diff --git a/pool/interface.go b/pool/interface.go
index f13ed5a..7619119 100644
--- a/pool/interface.go
+++ b/pool/interface.go
@@ -1,19 +1,80 @@
 package pool
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
 type Pool[T any] interface {
 	Get() T
 	Put(T)
 }
 
+// ByteBuffer is satisfied by [*pool.Buffer] and [*bytes.Buffer].
+//
+// Note, we can't include Reset and Grow as our implementations return an error while a [*bytes.Buffer] does not.
+type ByteBuffer interface {
+	Len() int
+	Cap() int
+	Bytes() []byte
+	WriteRune(rune) (int, error)
+	WriteString(string) (int, error)
+
+	io.WriterTo
+	io.ByteWriter
+	io.ReadWriter
+
+	io.ReaderFrom
+	io.ByteReader
+	io.RuneReader
+}
+
 type WithPutError[T any] interface {
 	Get() T
 	Put(T) error
 }
 
+func (b BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat) Put(buf *Buffer) {
+	_ = b.BufferFactory.Put(buf)
+}
+
 type BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat struct {
 	BufferFactory
 }
 
-func (b BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat) Put(buf *Buffer) {
-	_ = b.BufferFactory.Put(buf)
+type BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat struct {
+	BufferFactory
+}
+
+func (bf BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat) Put(buf ByteBuffer) {
+	if b, ok := buf.(*Buffer); ok {
+		err := bf.BufferFactory.Put(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if b, ok := buf.(*bytes.Buffer); ok {
+		newB := &Buffer{
+			o:      &sync.Once{},
+			Buffer: b,
+		}
+		_ = bf.BufferFactory.Put(newB)
+		return
+	}
+	// unfortunately this compatibility shim cannot be used with any other types implementing ByteBuffer
+	// this is because we can't wrap them in a *Buffer
+	panic("invalid type, need *pool.Buffer or *bytes.Buffer")
+}
+
+func (bf BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat) Get() ByteBuffer {
+	b := bf.BufferFactory.Get()
+	return ByteBuffer(b)
 }
+
+var (
+	_ ByteBuffer       = (*Buffer)(nil)
+	_ ByteBuffer       = (*bytes.Buffer)(nil)
+	_ Pool[ByteBuffer] = (*BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/pool/interface_test.go b/pool/interface_test.go
index b36c712..44b2951 100644
--- a/pool/interface_test.go
+++ b/pool/interface_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+type othaBuffa struct {
+	ByteBuffer
+}
+
 // ensure compatibility with interface
 func TestInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
@@ -65,4 +69,46 @@ func TestInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		bf := BufferFactoryByteBufferCompat{NewBufferFactory()}
+		b := bf.Get()
+		if _, err := b.WriteString("test"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		bf.Put(b)
+		b = bf.Get()
+		if b.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatal("buffer not reset")
+		}
+		foreign := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		foreign.WriteString("test")
+		bf.Put(foreign)
+		if foreign.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatal("buffer not reset")
+		}
+		foreignGot := bf.Get()
+		if foreignGot.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatal("buffer not reset")
+		}
+		bf.Put(foreignGot)
+		t.Run("must panic after wrapped and put twice", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r == nil {
+					t.Error("panic expected")
+				}
+			}()
+			bf.Put(foreignGot)
+		})
+		t.Run("must panic on invalid type", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r == nil {
+					t.Error("panic expected")
+				}
+			}()
+			bf.Put(&othaBuffa{})
+		})
+
+	})
+
 }