diff --git a/spec/std/io/io_spec.cr b/spec/std/io/io_spec.cr
index 82fc36648490..56a786614a1c 100644
--- a/spec/std/io/io_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/io/io_spec.cr
@@ -275,6 +275,21 @@ describe IO do
       io = SimpleIOMemory.new("foo\nbar\nbaz\n")
       io.gets.should eq("foo")
       io.gets_to_end.should eq("bar\nbaz\n")
+      io.gets_to_end.should eq("")
+    end
+
+    it "reads all remaining content as bytes" do
+      io = SimpleIOMemory.new(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
+      io.getb_to_end.should eq(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
+      io.getb_to_end.should eq(Bytes.new(0))
+      io.rewind
+      bytes = io.getb_to_end
+      bytes.should eq(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
+      bytes.read_only?.should be_false
+
+      io.rewind
+      io.write(Bytes[2, 4, 5])
+      bytes.should eq(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
     end
 
     it "reads char" do
diff --git a/spec/std/io/memory_spec.cr b/spec/std/io/memory_spec.cr
index 0a9724aac4f9..db2276a9c963 100644
--- a/spec/std/io/memory_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/io/memory_spec.cr
@@ -358,6 +358,23 @@ describe IO::Memory do
     io.gets_to_end.should eq("")
   end
 
+  it "consumes with getb_to_end" do
+    io = IO::Memory.new(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
+    io.getb_to_end.should eq(Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15])
+    io.getb_to_end.should eq(Bytes.new(0))
+    io.seek(3)
+    bytes = io.getb_to_end
+    bytes.should eq(Bytes[6, 10, 15])
+    bytes.read_only?.should be_false
+
+    io.seek(3)
+    io.write(Bytes[2, 4, 5])
+    bytes.should eq(Bytes[6, 10, 15])
+
+    io.seek(10)
+    io.getb_to_end.should eq(Bytes.new(0))
+  end
+
   it "peeks" do
     str = "hello world"
     io = IO::Memory.new(str)
diff --git a/src/io.cr b/src/io.cr
index 61f28dcc1f3b..782f0eb31b5a 100644
--- a/src/io.cr
+++ b/src/io.cr
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require "c/errno"
 # An `IO` can be set an encoding with the `#set_encoding` method. When this is
 # set, all string operations (`gets`, `gets_to_end`, `read_char`, `<<`, `print`, `puts`
 # `printf`) will write in the given encoding, and read from the given encoding.
-# Byte operations (`read`, `write`, `read_byte`, `write_byte`) never do
+# Byte operations (`read`, `write`, `read_byte`, `write_byte`, `getb_to_end`) never do
 # encoding/decoding operations.
 #
 # If an encoding is not set, the default one is UTF-8.
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ abstract class IO
   # ```
   # io = IO::Memory.new "hello world"
   # io.gets_to_end # => "hello world"
+  # io.gets_to_end # => ""
   # ```
   def gets_to_end : String
     String.build do |str|
@@ -565,6 +566,19 @@ abstract class IO
     end
   end
 
+  # Reads the rest of this `IO` data as a writable `Bytes`.
+  #
+  # ```
+  # io = IO::Memory.new Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15]
+  # io.getb_to_end # => Bytes[0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15]
+  # io.getb_to_end # => Bytes[]
+  # ```
+  def getb_to_end : Bytes
+    io = IO::Memory.new
+    IO.copy(self, io)
+    io.to_slice
+  end
+
   # Reads a line from this `IO`. A line is terminated by the `\n` character.
   # Returns `nil` if called at the end of this `IO`.
   #
diff --git a/src/io/memory.cr b/src/io/memory.cr
index fe235d9e0afe..8bab757aa181 100644
--- a/src/io/memory.cr
+++ b/src/io/memory.cr
@@ -207,19 +207,31 @@ class IO::Memory < IO
     @pos = @bytesize
   end
 
+  # :inherit:
   def gets_to_end : String
     return super if @encoding
 
     check_open
 
-    pos = Math.min(@pos, @bytesize)
-
-    if pos == @bytesize
+    if @pos >= @bytesize
       ""
     else
-      String.new(@buffer + @pos, @bytesize - @pos).tap do
-        @pos = @bytesize
-      end
+      str = String.new(@buffer + @pos, @bytesize - @pos)
+      @pos = @bytesize
+      str
+    end
+  end
+
+  # :inherit:
+  def getb_to_end : Bytes
+    check_open
+
+    if @pos >= @bytesize
+      Bytes.new(0)
+    else
+      bytes = Slice.new(@buffer + @pos, @bytesize - @pos).dup
+      @pos = @bytesize
+      bytes
     end
   end