diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4fa84b..fce8460 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@libresign/pdf-elements",
   "description": "PDF viewer with draggable and resizable element overlays for Vue 2",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "author": "LibreCode <contact@librecode.coop>",
   "private": false,
   "main": "dist/pdf-elements.umd.js",
diff --git a/src/utils/asyncReader.js b/src/utils/asyncReader.js
index 26035ee..81b81a7 100644
--- a/src/utils/asyncReader.js
+++ b/src/utils/asyncReader.js
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 LibreCode coop and contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-import { getDocument, GlobalWorkerOptions } from 'pdfjs-dist'
+import { getDocument, GlobalWorkerOptions, PDFWorker } from 'pdfjs-dist'
 import pdfWorkerCode from 'pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.worker.min.mjs'
 
 GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = pdfWorkerCode
 
+let sharedWorker = null
+
+function getSharedWorker() {
+  if (!sharedWorker) {
+    sharedWorker = new PDFWorker({ name: 'libresign-pdf-worker' })
+  }
+  return sharedWorker
+}
+
 export function setWorkerPath(path) {
   GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = path
 }
@@ -20,5 +29,16 @@ export function readAsArrayBuffer(file) {
 }
 
 export function readAsPDF(file) {
-  return getDocument(file).promise
+  const worker = getSharedWorker()
+  const isArrayBuffer = file instanceof ArrayBuffer
+  const isView = ArrayBuffer.isView(file)
+  const isBlob = typeof Blob !== 'undefined' && file instanceof Blob
+
+  if (file && typeof file === 'object' && !isArrayBuffer && !isView && !isBlob) {
+    return getDocument({ ...file, worker }).promise
+  }
+  if (typeof file === 'string') {
+    return getDocument({ url: file, worker }).promise
+  }
+  return getDocument({ data: file, worker }).promise
 }