diff --git a/fixed_buffer_stream.zig b/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
index 86a6425b9208e153750335bbbc41a805423f7e2d..56ece82bcabf44f97be502dff638e8d62bcc1177 100644
--- a/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
+++ b/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
@@ -145,5 +145,10 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
             comptime std.debug.assert(@bitSizeOf(I) % 8 == 0);
             return @ptrCast(self.takeSlice(@sizeOf(I) * len));
         }
+
+        pub fn readSlice(self: *Self, count: usize) !Buffer {
+            if (self.pos + count > self.buffer.len) return error.EndOfStream;
+            return self.takeSlice(count);
+        }
     };
 }