diff --git a/lightning-invoice/src/lib.rs b/lightning-invoice/src/lib.rs
index 9030596ec..2df015d1a 100644
--- a/lightning-invoice/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lightning-invoice/src/lib.rs
@@ -1526,6 +1526,11 @@ impl Description {
 	pub fn into_inner(self) -> UntrustedString {
 		self.0
 	}
+
+	/// Get a reference to the underlying description [`UntrustedString`]
+	pub fn as_inner(&self) -> &UntrustedString {
+		&self.0
+	}
 }
 
 impl Display for Description {