront.
     /// </para>
     /// <para>
     /// <b>Typical usage:</b> 500-1000 bytes for most archives
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ public static class Constants
     /// </list>
     /// </para>
     /// </remarks>
-    public static int RewindableBufferSize { get; set; } = 163840;
+    public static int RewindableBufferSize { get; set; } = 81920;
 
     public static CultureInfo DefaultCultureInfo { get; set; } = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Compressors/ZStandard/ZstandardConstants.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Compressors/ZStandard/ZstandardConstants.cs
index ac4756d48..a43b2ef11 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Compressors/ZStandard/ZstandardConstants.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Compressors/ZStandard/ZstandardConstants.cs
@@ -6,4 +6,17 @@ internal class ZstandardConstants
     /// Magic number found at start of ZStandard frame: 0xFD 0x2F 0xB5 0x28
     /// </summary>
     public const uint MAGIC = 0xFD2FB528;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum uncompressed size of a single ZStandard block: ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX = 128 KB.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const int BlockSizeMax = 1 << 17; // 131072 bytes
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recommended input (compressed) buffer size for streaming decompression:
+    /// ZSTD_DStreamInSize = ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize (3 bytes).
+    /// The ring buffer must be at least this large to hold the compressed bytes read
+    /// during format detection before the first rewind.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const int DStreamInSize = BlockSizeMax + 3;
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
index 28380587b..0a47d3b75 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarFactory.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public override bool IsArchive(Stream stream, string? password = null)
     {
         var providers = CompressionProviderRegistry.Default;
         var sharpCompressStream = new SharpCompressStream(stream);
-        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording();
+        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording(TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize);
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
         {
             sharpCompressStream.Rewind();
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public override async ValueTask<bool> IsArchiveAsync(
     {
         var providers = CompressionProviderRegistry.Default;
         var sharpCompressStream = new SharpCompressStream(stream);
-        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording();
+        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording(TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize);
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
         {
             sharpCompressStream.Rewind();
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options)
     {
         options ??= new ReaderOptions();
         var sharpCompressStream = new SharpCompressStream(stream);
-        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording();
+        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording(TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize);
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
         {
             sharpCompressStream.Rewind();
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public async ValueTask<IAsyncReader> OpenAsyncReader(
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
         options ??= new ReaderOptions();
         var sharpCompressStream = new SharpCompressStream(stream);
-        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording();
+        sharpCompressStream.StartRecording(TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize);
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
         {
             sharpCompressStream.Rewind();
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarWrapper.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarWrapper.cs
index fee9707e1..465cf836e 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Factories/TarWrapper.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class TarWrapper(
     Func<Stream, Stream> createStream,
     Func<Stream, CancellationToken, ValueTask<Stream>> createStreamAsync,
     IEnumerable<string> knownExtensions,
-    bool wrapInSharpCompressStream = true
+    bool wrapInSharpCompressStream = true,
+    int? minimumRewindBufferSize = null
 )
 {
     public CompressionType CompressionType { get; } = type;
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ public class TarWrapper(
     public Func<Stream, CancellationToken, ValueTask<bool>> IsMatchAsync { get; } = canHandleAsync;
     public bool WrapInSharpCompressStream { get; } = wrapInSharpCompressStream;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The minimum ring buffer size required to detect and probe this format.
+    /// Format detection reads a decompressed block to check the tar header, so
+    /// the ring buffer must be large enough to hold the compressed bytes consumed
+    /// during that probe. Defaults to <see cref="Common.Constants.RewindableBufferSize"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MinimumRewindBufferSize { get; } =
+        minimumRewindBufferSize ?? Common.Constants.RewindableBufferSize;
+
     public Func<Stream, Stream> CreateStream { get; } = createStream;
     public Func<Stream, CancellationToken, ValueTask<Stream>> CreateStreamAsync { get; } =
         createStreamAsync;
@@ -57,7 +67,11 @@ public class TarWrapper(
                 await BZip2Stream
                     .CreateAsync(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress, false)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false),
-            ["tar.bz2", "tb2", "tbz", "tbz2", "tz2"]
+            ["tar.bz2", "tb2", "tbz", "tbz2", "tz2"],
+            // BZip2 decompresses in whole blocks; the compressed size of the first block
+            // can be close to the uncompressed maximum (9 × 100 000 = 900 000 bytes).
+            // The ring buffer must hold all compressed bytes read during format detection.
+            minimumRewindBufferSize: BZip2Constants.baseBlockSize * 9
         ),
         new(
             CompressionType.GZip,
@@ -74,7 +88,11 @@ await BZip2Stream
             ZStandardStream.IsZStandardAsync,
             (stream) => new ZStandardStream(stream),
             (stream, _) => new ValueTask<Stream>(new ZStandardStream(stream)),
-            ["tar.zst", "tar.zstd", "tzst", "tzstd"]
+            ["tar.zst", "tar.zstd", "tzst", "tzstd"],
+            // ZStandard decompresses in blocks; the compressed size of the first block
+            // can be up to ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize = 131075 bytes.
+            // The ring buffer must hold all compressed bytes read during format detection.
+            minimumRewindBufferSize: ZstandardConstants.DStreamInSize
         ),
         new(
             CompressionType.LZip,
@@ -104,4 +122,25 @@ await BZip2Stream
             false
         ),
     ];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The largest <see cref="MinimumRewindBufferSize"/> across all registered wrappers.
+    /// Use this as the ring buffer size when creating a stream for Tar format detection so
+    /// that the buffer is sized correctly at construction and never needs to be reallocated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static int MaximumRewindBufferSize { get; } = GetMaximumRewindBufferSize();
+
+    // Computed after Wrappers is initialised so the static initialisation order is safe.
+    private static int GetMaximumRewindBufferSize()
+    {
+        var max = 0;
+        foreach (var w in Wrappers)
+        {
+            if (w.MinimumRewindBufferSize > max)
+            {
+                max = w.MinimumRewindBufferSize;
+            }
+        }
+        return max;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/IO/SeekableSharpCompressStream.cs b/src/SharpCompress/IO/SeekableSharpCompressStream.cs
index 0aba9c124..bad123bb2 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/IO/SeekableSharpCompressStream.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/IO/SeekableSharpCompressStream.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public override void Rewind(bool stopRecording = false)
         }
     }
 
