diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
index 1912b22b..2ee5c7ea 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ public class StreamUtil
         return out;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the contents of the supplied stream into a byte array.
+     */
+    public static byte[] toByteArray (InputStream stream)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        return copy(stream, new ByteArrayOutputStream()).toByteArray();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reads the contents of the supplied stream into a string using the supplied {@link Charset}.
      */