diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 5c8f982e..84643936 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ ptrlen bufchain_prefix(bufchain *ch);
 void bufchain_consume(bufchain *ch, size_t len);
 void bufchain_fetch(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len);
 void bufchain_fetch_consume(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len);
+bool bufchain_try_consume(bufchain *ch, size_t len);
+bool bufchain_try_fetch(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len);
 bool bufchain_try_fetch_consume(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len);
 size_t bufchain_fetch_consume_up_to(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len);
 void bufchain_set_callback_inner(
diff --git a/utils/bufchain.c b/utils/bufchain.c
index 60ebc2be..9b02c65f 100644
--- a/utils/bufchain.c
+++ b/utils/bufchain.c
@@ -153,6 +153,26 @@ void bufchain_fetch_consume(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len)
     bufchain_consume(ch, len);
 }
 
+bool bufchain_try_fetch(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len)
+{
+    if (ch->buffersize >= len) {
+        bufchain_fetch(ch, data, len);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool bufchain_try_consume(bufchain *ch, size_t len)
+{
+    if (ch->buffersize >= len) {
+        bufchain_consume(ch, len);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 bool bufchain_try_fetch_consume(bufchain *ch, void *data, size_t len)
 {
     if (ch->buffersize >= len) {