-    public override void StartRecording() => _recordedPosition = _stream.Position;
+    public override void StartRecording(int? minBufferSize = null) =>
+        _recordedPosition = _stream.Position;
 
     public override void StopRecording() => _recordedPosition = null;
 
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/IO/SharpCompressStream.cs b/src/SharpCompress/IO/SharpCompressStream.cs
index 53e2b864f..26560024f 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/IO/SharpCompressStream.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/IO/SharpCompressStream.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,17 @@ public virtual void StopRecording()
         // (frozen recording mode) until Rewind(stopRecording: true) is called
     }
 
-    public virtual void StartRecording()
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Begins recording reads so that <see cref="Rewind()"/> can replay them.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="minBufferSize">
+    /// Minimum ring buffer capacity in bytes. When provided and larger than
+    /// <see cref="Common.Constants.RewindableBufferSize"/>, the ring buffer is allocated
+    /// with this size. Pass the largest amount of compressed data that may be consumed
+    /// during format detection before the first rewind. Defaults to
+    /// <see cref="Common.Constants.RewindableBufferSize"/> when null or not supplied.
+    /// </param>
+    public virtual void StartRecording(int? minBufferSize = null)
     {
         if (_isPassthrough)
         {
@@ -190,10 +200,14 @@ public virtual void StartRecording()
             );
         }
 
-        // Ensure ring buffer exists
+        // Allocate ring buffer with the requested minimum size (at least the global default).
         if (_ringBuffer is null)
         {
-            _ringBuffer = new RingBuffer(Constants.RewindableBufferSize);
+            var size =
+                minBufferSize.GetValueOrDefault() > Constants.RewindableBufferSize
+                    ? minBufferSize.GetValueOrDefault()
+                    : Constants.RewindableBufferSize;
+            _ringBuffer = new RingBuffer(size);
         }
 
