diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5fada816d..35d266b04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ dev
 **API Changes (Backward Compatible)**
 
 - Support for Python 3.14 has been added.
+- ``H2Connection.receive_data`` now accepts any byte-like object that
+  implements the buffer protocol, such as ``bytes``, ``bytearray``, and
+  ``memoryview``. Existing ``bytes`` callers are unaffected.
 - Align CONNECT pseudo-header validation with RFC 9113 s8.3 and RFC 8441 s4.
   Ordinary CONNECT now requires ``:method=CONNECT`` and ``:authority``, and
   forbids ``:scheme``/``:path``. Extended CONNECT (e.g., WebSocket) requires
diff --git a/docs/source/basic-usage.rst b/docs/source/basic-usage.rst
index 22cfd4e0c..dc69f67a1 100644
--- a/docs/source/basic-usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/basic-usage.rst
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ socket, in a loop. We then passed that data to the connection object, which
 returned us a single event object:
 :class:`RemoteSettingsChanged <h2.events.RemoteSettingsChanged>`.
 
+``receive_data`` accepts the ``bytes`` returned by ``recv`` as well as other
+byte-like objects that implement the buffer protocol, such as ``bytearray`` and
+``memoryview``.
+
 But what we didn't see was anything else. So it seems like all ``curl`` did
 was change its settings, but nothing else. If you look at the other ``curl``
 window, you'll notice that it hangs for a while and then eventually fails with
@@ -750,4 +754,4 @@ it, there are a few directions you could investigate:
 .. _PyOpenSSL: http://pyopenssl.readthedocs.org/
 .. _Eventlet example: https://github.com/python-hyper/h2/blob/master/examples/eventlet/eventlet-server.py
 .. _curl: https://curl.se/docs/http2.html
-.. _httpx: https://www.python-httpx.org/
\ No newline at end of file
+.. _httpx: https://www.python-httpx.org/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c1a15bf60..fbdffff92 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ testing = [
 
 linting = [
   "ruff>=0.8.0,<1",
-  "mypy>=1.13.0,<2",
+  "mypy>=1.16.0,<2",
   "typing_extensions>=4.12.2",
 ]
 
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ testpaths = [ "tests" ]
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
 source = [ "h2" ]
+omit = [ "*/h2/_typing.py" ]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
 fail_under = 100
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ commands = [
 dependency_groups = ["linting"]
 commands = [
   ["ruff", "check", "src/"],
-  ["mypy", "src/"],
+  ["mypy", "--strict-bytes", "src/", "tests/typing/strict_bytes.py"],
 ]
 
 [tool.tox.env.docs]
diff --git a/src/h2/_typing.py b/src/h2/_typing.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64592fd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/h2/_typing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""
+h2/_typing
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Shared typing helpers.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Protocol
+
+
+class Buffer(Protocol):
+    """
+    An object implementing the PEP 688 buffer protocol.
+    """
+
+    def __buffer__(self, flags: int, /) -> memoryview:
+        """
+        Return a memoryview over this object's bytes.
+        """
+        ...
diff --git a/src/h2/connection.py b/src/h2/connection.py
index 6c5122024..1de3e9fb5 100644
--- a/src/h2/connection.py
+++ b/src/h2/connection.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 
     from hpack.struct import Header, HeaderWeaklyTyped
 
+    from ._typing import Buffer
+
 
 class ConnectionState(Enum):
     IDLE = 0
@@ -1496,12 +1498,12 @@ def _inbound_flow_control_change_from_settings(self, old_value: int | None, new_
         for stream in self.streams.values():
             stream._inbound_flow_control_change_from_settings(delta)
 
-    def receive_data(self, data: bytes) -> list[Event]:
+    def receive_data(self, data: Buffer) -> list[Event]:
         """
         Pass some received HTTP/2 data to the connection for handling.
 
