diff --git a/core/encoding/cbor/unmarshal.odin b/core/encoding/cbor/unmarshal.odin
index c39255d9d..f752c5275 100644
--- a/core/encoding/cbor/unmarshal.odin
+++ b/core/encoding/cbor/unmarshal.odin
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ an input.
 unmarshal :: proc {
 	unmarshal_from_reader,
 	unmarshal_from_string,
+	unmarshal_from_bytes,
 }
 
 unmarshal_from_reader :: proc(r: io.Reader, ptr: ^$T, flags := Decoder_Flags{}, allocator := context.allocator, temp_allocator := context.temp_allocator, loc := #caller_location) -> (err: Unmarshal_Error) {
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ unmarshal_from_string :: proc(s: string, ptr: ^$T, flags := Decoder_Flags{}, all
 	return
 }
 
+// Unmarshals from a slice of bytes, see docs on the proc group `Unmarshal` for more info.
+unmarshal_from_bytes :: proc(bytes: []byte, ptr: ^$T, flags := Decoder_Flags{}, allocator := context.allocator, temp_allocator := context.temp_allocator, loc := #caller_location) -> (err: Unmarshal_Error) {
+	return unmarshal_from_string(string(bytes), ptr, flags, allocator, temp_allocator, loc)
+}
+
 unmarshal_from_decoder :: proc(d: Decoder, ptr: ^$T, allocator := context.allocator, temp_allocator := context.temp_allocator, loc := #caller_location) -> (err: Unmarshal_Error) {
 	d := d