diff --git a/std/assembly/array.ts b/std/assembly/array.ts
index cc54a6be57..4dccd5287f 100644
--- a/std/assembly/array.ts
+++ b/std/assembly/array.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class Array<T> {
   // `dataStart` (equals `buffer`) and `byteLength` (equals computed `buffer.byteLength`), but the
   // block is 16 bytes anyway so it's fine to have a couple extra fields in there.
 
-  private buffer: ArrayBuffer;
+  readonly buffer: ArrayBuffer;
   private dataStart: usize;
   private byteLength: i32;
 
diff --git a/std/assembly/index.d.ts b/std/assembly/index.d.ts
index af2c7f4181..3933899552 100644
--- a/std/assembly/index.d.ts
+++ b/std/assembly/index.d.ts
@@ -1575,11 +1575,12 @@ declare class Array<T> {
   static isArray<U>(value: any): value is Array<any>;
 
   [key: number]: T;
+  /** The {@link ArrayBuffer} referenced by this view. */
+  readonly buffer: ArrayBuffer;
   /** Current length of the array. */
   length: i32;
   /** Constructs a new array. */
   constructor(capacity?: i32);
-
   at(index: i32): T;
   fill(value: T, start?: i32, end?: i32): this;
   every(callbackfn: (element: T, index: i32, array?: Array<T>) => bool): bool;