diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ArrayPoolMemoryManager.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ArrayPoolMemoryManager.cs
index 0cb1e38f8..403464334 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ArrayPoolMemoryManager.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ArrayPoolMemoryManager.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             return buffer;
         }
 
+        internal override IManagedByteBuffer AllocateManagedByteBuffer(int length, bool clear)
+        {
+            byte[] array = this.pool.Rent(length);
+            var buffer = new ManagedByteBuffer(array, length, this);
+            if (clear)
+            {
+                buffer.Clear();
+            }
+
+            return buffer;
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         internal override void Release<T>(Buffer<T> buffer)
         {
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/IManagedByteBuffer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/IManagedByteBuffer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..541957f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/IManagedByteBuffer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a byte buffer backed by a managed array.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal interface IManagedByteBuffer : IBuffer<byte>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the managed array backing this buffer instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        byte[] Array { get; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ManagedByteBuffer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ManagedByteBuffer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17fe945d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/ManagedByteBuffer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
+{
+    internal class ManagedByteBuffer : Buffer<byte>, IManagedByteBuffer
+    {
+        internal ManagedByteBuffer(byte[] array, int length, MemoryManager memoryManager)
+            : base(array, length, memoryManager)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManager.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManager.cs
index 6bad01cea..cac9b785b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManager.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManager.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
         internal abstract Buffer<T> Allocate<T>(int length, bool clear)
             where T : struct;
 
+        internal abstract IManagedByteBuffer AllocateManagedByteBuffer(int length, bool clear);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Releases the memory allocated for <paramref name="buffer"/>. After this, the buffer
         /// is no longer usable.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManagerExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManagerExtensions.cs
index 8e1aa9850..877230788 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManagerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/MemoryManagerExtensions.cs
@@ -6,24 +6,29 @@
     internal static class MemoryManagerExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Allocates a <see cref="Buffer{T}"/> of size <paramref name="size"/>.
+        /// Allocates a <see cref="Buffer{T}"/> of size <paramref name="length"/>.
         /// Note: Depending on the implementation, the buffer may not cleared before
         /// returning, so it may contain data from an earlier use.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the data stored in the buffer</typeparam>
         /// <param name="memoryManager">The <see cref="MemoryManager"/></param>
-        /// <param name="size">Size of the buffer to allocate</param>
+        /// <param name="length">Size of the buffer to allocate</param>
         /// <returns>A buffer of values of type <typeparamref name="T"/>.</returns>
-        public static Buffer<T> Allocate<T>(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int size)
+        public static Buffer<T> Allocate<T>(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int length)
             where T : struct
         {
-            return memoryManager.Allocate<T>(size, false);
+            return memoryManager.Allocate<T>(length, false);
         }
 
-        public static Buffer<T> AllocateClean<T>(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int size)
+        public static Buffer<T> AllocateClean<T>(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int length)
             where T : struct
         {
-            return memoryManager.Allocate<T>(size, true);
+            return memoryManager.Allocate<T>(length, true);
+        }
+
+        public static IManagedByteBuffer AllocateCleanManagedByteBuffer(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int length)
+        {
+            return memoryManager.AllocateManagedByteBuffer(length, true);
         }
 
         public static Buffer2D<T> Allocate2D<T>(this MemoryManager memoryManager, int width, int height, bool clear)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SimpleManagedMemoryManager.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SimpleManagedMemoryManager.cs
index 7a92d6c9f..12d8582c7 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SimpleManagedMemoryManager.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SimpleManagedMemoryManager.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
             return new Buffer<T>(new T[length], length);
         }
 
+        internal override IManagedByteBuffer AllocateManagedByteBuffer(int length, bool clear)
+        {
+            return new ManagedByteBuffer(new byte[length], length, this);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         internal override void Release<T>(Buffer<T> buffer)
         {