         // Mark current position as recording anchor
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Readers/Tar/TarReader.Factory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Readers/Tar/TarReader.Factory.cs
index f94a89dc7..e6e5a7032 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Readers/Tar/TarReader.Factory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Readers/Tar/TarReader.Factory.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ public static async ValueTask<IAsyncReader> OpenAsyncReader(
         readerOptions ??= new ReaderOptions();
         var sharpCompressStream = SharpCompressStream.Create(
             stream,
-            bufferSize: readerOptions.RewindableBufferSize
+            bufferSize: Math.Max(
+                readerOptions.RewindableBufferSize ?? 0,
+                TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize
+            )
         );
         long pos = sharpCompressStream.Position;
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
@@ -170,7 +174,10 @@ public static IReader OpenReader(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = n
         readerOptions ??= new ReaderOptions();
         var sharpCompressStream = SharpCompressStream.Create(
             stream,
-            bufferSize: readerOptions.RewindableBufferSize
+            bufferSize: Math.Max(
+                readerOptions.RewindableBufferSize ?? 0,
+                TarWrapper.MaximumRewindBufferSize
+            )
         );
         long pos = sharpCompressStream.Position;
         foreach (var wrapper in TarWrapper.Wrappers)
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
index b44de28be..7d5f04481 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
     "net10.0": {
       "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[10.0.2, )",
-        "resolved": "10.0.2",
-        "contentHash": "sXdDtMf2qcnbygw9OdE535c2lxSxrZP8gO4UhDJ0xiJbl1wIqXS1OTcTDFTIJPOFd6Mhcm8gPEthqWGUxBsTqw=="
+        "requested": "[10.0.5, )",
+        "resolved": "10.0.5",
+        "contentHash": "A+5ZuQ0f449tM+MQrhf6R9ZX7lYpjk/ODEwLYKrnF6111rtARx8fVsm4YznUnQiKnnXfaXNBqgxmil6RW3L3SA=="
       },
       "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -442,9 +442,9 @@
     "net8.0": {
       "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[8.0.23, )",
-        "resolved": "8.0.23",
-        "contentHash": "GqHiB1HbbODWPbY/lc5xLQH8siEEhNA0ptpJCC6X6adtAYNEzu5ZlqV3YHA3Gh7fuEwgA8XqVwMtH2KNtuQM1Q=="
+        "requested": "[8.0.25, )",
+        "resolved": "8.0.25",
+        "contentHash": "sqX4nmBft05ivqKvUT4nxaN8rT3apCLt9SWFkfRrQPwra1zPwFknQAw1lleuMCKOCLvVmOWwrC2iPSm9RiXZUg=="
       },
       "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": {
         "type": "Direct",
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Streams/SharpCompressStreamSeekTest.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Streams/SharpCompressStreamSeekTest.cs
index 05d3dc21d..8840a2ad4 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Streams/SharpCompressStreamSeekTest.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Streams/SharpCompressStreamSeekTest.cs
@@ -127,4 +127,58 @@ public void Position_SetWithinRecordedRange_Succeeds()
         Assert.Equal(3, readBuffer[0]);
         Assert.Equal(4, readBuffer[1]);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StartRecording_WithLargerMinBufferSize_AllowsLargeRewind()
+    {
+        // Simulates the BZip2 scenario: the ring buffer must be large enough
+        // from the moment StartRecording is called so that a large probe read
+        // (up to 900 KB for BZip2) can be rewound without buffer overflow.
+        const int largeSize = 100;
+        const int largeReadSize = 80;
+
+        var data = new byte[100];
+        for (var i = 0; i < data.Length; i++)
+        {
+            data[i] = (byte)(i + 1);
+        }
+
+        var ms = new MemoryStream(data);
+        var nonSeekableMs = new NonSeekableStreamWrapper(ms);
+        var stream = SharpCompressStream.Create(nonSeekableMs, largeSize);
+
