diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3cce61..c676675 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ For the purpose of determining breaking changes:
 
 [python-versions]: https://devguide.python.org/versions/#supported-versions
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/rogdham/bigxml/compare/v1.0.1...HEAD
+
+### :rocket: Added
+
+- Add support for buffer protocol ([PEP 688](https://peps.python.org/pep-0688/))
+
 ## [1.0.1] - 2024-04-27
 
 [1.0.1]: https://github.com/rogdham/bigxml/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1cde03e..c11b4f9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
     "defusedxml>=0.7.1",
-    "typing-extensions>=4.3.0 ; python_version<'3.10'",
+    "typing-extensions>=4.6.0 ; python_version<'3.12'",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/src/bigxml/stream.py b/src/bigxml/stream.py
index bc061f6..8c95d20 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/stream.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/stream.py
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 from io import IOBase
+import sys
 from typing import Any, Generator, Iterable, Optional, cast
 
 from bigxml.typing import Streamable, SupportsRead
 from bigxml.utils import autostart_generator
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 12):  # pragma: no cover
+    from typing_extensions import Buffer
+else:  # pragma: no cover
+    from collections.abc import Buffer
+
 
 @autostart_generator
 def _flatten_stream(stream: Streamable) -> Generator[Optional[memoryview], int, None]:
     yield None
 
-    # bytes-like
+    # buffer protocol (bytes, etc.)
     try:
-        yield memoryview(cast(bytes, stream))
+        # we try-except instead of isinstance(stream, Buffer) for compatibility reasons
+        yield memoryview(cast(Buffer, stream))
         return  # noqa: TRY300
     except TypeError:
         pass
diff --git a/src/bigxml/typing.py b/src/bigxml/typing.py
index 86f9afd..6760e33 100644
--- a/src/bigxml/typing.py
+++ b/src/bigxml/typing.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 else:  # pragma: no cover
     from typing import ParamSpec
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 12):  # pragma: no cover
+    from typing_extensions import Buffer
+else:  # pragma: no cover
+    from collections.abc import Buffer
 
 P = ParamSpec("P")
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ class SupportsRead(Protocol[T_co]):
     def read(self, size: Optional[int] = None) -> T_co: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
 
-Streamable = Union[SupportsRead[bytes], bytes, Iterable["Streamable"]]
+Streamable = Union[Buffer, SupportsRead[bytes], Iterable["Streamable"]]
 
 
 class ClassHandlerWithCustomWrapper0(Protocol[T_co]):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_stream.py b/tests/unit/test_stream.py
index c6c549b..3e79a2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_stream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_stream.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+from array import array
+import inspect
 from io import BytesIO, IOBase, StringIO
+from mmap import mmap
 from string import ascii_lowercase
+import sys
 from typing import Iterator, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
 import pytest
@@ -14,27 +18,52 @@ def test_no_stream() -> None:
     assert stream.read(42) == b""
 
 
-def abcdef_generator() -> Iterator[bytes]:
-    yield b"abcdef"
+DATA = b"a\x00b\x7fc\x80d\xffe"
+
+
+def to_mmap(data: bytes) -> mmap:
+    out = mmap(-1, len(data))
+    out.write(data)
+    return out
+
+
+def custom_generator() -> Iterator[bytes]:
+    yield DATA
+
+
+class CustomBuffer:
+    def __buffer__(self, flags: int) -> memoryview:
+        if flags != inspect.BufferFlags.FULL_RO:
+            raise TypeError("Only BufferFlags.FULL_RO supported")
+        return memoryview(DATA).toreadonly()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "stream",
     [
-        b"abcdef",
-        bytearray(b"abcdef"),
-        memoryview(b"abcdef"),
-        BytesIO(b"abcdef"),
-        [b"abcdef"],
-        (b"abcdef",),
-        iter([b"abcdef"]),
-        abcdef_generator(),
+        DATA,
+        bytearray(DATA),
+        memoryview(DATA),
+        array("B", DATA),
+        to_mmap(DATA),
+        BytesIO(DATA),
+        [DATA],
+        (DATA,),
+        iter([DATA]),
+        custom_generator(),
+        pytest.param(
+            CustomBuffer(),
+            marks=pytest.mark.skipif(
+                sys.version_info < (3, 12),
+                reason="requires python3.12 or higher",
+            ),
+        ),
     ],
     ids=type,
 )
 def test_types(stream: Streamable) -> None:
     stream = StreamChain(stream)
-    assert stream.read(42) == b"abcdef"
+    assert stream.read(42) == DATA
     assert stream.read(42) == b""