diff --git a/std/assembly/array.ts b/std/assembly/array.ts
index cc54a6be57..4d7fdfb989 100644
--- a/std/assembly/array.ts
+++ b/std/assembly/array.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Array<T> {
   // block is 16 bytes anyway so it's fine to have a couple extra fields in there.
 
   private buffer: ArrayBuffer;
-  private dataStart: usize;
+  @unsafe readonly dataStart: usize;
   private byteLength: i32;
 
   // Also note that Array<T> with non-nullable T must guard against uninitialized null values
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export class Array<T> {
     var length  = this.length_;
     start       = start < 0 ? max<i32>(length + start, 0) : min<i32>(start, length);
     deleteCount = max<i32>(min<i32>(deleteCount, length - start), 0);
-    var result = changetype<Array<T>>(__newArray(deleteCount, alignof<T>(), idof<Array<T>>())); 
+    var result = changetype<Array<T>>(__newArray(deleteCount, alignof<T>(), idof<Array<T>>()));
     var resultStart = result.dataStart;
     var thisStart = this.dataStart;
     var thisBase  = thisStart + (<usize>start << alignof<T>());
diff --git a/std/assembly/index.d.ts b/std/assembly/index.d.ts
index d33ed93d55..2f149c6e4c 100644
--- a/std/assembly/index.d.ts
+++ b/std/assembly/index.d.ts
@@ -1459,6 +1459,8 @@ interface ArrayBufferView {
   readonly byteOffset: i32;
   /** The length in bytes from the start of the referenced {@link ArrayBuffer}. */
   readonly byteLength: i32;
+  /** Returns raw pointer to data storage including offset (unsafe). */
+  readonly dataStart: usize;
 }
 
 /* @internal */
@@ -1474,6 +1476,8 @@ declare abstract class TypedArray<T> implements ArrayBufferView {
   readonly byteOffset: i32;
   /** The length in bytes from the start of the referenced {@link ArrayBuffer}. */
   readonly byteLength: i32;
+  /** Returns raw pointer to data storage including offset (unsafe). */
+  readonly dataStart: usize;
   /** The length (in elements). */
   readonly length: i32;
   /** Returns value using relative indexing. Index may be negative */
@@ -1585,6 +1589,8 @@ declare class Array<T> {
   [key: number]: T;
   /** Current length of the array. */
   length: i32;
+  /** Returns raw pointer to data storage (unsafe). */
+  readonly dataStart: usize;
   /** Constructs a new array. */
   constructor(length?: i32);
   at(index: i32): T;
diff --git a/tests/compiler/std/array.optimized.wat b/tests/compiler/std/array.optimized.wat
index 1496959a36..c1e01485ea 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/std/array.optimized.wat
+++ b/tests/compiler/std/array.optimized.wat
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@
  (export "memory" (memory $0))
  (export "__setArgumentsLength" (func $~setArgumentsLength))
  (export "_start" (func $~start))
+ (export "ArrayU32#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayU32#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayU32#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU32#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayU32#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#set:length))
@@ -616,6 +617,7 @@
  (export "ArrayU32#join" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#join@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU32#flat" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#flat))
  (export "ArrayU32#toString" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#toString))
+ (export "ArrayU8#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayU8#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayU8#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU8#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayU8#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#set:length))
@@ -642,6 +644,7 @@
  (export "ArrayU8#join" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#join@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU8#flat" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#flat))
  (export "ArrayU8#toString" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#toString))
+ (export "ArrayStr#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayStr#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayStr#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayStr#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayStr#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#set:length))
@@ -22236,6 +22239,22 @@
   global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
   local.get $4
  )
+ (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart (param $0 i32) (result i32)
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.sub
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  call $~stack_check
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $0
+  i32.store
+  local.get $0
+  i32.load offset=4
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.add
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+ )
  (func $export:std/array/ArrayU32#constructor@varargs (param $0 i32) (param $1 i32) (result i32)
   global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
   i32.const 4
diff --git a/tests/compiler/std/array.untouched.wat b/tests/compiler/std/array.untouched.wat
index 80cbbbafdb..1a004e5f65 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/std/array.untouched.wat
+++ b/tests/compiler/std/array.untouched.wat
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@
  (export "memory" (memory $0))
  (export "__setArgumentsLength" (func $~setArgumentsLength))
  (export "_start" (func $~start))
+ (export "ArrayU32#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayU32#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayU32#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU32#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayU32#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#set:length))
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@
  (export "ArrayU32#join" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#join@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU32#flat" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#flat))
  (export "ArrayU32#toString" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#toString))
+ (export "ArrayU8#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayU8#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayU8#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU8#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayU8#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#set:length))
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@
  (export "ArrayU8#join" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#join@varargs))
  (export "ArrayU8#flat" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#flat))
  (export "ArrayU8#toString" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#toString))
+ (export "ArrayStr#get:dataStart" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<~lib/string/String>#get:dataStart))
  (export "ArrayStr#constructor" (func $export:std/array/ArrayStr#constructor@varargs))
  (export "ArrayStr#get:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<~lib/string/String>#get:length))
  (export "ArrayStr#set:length" (func $export:~lib/array/Array<~lib/string/String>#set:length))
@@ -35312,6 +35315,25 @@
   global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
   local.get $2
  )
+ (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart (param $0 i32) (result i32)
+  (local $1 i32)
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.sub
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  call $~stack_check
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $0
+  i32.store
+  local.get $0
+  call $~lib/array/Array<u32>#get:dataStart
+  local.set $1
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.add
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $1
+ )
  (func $export:std/array/ArrayU32#constructor@varargs (param $0 i32) (param $1 i32) (result i32)
   (local $2 i32)
   global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
@@ -35853,6 +35875,25 @@
   global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
   local.get $1
  )
+ (func $export:~lib/array/Array<u8>#get:dataStart (param $0 i32) (result i32)
+  (local $1 i32)
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.sub
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  call $~stack_check
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $0
+  i32.store
+  local.get $0
+  call $~lib/array/Array<u8>#get:dataStart
+  local.set $1
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.add
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $1
+ )
  (func $export:std/array/ArrayU8#constructor@varargs (param $0 i32) (param $1 i32) (result i32)
   (local $2 i32)
   global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
@@ -36394,6 +36435,25 @@
   global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
   local.get $1
  )
+ (func $export:~lib/array/Array<~lib/string/String>#get:dataStart (param $0 i32) (result i32)
+  (local $1 i32)
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.sub
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  call $~stack_check
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $0
+  i32.store
+  local.get $0
+  call $~lib/array/Array<~lib/string/String>#get:dataStart
+  local.set $1
+  global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  i32.const 4
+  i32.add
+  global.set $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer
+  local.get $1
+ )
  (func $export:std/array/ArrayStr#constructor@varargs (param $0 i32) (param $1 i32) (result i32)
   (local $2 i32)
   global.get $~lib/memory/__stack_pointer