diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
index 2fa7887..1836b77 100644
--- a/src/de.rs
+++ b/src/de.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ pub fn from_slice(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Value<'_>, Error> {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn parse_jsonb(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Value<'_>, Error> {
+    let mut decoder = Decoder::new(buf);
+    decoder.decode()
+}
+
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct Decoder<'a> {
     buf: &'a [u8],
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 22a8799..603625e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ mod ser;
 mod util;
 mod value;
 
-pub use de::from_slice;
+pub use de::{from_slice, parse_jsonb};
 pub use error::Error;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use from::*;