diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index a27840f..0da3221 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ func (t Result) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
+// Bytes returns the value as a byte slice (no copy).
+func (t Result) Bytes() []byte {
+	switch t.Type {
+	default:
+		return stringBytes(t.Raw)
+	case String:
+		return stringBytes(t.Str)
+	}
+}
+
 // Bool returns an boolean representation.
 func (t Result) Bool() bool {
 	switch t.Type {
@@ -515,9 +525,9 @@ func Parse(json string) Result {
 }
 
 // ParseBytes parses the json and returns a result.
-// If working with bytes, this method preferred over Parse(string(data))
+// If working with bytes, this method is preferred over Parse(string(data))
 func ParseBytes(json []byte) Result {
-	return Parse(string(json))
+	return Parse(bytesString(json))
 }
 
 func squash(json string) string {
diff --git a/gjson_test.go b/gjson_test.go
index 079e1cf..574154a 100644
--- a/gjson_test.go
+++ b/gjson_test.go
@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: True}).Type.String() == "True")
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: JSON}).Type.String() == "JSON")
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: 100}).Type.String() == "")
+
+	// bytes
+	assert(t, string((Result{Type: True, Raw: "true"}).Bytes()) == "true")
+	assert(t, string((Result{Type: String, Str: "value"}).Bytes()) == "value")
+	assert(t, string((Result{Type: Number, Raw: "1"}).Bytes()) == "1")
+	assert(t, (Result{Type: 100}).Bytes() == nil)
+
 	// bool
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: True}).Bool() == true)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: False}).Bool() == false)
@@ -393,11 +400,13 @@ func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: True}).Int() == 1)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: False}).Int() == 0)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: Number, Num: 1}).Int() == 1)
+
 	// uint
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: String, Str: "1"}).Uint() == 1)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: True}).Uint() == 1)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: False}).Uint() == 0)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: Number, Num: 1}).Uint() == 1)
+
 	// float
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: String, Str: "1"}).Float() == 1)
 	assert(t, (Result{Type: True}).Float() == 1)