diff --git a/debian/libwireshark0.symbols b/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
index e53138f8ab..e5dfc238e5 100644
--- a/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
+++ b/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ libwireshark.so.0 libwireshark0 #MINVER#
  proto_tree_add_bytes_format@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_bytes_format_value@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_bytes_item@Base 1.12.0~rc1
+ proto_tree_add_bytes_with_bytes@Base 1.99.3
  proto_tree_add_debug_text@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_double@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_double_format@Base 1.9.1
@@ -969,7 +970,6 @@ libwireshark.so.0 libwireshark0 #MINVER#
  proto_tree_add_ipxnet_format_value@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_item@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_item_new@Base 1.12.0~rc1
- proto_tree_add_new_bytes@Base 1.99.3
  proto_tree_add_none_format@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_protocol_format@Base 1.9.1
  proto_tree_add_string@Base 1.9.1
diff --git a/doc/README.dissector b/doc/README.dissector
index 61384b5df4..ff0d5480b1 100644
--- a/doc/README.dissector
+++ b/doc/README.dissector
@@ -1129,6 +1129,9 @@ protocol or field labels to the proto_tree:
     proto_tree_add_bytes_format_value(tree, id, tvb, start, length,
         start_ptr, format, ...);
 
+    proto_item *
+    proto_tree_add_bytes_with_length(tree, id, tvb, start, tvb_length, start_ptr, ptr_length);
+
     proto_item *
     proto_tree_add_time(tree, id, tvb, start, length, value_ptr);
 
@@ -1583,6 +1586,11 @@ any more.
 For proto_tree_add_bytes(), the 'value_ptr' argument is a pointer to a
 sequence of bytes.
 
+
+proto_tree_add_bytes_with_length() is similar to proto_tree_add_bytes,
+except that the length is not derived from the tvb length. Instead,
+the displayed data size is controlled by 'ptr_length'.
+
 For proto_tree_add_bytes_format() and proto_tree_add_bytes_format_value(), the
 'value_ptr' argument is a pointer to a sequence of bytes or NULL if the bytes
 should be taken from the given TVB using the given offset and length.
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c
index 7bd4732fc9..390de6b6a0 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ dissect_handle_uint(proto_tree *tree, packet_info *pinfo, gint hf,
         if (local_uuid.size == 2)
             sub_item = proto_tree_add_uint(sub_tree, hf_btatt_uuid16, tvb, 0, 0, local_uuid.bt_uuid);
         else
-            sub_item = proto_tree_add_new_bytes(sub_tree, hf_btatt_uuid128, tvb, 0, 0, local_uuid.data, 16);
+            sub_item = proto_tree_add_bytes_with_length(sub_tree, hf_btatt_uuid128, tvb, 0, 0, local_uuid.data, 16);
 
 
         PROTO_ITEM_SET_GENERATED(sub_item);
diff --git a/epan/proto.c b/epan/proto.c
index 608a7f8639..c057b819bc 100644
--- a/epan/proto.c
+++ b/epan/proto.c
@@ -2441,29 +2441,6 @@ proto_tree_add_protocol_format(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
 	return pi;
 }
 
-/* Add a FT_BYTES to a proto_tree */
-proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_new_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
-             gint length, const guint8 *start_ptr, gint ptr_length)
-{
-    proto_item    *pi;
-    header_field_info *hfinfo;
-    gint          item_length;
-
-    PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfindex, hfinfo);
-    get_hfi_length(hfinfo, tvb, start, &length, &item_length);
-    test_length(hfinfo, tvb, start, item_length);
-
-    TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hfindex, hfinfo);
-
-    DISSECTOR_ASSERT_FIELD_TYPE(hfinfo, FT_BYTES);
-
-    pi = proto_tree_add_pi(tree, hfinfo, tvb, start, &length);
-    proto_tree_set_bytes(PNODE_FINFO(pi), start_ptr, ptr_length);
-
-    return pi;
-}
-
 /* Add a FT_BYTES to a proto_tree */
 proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
@@ -2487,6 +2464,29 @@ proto_tree_add_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
 	return pi;
 }
 
+/* Add a FT_BYTES to a proto_tree */
+proto_item *
+proto_tree_add_bytes_with_length(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
+             gint tvb_length, const guint8 *start_ptr, gint ptr_length)
+{
+	proto_item    *pi;
+	header_field_info *hfinfo;
+	gint          item_length;
+
+	PROTO_REGISTRAR_GET_NTH(hfindex, hfinfo);
+	get_hfi_length(hfinfo, tvb, start, &tvb_length, &item_length);
+	test_length(hfinfo, tvb, start, item_length);
+
+	TRY_TO_FAKE_THIS_ITEM(tree, hfindex, hfinfo);
+
+	DISSECTOR_ASSERT_FIELD_TYPE(hfinfo, FT_BYTES);
+
+	pi = proto_tree_add_pi(tree, hfinfo, tvb, start, &tvb_length);
+	proto_tree_set_bytes(PNODE_FINFO(pi), start_ptr, ptr_length);
+
+	return pi;
+}
+
 proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_bytes_format_value(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb,
 				  gint start, gint length,
diff --git a/epan/proto.h b/epan/proto.h
index 6fb6d1b7d9..af9b7e9120 100644
--- a/epan/proto.h
+++ b/epan/proto.h
@@ -1071,7 +1071,8 @@ WS_DLL_PUBLIC proto_item *
 proto_tree_add_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
 	gint length, const guint8* start_ptr);
 
-/** Add a FT_BYTES to a proto_tree.
+/** Add a FT_BYTES to a proto_tree like proto_tree_add_bytes,
+ but used when the tvb data length does not match the bytes length.
  @param tree the tree to append this item to
  @param hfindex field index
  @param tvb the tv buffer of the current data
@@ -1081,7 +1082,7 @@ proto_tree_add_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
  @param ptr_length length of data in start_ptr
  @return the newly created item */
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC proto_item *
-proto_tree_add_new_bytes(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
+proto_tree_add_bytes_with_length(proto_tree *tree, int hfindex, tvbuff_t *tvb, gint start,
 gint length, const guint8 *start_ptr, gint ptr_length);
 
 /** Get and add a byte-array-based FT_* to a proto_tree.