diff --git a/lib/messages/search_entry.js b/lib/messages/search_entry.js
index 3daa52c..3a8a1a2 100644
--- a/lib/messages/search_entry.js
+++ b/lib/messages/search_entry.js
@@ -59,6 +59,30 @@ function SearchEntry(options) {
     });
     return obj;
   });
+
+  this.__defineGetter__('raw', function () {
+    var obj = {
+      dn: self.dn.toString(),
+      controls: []
+    };
+
+    self.attributes.forEach(function (a) {
+      if (a.buffers && a.buffers.length) {
+        if (a.buffers.length > 1) {
+          obj[a.type] = a.buffers.slice();
+        } else {
+          obj[a.type] = a.buffers[0];
+        }
+      } else {
+        obj[a.type] = [];
+      }
+        });
+    self.controls.forEach(function (element, index, array) {
+      obj.controls.push(element.json);
+    });
+    return obj;
+  });
+
   this.__defineGetter__('_dn', function () {
     return self.objectName;
   });