diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/dockyardmc/tide/codec/Codec.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/dockyardmc/tide/codec/Codec.kt
index 11f5b6c..e68e0dd 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/dockyardmc/tide/codec/Codec.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/dockyardmc/tide/codec/Codec.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.github.dockyardmc.tide.codec
 
 import io.github.dockyardmc.tide.transcoder.Transcoder
 import io.github.dockyardmc.tide.types.Either
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf
 import java.util.*
 
 interface Codec<T> {
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ interface Codec<T> {
             { transcoder, value -> transcoder.decodeByteArray(value) }
         )
 
+        val BYTE_BUFFER: Codec<ByteBuf> = BYTE_ARRAY.transform({ from -> from.toByteBuf() }, { to -> to.toByteArraySafe() })
+
         val INT_ARRAY: Codec<IntArray> = PrimitiveCodec(
             { transcoder, value -> transcoder.encodeIntArray(value) },
             { transcoder, value -> transcoder.decodeIntArray(value) }