diff --git a/tokio-util/src/codec/framed.rs b/tokio-util/src/codec/framed.rs
index 8f2317f09..c95d643b0 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/codec/framed.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/codec/framed.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ impl<T, U> Framed<T, U> {
         &mut self.inner.get_mut().get_mut().1
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the read buffer.
+    pub fn read_buffer(&self) -> &BytesMut {
+        self.inner.buffer()
+    }
+
     /// Consumes the `Frame`, returning its underlying I/O stream.
     ///
     /// Note that care should be taken to not tamper with the underlying stream
diff --git a/tokio-util/src/codec/framed_read.rs b/tokio-util/src/codec/framed_read.rs
index 6f79cb9a7..e10f2968c 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/codec/framed_read.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/codec/framed_read.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ impl<T, D> FramedRead<T, D> {
     pub fn decoder_mut(&mut self) -> &mut D {
         &mut self.inner.inner.1
     }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the read buffer.
+    pub fn read_buffer(&self) -> &BytesMut {
+        &self.inner.buffer
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T, D> Stream for FramedRead<T, D>
@@ -174,6 +179,10 @@ impl<T> FramedRead2<T> {
     pub(crate) fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
         &mut self.inner
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn buffer(&self) -> &BytesMut {
+        &self.buffer
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Stream for FramedRead2<T>