diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index c61fbbf..bafabed 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ end:
 	return
 }
 
-// Parse parses the json and returns a result
+// Parse parses the json and returns a result.
 func Parse(json string) Result {
 	var value Result
 	for i := 0; i < len(json); i++ {
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@ func Parse(json string) Result {
 	return value
 }
 
+// ParseBytes parses the json and returns a result.
+// If working with bytes, this method preferred over Parse(string(data))
+func ParseBytes(json []byte) Result {
+	return Parse(string(json))
+}
+
 func squash(json string) string {
 	// expects that the lead character is a '[' or '{'
 	// squash the value, ignoring all nested arrays and objects.