diff --git a/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.h b/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.h
index 3515dc4..162cc76 100644
--- a/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.h
+++ b/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.h
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@
  */
 @property (readonly) NSData *SA_dataWithUnterminatedByteString;
 
+/** Returns an NSData object containing a blank C string (i.e. a byte sequence
+	of length 1, containing the null character '\0').
+ */
++(NSData *)dataWithBlankCString;
+
 @end
diff --git a/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.m b/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.m
index dadd0ab..5b40f90 100644
--- a/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.m
+++ b/NSData+SA_NSDataExtensions.m
@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
++(NSData *)dataWithBlankCString
+{
+	return [NSData dataWithBytes:"\0" length:1];
+}
+
 @end