diff --git a/src/Serializer.cpp b/src/Serializer.cpp
index b1803de4c8..91b8dcf755 100644
--- a/src/Serializer.cpp
+++ b/src/Serializer.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 #include <openssl/ripemd.h>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
 
+int Serializer::addZeros(size_t uBytes)
+{
+	int ret = mData.size();
+
+	while (uBytes--)
+		mData.push_back(0);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int Serializer::add16(uint16 i)
 {
 	int ret = mData.size();
@@ -574,4 +584,13 @@ std::vector<TaggedListItem> SerializerIterator::getTaggedList()
 	mPos += length;
 	return tl;
 }
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> SerializerIterator::getRaw(int iLength)
+{
+	int	iPos	= mPos;
+	mPos		+= iLength;
+
+	return mSerializer.getRaw(iPos, iLength);
+}
+
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/Serializer.h b/src/Serializer.h
index e20be248a6..6000c4e89b 100644
--- a/src/Serializer.h
+++ b/src/Serializer.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Serializer
 	int addRaw(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vector);
 	int addRaw(const void *ptr, int len);
 	int addRaw(const Serializer& s);
+	int addZeros(size_t uBytes);
 
 	int addVL(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vector);
 	int addVL(const void *ptr, int len);
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ public:
 	uint160 get160();
 	uint256 get256();
 
+	std::vector<unsigned char> getRaw(int iLength);
+
 	std::vector<unsigned char> getVL();
 	std::vector<TaggedListItem> getTaggedList();
 };