diff --git a/src/midi_RingBuffer.h b/src/midi_RingBuffer.h
index 3627d5d..348ad9e 100644
--- a/src/midi_RingBuffer.h
+++ b/src/midi_RingBuffer.h
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ public:
 public:
     void write(DataType inData);
     void write(const DataType* inData, int inSize);
+    void pop(int inNumberOfItems = 1);
     void clear();
 
 public:
+    DataType peek(int inOffset = 0) const;
     DataType read();
     void read(DataType* outData, int inSize);
 
diff --git a/src/midi_RingBuffer.hpp b/src/midi_RingBuffer.hpp
index e1f48e7..f3c53eb 100644
--- a/src/midi_RingBuffer.hpp
+++ b/src/midi_RingBuffer.hpp
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ void RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::write(const DataType* inData, int inSize)
     }
 }
 
+template<typename DataType, int Size>
+void RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::pop(int inNumberOfItems)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < inNumberOfItems; ++i)
+    {
+        read();
+    }
+}
+
 template<typename DataType, int Size>
 void RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::clear()
 {
@@ -104,6 +113,13 @@ void RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::clear()
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+template<typename DataType, int Size>
+DataType RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::peek(int inOffset) const
+{
+    const int head = (mReadHead + inOffset) & sMask;
+    return mData[head];
+}
+
 template<typename DataType, int Size>
 DataType RingBuffer<DataType, Size>::read()
 {
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/tests/unit-tests_RingBuffer.cpp b/test/unit-tests/tests/unit-tests_RingBuffer.cpp
index d33352d..083deb7 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/tests/unit-tests_RingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/test/unit-tests/tests/unit-tests_RingBuffer.cpp
@@ -170,5 +170,34 @@ TEST(RingBuffer, readArrayOverflow)
     EXPECT_EQ(buffer.getLength(), 0);
 }
 
+TEST(RingBuffer, peek)
+{
+    Buffer buffer;
+    const uint8_t input[4] = {
+        1, 2, 3, 4
+    };
+
+    buffer.write(input, 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, buffer.peek());
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, buffer.peek(1));
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, buffer.peek(2));
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, buffer.peek(3));
+    EXPECT_EQ(4, buffer.getLength()) << "Peek should not change buffer length";
+}
+
+TEST(RingBuffer, pop)
+{
+    Buffer buffer;
+    const uint8_t input[4] = {
+        1, 2, 3, 4
+    };
+
+    buffer.write(input, 4);
+    buffer.pop();
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, buffer.getLength());
+    buffer.pop(2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, buffer.getLength());
+}
+
 END_UNNAMED_NAMESPACE