diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptValueUtils.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptValueUtils.cpp
index 5bada98f15..ea0c40bfc4 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptValueUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptValueUtils.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void registerMetaTypes(ScriptEngine* engine) {
     scriptRegisterMetaType<QUrl, qURLToScriptValue, qURLFromScriptValue>(engine);
     scriptRegisterMetaType<QColor, qColorToScriptValue, qColorFromScriptValue>(engine);
     scriptRegisterMetaType<QTimer*, qTimerToScriptValue, qTimerFromScriptValue>(engine, "QTimer*");
+    scriptRegisterMetaType<QByteArray, qBytearrayToScriptValue, qBytearrayFromScriptValue>(engine, "QByteArray");
 
     scriptRegisterMetaType<PickRay, pickRayToScriptValue, pickRayFromScriptValue>(engine);
     scriptRegisterMetaType<Collision, collisionToScriptValue, collisionFromScriptValue>(engine);
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.cpp
index 4a6d872801..f111fe39d8 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,48 @@
 
 #ifdef CONVERSIONS_OPTIMIZED_FOR_V8
 
+ScriptValue qBytearrayToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, const QByteArray &qByteArray) {
+    auto engineV8 = dynamic_cast<ScriptEngineV8*>(engine);
+    Q_ASSERT(engineV8);
+    auto isolate = engineV8->getIsolate();
+    v8::Locker locker(isolate);
+    v8::Isolate::Scope isolateScope(isolate);
+    v8::HandleScope handleScope(isolate);
+    auto context = engineV8->getContext();
+    v8::Context::Scope contextScope(context);
+    v8::Local<v8::ArrayBuffer> arrayBuffer = v8::ArrayBuffer::New(isolate, qByteArray.size());
+    memcpy(arrayBuffer->GetBackingStore()->Data(), qByteArray.data(), qByteArray.size());
+    v8::Local<v8::Value> arrayBufferValue = v8::Local<v8::Value>::Cast(arrayBuffer);
+
+    return {new ScriptValueV8Wrapper(engineV8, V8ScriptValue(engineV8, arrayBufferValue))};
+}
+
+bool qBytearrayFromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, QByteArray &qByteArray) {
+    ScriptValueV8Wrapper *proxy = ScriptValueV8Wrapper::unwrap(object);
+    if (!proxy) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto engineV8 = proxy->getV8Engine();
+
+    auto isolate = engineV8->getIsolate();
+    v8::Locker locker(isolate);
+    v8::Isolate::Scope isolateScope(isolate);
+    v8::HandleScope handleScope(isolate);
+    auto context = engineV8->getContext();
+    v8::Context::Scope contextScope(context);
+    V8ScriptValue v8ScriptValue = proxy->toV8Value();
+
+    v8::Local<v8::Value> v8Value = v8ScriptValue.get();
+    if(!v8Value->IsArrayBuffer()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    v8::Local<v8::ArrayBuffer> arrayBuffer;
+    qByteArray.resize(arrayBuffer->ByteLength());
+    memcpy(qByteArray.data(), arrayBuffer->Data(), arrayBuffer->ByteLength());
+    return true;
+}
+
 ScriptValue vec3ToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, const glm::vec3& vec3) {
     ScriptValue value = engine->newObject();
 
@@ -98,6 +140,9 @@ ScriptValue vec3ToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, const glm::vec3& vec3) {
 
 bool vec3FromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, glm::vec3& vec3) {
     ScriptValueV8Wrapper *proxy = ScriptValueV8Wrapper::unwrap(object);
+    if (!proxy) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     auto engineV8 = proxy->getV8Engine();
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.h
index 80d97023a5..00deb04d9c 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/v8/FastScriptValueUtils.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #define CONVERSIONS_OPTIMIZED_FOR_V8
 
 #ifdef CONVERSIONS_OPTIMIZED_FOR_V8
+ScriptValue qBytearrayToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, const QByteArray &qByteArray);
+
+bool qBytearrayFromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, QByteArray &qByteArray);
+
 ScriptValue vec3ToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, const glm::vec3& vec3);
 
 bool vec3FromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, glm::vec3& vec3);