diff --git a/epan/tvbuff.c b/epan/tvbuff.c
index c3d4fb6c58..a14695dcb6 100644
--- a/epan/tvbuff.c
+++ b/epan/tvbuff.c
@@ -299,6 +299,17 @@ tvb_new_real_data(const guint8* data, guint length, gint reported_length)
 	return tvb;
 }
 
+tvbuff_t*
+tvb_new_child_real_data(tvbuff_t *parent, const guint8* data, guint length, gint reported_length)
+{
+	tvbuff_t *tvb = tvb_new_real_data(data, length, reported_length);
+	if (tvb) {
+		tvb_set_child_real_data_tvbuff (parent, tvb);
+	}
+	
+	return tvb;
+}
+
 /* Computes the absolute offset and length based on a possibly-negative offset
  * and a length that is possible -1 (which means "to the end of the data").
  * Returns TRUE/FALSE indicating whether the offset is in bounds or
@@ -3046,3 +3057,12 @@ tvb_uncompress(tvbuff_t *tvb _U_, int offset _U_, int comprlen _U_)
 }
 #endif
 
+tvbuff_t* tvb_child_uncompress(tvbuff_t *parent _U_, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int comprlen)
+{
+	tvbuff_t *new_tvb = tvb_uncompress(tvb, offset, comprlen);
+	if (new_tvb)
+		tvb_set_child_real_data_tvbuff (parent, new_tvb);
+	return new_tvb;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/epan/tvbuff.h b/epan/tvbuff.h
index 84c4c9cbe6..91e704a148 100644
--- a/epan/tvbuff.h
+++ b/epan/tvbuff.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ extern void tvb_set_free_cb(tvbuff_t*, tvbuff_free_cb_t);
  * the tvbuff routines knowledgable of this fact. */
 extern void tvb_set_child_real_data_tvbuff(tvbuff_t* parent, tvbuff_t* child);
 
+extern tvbuff_t* tvb_new_child_real_data(tvbuff_t* parent, const guint8* data, guint length,
+    gint reported_length);
+
 /**Sets parameters for TVBUFF_REAL_DATA. Can throw ReportedBoundsError. */
 extern void tvb_set_real_data(tvbuff_t*, const guint8* data, guint length,
     gint reported_length);
@@ -635,6 +638,13 @@ extern gint tvb_find_tvb(tvbuff_t *haystack_tvb, tvbuff_t *needle_tvb,
  */
 extern tvbuff_t* tvb_uncompress(tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int comprlen);
 
+/**
+ * Uncompresses a zlib compressed packet inside a tvbuff at offset with
+ * length comprlen.  Returns an uncompressed tvbuffer attached to tvb if uncompression
+ * succeeded or NULL if uncompression failed.
+ */
+extern tvbuff_t* tvb_child_uncompress(tvbuff_t *parent, tvbuff_t *tvb, int offset, int comprlen);
+
 /************** END OF ACCESSORS ****************/
 
 #endif /* __TVBUFF_H__ */