diff --git a/examples/bytes_encoding_example.py b/examples/bytes_encoding_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f40fce267c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bytes_encoding_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import base64
+import binascii
+
+import typer
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def base64_encode(text: bytes):
+    """Encode text to base64."""
+    encoded = base64.b64encode(text)
+    typer.echo(f"Original: {text!r}")
+    typer.echo(f"Base64 encoded: {encoded.decode()}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def base64_decode(encoded: str):
+    """Decode base64 to bytes."""
+    try:
+        decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded)
+        typer.echo(f"Base64 encoded: {encoded}")
+        typer.echo(f"Decoded: {decoded!r}")
+        typer.echo(f"As string: {decoded.decode(errors='replace')}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        typer.echo(f"Error decoding base64: {e}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from e
+
+
+@app.command()
+def hex_encode(data: bytes):
+    """Convert bytes to hex string."""
+    hex_str = binascii.hexlify(data).decode()
+    typer.echo(f"Original: {data!r}")
+    typer.echo(f"Hex encoded: {hex_str}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def hex_decode(hex_str: str):
+    """Convert hex string to bytes."""
+    try:
+        data = binascii.unhexlify(hex_str)
+        typer.echo(f"Hex encoded: {hex_str}")
+        typer.echo(f"Decoded: {data!r}")
+        typer.echo(f"As string: {data.decode(errors='replace')}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        typer.echo(f"Error decoding hex: {e}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from e
+
+
+@app.command()
+def convert(
+    data: bytes = typer.Argument(..., help="Data to convert"),
+    from_format: str = typer.Option(
+        "raw", "--from", "-f", help="Source format: raw, base64, or hex"
+    ),
+    to_format: str = typer.Option(
+        "base64", "--to", "-t", help="Target format: raw, base64, or hex"
+    ),
+):
+    """Convert between different encodings."""
+    # First decode from source format to raw bytes
+    raw_bytes = data
+    if from_format == "base64":
+        try:
+            raw_bytes = base64.b64decode(data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            typer.echo(f"Error decoding base64: {e}", err=True)
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1) from e
+    elif from_format == "hex":
+        try:
+            raw_bytes = binascii.unhexlify(data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            typer.echo(f"Error decoding hex: {e}", err=True)
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1) from e
+    elif from_format != "raw":
+        typer.echo(f"Unknown source format: {from_format}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+    # Then encode to target format
+    if to_format == "raw":
+        typer.echo(f"Raw bytes: {raw_bytes!r}")
+        typer.echo(f"As string: {raw_bytes.decode(errors='replace')}")
+    elif to_format == "base64":
+        encoded = base64.b64encode(raw_bytes).decode()
+        typer.echo(f"Base64 encoded: {encoded}")
+    elif to_format == "hex":
+        encoded = binascii.hexlify(raw_bytes).decode()
+        typer.echo(f"Hex encoded: {encoded}")
+    else:
+        typer.echo(f"Unknown target format: {to_format}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/examples/bytes_type_example.py b/examples/bytes_type_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d23ed49dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/bytes_type_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import base64
+
+import typer
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def encode(text: bytes):
+    """Encode text to base64."""
+    encoded = base64.b64encode(text)
+    typer.echo(f"Original: {text!r}")
+    typer.echo(f"Encoded: {encoded.decode()}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def decode(encoded: str):
+    """Decode base64 to bytes."""
+    decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded)
+    typer.echo(f"Encoded: {encoded}")
+    typer.echo(f"Decoded: {decoded!r}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/tests/test_bytes_encoding.py b/tests/test_bytes_encoding.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4432e9157a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bytes_encoding.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import base64
+import binascii
+
+import typer
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+runner = CliRunner()
+
+
+def test_base64_encode_decode():
+    """Test base64 encoding and decoding with bytes type."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def encode(text: bytes):
+        """Encode text to base64."""
+        encoded = base64.b64encode(text)
+        typer.echo(encoded.decode())
+
+    @app.command()
+    def decode(encoded: str):
+        """Decode base64 to bytes."""
+        decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded)
+        typer.echo(repr(decoded))
+
+    # Test encoding
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["encode", "Hello, world!"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == "SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ=="
+
+    # Test decoding
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["decode", "SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ=="])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == repr(b"Hello, world!")
+
+
+def test_hex_encode_decode():
+    """Test hex encoding and decoding with bytes type."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def to_hex(data: bytes):
+        """Convert bytes to hex string."""
