diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 085c8f8a..395d6e59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ v0.8.0 (201x-xx-xx)
   `-NOSCRIPT` error. Automatic fallback to `EVAL` does not work with pipelines,
   inside a MULTI / EXEC context or with plain `EVALSHA` commands.
 
+- Iterators for multi-bulk replies now skip the response parsing method of the
+  command that generated the response and are passed directly to user code.
+  Pipeline and transaction objects still consume automatically the iterators
+  that are present in response elements.
+
 - Cluster and replication connections now extend a new common interface,
   `Predis\Connection\AggregatedConnectionInterface`.
 
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Command/HashGetAll.php b/lib/Predis/Command/HashGetAll.php
index 9fa7f7a1..51a745f7 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Command/HashGetAll.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Command/HashGetAll.php
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Predis\Command;
 
-use Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseTuple;
-
 /**
  * @link http://redis.io/commands/hgetall
  * @author Daniele Alessandri <suppakilla@gmail.com>
@@ -32,10 +30,6 @@ class HashGetAll extends PrefixableCommand
      */
     public function parseResponse($data)
     {
-        if ($data instanceof \Iterator) {
-            return new MultiBulkResponseTuple($data);
-        }
-
         $result = array();
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($data); $i++) {
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerConfig.php b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerConfig.php
index 77a20a37..251efdd8 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerConfig.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerConfig.php
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Predis\Command;
 
-use Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseTuple;
-
 /**
  * @link http://redis.io/commands/config-set
  * @link http://redis.io/commands/config-get
@@ -34,10 +32,6 @@ class ServerConfig extends AbstractCommand
      */
     public function parseResponse($data)
     {
-        if ($data instanceof \Iterator) {
-            return new MultiBulkResponseTuple($data);
-        }
-
         if (is_array($data)) {
             $result = array();
 
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerSlowlog.php b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerSlowlog.php
index 2520cc92..ad4155f2 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerSlowlog.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerSlowlog.php
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Predis\Command;
 
-use Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponse;
-
 /**
  * @link http://redis.io/commands/slowlog
  * @author Daniele Alessandri <suppakilla@gmail.com>
@@ -32,28 +30,18 @@ class ServerSlowlog extends AbstractCommand
      */
     public function parseResponse($data)
     {
-        if (($iterable = $data instanceof \Iterator) || is_array($data)) {
-            // NOTE: we consume iterable multibulk replies inplace since it is not
-            // possible to do anything fancy on sub-elements.
+        if (is_array($data)) {
             $log = array();
 
             foreach ($data as $index => $entry) {
-                if ($iterable) {
-                    $entry = iterator_to_array($entry);
-                }
-
                 $log[$index] = array(
                     'id' => $entry[0],
                     'timestamp' => $entry[1],
                     'duration' => $entry[2],
-                    'command' => $iterable ? iterator_to_array($entry[3]) : $entry[3],
+                    'command' => $entry[3],
                 );
             }
 
-            if ($iterable === true) {
-                unset($data);
-            }
-
             return $log;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerTime.php b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerTime.php
index 924f91ba..542179a0 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Command/ServerTime.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Command/ServerTime.php
@@ -32,12 +32,4 @@ class ServerTime extends AbstractCommand
     {
         return false;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function parseResponse($data)
-    {
-        return $data instanceof \Iterator ? iterator_to_array($data) : $data;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Command/ZSetRange.php b/lib/Predis/Command/ZSetRange.php
index d2a4f79f..61a7bfcc 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Command/ZSetRange.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Command/ZSetRange.php
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Predis\Command;
 
-use Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseTuple;
-
 /**
  * @link http://redis.io/commands/zrange
  * @author Daniele Alessandri <suppakilla@gmail.com>
@@ -90,10 +88,6 @@ class ZSetRange extends PrefixableCommand
     public function parseResponse($data)
     {
         if ($this->withScores()) {
-            if ($data instanceof \Iterator) {
-                return new MultiBulkResponseTuple($data);
-            }
-
             $result = array();
 
             for ($i = 0; $i < count($data); $i++) {
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponse.php b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponse.php
index 138794d4..a7bbad81 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponse.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponse.php
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
 
 namespace Predis\Iterator;
 
