diff --git a/rust/logos-blockchain-circuits-types/src/native/bytes.rs b/rust/logos-blockchain-circuits-types/src/native/bytes.rs
index fee97a5..653e2b7 100644
--- a/rust/logos-blockchain-circuits-types/src/native/bytes.rs
+++ b/rust/logos-blockchain-circuits-types/src/native/bytes.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ impl Bytes {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<[u8]> for Bytes {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.as_slice()
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Vec<u8>> for Bytes {
     fn from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
         Self(value)