diff --git a/lib/change.js b/lib/change.js
index 1805b4d..e65c45e 100644
--- a/lib/change.js
+++ b/lib/change.js
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Object.defineProperties(Change.prototype, {
         val[k].forEach(function (v) {
           _attr.addValue(v.toString())
         })
+      } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(val[k])) {
+        _attr.addValue(val[k])
       } else if (val[k] !== undefined && val[k] !== null) {
         _attr.addValue(val[k].toString())
       }
diff --git a/test/change.test.js b/test/change.test.js
index 6dd1576..829b8b6 100644
--- a/test/change.test.js
+++ b/test/change.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
 const { test } = require('tap')
 const { BerReader, BerWriter } = require('asn1')
 const { Attribute, Change } = require('../lib')
@@ -28,6 +30,26 @@ test('new with args', function (t) {
   t.end()
 })
 
+test('new with args and buffer', function (t) {
+  var img = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/imgs/test.jpg'))
+
+  var change = new Change({
+    operation: 'add',
+    modification: {
+      thumbnailPhoto: img
+    }
+  })
+
+  t.ok(change)
+
+  t.equal(change.operation, 'add')
+  t.equal(change.modification.type, 'thumbnailPhoto')
+  t.equal(change.modification.vals.length, 1)
+  t.equal(change.modification.buffers[0].compare(img), 0)
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
 test('validate fields', function (t) {
   const c = new Change()
   t.ok(c)
diff --git a/test/imgs/test.jpg b/test/imgs/test.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ce548
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