diff --git a/include/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.h b/include/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.h
index c730e35ef..6af34787e 100644
--- a/include/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.h
+++ b/include/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.h
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ class Slave : public rogue::interfaces::stream::Pool,
      */
     uint64_t getByteCount();
 
+    //! Ensure frame is a single buffer
+    /** This method makes sure the passed frame is composed of a single buffer.
+     *  If the reqNew flag is true and the passed frame is not a single buffer, a
+     *  new frame will be requested and the frame data will be copied, with the passed
+     *  frame pointer being updated. The return value will indicate if the frame is a
+     *  single buffer at the end of the process. A frame lock must be held when this
+     *  method is called.
+     *
+     * Not exposed to Python
+     * @param frame Reference to frame pointer (FramePtr)
+     * @param rewEn Flag to determine if a new frame should be requested
+     */
+    bool ensureSingleBuffer(std::shared_ptr<rogue::interfaces::stream::Frame>& frame, bool reqEn);
+
 #ifndef NO_PYTHON
 
     //! Support << operator in python
diff --git a/src/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.cpp b/src/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.cpp
index 68fa6b323..3ea134b9e 100644
--- a/src/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.cpp
+++ b/src/rogue/interfaces/stream/Slave.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,35 @@ uint64_t ris::Slave::getByteCount() {
     return (frameBytes_);
 }
 
+// Ensure passed frame is a single buffer
+bool ris::Slave::ensureSingleBuffer(ris::FramePtr& frame, bool reqEn) {
+    // Frame is a single buffer
+    if (frame->bufferCount() == 1)
+        return true;
+
+    else if (!reqEn)
+        return false;
+
+    else {
+        uint32_t size        = frame->getPayload();
+        ris::FramePtr nFrame = acceptReq(size, true);
+
+        if (nFrame->bufferCount() != 1)
+            return false;
+
+        else {
+            nFrame->setPayload(size);
+
+            ris::FrameIterator srcIter = frame->begin();
+            ris::FrameIterator dstIter = nFrame->begin();
+
+            ris::copyFrame(srcIter, size, dstIter);
+            frame = nFrame;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void ris::Slave::setup_python() {
 #ifndef NO_PYTHON