diff --git a/include/zenoh/api/bytes.hxx b/include/zenoh/api/bytes.hxx
index 7a5ab93..278ac6b 100644
--- a/include/zenoh/api/bytes.hxx
+++ b/include/zenoh/api/bytes.hxx
@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ class Bytes : public Owned<::z_owned_bytes_t> {
         return s;
     }
 
+#if defined(Z_FEATURE_UNSTABLE_API)
+    /// @warning This API has been marked as unstable: it works as advertised, but it may be changed in a future
+    /// release.
+    /// @brief Attempt to get a contiguous view to the underlying bytes
+    ///
+    /// This is only possible if data is not fragmented, otherwise the function will fail. In case of fragmented data,
+    /// consider using ``Bytes::slice_iter``.
+    /// @return A ``Slice`` containing pointer to underlying data and its length if data is non fragmented, an empty
+    /// value otherwise.
+    std::optional<Slice> get_contiguous_view() const {
+        ::z_view_slice_t view;
+        if (::z_bytes_get_contiguous_view(interop::as_loaned_c_ptr(*this), &view) == Z_OK) {
+            return make_slice(::z_slice_data(z_loan(view)), ::z_slice_len(z_loan(view)));
+        } else {
+            return {};
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
 #if (defined(Z_FEATURE_SHARED_MEMORY) && defined(Z_FEATURE_UNSTABLE_API))
     /// @warning This API has been marked as unstable: it works as advertised, but it may be changed in a future
     /// release.
diff --git a/zenoh-pico b/zenoh-pico
index f37e806..24b66a2 160000
--- a/zenoh-pico
+++ b/zenoh-pico
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f37e80693d952add7596ea05626618a0dae7928a
+Subproject commit 24b66a2d8b0090b3cb0a8f64b6a4b8b9f6775805