+use Predis\ResponseObjectInterface;
+
 /**
  * Iterator that abstracts the access to multibulk replies and allows
  * them to be consumed by user's code in a streaming fashion.
  *
  * @author Daniele Alessandri <suppakilla@gmail.com>
  */
-abstract class MultiBulkResponse implements \Iterator, \Countable
+abstract class MultiBulkResponse implements \Iterator, \Countable, ResponseObjectInterface
 {
     protected $position;
     protected $current;
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimple.php b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimple.php
index b3448376..68864b18 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimple.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimple.php
@@ -75,4 +75,14 @@ class MultiBulkResponseSimple extends MultiBulkResponse
     {
         return $this->connection->read();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator that reads the multi-bulk response as a tuple.
+     *
+     * @return MultiBulkResponseTuple
+     */
+    public function asTuple()
+    {
+        return new MultiBulkResponseTuple($this);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTuple.php b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTuple.php
index 0c014846..39d7828f 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTuple.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTuple.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class MultiBulkResponseTuple extends MultiBulkResponse implements \OuterIterator
      */
     public function __construct(MultiBulkResponseSimple $iterator)
     {
+        $this->checkPreconditions($iterator);
+
         $virtualSize = count($iterator) / 2;
         $this->iterator = $iterator;
         $this->position = $iterator->getPosition();
@@ -33,6 +35,22 @@ class MultiBulkResponseTuple extends MultiBulkResponse implements \OuterIterator
         $this->replySize = $virtualSize;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks for valid preconditions.
+     *
+     * @param MultiBulkResponseSimple $iterator Multibulk reply iterator.
+     */
+    protected function checkPreconditions(MultiBulkResponseSimple $iterator)
+    {
+        if ($iterator->getPosition() !== 0) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot initialize a tuple iterator with an already initiated iterator');
+        }
+
+        if (($size = count($iterator)) % 2 !== 0) {
+            throw new \UnexpectedValueException("Invalid reply size for a tuple iterator [$size]");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimpleTest.php b/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimpleTest.php
index 9c4a5fa9..3701fe80 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimpleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseSimpleTest.php
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ class MultiBulkResponseSimpleTest extends StandardTestCase
         $this->assertTrue($client->ping());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group connected
+     */
+    public function testIterableMultibulkCanBeWrappedAsTupleIterator()
+    {
+        $client = $this->getClient();
+        $client->mset('foo', 'bar', 'hoge', 'piyo');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseSimple', $iterator = $client->mget('foo', 'bar'));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseTuple', $iterator->asTuple());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group connected
      */
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTupleTest.php b/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTupleTest.php
index 96659542..cb15392c 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTupleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Iterator/MultiBulkResponseTupleTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,33 @@ use Predis\Client;
  */
 class MultiBulkResponseTupleTest extends StandardTestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * @group disconnected
+     * @expectedException RuntimeException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Cannot initialize a tuple iterator with an already initiated iterator
+     */
+    public function testInitiatedMultiBulkIteratorsAreNotValid()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->getMock('Predis\Connection\SingleConnectionInterface');
+        $iterator = new MultiBulkResponseSimple($connection, 2);
+        $iterator->next();
+
+        new MultiBulkResponseTuple($iterator);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group disconnected
+     * @expectedException UnexpectedValueException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Invalid reply size for a tuple iterator [3]
+     */
+    public function testMultiBulkWithOddSizesAreInvalid()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->getMock('Predis\Connection\SingleConnectionInterface');
+        $iterator = new MultiBulkResponseSimple($connection, 3);
+
+        new MultiBulkResponseTuple($iterator);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group connected
      */
@@ -28,7 +55,7 @@ class MultiBulkResponseTupleTest extends StandardTestCase
         $client = $this->getClient();
         $client->zadd('metavars', 1, 'foo', 2, 'hoge', 3, 'lol');
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('OuterIterator', $iterator = $client->zrange('metavars', 0, -1, 'withscores'));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('OuterIterator', $iterator = $client->zrange('metavars', 0, -1, 'withscores')->asTuple());
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseTuple', $iterator);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Predis\Iterator\MultiBulkResponseSimple', $iterator->getInnerIterator());
         $this->assertTrue($iterator->valid());
@@ -57,7 +84,7 @@ class MultiBulkResponseTupleTest extends StandardTestCase
         $client = $this->getClient();
         $client->zadd('metavars', 1, 'foo', 2, 'hoge', 3, 'lol');
 
-        $iterator = $client->zrange('metavars', 0, -1, 'withscores');
+        $iterator = $client->zrange('metavars', 0, -1, 'withscores')->asTuple();
 
         unset($iterator);