diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/dataset.rs b/lib/src/sparql/dataset.rs
index e3e5c604..9ea0f76a 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/dataset.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/dataset.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use crate::model::TermRef;
 use crate::sparql::algebra::QueryDataset;
 use crate::sparql::EvaluationError;
-use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{insert_term, EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm, StrHash, StrLookup};
+use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{
+    insert_term, EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm, StrHash, StrLookup, TermDecoder,
+};
 use crate::storage::{StorageError, StorageReader};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
@@ -159,6 +161,10 @@ impl DatasetView {
         encoded
     }
 
+    pub fn term_decoder(&self) -> TermDecoder<Self> {
+        TermDecoder::new(self)
+    }
+
     pub fn insert_str(&self, key: &StrHash, value: &str) {
         if let Entry::Vacant(e) = self.extra.borrow_mut().entry(*key) {
             if !matches!(self.reader.contains_str(key), Ok(true)) {
diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs b/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
index 842dbe16..5834a01e 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/eval.rs
@@ -659,7 +659,9 @@ impl SimpleEvaluator {
         let service_name = get_pattern_value(service_name, from)
             .ok_or_else(|| EvaluationError::msg("The SERVICE name is not bound"))?;
         if let QueryResults::Solutions(iter) = self.service_handler.handle(
-            self.dataset.decode_named_node(&service_name)?,
+            self.dataset
+                .term_decoder()
+                .decode_named_node(&service_name)?,
             Query {
                 inner: spargebra::Query::Select {
                     dataset: None,
@@ -2029,7 +2031,7 @@ impl SimpleEvaluator {
                     Rc::new(move |tuple| {
                         let args = args
                             .iter()
-                            .map(|f| dataset.decode_term(&f(tuple)?).ok())
+                            .map(|f| dataset.term_decoder().decode_term(&f(tuple)?).ok())
                             .collect::<Option<Vec<_>>>()?;
                         Some(dataset.encode_term(&function(&args)?))
                     })
@@ -2307,9 +2309,10 @@ fn decode_bindings(
         variables,
         Box::new(iter.map(move |values| {
             let mut result = vec![None; tuple_size];
+            let decoder = dataset.term_decoder();
             for (i, value) in values?.iter().enumerate() {
                 if let Some(term) = value {
-                    result[i] = Some(dataset.decode_term(&term)?)
+                    result[i] = Some(decoder.decode_term(&term)?)
                 }
             }
             Ok(result)
@@ -2569,9 +2572,10 @@ fn cmp_terms(dataset: &DatasetView, a: Option<&EncodedTerm>, b: Option<&EncodedT
                 b => {
                     if let Some(ord) = partial_cmp_literals(dataset, a, b) {
                         ord
-                    } else if let (Ok(Term::Literal(a)), Ok(Term::Literal(b))) =
-                        (dataset.decode_term(a), dataset.decode_term(b))
-                    {
+                    } else if let (Ok(Term::Literal(a)), Ok(Term::Literal(b))) = (
+                        dataset.term_decoder().decode_term(a),
+                        dataset.term_decoder().decode_term(b),
+                    ) {
                         (a.value(), a.datatype(), a.language()).cmp(&(
                             b.value(),
                             b.datatype(),
@@ -3323,7 +3327,7 @@ impl Iterator for ConstructIterator {
                         get_triple_template_value(&template.object, &tuple, &mut self.bnodes),
                     ) {
                         self.buffered_results.push(decode_triple(
-                            &*self.eval.dataset,
+                            &self.eval.dataset.term_decoder(),
                             &subject,
                             &predicate,
                             &object,
@@ -3373,8 +3377,8 @@ fn new_bnode() -> EncodedTerm {
     EncodedTerm::NumericalBlankNode { id: random() }
 }
 
