diff --git a/include/etl/span.h b/include/etl/span.h
index a98985f8..698b8f11 100644
--- a/include/etl/span.h
+++ b/include/etl/span.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "integral_limits.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "array.h"
+#include "byte.h"
 
 #include "private/dynamic_extent.h"
 
@@ -944,6 +945,24 @@ namespace etl
     }
   };
 #endif
+
+  //*************************************************************************
+  /// Obtains a view to the object representation of the elements of the span s.
+  //*************************************************************************
+
+  template <class T, std::size_t N>
+  auto as_bytes(span<T, N> s) ETL_NOEXCEPT
+  {
+    return span <const byte, (N == etl::dynamic_extent) ? (etl::dynamic_extent) : (N * sizeof(T)) > {reinterpret_cast<byte*>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()};
+  }
+
+  template <class T, std::size_t N>
+  auto as_writable_bytes(span<T, N> s) ETL_NOEXCEPT
+  {
+    ETL_STATIC_ASSERT(not etl::is_const<T>::value, "span<T> must be of non-const type");
+    return span <byte, (N == etl::dynamic_extent) ? (etl::dynamic_extent) : (N * sizeof(T)) > {reinterpret_cast<byte*>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()};
+  }
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/test_span_dynamic_extent.cpp b/test/test_span_dynamic_extent.cpp
index b1a325ef..17ac913a 100644
--- a/test/test_span_dynamic_extent.cpp
+++ b/test/test_span_dynamic_extent.cpp
@@ -1125,6 +1125,19 @@ namespace
       CHECK_FALSE(view8 != view8);
     }
 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    TEST(test_convert_span_any_to_span_byte)
+    {
+      /* mutable */ float data[2]{3.141592f, 2.71828f };
+
+      auto const const_bytes = etl::as_bytes(etl::span<float, etl::dynamic_extent>{data});
+      auto const writable_bytes = etl::as_writable_bytes(etl::span<float, etl::dynamic_extent>{data});
+
+      CHECK_TRUE(const_bytes.size() == sizeof(data));
+      CHECK_TRUE(writable_bytes.size() == sizeof(data));
+
+    }
+
 #include "etl/private/diagnostic_pop.h"
   };
 }
diff --git a/test/test_span_fixed_extent.cpp b/test/test_span_fixed_extent.cpp
index f251b3d7..b430a35d 100644
--- a/test/test_span_fixed_extent.cpp
+++ b/test/test_span_fixed_extent.cpp
@@ -1070,6 +1070,18 @@ namespace
       CHECK_FALSE(view6 != view7);
     }
 
+    TEST(test_convert_span_any_to_span_byte)
+    {
+      /* mutable */ float data[2]{3.141592f, 2.71828f};
+
+      auto const const_bytes = etl::as_bytes(etl::span{data});
+      auto const writable_bytes = etl::as_writable_bytes(etl::span{data});
+
+      CHECK_TRUE(const_bytes.size() == sizeof(data));
+      CHECK_TRUE(writable_bytes.size() == sizeof(data));
+
+    }
+
 #include "etl/private/diagnostic_pop.h"
   };
 }