diff --git a/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Read.cs b/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Read.cs
index d652dd0..e16338f 100644
--- a/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Read.cs
+++ b/Lidgren.Network/NetIncomingMessage.Read.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ namespace Lidgren.Network
 			set { m_readPosition = (int)value; }
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the position in the buffer in bytes; note that the bits of the first returned byte may already have been read - check the Position property to make sure.
+		/// </summary>
+		public int PositionInBytes
+		{
+			get { return (int)(m_readPosition / 8); }
+		}
+
 		static NetIncomingMessage()
 		{
 			Type[] integralTypes = typeof(Byte).Assembly.GetTypes();