diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index 067ed6ba7ff50..cd5ac436c7ed4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,20 @@ impl<W: Write> BufWriter<W> {
         &self.buf
     }
 
+    /// FIXME Document.
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "bufwriter_raw_buffer", issue = "79916")]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&mut self) -> *const u8 {
+        self.buf.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    /// FIXME Document.
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "bufwriter_raw_buffer", issue = "79916")]
+    pub fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut u8 {
+        self.buf.as_mut_ptr()
+    }
+
     /// Returns the number of bytes the internal buffer can hold without flushing.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -261,6 +275,20 @@ impl<W: Write> BufWriter<W> {
         self.buf.capacity()
     }
 
+    /// FIXME Document.
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "bufwriter_raw_buffer", issue = "79916")]
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.buf.len()
+    }
+
+    /// FIXME Document.
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "bufwriter_raw_buffer", issue = "79916")]
+    pub unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: usize) {
+        self.buf.set_len(new_len);
+    }
+
     /// Unwraps this `BufWriter<W>`, returning the underlying writer.
     ///
     /// The buffer is written out before returning the writer.