diff --git a/changes.d/pr-519.toml b/changes.d/pr-519.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0198b65d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes.d/pr-519.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[[scuffle-ffmpeg]]
+category = "feat"
+description = "added a method for accessing the raw data of a frame"
+authors = ["@timleg002"]
diff --git a/crates/ffmpeg/src/frame.rs b/crates/ffmpeg/src/frame.rs
index 075d6118b..947ea53a3 100644
--- a/crates/ffmpeg/src/frame.rs
+++ b/crates/ffmpeg/src/frame.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ impl FrameData {
         Some(unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(start_ptr.as_ptr(), self.linesize.unsigned_abs() as usize) })
     }
 
+    /// Returns the entire data buffer
+    pub fn get_all(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        // Safety: the pointer is within bounds & this slice is valid
+        unsafe {
+            core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+                self.ptr.as_ptr(),
+                self.linesize.unsigned_abs() as usize * self.height.unsigned_abs() as usize,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Fills the data buffer with `value`
     pub fn fill(&mut self, value: u8) {
         for row in 0..self.height() {