diff --git a/src/common/wrap_Data.cpp b/src/common/wrap_Data.cpp
index 7415cdaf8..06e0b6891 100644
--- a/src/common/wrap_Data.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wrap_Data.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ int w_Data_getString(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int w_Data_getPointer(lua_State *L)
+{
+	Data *t = luax_checkdata(L, 1);
+	lua_pushlightuserdata(L, t->getData());
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int w_Data_getSize(lua_State *L)
 {
 	Data *t = luax_checkdata(L, 1);
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ int w_Data_getSize(lua_State *L)
 const luaL_Reg w_Data_functions[] =
 {
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };
diff --git a/src/common/wrap_Data.h b/src/common/wrap_Data.h
index c11285487..84faf41b1 100644
--- a/src/common/wrap_Data.h
+++ b/src/common/wrap_Data.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace love
 
 Data *luax_checkdata(lua_State *L, int idx);
 int w_Data_getString(lua_State *L);
+int w_Data_getPointer(lua_State *L);
 int w_Data_getSize(lua_State *L);
 int w_Data_open(lua_State *L);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/wrap_FileData.cpp b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/wrap_FileData.cpp
index 9f04a991c..9512e32bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/wrap_FileData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/wrap_FileData.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg w_FileData_functions[] =
 {
 	// Data
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 
 	{ "getFilename", w_FileData_getFilename },
diff --git a/src/modules/font/wrap_GlyphData.cpp b/src/modules/font/wrap_GlyphData.cpp
index 55bf4c767..9d4569f84 100644
--- a/src/modules/font/wrap_GlyphData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/font/wrap_GlyphData.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	// Data
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 
 	{ "getWidth", w_GlyphData_getWidth },
diff --git a/src/modules/image/wrap_CompressedData.cpp b/src/modules/image/wrap_CompressedData.cpp
index 8a37e1049..64764a6f0 100644
--- a/src/modules/image/wrap_CompressedData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/image/wrap_CompressedData.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	// Data
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 
 	{ "getWidth", w_CompressedData_getWidth },
diff --git a/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp b/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
index 2d74bb1c7..be9efe621 100644
--- a/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	// Data
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 
 	{ "getWidth", w_ImageData_getWidth },
diff --git a/src/modules/sound/wrap_SoundData.cpp b/src/modules/sound/wrap_SoundData.cpp
index cf2132a44..359b02b8f 100644
--- a/src/modules/sound/wrap_SoundData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sound/wrap_SoundData.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	// Data
 	{ "getString", w_Data_getString },
+	{ "getPointer", w_Data_getPointer },
 	{ "getSize", w_Data_getSize },
 
 	{ "getChannels", w_SoundData_getChannels },