diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 271d9231fc..3890f9ff65 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# dev
+
+## Features/Changes
+
+* Library: new Typed_array.Bytes module.
+
 # 5.8.0 (2024-04-20) - Lille
 
 ## Features/Changes
diff --git a/lib/js_of_ocaml/js_of_ocaml_stubs.c b/lib/js_of_ocaml/js_of_ocaml_stubs.c
index c93129471c..36f5cf8bfa 100644
--- a/lib/js_of_ocaml/js_of_ocaml_stubs.c
+++ b/lib/js_of_ocaml/js_of_ocaml_stubs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include <caml/misc.h>
 
+void caml_bytes_of_array () {
+  caml_fatal_error("Unimplemented Javascript primitive caml_bytes_of_array!");
+}
+
 void caml_js_error_of_exception () {
   caml_fatal_error("Unimplemented Javascript primitive caml_js_error_of_exception!");
 }
@@ -20,6 +24,10 @@ void caml_js_on_ie () {
   caml_fatal_error("Unimplemented Javascript primitive caml_js_on_ie!");
 }
 
+void caml_uint8_array_of_bytes () {
+  caml_fatal_error("Unimplemented Javascript primitive caml_uint8_array_of_bytes!");
+}
+
 void caml_xmlhttprequest_create () {
   caml_fatal_error("Unimplemented Javascript primitive caml_xmlhttprequest_create!");
 }
diff --git a/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.ml b/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.ml
index 1e42b79f5d..f0bd32f2aa 100644
--- a/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.ml
+++ b/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.ml
@@ -261,3 +261,13 @@ module String = struct
     let uint8 = new%js uint8Array_fromBuffer ab in
     of_uint8Array uint8
 end
+
+module Bytes = struct
+  external of_uint8Array : uint8Array Js.t -> bytes = "caml_bytes_of_array"
+
+  external to_uint8Array : bytes -> uint8Array Js.t = "caml_uint8_array_of_bytes"
+
+  let of_arrayBuffer ab =
+    let uint8 = new%js uint8Array_fromBuffer ab in
+    of_uint8Array uint8
+end
diff --git a/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.mli b/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.mli
index b85c784af4..21c80fb6fd 100644
--- a/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.mli
+++ b/lib/js_of_ocaml/typed_array.mli
@@ -254,3 +254,20 @@ module String : sig
 
   val of_uint8Array : uint8Array Js.t -> string
 end
+
+module Bytes : sig
+  val of_uint8Array : uint8Array Js.t -> bytes
+  (** This efficiently converts a typed array to [bytes] because it will usually
+      not copy its input.
+
+      Modifying its input may also modify its output, and vice versa when
+      modifying its output. This is not a guarantee, however, since certain
+      [bytes] operations may require the runtime to make a copy. One should not
+      use this on input that is sensitive to modification. *)
+
+  val to_uint8Array : bytes -> uint8Array Js.t
+  (** See the words of caution for {!of_uint8Array}. *)
+
+  val of_arrayBuffer : arrayBuffer Js.t -> bytes
+  (** See the words of caution for {!of_uint8Array}. *)
+end