diff --git a/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h b/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
index 9f57d67fe..5110abdbc 100644
--- a/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
+++ b/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ struct bytebuf : public rdcarray<byte>
     resize(in.size());
     memcpy(elems, in.data(), in.size());
   }
+  operator QByteArray() const { return QByteArray::fromRawData((const char *)elems, usedCount); }
 #endif
 };