diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e0adb35b..848f4e99 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.2 (unreleased)
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  cpp: DecryptionResult::sessionKey    NEW.
  cpp: DecryptionResult::symkeyAlgo    NEW.
+ cpp: Data::rewind                    NEW.
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.1 (2018-04-20)
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/data.cpp b/lang/cpp/src/data.cpp
index 52b8da24..2782aa79 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/data.cpp
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/data.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ off_t GpgME::Data::seek(off_t offset, int whence)
     return gpgme_data_seek(d->data, offset, whence);
 }
 
+GpgME::Error GpgME::Data::rewind()
+{
+    return Error(gpgme_data_rewind(d->data));
+}
+
 std::vector<GpgME::Key> GpgME::Data::toKeys(Protocol proto) const
 {
     std::vector<GpgME::Key> ret;
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/data.h b/lang/cpp/src/data.h
index 446f6fa3..df8607e7 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/data.h
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/data.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ public:
     ssize_t write(const void *buffer, size_t length);
     off_t seek(off_t offset, int whence);
 
+    /* Convenience function to do a seek (0, SEEK_SET).  */
+    Error rewind();
+
     /** Try to parse the data to a key object using the
      * Protocol proto. Returns an empty list on error.*/
     std::vector<Key> toKeys(const Protocol proto = Protocol::OpenPGP) const;
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-various.cpp b/lang/qt/tests/t-various.cpp
index 75456281..76e68063 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-various.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-various.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,25 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         QVERIFY(key.primaryFingerprint() == QStringLiteral("7A0904B6950DA998020A1AD4BE41C0C3A5FF1F3C"));
     }
 
+    void testDataRewind()
+    {
+        if (GpgME::engineInfo(GpgME::GpgEngine).engineVersion() < "2.1.14") {
+            return;
+        }
+        QGpgME::QByteArrayDataProvider dp(aKey);
+        Data data(&dp);
+        char buf[20];
+        data.read(buf, 20);
+
+        auto keys = data.toKeys();
+        QVERIFY(keys.size() == 0);
+
+        data.rewind();
+
+        keys = data.toKeys();
+        QVERIFY(keys.size() == 1);
+    }
+
     void testQuickUid()
     {
         if (GpgME::engineInfo(GpgME::GpgEngine).engineVersion() < "2.1.13") {