diff --git a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.cpp b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.cpp
index b9782afe..f8fbd651 100644
--- a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ int16_t PhysicalLayer::readData(String& str, size_t len) {
 }
 #endif
 
+uint8_t* PhysicalLayer::getDirectBuffer(bool drop) {
+  if(drop) {
+    dropsync();
+  }
+  return (this->buffer);
+}
+
 int16_t PhysicalLayer::readData(uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
   (void)data;
   (void)len;