diff --git a/src/tree.rs b/src/tree.rs
index 68af61e335..3d6b290c52 100644
--- a/src/tree.rs
+++ b/src/tree.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ impl<'repo> Tree<'repo> {
 
     /// Lookup a tree entry by its filename
     pub fn get_name(&self, filename: &str) -> Option<TreeEntry<'_>> {
+        self.get_name_bytes(filename.as_bytes())
+    }
+
+    /// Lookup a tree entry by its filename, specified as bytes.
+    ///
+    /// This allows for non-UTF-8 filenames.
+    pub fn get_name_bytes(&self, filename: &[u8]) -> Option<TreeEntry<'_>> {
         let filename = CString::new(filename).unwrap();
         unsafe {
             let ptr = call!(raw::git_tree_entry_byname(&*self.raw(), filename));
@@ -510,6 +517,7 @@ mod tests {
             let e1 = tree.get(0).unwrap();
             assert!(e1 == tree.get_id(e1.id()).unwrap());
             assert!(e1 == tree.get_name("foo").unwrap());
+            assert!(e1 == tree.get_name_bytes(b"foo").unwrap());
             assert!(e1 == tree.get_path(Path::new("foo")).unwrap());
             assert_eq!(e1.name(), Some("foo"));
             e1.to_object(&repo).unwrap();