diff --git a/cocotbext/eth/xgmii.py b/cocotbext/eth/xgmii.py
index 8bf5e59..327ef57 100644
--- a/cocotbext/eth/xgmii.py
+++ b/cocotbext/eth/xgmii.py
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class XgmiiFrame(object):
     def __iter__(self):
         return self.data.__iter__()
 
+    def __bytes__(self):
+        return bytes(self.data)
+
 
 class XgmiiSource(object):