diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtil.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtil.java
index d319b2bc04f..8ad221812ed 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtil.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtil.java
@@ -649,6 +649,43 @@ public class BufferUtil
     {
         return ByteBuffer.wrap(s.getBytes(charset));
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new ByteBuffer using a copy of the provided byte array.
+     * 
+     * @param array
+     *            the byte array to copy. (not using as-is in underlying implementation)
+     * @return ByteBuffer with provided byte array, in flush mode
+     */
+    public static ByteBuffer toBuffer(byte array[])
+    {
+        int len = array.length;
+        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(len);
+        BufferUtil.clearToFill(buf);
+        buf.put(array,0,len);
+        BufferUtil.flipToFlush(buf,0);
+        return buf;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new ByteBuffer using a copy of the provided byte array.
+     * 
+     * @param array
+     *            the byte array to copy. (not using as-is in underlying implementation)
+     * @param offset
+     *            the offset within the byte array to copy from
+     * @param length
+     *            the length in bytes of the array to copy
+     * @return ByteBuffer with provided byte array, in flush mode
+     */
+    public static ByteBuffer toBuffer(byte array[], int offset, int length)
+    {
+        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(length);
+        BufferUtil.clearToFill(buf);
+        buf.put(array,offset,length);
+        BufferUtil.flipToFlush(buf,0);
+        return buf;
+    }
 
     public static ByteBuffer toBuffer(File file) throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtilTest.java b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtilTest.java
index ade231f96cf..2d70a698d06 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtilTest.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/BufferUtilTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.util;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class BufferUtilTest
@@ -155,4 +157,42 @@ public class BufferUtilTest
         assertEquals("1234567890",BufferUtil.toString(to));
     }
    
+    @Test
+    public void testToBuffer_Array()
+    {
+        byte arr[] = new byte[128];
+        Arrays.fill(arr,(byte)0x44);
+        ByteBuffer buf = BufferUtil.toBuffer(arr);
+
+        int count = 0;
+        while (buf.remaining() > 0)
+        {
+            byte b = buf.get();
+            Assert.assertEquals(b,0x44);
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Count of bytes",arr.length,count);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testToBuffer_ArrayOffsetLength()
+    {
+        byte arr[] = new byte[128];
+        Arrays.fill(arr,(byte)0xFF); // fill whole thing with FF
+        int offset = 10;
+        int length = 100;
+        Arrays.fill(arr,offset,offset + length,(byte)0x77); // fill partial with 0x77
+        ByteBuffer buf = BufferUtil.toBuffer(arr,offset,length);
+
+        int count = 0;
+        while (buf.remaining() > 0)
+        {
+            byte b = buf.get();
+            Assert.assertEquals(b,0x77);
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Count of bytes",length,count);
+    }
 }