+        // Pass the required size upfront — no expansion needed later
+        stream.StartRecording(largeSize);
+
+        // Read a large amount (simulating BZip2 block decompression during IsTarFile probe)
+        var largeBuffer = new byte[largeReadSize];
+        stream.Read(largeBuffer, 0, largeReadSize);
+
+        // Rewind must succeed because the buffer was large enough from the start
+        stream.Rewind();
+
+        var verifyBuffer = new byte[largeReadSize];
+        stream.Read(verifyBuffer, 0, largeReadSize);
+        Assert.Equal(data[0], verifyBuffer[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(data[largeReadSize - 1], verifyBuffer[largeReadSize - 1]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StartRecording_DefaultSize_UsesConstantsRewindableBufferSize()
+    {
+        // When no minimum is specified StartRecording uses the global default.
+        var ms = new MemoryStream(new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 });
+        var nonSeekableMs = new NonSeekableStreamWrapper(ms);
+        var stream = SharpCompressStream.Create(nonSeekableMs);
+        stream.StartRecording();
+
+        var buffer = new byte[5];
+        stream.Read(buffer, 0, 5);
+        stream.Rewind();
+
+        var readBuffer = new byte[5];
+        stream.Read(readBuffer, 0, 5);
+        Assert.Equal(1, readBuffer[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(5, readBuffer[4]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarReaderTests.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarReaderTests.cs
index 21c62f837..8cc0b6a38 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarReaderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarReaderTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Compressors.BZip2;
+using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 using SharpCompress.Readers.Tar;
 using SharpCompress.Test.Mocks;
@@ -58,6 +60,53 @@ public void Tar_Skip()
     [Fact]
     public void Tar_GZip_OldGnu_Reader() => Read("Tar.oldgnu.tar.gz", CompressionType.GZip);
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tar_BZip2_Reader_NonSeekable()
+    {
+        // Regression test for: Dynamic default RingBuffer for BZip2
+        // Opening a .tar.bz2 from a non-seekable stream should succeed
+        // because EnsureMinimumRewindBufferSize expands the ring buffer
+        // to hold the BZip2 block before calling IsTarFile.
+        using var fs = File.OpenRead(Path.Combine(TEST_ARCHIVES_PATH, "Tar.tar.bz2"));
+        using var nonSeekable = new ForwardOnlyStream(fs);
+        using var reader = ReaderFactory.OpenReader(nonSeekable);
+        var entryCount = 0;
+        while (reader.MoveToNextEntry())
+        {
+            if (!reader.Entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                entryCount++;
+            }
+        }
+        Assert.True(entryCount > 0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TarWrapper_BZip2_MinimumRewindBufferSize_IsMaxBZip2BlockSize()
+    {
+        // The BZip2 TarWrapper must declare a MinimumRewindBufferSize large enough
+        // to hold an entire maximum-size compressed BZip2 block (9 × 100 000 bytes).
+        var bzip2Wrapper = Array.Find(
+            TarWrapper.Wrappers,
+            w => w.CompressionType == CompressionType.BZip2
+        );
+        Assert.NotNull(bzip2Wrapper);
+        Assert.Equal(BZip2Constants.baseBlockSize * 9, bzip2Wrapper.MinimumRewindBufferSize);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TarWrapper_Default_MinimumRewindBufferSize_Is_DefaultRewindableBufferSize()
+    {
+        // Non-BZip2 wrappers that don't specify a custom size default to
+        // Constants.RewindableBufferSize so existing behaviour is unchanged.
+        var noneWrapper = Array.Find(
+            TarWrapper.Wrappers,
+            w => w.CompressionType == CompressionType.None
+        );
+        Assert.NotNull(noneWrapper);
+        Assert.Equal(Common.Constants.RewindableBufferSize, noneWrapper.MinimumRewindBufferSize);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Tar_BZip2_Entry_Stream()
     {