diff --git a/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt b/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
index a042630a4..d9ad3d9b6 100644
--- a/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
+++ b/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
@@ -8931,6 +8931,7 @@ pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::consensus_decode_from_finite_re
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::consensus_encode<W: bitcoin_io::Write + core::marker::Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<usize, bitcoin_io::error::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage) -> bool
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result
+pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::into_payload(self) -> bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::magic(&self) -> &bitcoin::p2p::Magic
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::new(magic: bitcoin::p2p::Magic, payload: bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage) -> Self
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::payload(&self) -> &bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage
diff --git a/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt b/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
index b1299b1af..b56d80bba 100644
--- a/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
+++ b/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
@@ -8465,6 +8465,7 @@ pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::consensus_decode_from_finite_re
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::consensus_encode<W: bitcoin_io::Write + core::marker::Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<usize, bitcoin_io::error::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage) -> bool
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result
+pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::into_payload(self) -> bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::magic(&self) -> &bitcoin::p2p::Magic
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::new(magic: bitcoin::p2p::Magic, payload: bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage) -> Self
 pub fn bitcoin::p2p::message::RawNetworkMessage::payload(&self) -> &bitcoin::p2p::message::NetworkMessage
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs b/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
index 0b2cf3cdc..239ba91c8 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/p2p/message.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ impl RawNetworkMessage {
         Self { magic, payload, payload_len, checksum }
     }
 
+    /// Consumes the [RawNetworkMessage] instance and returns the inner payload.
+    pub fn into_payload(self) -> NetworkMessage {
+        self.payload
+    }
+
     /// The actual message data
     pub fn payload(&self) -> &NetworkMessage { &self.payload }