diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d7bf6f..1384d9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 | [`v.pop_back()`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector/pop_back) | `cvector_pop_back(v)` |
 | [`v.reserve(new_cap)`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector/reserve) | `cvector_reserve(v, new_cap)` |
 | [`v.resize(count)`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector/resize) | `cvector_resize(v, count)` |
+| [`v.data()`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector/data) | `cvector_data(v)` |
 | [`v.swap(other)`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector/swap) | `cvector_swap(v, other)` |
 | [`std::vector<int> other = v;`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/named_req/CopyConstructible) | `cvector(int) other; cvector_copy(v, other);` |
 
diff --git a/cvector.h b/cvector.h
index f03123d..9be677d 100644
--- a/cvector.h
+++ b/cvector.h
@@ -456,6 +456,13 @@ typedef struct cvector_metadata_t {
 #define cvector_back(vec) \
     ((vec) ? ((cvector_size(vec) > 0) ? cvector_at(vec, cvector_size(vec) - 1) : NULL) : NULL)
 
+/**
+ * @brief cvector_data - returns a pointer to the memory used by the vector to store its elements.
+ * @param vec - the vector
+ * @return a pointer to the first element (or NULL)
+ */
+#define cvector_data(vec) cvector_begin(vec)
+
 /**
  * @brief cvector_resize - resizes the container to contain count elements.
  * @param vec - the vector
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index 9bd2c32..8984c8e 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -163,5 +163,6 @@ int main() {
     }
 
     cvector_free(str_vect);
+
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/unit-tests.c b/unit-tests.c
index 207b443..3878840 100644
--- a/unit-tests.c
+++ b/unit-tests.c
@@ -345,6 +345,23 @@ UTEST(test, vector_resize) {
     cvector_free(a);
 }
 
+UTEST(test, vector_data) {
+    cvector_vector_type(int) int_vec = NULL;
+    int *ptr;
+
+    cvector_push_back(int_vec, 1);
+    cvector_push_back(int_vec, 2);
+    cvector_push_back(int_vec, 3);
+
+    ptr = cvector_data(int_vec);
+    ASSERT_NE(ptr, NULL);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ptr, int_vec);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ptr[0], 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ptr[1], 2);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ptr[2], 3);
+    cvector_free(int_vec);
+}
+
 struct data_t {
     int num;
     int a, b, c, d;