diff --git a/doc/matchdata/bytebegin.rdoc b/doc/matchdata/bytebegin.rdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b40a7ef73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/matchdata/bytebegin.rdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Returns the offset (in bytes) of the beginning of the specified match.
+
+When non-negative integer argument +n+ is given,
+returns the offset of the beginning of the <tt>n</tt>th match:
+
+  m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
+  # => #<MatchData "HX1138" 1:"H" 2:"X" 3:"113" 4:"8">
+  m[0]       # => "HX1138"
+  m.bytebegin(0) # => 1
+  m[3]       # => "113"
+  m.bytebegin(3) # => 3
+
+  m = /(т)(е)(с)/.match('тест')
+  # => #<MatchData "тес" 1:"т" 2:"е" 3:"с">
+  m[0]       # => "тес"
+  m.bytebegin(0) # => 0
+  m[3]       # => "с"
+  m.bytebegin(3) # => 4
+
+When string or symbol argument +name+ is given,
+returns the offset of the beginning for the named match:
+
+  m = /(?<foo>.)(.)(?<bar>.)/.match("hoge")
+  # => #<MatchData "hog" foo:"h" bar:"g">
+  m[:foo]        # => "h"
+  m.bytebegin('foo') # => 0
+  m[:bar]        # => "g"
+  m.bytebegin(:bar)  # => 2
+
+Related: MatchData#byteend, MatchData#byteoffset.
diff --git a/doc/matchdata/byteend.rdoc b/doc/matchdata/byteend.rdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb57664022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/matchdata/byteend.rdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Returns the offset (in bytes) of the end of the specified match.
+
+When non-negative integer argument +n+ is given,
+returns the offset of the end of the <tt>n</tt>th match:
+
+  m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
+  # => #<MatchData "HX1138" 1:"H" 2:"X" 3:"113" 4:"8">
+  m[0]     # => "HX1138"
+  m.byteend(0) # => 7
+  m[3]     # => "113"
+  m.byteend(3) # => 6
+
+  m = /(т)(е)(с)/.match('тест')
+  # => #<MatchData "тес" 1:"т" 2:"е" 3:"с">
+  m[0]     # => "тес"
+  m.byteend(0) # => 6
+  m[3]     # => "с"
+  m.byteend(3) # => 6
+
+When string or symbol argument +name+ is given,
+returns the offset of the end for the named match:
+
+  m = /(?<foo>.)(.)(?<bar>.)/.match("hoge")
+  # => #<MatchData "hog" foo:"h" bar:"g">
+  m[:foo]      # => "h"
+  m.byteend('foo') # => 1
+  m[:bar]      # => "g"
+  m.byteend(:bar)  # => 3
+
+Related: MatchData#bytebegin, MatchData#byteoffset.
diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index c8940ff887..a7985fe302 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,54 @@ match_byteoffset(VALUE match, VALUE n)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *    bytebegin(n) -> integer
+ *    bytebegin(name) -> integer
+ *
+ *  :include: doc/matchdata/bytebegin.rdoc
+ *
+ */
+
+static VALUE
+match_bytebegin(VALUE match, VALUE n)
+{
+    int i = match_backref_number(match, n);
+    struct re_registers *regs = RMATCH_REGS(match);
+
+    match_check(match);
+    backref_number_check(regs, i);
+
+    if (BEG(i) < 0)
+        return Qnil;
+    return LONG2NUM(BEG(i));
+}
+
+
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *    byteend(n) -> integer
+ *    byteend(name) -> integer
+ *
+ *  :include: doc/matchdata/byteend.rdoc
+ *
+ */
+
+static VALUE
+match_byteend(VALUE match, VALUE n)
+{
+    int i = match_backref_number(match, n);
+    struct re_registers *regs = RMATCH_REGS(match);
+
+    match_check(match);
+    backref_number_check(regs, i);
+
+    if (BEG(i) < 0)
+        return Qnil;
+    return LONG2NUM(END(i));
+}
+
+
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *    begin(n) -> integer
@@ -4842,6 +4890,8 @@ Init_Regexp(void)
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "length", match_size, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "offset", match_offset, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "byteoffset", match_byteoffset, 1);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "bytebegin", match_bytebegin, 1);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "byteend", match_byteend, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "begin", match_begin, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "end", match_end, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cMatch, "match", match_nth, 1);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_regexp.rb b/test/ruby/test_regexp.rb
index 828117f516..04e24b2ded 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_regexp.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_regexp.rb
@@ -559,16 +559,26 @@ class TestRegexp < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(IndexError) { m.byteoffset(2) }
     assert_raise(IndexError) { m.begin(2) }
     assert_raise(IndexError) { m.end(2) }
+    assert_raise(IndexError) { m.bytebegin(2) }
+    assert_raise(IndexError) { m.byteend(2) }
 
     m = /(?<x>q..)?/.match("foobarbaz")
     assert_equal([nil, nil], m.byteoffset("x"))
     assert_equal(nil, m.begin("x"))
     assert_equal(nil, m.end("x"))
+    assert_equal(nil, m.bytebegin("x"))
+    assert_equal(nil, m.byteend("x"))
 
     m = /\A\u3042(.)(.)?(.)\z/.match("\u3042\u3043\u3044")
     assert_equal([3, 6], m.byteoffset(1))
+    assert_equal(3, m.bytebegin(1))
+    assert_equal(6, m.byteend(1))
     assert_equal([nil, nil], m.byteoffset(2))
+    assert_equal(nil, m.bytebegin(2))
+    assert_equal(nil, m.byteend(2))
     assert_equal([6, 9], m.byteoffset(3))
+    assert_equal(6, m.bytebegin(3))
+    assert_equal(9, m.byteend(3))
   end
 
   def test_match_to_s