diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
index a00aae43..4194e9ba 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ import java.util.Random;
  */
 public class ArrayUtil
 {
+    /**
+     * Looks for an element that is equal to the supplied value and
+     * returns its index in the array.
+     *
+     * @return the index of the first matching value if one was found, -1
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public static int indexOf (byte[] values, byte value)
+    {
+        int count = (values == null) ? 0 : values.length;
+        for (int ii = 0; ii < count; ii++) {
+            if (values[ii] == value) {
+                return ii;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Looks for an element that is equal to the supplied value and
      * returns its index in the array.