diff --git a/lib/bufferwriter.js b/lib/bufferwriter.js
index fa8e8cd..a61ff90 100644
--- a/lib/bufferwriter.js
+++ b/lib/bufferwriter.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ BufferWriter.prototype.set = function(obj) {
   return this;
 };
 
+BufferWriter.prototype.toBuffer = function() {
+  return this.concat();
+};
+
 BufferWriter.prototype.concat = function() {
   return Buffer.concat(this.bufs);
 };
diff --git a/test/bufferwriter.js b/test/bufferwriter.js
index 7042533..fa4b2b9 100644
--- a/test/bufferwriter.js
+++ b/test/bufferwriter.js
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ describe('BufferWriter', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#toBuffer', function() {
+    
+    it('should concat these two bufs', function() {
+      var buf1 = new Buffer([0]);
+      var buf2 = new Buffer([1]);
+      var bw = new BufferWriter({bufs: [buf1, buf2]});
+      bw.toBuffer().toString('hex').should.equal('0001');
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('#concat', function() {
     
     it('should concat these two bufs', function() {