diff --git a/src/_utils.ts b/src/_utils.ts
index ffeec859..b870cd42 100644
--- a/src/_utils.ts
+++ b/src/_utils.ts
@@ -45,41 +45,3 @@ export function stringify(value: any): string {
 
   throw new Error("[unstorage] Cannot stringify value!");
 }
-
-export const BASE64_PREFIX = "base64:";
-
-export function serializeRaw(value: any) {
-  if (typeof value === "string") {
-    return value;
-  }
-  return BASE64_PREFIX + base64Encode(value);
-}
-
-export function deserializeRaw(value: any) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    // Return non-strings as-is
-    return value;
-  }
-  if (!value.startsWith(BASE64_PREFIX)) {
-    // Return unknown strings as-is
-    return value;
-  }
-  return base64Decode(value.slice(BASE64_PREFIX.length));
-}
-
-function base64Decode(input: string) {
-  if (globalThis.Buffer) {
-    return Buffer.from(input, "base64");
-  }
-  return Uint8Array.from(
-    globalThis.atob(input),
-    (c) => c.codePointAt(0) as number
-  );
-}
-
-function base64Encode(input: Uint8Array) {
-  if (globalThis.Buffer) {
-    return Buffer.from(input).toString("base64");
-  }
-  return globalThis.btoa(String.fromCodePoint(...input));
-}
diff --git a/src/drivers/redis.ts b/src/drivers/redis.ts
index 47e7c03c..d4fb8eb3 100644
--- a/src/drivers/redis.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/redis.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { defineDriver, joinKeys } from "./utils";
+import {
+  defineDriver,
+  joinKeys,
+  createError,
+  serializeRaw,
+  deserializeRaw,
+} from "./utils";
 // TODO: use named import in v2
 import Redis, {
   Cluster,
@@ -32,6 +38,12 @@ export interface RedisOptions extends _RedisOptions {
    * Default TTL for all items in seconds.
    */
   ttl?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to save Buffer/Uint8Arry as binary data or a base64-encoded string
+   * This option applies to the experimental getItemRaw/setItemRaw methods
+   */
+  saveRawAsBinary?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DRIVER_NAME = "redis";
@@ -75,6 +87,42 @@ export default defineDriver((opts: RedisOptions) => {
         await getRedisClient().set(p(key), value);
       }
     },
+    async getItemRaw(key) {
+      if (opts.saveRawAsBinary) {
+        const value = await getRedisClient().getBuffer(p(key));
+        return value ?? null;
+      } else {
+        const value = await getRedisClient().get(p(key));
+        return deserializeRaw(value);
+      }
+    },
+    async setItemRaw(key, value, tOptions) {
+      let valueToSave: any;
+      if (opts.saveRawAsBinary) {
+        if (value instanceof Uint8Array) {
+          if (value instanceof Buffer) {
+            valueToSave = value;
+          } else {
+            valueToSave = Buffer.copyBytesFrom(
+              value,
+              value.byteOffset,
+              value.byteLength
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          throw createError(DRIVER_NAME, "Expected Buffer or Uint8Array");
+        }
+      } else {
+        valueToSave = serializeRaw(value);
+      }
+
+      const ttl = tOptions?.ttl ?? opts.ttl;
+      if (ttl) {
+        await getRedisClient().set(p(key), valueToSave, "EX", ttl);
+      } else {
+        await getRedisClient().set(p(key), valueToSave);
+      }
+    },
     async removeItem(key) {
       await getRedisClient().del(p(key));
     },
diff --git a/src/drivers/utils/index.ts b/src/drivers/utils/index.ts
index 16e584a3..c25fb348 100644
--- a/src/drivers/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/utils/index.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,41 @@ export function createRequiredError(driver: string, name: string | string[]) {
   }
   return createError(driver, `Missing required option \`${name}\`.`);
 }
+
+export const BASE64_PREFIX = "base64:";
+
+export function serializeRaw(value: any) {
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return value;
+  }
+  return BASE64_PREFIX + base64Encode(value);
+}
+
+export function deserializeRaw(value: any) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    // Return non-strings as-is
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (!value.startsWith(BASE64_PREFIX)) {
+    // Return unknown strings as-is
+    return value;
+  }
+  return base64Decode(value.slice(BASE64_PREFIX.length));
+}
+
+function base64Decode(input: string) {
+  if (globalThis.Buffer) {
+    return Buffer.from(input, "base64");
+  }
+  return Uint8Array.from(
+    globalThis.atob(input),
+    (c) => c.codePointAt(0) as number
+  );
+}
+
+function base64Encode(input: Uint8Array) {
+  if (globalThis.Buffer) {
+    return Buffer.from(input).toString("base64");
+  }
+  return globalThis.btoa(String.fromCodePoint(...input));
+}
diff --git a/src/storage.ts b/src/storage.ts
index 7cacb064..1bbe8960 100644
--- a/src/storage.ts
+++ b/src/storage.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import type {
   TransactionOptions,
 } from "./types";
 import memory from "./drivers/memory";
-import { asyncCall, deserializeRaw, serializeRaw, stringify } from "./_utils";
+import { serializeRaw, deserializeRaw } from "./drivers/utils";
+import { asyncCall, stringify } from "./_utils";
 import {
   normalizeKey,
   normalizeBaseKey,