diff --git a/src/Array.mo b/src/Array.mo
index 5e5220c6..b6ba5001 100644
--- a/src/Array.mo
+++ b/src/Array.mo
@@ -296,4 +296,12 @@ module {
       xs[size - 1 - n];
     });
   };
+
+  public func buffer<A>(xs : [A]) : Buffer.Buffer<A> {
+    let buff = Buffer.Buffer<A>(xs.size());
+    for (x in xs.vals()) {
+      buff.add(x)
+    };
+    buff
+  };
 }
diff --git a/test/arrayTest.mo b/test/arrayTest.mo
index 7690eef0..1c7a8982 100644
--- a/test/arrayTest.mo
+++ b/test/arrayTest.mo
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ let suite = Suite.suite("Array", [
     "reverse",
     Array.reverse<Nat>([0, 1, 2, 3]),
     M.equals(T.array<Nat>(T.natTestable, [3, 2, 1, 0]))
+  ),
+  Suite.test(
+    "buffer",
+    Array.buffer<Nat>([0, 1, 2, 3]).toArray(),
+    M.equals(T.array<Nat>(T.natTestable, [0, 1, 2, 3]))
   )
 ]);