         :param data: The data received from the remote peer on the network.
-        :type data: ``bytes``
+        :type data: An object implementing the buffer protocol.
         :returns: A list of events that the remote peer triggered by sending
             this data.
         """
diff --git a/src/h2/frame_buffer.py b/src/h2/frame_buffer.py
index 2555cdce5..c2f8a5411 100644
--- a/src/h2/frame_buffer.py
+++ b/src/h2/frame_buffer.py
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from hyperframe.exceptions import InvalidDataError, InvalidFrameError
 from hyperframe.frame import ContinuationFrame, Frame, HeadersFrame, PushPromiseFrame
 
 from .exceptions import FrameDataMissingError, FrameTooLargeError, ProtocolError
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from ._typing import Buffer
+
 # To avoid a DOS attack based on sending loads of continuation frames, we limit
 # the maximum number we're prepared to receive. In this case, we'll set the
 # limit to 64, which means the largest encoded header block we can receive by
@@ -36,25 +41,27 @@ def __init__(self, server: bool = False) -> None:
         self._preamble_len = len(self._preamble)
         self._headers_buffer: list[HeadersFrame | ContinuationFrame | PushPromiseFrame] = []
 
-    def add_data(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+    def add_data(self, data: Buffer) -> None:
         """
         Add more data to the frame buffer.
 
         :param data: A bytestring containing the byte buffer.
         """
+        data_view = memoryview(data)
+
         if self._preamble_len:
-            data_len = len(data)
+            data_len = len(data_view)
             of_which_preamble = min(self._preamble_len, data_len)
 
-            if self._preamble[:of_which_preamble] != data[:of_which_preamble]:
+            if self._preamble[:of_which_preamble] != data_view[:of_which_preamble]:
                 msg = "Invalid HTTP/2 preamble."
                 raise ProtocolError(msg)
 
-            data = data[of_which_preamble:]
+            data_view = data_view[of_which_preamble:]
             self._preamble_len -= of_which_preamble
             self._preamble = self._preamble[of_which_preamble:]
 
-        self._data += data
+        self._data += data_view
 
     def _validate_frame_length(self, length: int) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_basic_logic.py b/tests/test_basic_logic.py
index 782a52ac3..1df989e06 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic_logic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic_logic.py
@@ -1003,6 +1003,22 @@ def test_ignores_preamble(self) -> None:
         assert not events
         assert not c.data_to_send()
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("data_wrapper", [bytearray, memoryview])
+    def test_receive_data_accepts_buffer_types(
+        self,
+        data_wrapper,
+        frame_factory,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        ``receive_data`` accepts byte-like buffers and handles their contents.
+        """
+        c = h2.connection.H2Connection(config=self.server_config)
+
+        events = c.receive_data(data_wrapper(frame_factory.preamble()))
+
+        assert not events
+        assert not c.data_to_send()
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("chunk_size", range(1, 24))
     def test_drip_feed_preamble(self, chunk_size) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/tests/typing/strict_bytes.py b/tests/typing/strict_bytes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..342e35f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typing/strict_bytes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from hyperframe.frame import Frame
+from typing_extensions import assert_type
+
+from h2.connection import H2Connection
+from h2.events import Event
+from h2.frame_buffer import FrameBuffer
+
+
+def receive_data_accepts_buffer_types() -> None:
+    connection = H2Connection()
+    frame_buffer = FrameBuffer()
+    bytearray_data = bytearray(b"")
+    memoryview_data = memoryview(b"")
+
+    bytearray_events = connection.receive_data(bytearray_data)
+    memoryview_events = connection.receive_data(memoryview_data)
+    frame_buffer.add_data(bytearray_data)
+    frame_buffer.add_data(memoryview_data)
+    buffered_frames = list(frame_buffer)
+
+    assert_type(bytearray_events, list[Event])
+    assert_type(memoryview_events, list[Event])
+    assert_type(buffered_frames, list[Frame])
+    assert bytearray_events == []
+    assert memoryview_events == []
+    assert buffered_frames == []