diff --git a/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt b/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
index 995ad50d..52ddb426 100644
--- a/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ fpi_assemble_lines
 <TITLE>FpiByteReader</TITLE>
 FpiByteReader
 fpi_byte_reader_new
+fpi_byte_reader_new_bytes
 fpi_byte_reader_free
 fpi_byte_reader_init
+fpi_byte_reader_init_bytes
 fpi_byte_reader_peek_sub_reader
 fpi_byte_reader_get_sub_reader
 fpi_byte_reader_set_pos
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ fpi_byte_reader_get_pos
 fpi_byte_reader_get_remaining
 fpi_byte_reader_get_size
 fpi_byte_reader_skip
+fpi_byte_reader_get_bytes
+fpi_byte_reader_peek_bytes
 fpi_byte_reader_get_uint8
 fpi_byte_reader_get_int8
 fpi_byte_reader_peek_uint8
diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.c b/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.c
index 23bc5e7c..15918256 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.c
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.c
@@ -65,6 +65,31 @@ fpi_byte_reader_new (const guint8 * data, guint size)
   return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fpi_byte_reader_new_bytes: (skip)
+ * @bytes: (in) (transfer none): a #GBytes instance from which the
+ *     #FpiByteReader should read
+ *
+ * Create a new #FpiByteReader instance, which will read from @bytes.
+ *
+ * Free-function: fpi_byte_reader_free
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #FpiByteReader instance
+ */
+FpiByteReader *
+fpi_byte_reader_new_bytes (GBytes * bytes)
+{
+  const guint8 *data;
+  gsize size = 0;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
+
+  data = g_bytes_get_data (bytes, &size);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (size <= G_MAXUINT, NULL);
+
+  return fpi_byte_reader_new (data, (guint) size);
+}
+
 /**
  * fpi_byte_reader_free:
  * @reader: (in) (transfer full): a #FpiByteReader instance
@@ -100,6 +125,30 @@ fpi_byte_reader_init (FpiByteReader * reader, const guint8 * data, guint size)
   reader->byte = 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fpi_byte_reader_init_bytes:
+ * @reader: a #FpiByteReader instance
+ * @bytes: (in) (transfer none): a #GBytes instance from which
+ *     the #FpiByteReader should read
+ *
+ * Initializes a #FpiByteReader instance to read from @bytes. This function
+ * can be called on already initialized instances.
+ */
+FpiByteReader *
+fpi_byte_reader_init_bytes (FpiByteReader * reader, GBytes * bytes)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (reader != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (bytes != NULL, NULL);
+
+  gsize size = 0;
+  const guint8 *data = g_bytes_get_data (bytes, &size);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (size <= G_MAXUINT, NULL);
+  fpi_byte_reader_init (reader, data, (guint) size);
+
+  return reader;
+}
+
 /**
  * fpi_byte_reader_peek_sub_reader: (skip)
  * @reader: an existing and initialized #FpiByteReader instance
diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.h b/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.h
index c4e64d20..05a3989e 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.h
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-byte-reader.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 FpiByteReader * fpi_byte_reader_new             (const guint8 *data, guint size) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
+FpiByteReader * fpi_byte_reader_new_bytes       (GBytes *bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
 void            fpi_byte_reader_free            (FpiByteReader *reader);
 
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ void            fpi_byte_reader_free            (FpiByteReader *reader);
 void            fpi_byte_reader_init            (FpiByteReader *reader, const guint8 *data, guint size);
 
 
+FpiByteReader * fpi_byte_reader_init_bytes      (FpiByteReader *reader, GBytes *bytes);
+
+
 gboolean        fpi_byte_reader_peek_sub_reader (FpiByteReader * reader,
                                                  FpiByteReader * sub_reader,
                                                  guint           size);
@@ -220,6 +224,13 @@ gboolean        fpi_byte_reader_get_data        (FpiByteReader * reader, guint s
 
 gboolean        fpi_byte_reader_peek_data       (const FpiByteReader * reader, guint size, const guint8 ** val);
 
+
+GBytes *        fpi_byte_reader_get_bytes       (FpiByteReader *reader, guint size);
+
+
+GBytes *        fpi_byte_reader_peek_bytes      (const FpiByteReader *reader, guint size);
+
+
 #define fpi_byte_reader_dup_string(reader,str) \
     fpi_byte_reader_dup_string_utf8(reader,str)
 
@@ -642,6 +653,34 @@ fpi_byte_reader_peek_data_inline (const FpiByteReader * reader, guint size, cons
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static inline GBytes *
+fpi_byte_reader_peek_bytes_inline (const FpiByteReader *reader, guint size)
+{
+  const guint8 *data;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (reader != NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (size > reader->size || fpi_byte_reader_get_remaining_unchecked (reader) < size))
+    return NULL;
+
+  data = fpi_byte_reader_peek_data_unchecked (reader);
+  return g_bytes_new_static (data, size);
+}
+
+static inline GBytes *
+fpi_byte_reader_get_bytes_inline (FpiByteReader *reader, guint size)
+{
+  const guint8 *data;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (reader != NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (size > reader->size || fpi_byte_reader_get_remaining_unchecked (reader) < size))
+    return NULL;
+
+  data = fpi_byte_reader_get_data_unchecked (reader, size);
+  return g_bytes_new_static (data, size);
+}
+
 static inline guint
 fpi_byte_reader_get_pos_inline (const FpiByteReader * reader)
 {
@@ -672,6 +711,10 @@ fpi_byte_reader_skip_inline (FpiByteReader * reader, guint nbytes)
     G_LIKELY(fpi_byte_reader_peek_data_inline(reader,size,val))
 #define fpi_byte_reader_skip(reader,nbytes) \
     G_LIKELY(fpi_byte_reader_skip_inline(reader,nbytes))
+#define fpi_byte_reader_get_bytes(reader,size) \
+    fpi_byte_reader_get_bytes_inline(reader,size)
+#define fpi_byte_reader_peek_bytes(reader,size) \
+    fpi_byte_reader_peek_bytes_inline(reader,size)
 
 #endif /* FPI_BYTE_READER_DISABLE_INLINES */