diff --git a/src/Matrix.cc b/src/Matrix.cc
index 149778b..ff8297f 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.cc
+++ b/src/Matrix.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Matrix::Init(Handle<Object> target) {
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "empty", Empty);
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "get", Get);
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "set", Set);
+	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "put", Put);
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "pixel", Pixel);
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "width", Width);
 	NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(ctor, "height", Height);
@@ -271,6 +272,21 @@ NAN_METHOD(Matrix::Set){
 	NanReturnUndefined();
 }
 
+// @author tualo
+// put node buffer directly into the image data
+// img.put(new Buffer([0,100,0,100,100...]));
+NAN_METHOD(Matrix::Put){
+	SETUP_FUNCTION(Matrix)
+
+	if (!Buffer::HasInstance(args[0])) {
+		NanThrowTypeError( "Not a buffer" );
+	}
+	const char* buffer_data = Buffer::Data(args[0]);
+	size_t buffer_length = Buffer::Length(args[0]);
+	memcpy(self->mat.data, buffer_data, buffer_length);
+	NanReturnUndefined();
+}
+
 NAN_METHOD(Matrix::Size){
 	SETUP_FUNCTION(Matrix)
 
diff --git a/src/Matrix.h b/src/Matrix.h
index 5461975..04cf1d6 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.h
+++ b/src/Matrix.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Matrix: public node::ObjectWrap {
 
     JSFUNC(Get) // at
     JSFUNC(Set)
+    JSFUNC(Put)
 
     JSFUNC(Row)
     JSFUNC(PixelRow)