diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/attached_dataspace.h b/repos/base/include/base/attached_dataspace.h
index 8adaba4d48..98ef92b3dd 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/attached_dataspace.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/attached_dataspace.h
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ class Genode::Attached_dataspace : Noncopyable
 				[&] (Region_map::Attach_error) { return nullptr; });
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Noncopyable
-		 */
-		Attached_dataspace(Attached_dataspace const &);
-		Attached_dataspace &operator = (Attached_dataspace const &);
-
 	public:
 
 		/**
@@ -118,6 +112,11 @@ class Genode::Attached_dataspace : Noncopyable
 				[&] (Region_map::Attach_error) { return 0UL; });
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Return byte range of locally mapped dataspace
+		 */
+		Byte_range_ptr bytes() const { return { _ptr<char>(), size() }; }
+
 		/**
 		 * Forget dataspace, thereby skipping the detachment on destruction
 		 *
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/attached_ram_dataspace.h b/repos/base/include/base/attached_ram_dataspace.h
index f6b316ef94..b04c654c46 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/attached_ram_dataspace.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/attached_ram_dataspace.h
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ class Genode::Attached_ram_dataspace
 
 			_alloc_and_attach();
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return byte range of locally mapped dataspace
+		 */
+		Byte_range_ptr bytes() const { return { local_addr<char>(), size() }; }
 };
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__ATTACHED_RAM_DATASPACE_H_ */