diff --git a/msgspec/__init__.pyi b/msgspec/__init__.pyi
index 86a1051a..c44f2b32 100644
--- a/msgspec/__init__.pyi
+++ b/msgspec/__init__.pyi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from typing import (
     overload,
 )
 
-from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform
+from typing_extensions import dataclass_transform, Buffer
 
 from . import inspect, json, msgpack, structs, toml, yaml
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Raw(bytes):
     @overload
     def __new__(cls) -> "Raw": ...
     @overload
-    def __new__(cls, msg: Union[bytes, str]) -> "Raw": ...
+    def __new__(cls, msg: Union[Buffer, str]) -> "Raw": ...
     def copy(self) -> "Raw": ...
 
 class Meta:
diff --git a/msgspec/json.pyi b/msgspec/json.pyi
index 3b8b7e5e..450f31e6 100644
--- a/msgspec/json.pyi
+++ b/msgspec/json.pyi
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from typing import (
     overload,
 )
 
+from typing_extensions import Buffer
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 enc_hook_sig = Optional[Callable[[Any], Any]]
@@ -73,19 +75,19 @@ class Decoder(Generic[T]):
         dec_hook: dec_hook_sig = None,
         float_hook: float_hook_sig = None,
     ) -> None: ...
-    def decode(self, data: Union[bytes, str]) -> T: ...
-    def decode_lines(self, data: Union[bytes, str]) -> list[T]: ...
+    def decode(self, data: Union[Buffer, str]) -> T: ...
+    def decode_lines(self, data: Union[Buffer, str]) -> list[T]: ...
 
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     strict: bool = True,
     dec_hook: dec_hook_sig = None,
 ) -> Any: ...
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     type: Type[T] = ...,
     strict: bool = True,
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ def decode(
 ) -> T: ...
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     type: Any = ...,
     strict: bool = True,
@@ -110,4 +112,4 @@ def schema_components(
 @overload
 def format(buf: str, *, indent: int = 2) -> str: ...
 @overload
-def format(buf: bytes, *, indent: int = 2) -> bytes: ...
+def format(buf: Buffer, *, indent: int = 2) -> bytes: ...
diff --git a/msgspec/toml.py b/msgspec/toml.py
index f37228d8..c4306440 100644
--- a/msgspec/toml.py
+++ b/msgspec/toml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import datetime as _datetime
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union, overload, Literal
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, overload, TypeVar, Any
 
 from . import (
     DecodeError as _DecodeError,
@@ -7,6 +9,11 @@
     to_builtins as _to_builtins,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Callable, Optional, Type, Union, Literal
+    from typing_extensions import Buffer
+
+
 __all__ = ("encode", "decode")
 
 
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ def encode(
 
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     strict: bool = True,
     dec_hook: Optional[Callable[[type, Any], Any]] = None,
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ def decode(
 
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     type: Type[T] = ...,
     strict: bool = True,
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ def decode(
 
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     type: Any = ...,
     strict: bool = True,
diff --git a/msgspec/yaml.py b/msgspec/yaml.py
index bb57ef91..e8f6abc5 100644
--- a/msgspec/yaml.py
+++ b/msgspec/yaml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import datetime as _datetime
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union, overload, Literal
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, overload, TypeVar, Any
 
 from . import (
     DecodeError as _DecodeError,
@@ -7,6 +9,11 @@
     to_builtins as _to_builtins,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Callable, Optional, Type, Union, Literal
+    from typing_extensions import Buffer
+
+
 __all__ = ("encode", "decode")
 
 
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ def encode(
 
 @overload
 def decode(
-    buf: Union[bytes, str],
+    buf: Union[Buffer, str],
     *,
     strict: bool = True,
     dec_hook: Optional[Callable[[type, Any], Any]] = None,
diff --git a/tests/basic_typing_examples.py b/tests/basic_typing_examples.py
index fd49bd14..33dcb009 100644
--- a/tests/basic_typing_examples.py
+++ b/tests/basic_typing_examples.py
@@ -654,6 +654,11 @@ def check_msgpack_decode_typed() -> None:
     reveal_type(o)  # assert ("List" in typ or "list" in typ) and "int" in typ
 
 
+def check_msgpack_decode_from_buffer() -> None:
+    msg = msgspec.msgpack.encode([1, 2, 3])
+    msgspec.toml.decode(memoryview(msg))
+
+
 def check_msgpack_decode_typed_union() -> None:
     o: Union[int, str] = msgspec.msgpack.decode(b"", type=Union[int, str])
     reveal_type(o)  # assert "int" in typ and "str" in typ
@@ -835,6 +840,10 @@ def check_json_decode_from_str() -> None:
     reveal_type(o)  # assert ("List" in typ or "list" in typ) and "int" in typ
 
 
+def check_json_decode_from_buffer() -> None:
+    msgspec.json.decode(memoryview(b"[1, 2, 3]"))
+
+
 def check_json_encode_enc_hook() -> None:
     msgspec.json.encode(object(), enc_hook=lambda x: None)
 
@@ -929,6 +938,10 @@ def check_yaml_decode_from_str() -> None:
     reveal_type(o)  # assert "list" in typ.lower() and "int" in typ
 
 
+def check_yaml_decode_from_buffer() -> None:
+    msgspec.yaml.decode(memoryview(b"[1, 2, 3]"))
+
+
 def check_yaml_encode_enc_hook() -> None:
     msgspec.yaml.encode(object(), enc_hook=lambda x: None)
 
@@ -977,6 +990,10 @@ def check_toml_decode_from_str() -> None:
     reveal_type(o)  # assert "dict" in typ.lower() and "int" in typ
 
 
+def check_toml_decode_from_buffer() -> None:
+    msgspec.toml.decode(memoryview(b"a = 1"))
+
+
 def check_toml_encode_enc_hook() -> None:
     msgspec.toml.encode(object(), enc_hook=lambda x: None)