diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 161a82e..c814c80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ public:
 
     void swap(vec& other) noexcept(is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>);
 
+    constexpr pointer data() noexcept;
+    constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept;
+
     constexpr reference at(size_t index);
     constexpr const_reference at(size_t index) const;
 
@@ -275,6 +278,9 @@ public:
 
     void swap(mat& other) noexcept(is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>);
 
+    constexpr pointer data() noexcept;
+    constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept;
+
     constexpr reference at(size_t index);
     constexpr const_reference at(size_t index) const;
 
diff --git a/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_mat.hpp b/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_mat.hpp
index 9fa1acb..11471ae 100644
--- a/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_mat.hpp
+++ b/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_mat.hpp
@@ -204,10 +204,18 @@ namespace vmath_hpp
         void swap(mat& other) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>) {
             for ( std::size_t i = 0; i < Size; ++i ) {
                 using std::swap;
-                swap((*this)[i], other[i]);
+                swap(rows[i], other.rows[i]);
             }
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] constexpr pointer data() noexcept {
+            return &rows[0];
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept {
+            return &rows[0];
+        }
+
         [[nodiscard]] constexpr reference operator[](std::size_t index) noexcept {
             return rows[index];
         }
diff --git a/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_vec.hpp b/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_vec.hpp
index f15d325..dcb2874 100644
--- a/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_vec.hpp
+++ b/headers/vmath.hpp/vmath_vec.hpp
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ namespace vmath_hpp
             }
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] constexpr pointer data() noexcept {
+            return &(*this)[0];
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept {
+            return &(*this)[0];
+        }
+
         [[nodiscard]] constexpr reference at(std::size_t index) {
             if ( index >= Size ) {
                 throw std::out_of_range("vec::at");
diff --git a/untests/vmath_mat_tests.cpp b/untests/vmath_mat_tests.cpp
index 0f2abf9..7f7c3bb 100644
--- a/untests/vmath_mat_tests.cpp
+++ b/untests/vmath_mat_tests.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,29 @@ TEST_CASE("vmath/mat") {
         }
     }
 
+    SUBCASE("data") {
+        {
+            int2x2 m2;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m2.data() == &m2[0]);
+
+            int3x3 m3;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m3.data() == &m3[0]);
+
+            int4x4 m4;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m4.data() == &m4[0]);
+        }
+        {
+            constexpr int2x2 m2;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m2.data() == &m2[0]);
+
+            constexpr int3x3 m3;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m3.data() == &m3[0]);
+
+            constexpr int4x4 m4;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(m4.data() == &m4[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
     SUBCASE("operator[]") {
         {
             STATIC_REQUIRE(int2x2()[0] == int2(1,0));
diff --git a/untests/vmath_vec_tests.cpp b/untests/vmath_vec_tests.cpp
index 7c3d2da..71c41ae 100644
--- a/untests/vmath_vec_tests.cpp
+++ b/untests/vmath_vec_tests.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,29 @@ TEST_CASE("vmath/vec") {
         }
     }
 
+    SUBCASE("data") {
+        {
+            int2 i2;
+            REQUIRE(i2.data() == &i2[0]);
+
+            int3 i3;
+            REQUIRE(i3.data() == &i3[0]);
+
+            int4 i4;
+            REQUIRE(i4.data() == &i4[0]);
+        }
+        {
+            constexpr int2 i2;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(i2.data() == &i2[0]);
+
+            constexpr int3 i3;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(i3.data() == &i3[0]);
+
+            constexpr int4 i4;
+            STATIC_REQUIRE(i4.data() == &i4[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
     SUBCASE("operator[]") {
         {
             STATIC_REQUIRE(int2(1,2).x == 1);