diff --git a/agrona/src/main/java/org/agrona/AsciiSequenceView.java b/agrona/src/main/java/org/agrona/AsciiSequenceView.java
index 980c79c8d..84a13fbc1 100644
--- a/agrona/src/main/java/org/agrona/AsciiSequenceView.java
+++ b/agrona/src/main/java/org/agrona/AsciiSequenceView.java
@@ -50,6 +50,26 @@ public int length()
         return length;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the underlying buffer which this is a view over.
+     *
+     * @return the underlying buffer which this is a view over.
+     */
+    public DirectBuffer buffer()
+    {
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the offset into the underlying buffer.
+     *
+     * @return the offset into the underlying buffer.
+     */
+    public int offset()
+    {
+        return offset;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */