1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index ef46482151..e58a34b67e 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Buffer.prototype.toString = function (encoding, start, stop) {
     case 'binary':
       return this.binarySlice(start, stop);
 
+    case 'base64':
+      return this.base64Slice(start, stop);
+
     default:
       throw new Error('Unknown encoding');
   }