diff --git a/lib/SourceMapSource.js b/lib/SourceMapSource.js
index fd4a8f2..88a7cb8 100644
--- a/lib/SourceMapSource.js
+++ b/lib/SourceMapSource.js
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ class SourceMapSource extends Source {
 		];
 	}
 
+	buffer() {
+		this._ensureValueBuffer();
+		return this._valueAsBuffer;
+	}
+
 	source() {
 		this._ensureValueString();
 		return this._valueAsString;
diff --git a/test/SourceMapSource.js b/test/SourceMapSource.js
index 0c5b878..875c6b8 100644
--- a/test/SourceMapSource.js
+++ b/test/SourceMapSource.js
@@ -426,4 +426,27 @@ describe("SourceMapSource", () => {
 		}
 	`);
 	});
+
+	it("provides buffer when backed by string", () => {
+		const sourceMapSource = new SourceMapSource("source", "name");
+
+		const buffer1 = sourceMapSource.buffer();
+		expect(buffer1.length).toBe(6);
+
+		const buffer2 = sourceMapSource.buffer();
+		expect(buffer2).toBe(buffer1);
+	});
+
+	it("provides buffer when backed by buffer", () => {
+		const sourceMapSource = new SourceMapSource(
+			Buffer.from("source", "utf-8"),
+			"name"
+		);
+
+		const buffer1 = sourceMapSource.buffer();
+		expect(buffer1.length).toBe(6);
+
+		const buffer2 = sourceMapSource.buffer();
+		expect(buffer2).toBe(buffer1);
+	});
 });