diff --git a/capnp/src/data_list.rs b/capnp/src/data_list.rs
index f5fee2575..dab703389 100644
--- a/capnp/src/data_list.rs
+++ b/capnp/src/data_list.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ impl<'a> Reader<'a> {
         let l = self.len();
         ListIter::new(self, l)
     }
+
+    pub fn reborrow<'b>(&'b self) -> Reader<'b> {
+        Reader {
+            reader: self.reader,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> FromPointerReader<'a> for Reader<'a> {
diff --git a/capnpc/test/test_util.rs b/capnpc/test/test_util.rs
index 9f794f2cc..f0f648940 100644
--- a/capnpc/test/test_util.rs
+++ b/capnpc/test/test_util.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ pub fn init_test_message(mut builder: test_all_types::Builder<'_>) {
         text_list.set(2, "thud".into());
     }
 
-    // ...
+    {
+        let mut data_list = builder.reborrow().init_data_list(3);
+        data_list.set(0, b"oops");
+        data_list.set(1, b"exhausted");
+        data_list.set(2, b"rfc3092");
+    }
 
     {
         let mut struct_list = builder.reborrow().init_struct_list(3);
@@ -410,7 +415,13 @@ check_test_message_impl(($mod:ident::$typ:ident) => (
                 assert_eq!("thud", text_list.reborrow().get(2).unwrap());
             }
 
-            // ...
+            {
+                let mut data_list = reader.reborrow().get_data_list().unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(3, data_list.len());
+                assert_eq!(b"oops", data_list.reborrow().get(0).unwrap());
+                assert_eq!(b"exhausted", data_list.reborrow().get(1).unwrap());
+                assert_eq!(b"rfc3092", data_list.reborrow().get(2).unwrap());
+            }
 
             {
                 let mut struct_list = reader.reborrow().get_struct_list().unwrap();