+        hex_str = binascii.hexlify(data).decode()
+        typer.echo(hex_str)
+
+    @app.command()
+    def from_hex(hex_str: str):
+        """Convert hex string to bytes."""
+        data = binascii.unhexlify(hex_str)
+        typer.echo(repr(data))
+
+    # Test to_hex
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["to-hex", "ABC123"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == "414243313233"  # Hex for "ABC123"
+
+    # Test from_hex
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["from-hex", "414243313233"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == repr(b"ABC123")
+
+
+def test_complex_bytes_operations():
+    """Test more complex operations with bytes type."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(
+        data: bytes = typer.Argument(..., help="Data to process"),
+        encoding: str = typer.Option("utf-8", help="Encoding to use for output"),
+        prefix: bytes = typer.Option(b"PREFIX:", help="Prefix to add to the data"),
+    ):
+        """Process bytes data with options."""
+        result = prefix + data
+        typer.echo(result.decode(encoding))
+
+    # Test with default encoding
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["Hello"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == "PREFIX:Hello"
+
+    # Test with custom encoding
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["Hello", "--encoding", "ascii"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == "PREFIX:Hello"
+
+    # Test with custom prefix
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["Hello", "--prefix", "CUSTOM:"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert result.stdout.strip() == "CUSTOM:Hello"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_base64_encode_decode()
+    test_hex_encode_decode()
+    test_complex_bytes_operations()
+    print("All tests passed!")
diff --git a/tests/test_bytes_type.py b/tests/test_bytes_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51b74bd27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bytes_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import typer
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+runner = CliRunner()
+
+
+def test_bytes_type():
+    """Test that bytes type works correctly."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(name: bytes):
+        typer.echo(f"Bytes: {name!r}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["hello"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'hello'" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_bytes_option():
+    """Test that bytes type works correctly as an option."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(name: bytes = typer.Option(b"default")):
+        typer.echo(f"Bytes: {name!r}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'default'" in result.stdout
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["--name", "custom"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'custom'" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_bytes_argument():
+    """Test that bytes type works correctly as an argument."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(name: bytes = typer.Argument(b"default")):
+        typer.echo(f"Bytes: {name!r}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'default'" in result.stdout
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["custom"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'custom'" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_bytes_non_string_input():
+    """Test that bytes type works correctly with non-string input."""
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(value: bytes):
+        typer.echo(f"Bytes: {value!r}")
+
+    # Test with a number (will be converted to string then bytes)
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["123"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Bytes: b'123'" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_bytes_conversion_error():
+    """Test error handling when bytes conversion fails."""
+    import click
+    from typer.main import BytesParamType
+
+    bytes_type = BytesParamType()
+
+    # Create a mock object that will raise UnicodeDecodeError when str() is called
+    class MockObj:
+        def __str__(self):
+            # This will trigger the UnicodeDecodeError in the except block
+            raise UnicodeDecodeError("utf-8", b"\x80abc", 0, 1, "invalid start byte")
+
+    # Create a mock context for testing
+    ctx = click.Context(click.Command("test"))
+
+    # This should raise a click.BadParameter exception
+    try:
+        bytes_type.convert(MockObj(), None, ctx)
+        raise AssertionError(
+            "Should have raised click.BadParameter"
+        )  # pragma: no cover
+    except click.BadParameter:
+        pass  # Test passes if we get here
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_bytes_type()
+    test_bytes_option()
+    test_bytes_argument()
+    print("All tests passed!")
diff --git a/typer/main.py b/typer/main.py
index 508d96617e..60689bef49 100644
--- a/typer/main.py
+++ b/typer/main.py
@@ -701,6 +701,29 @@ def wrapper(**kwargs: Any) -> Any:
     return wrapper
 
 
+class BytesParamType(click.ParamType):
+    name = "bytes"
+
+    def convert(
+        self, value: Any, param: Optional[click.Parameter], ctx: Optional[click.Context]
+    ) -> bytes:
+        if isinstance(value, bytes):
+            return value
+        try:
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                return value.encode()
+            return str(value).encode()
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, AttributeError):
+            self.fail(
+                f"{value!r} is not a valid string that can be encoded to bytes",
+                param,
+                ctx,
+            )
+
+
+BYTES = BytesParamType()
+
+
 def get_click_type(
     *, annotation: Any, parameter_info: ParameterInfo
 ) -> click.ParamType:
@@ -712,6 +735,8 @@ def get_click_type(
 
     elif annotation is str:
         return click.STRING
+    elif annotation is bytes:
+        return BYTES
     elif annotation is int:
         if parameter_info.min is not None or parameter_info.max is not None:
             min_ = None