-fn decode_triple<D: Decoder>(
-    decoder: &D,
+fn decode_triple<S: StrLookup>(
+    decoder: &TermDecoder<S>,
     subject: &EncodedTerm,
     predicate: &EncodedTerm,
     object: &EncodedTerm,
@@ -3402,6 +3406,7 @@ impl Iterator for DescribeIterator {
                     Ok(quad) => self
                         .eval
                         .dataset
+                        .term_decoder()
                         .decode_quad(&quad)
                         .map(|q| q.into())
                         .map_err(|e| e.into()),
diff --git a/lib/src/sparql/update.rs b/lib/src/sparql/update.rs
index 74e70db2..1c2f53ed 100644
--- a/lib/src/sparql/update.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sparql/update.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::sparql::http::Client;
 use crate::sparql::plan::EncodedTuple;
 use crate::sparql::plan_builder::PlanBuilder;
 use crate::sparql::{EvaluationError, Update, UpdateOptions};
-use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{Decoder, EncodedTerm};
+use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::EncodedTerm;
 use crate::storage::StorageWriter;
 use oxiri::Iri;
 use spargebra::algebra::{GraphPattern, GraphTarget};
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a> SimpleUpdateEvaluator<'a, 'b> {
                     .map(|t| t.into())
             }
             TermPattern::Variable(v) => Self::lookup_variable(v, variables, values)
-                .map(|node| dataset.decode_term(&node))
+                .map(|node| dataset.term_decoder().decode_term(&node))
                 .transpose()?,
         })
     }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a> SimpleUpdateEvaluator<'a, 'b> {
         Ok(match term {
             NamedNodePattern::NamedNode(term) => Some(term.clone()),
             NamedNodePattern::Variable(v) => Self::lookup_variable(v, variables, values)
-                .map(|node| dataset.decode_named_node(&node))
+                .map(|node| dataset.term_decoder().decode_named_node(&node))
                 .transpose()?,
         })
     }
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a> SimpleUpdateEvaluator<'a, 'b> {
                     Ok(if node == EncodedTerm::DefaultGraph {
                         OxGraphName::DefaultGraph
                     } else {
-                        dataset.decode_named_node(&node)?.into()
+                        dataset.term_decoder().decode_named_node(&node)?.into()
                     })
                 })
                 .transpose(),
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a> SimpleUpdateEvaluator<'a, 'b> {
                     .map(|t| t.into())
             }
             GroundTermPattern::Variable(v) => Self::lookup_variable(v, variables, values)
-                .map(|node| dataset.decode_term(&node))
+                .map(|node| dataset.term_decoder().decode_term(&node))
                 .transpose()?,
         })
     }
diff --git a/lib/src/storage/binary_encoder.rs b/lib/src/storage/binary_encoder.rs
index 2041d051..babd3547 100644
--- a/lib/src/storage/binary_encoder.rs
+++ b/lib/src/storage/binary_encoder.rs
@@ -742,11 +742,12 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .into(),
         ];
+        let decoder = TermDecoder::new(&store);
         for term in terms {
             let encoded = term.as_ref().into();
             store.insert_term(term.as_ref(), &encoded);
             assert_eq!(encoded, term.as_ref().into());
-            assert_eq!(term, store.decode_term(&encoded).unwrap());
+            assert_eq!(term, decoder.decode_term(&encoded).unwrap());
 
             let mut buffer = Vec::new();
             write_term(&mut buffer, &encoded);
diff --git a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
index 2e7baa29..b6859381 100644
--- a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::storage::binary_encoder::{
 };
 pub use crate::storage::error::{CorruptionError, LoaderError, SerializerError, StorageError};
 use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{
-    insert_term, Decoder, EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm, StrHash, StrLookup,
+    insert_term, EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm, StrHash, StrLookup, TermDecoder,
 };
 use backend::{ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDefinition, Db, Iter};
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ pub struct StorageReader {
 }
 
 impl StorageReader {
+    pub fn term_decoder(&self) -> TermDecoder<Self> {
+        TermDecoder::new(self)
+    }
+
     pub fn len(&self) -> Result<usize, StorageError> {
         Ok(self.reader.len(&self.storage.gspo_cf)? + self.reader.len(&self.storage.dspo_cf)?)
     }
@@ -654,7 +658,7 @@ impl StorageReader {
         }
         for spo in self.dspo_quads(&[]) {
             let spo = spo?;
-            self.decode_quad(&spo)?; // We ensure that the quad is readable
+            self.term_decoder().decode_quad(&spo)?; // We ensure that the quad is readable
             if !self.storage.db.contains_key(
                 &self.storage.dpos_cf,
                 &encode_term_triple(&spo.predicate, &spo.object, &spo.subject),
@@ -684,7 +688,7 @@ impl StorageReader {
         }
         for gspo in self.gspo_quads(&[]) {
             let gspo = gspo?;
-            self.decode_quad(&gspo)?; // We ensure that the quad is readable
+            self.term_decoder().decode_quad(&gspo)?; // We ensure that the quad is readable
             if !self.storage.db.contains_key(
                 &self.storage.gpos_cf,
                 &encode_term_quad(
diff --git a/lib/src/storage/numeric_encoder.rs b/lib/src/storage/numeric_encoder.rs
index 5b5e0099..d3f92729 100644
--- a/lib/src/storage/numeric_encoder.rs
+++ b/lib/src/storage/numeric_encoder.rs
@@ -819,10 +819,95 @@ pub fn parse_day_time_duration_str(value: &str) -> Option<EncodedTerm> {
     value.parse().map(EncodedTerm::DayTimeDurationLiteral).ok()
 }
 
-pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
-    fn decode_term(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<Term, StorageError>;
+pub struct TermDecoder<'a, S: StrLookup> {
+    lookup: &'a S,
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: StrLookup> TermDecoder<'a, S> {
+    pub fn new(lookup: &'a S) -> Self {
+        Self { lookup }
+    }
+
+    pub fn decode_term(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<Term, StorageError> {
+        match encoded {
+            EncodedTerm::DefaultGraph => {
+                Err(CorruptionError::msg("The default graph tag is not a valid term").into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::NamedNode { iri_id } => {
+                Ok(NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self.lookup, iri_id)?).into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::NumericalBlankNode { id } => Ok(BlankNode::new_from_unique_id(*id).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::SmallBlankNode(id) => Ok(BlankNode::new_unchecked(id.as_str()).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::BigBlankNode { id_id } => {
+                Ok(BlankNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self.lookup, id_id)?).into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::SmallStringLiteral(value) => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_simple_literal(*value).into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::BigStringLiteral { value_id } => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_simple_literal(get_required_str(self.lookup, value_id)?).into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::SmallSmallLangStringLiteral { value, language } => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(*value, *language).into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::SmallBigLangStringLiteral { value, language_id } => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
+                    *value,
+                    get_required_str(self.lookup, language_id)?,
+                )
+                .into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::BigSmallLangStringLiteral { value_id, language } => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
+                    get_required_str(self.lookup, value_id)?,
+                    *language,
+                )
+                .into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::BigBigLangStringLiteral {
+                value_id,
+                language_id,
+            } => Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
+                get_required_str(self.lookup, value_id)?,
+                get_required_str(self.lookup, language_id)?,
+            )
+            .into()),
+            EncodedTerm::SmallTypedLiteral { value, datatype_id } => {
+                Ok(Literal::new_typed_literal(
+                    *value,
+                    NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self.lookup, datatype_id)?),
+                )
+                .into())
+            }
+            EncodedTerm::BigTypedLiteral {
+                value_id,
+                datatype_id,
+            } => Ok(Literal::new_typed_literal(
+                get_required_str(self.lookup, value_id)?,
+                NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self.lookup, datatype_id)?),
+            )
+            .into()),
+            EncodedTerm::BooleanLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::FloatLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DoubleLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::IntegerLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DecimalLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DateTimeLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DateLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::TimeLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::GYearMonthLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::GYearLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::GMonthDayLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::GDayLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::GMonthLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::YearMonthDurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::DayTimeDurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
+            EncodedTerm::Triple(triple) => Ok(self.decode_triple(triple)?.into()),
+        }
+    }
 
-    fn decode_subject(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<Subject, StorageError> {
+    pub fn decode_subject(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<Subject, StorageError> {
         match self.decode_term(encoded)? {
             Term::NamedNode(named_node) => Ok(named_node.into()),
             Term::BlankNode(blank_node) => Ok(blank_node.into()),
@@ -834,7 +919,7 @@ pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
         }
     }
 
-    fn decode_named_or_blank_node(
+    pub fn decode_named_or_blank_node(
         &self,
         encoded: &EncodedTerm,
     ) -> Result<NamedOrBlankNode, StorageError> {
@@ -852,7 +937,7 @@ pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
         }
     }
 
-    fn decode_named_node(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<NamedNode, StorageError> {
+    pub fn decode_named_node(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<NamedNode, StorageError> {
         match self.decode_term(encoded)? {
             Term::NamedNode(named_node) => Ok(named_node),
             Term::BlankNode(_) => Err(CorruptionError::msg(
@@ -868,7 +953,7 @@ pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
         }
     }
 
-    fn decode_triple(&self, encoded: &EncodedTriple) -> Result<Triple, StorageError> {
+    pub fn decode_triple(&self, encoded: &EncodedTriple) -> Result<Triple, StorageError> {
         Ok(Triple::new(
             self.decode_subject(&encoded.subject)?,
             self.decode_named_node(&encoded.predicate)?,
@@ -876,7 +961,7 @@ pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
         ))
     }
 
