diff --git a/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h b/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
index 58a217f6c79..eb4784cbf58 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef LLVM_SUPPORT_MEMORYBUFFER_H
 #define LLVM_SUPPORT_MEMORYBUFFER_H
 
+#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
 #include <string>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ public:
   const char *getBufferEnd() const   { return BufferEnd; }
   size_t getBufferSize() const { return BufferEnd-BufferStart; }
 
+  StringRef getBuffer() const { 
+    return StringRef(BufferStart, getBufferSize()); 
+  }
+
   /// getBufferIdentifier - Return an identifier for this buffer, typically the
   /// filename it was read from.
   virtual const char *getBufferIdentifier() const {