diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
index 4243193103..4913095eb5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
@@ -230,6 +230,19 @@ _gst_mpegts_section_copy (GstMpegTsSection * section)
   return copy;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_mpegts_section_get_data:
+ * @section: a #GstMpegTsSection
+ *
+ * Gets the original unparsed section data.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): The original unparsed section data.
+ */
+GBytes *
+gst_mpegts_section_get_data (GstMpegTsSection * section)
+{
+  return g_bytes_new (section->data, section->section_length);
+}
 
 /**
  * gst_message_parse_mpegts_section:
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.h b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.h
index df27d9dd54..1e8e94cb44 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct _GstMpegTsSection
   GstMpegTsPacketizeFunc packetizer;
 };
 
+GBytes *gst_mpegts_section_get_data (GstMpegTsSection *section);
 
 /* PAT */
 #define GST_TYPE_MPEGTS_PAT_PROGRAM (gst_mpegts_pat_program_get_type())