-    fn decode_quad(&self, encoded: &EncodedQuad) -> Result<Quad, StorageError> {
+    pub fn decode_quad(&self, encoded: &EncodedQuad) -> Result<Quad, StorageError> {
         Ok(Quad::new(
             self.decode_subject(&encoded.subject)?,
             self.decode_named_node(&encoded.predicate)?,
@@ -903,87 +988,6 @@ pub trait Decoder: StrLookup {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: StrLookup> Decoder for S {
-    fn decode_term(&self, encoded: &EncodedTerm) -> Result<Term, StorageError> {
-        match encoded {
-            EncodedTerm::DefaultGraph => {
-                Err(CorruptionError::msg("The default graph tag is not a valid term").into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::NamedNode { iri_id } => {
-                Ok(NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self, iri_id)?).into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::NumericalBlankNode { id } => Ok(BlankNode::new_from_unique_id(*id).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::SmallBlankNode(id) => Ok(BlankNode::new_unchecked(id.as_str()).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::BigBlankNode { id_id } => {
-                Ok(BlankNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self, id_id)?).into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::SmallStringLiteral(value) => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_simple_literal(*value).into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::BigStringLiteral { value_id } => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_simple_literal(get_required_str(self, value_id)?).into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::SmallSmallLangStringLiteral { value, language } => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(*value, *language).into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::SmallBigLangStringLiteral { value, language_id } => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
-                    *value,
-                    get_required_str(self, language_id)?,
-                )
-                .into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::BigSmallLangStringLiteral { value_id, language } => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
-                    get_required_str(self, value_id)?,
-                    *language,
-                )
-                .into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::BigBigLangStringLiteral {
-                value_id,
-                language_id,
-            } => Ok(Literal::new_language_tagged_literal_unchecked(
-                get_required_str(self, value_id)?,
-                get_required_str(self, language_id)?,
-            )
-            .into()),
-            EncodedTerm::SmallTypedLiteral { value, datatype_id } => {
-                Ok(Literal::new_typed_literal(
-                    *value,
-                    NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self, datatype_id)?),
-                )
-                .into())
-            }
-            EncodedTerm::BigTypedLiteral {
-                value_id,
-                datatype_id,
-            } => Ok(Literal::new_typed_literal(
-                get_required_str(self, value_id)?,
-                NamedNode::new_unchecked(get_required_str(self, datatype_id)?),
-            )
-            .into()),
-            EncodedTerm::BooleanLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::FloatLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DoubleLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::IntegerLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DecimalLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DateTimeLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DateLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::TimeLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::GYearMonthLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::GYearLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::GMonthDayLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::GDayLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::GMonthLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::YearMonthDurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::DayTimeDurationLiteral(value) => Ok(Literal::from(*value).into()),
-            EncodedTerm::Triple(triple) => Ok(self.decode_triple(triple)?.into()),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn get_required_str<L: StrLookup>(lookup: &L, id: &StrHash) -> Result<String, StorageError> {
     Ok(lookup.get_str(id)?.ok_or_else(|| {
         CorruptionError::new(format!(
diff --git a/lib/src/store.rs b/lib/src/store.rs
index ae1a8591..eb57e097 100644
--- a/lib/src/store.rs
+++ b/lib/src/store.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::sparql::{
     evaluate_query, evaluate_update, EvaluationError, Query, QueryOptions, QueryResults, Update,
     UpdateOptions,
 };
-use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{Decoder, EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm};
+use crate::storage::numeric_encoder::{EncodedQuad, EncodedTerm};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use crate::storage::StorageBulkLoader;
 use crate::storage::{
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ impl Iterator for QuadIter {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Result<Quad, StorageError>> {
         Some(match self.iter.next()? {
-            Ok(quad) => self.reader.decode_quad(&quad),
+            Ok(quad) => self.reader.term_decoder().decode_quad(&quad),
             Err(error) => Err(error),
         })
     }
@@ -1254,11 +1254,11 @@ impl Iterator for GraphNameIter {
     type Item = Result<NamedOrBlankNode, StorageError>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Result<NamedOrBlankNode, StorageError>> {
-        Some(
-            self.iter
-                .next()?
-                .and_then(|graph_name| self.reader.decode_named_or_blank_node(&graph_name)),
-        )
+        Some(self.iter.next()?.and_then(|graph_name| {
+            self.reader
+                .term_decoder()
+                .decode_named_or_blank_node(&graph_name)
+        }))
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {