diff --git a/java/org/libjpegturbo/turbojpeg/TJDecompressor.java b/java/org/libjpegturbo/turbojpeg/TJDecompressor.java
index 6b8592f2..5515353f 100644
--- a/java/org/libjpegturbo/turbojpeg/TJDecompressor.java
+++ b/java/org/libjpegturbo/turbojpeg/TJDecompressor.java
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ public class TJDecompressor {
     return jpegSubsamp;
   }
 
+  public byte[] getJPEGBuf() throws Exception {
+    if(jpegBuf == null) throw new Exception("JPEG buffer not initialized");
+    return jpegBuf;
+  }
+
+  public int getJPEGSize() throws Exception {
+    if(jpegBufSize < 1) throw new Exception("JPEG buffer not initialized");
+    return jpegBufSize;
+  }
+
   public int getScaledWidth(int desiredWidth, int desiredHeight)
     throws Exception {
     if(jpegWidth < 1 || jpegHeight < 1)