diff --git a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
index 5fc15fae5199b..04ed9805999e4 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
@@ -727,6 +727,17 @@ macro_rules! generate_pattern_iterators {
             }
         }
 
+        impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> $reverse_iterator<'a, P> {
+            /// View the underlying data as a subslice of the original data.
+            ///
+            /// This has the same lifetime as the original slice, and so the
+            /// iterator can continue to be used while this exists.
+            $(#[$common_stability_attribute])*
+            pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+                self.0.as_str()
+            }
+        }
+
         generate_pattern_iterators!($($t)* with $(#[$common_stability_attribute])*,
                                                 $forward_iterator,
                                                 $reverse_iterator, $iterty);
@@ -817,6 +828,15 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> SplitInternal<'a, P> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        if self.finished {
+            ""
+        } else {
+            unsafe { self.matcher.haystack().slice_unchecked(self.start, self.end) }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str>
         where P::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>
@@ -912,6 +932,11 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> SplitNInternal<'a, P> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        self.iter.as_str()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str>
         where P::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>
@@ -965,6 +990,11 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> MatchIndicesInternal<'a, P> {
         })
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        self.0.as_str()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<(usize, &'a str)>
         where P::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>
@@ -1017,6 +1047,11 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> MatchesInternal<'a, P> {
         })
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        self.0.as_str()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str>
         where P::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>
diff --git a/src/libcore/str/pattern.rs b/src/libcore/str/pattern.rs
index b803539e12b1a..ee0b7b52109b0 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/pattern.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/pattern.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ pub unsafe trait Searcher<'a> {
     /// Will always return the same `&str`
     fn haystack(&self) -> &'a str;
 
+    /// Getter for the rest of the iterator
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str;
+
     /// Performs the next search step starting from the front.
     ///
     /// - Returns `Match(a, b)` if `haystack[a..b]` matches the pattern.
@@ -305,6 +308,10 @@ unsafe impl<'a, C: CharEq> Searcher<'a> for CharEqSearcher<'a, C> {
         self.haystack
     }
 
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        self.char_indices.as_str()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next(&mut self) -> SearchStep {
         let s = &mut self.char_indices;
@@ -383,6 +390,10 @@ macro_rules! searcher_methods {
             self.0.haystack()
         }
         #[inline]
+        fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+            self.0.as_str()
+        }
+        #[inline]
         fn next(&mut self) -> SearchStep {
             self.0.next()
         }
@@ -596,6 +607,17 @@ impl<'a, 'b> StrSearcher<'a, 'b> {
 unsafe impl<'a, 'b> Searcher<'a> for StrSearcher<'a, 'b> {
     fn haystack(&self) -> &'a str { self.haystack }
 
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'a str {
+        match self.searcher {
+            StrSearcherImpl::Empty(ref searcher) => {
+                &self.haystack[searcher.position..searcher.end]
+            },
+            StrSearcherImpl::TwoWay(ref searcher) => {
+                &self.haystack[searcher.position..searcher.end]
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn next(&mut self) -> SearchStep {
         match self.searcher {