diff --git a/lib/rdf/description.ex b/lib/rdf/description.ex
index 55e3dee..ee7f161 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/description.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/description.ex
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ defmodule RDF.Description do
 
   def triples(description = %RDF.Description{}), do: Enum.to_list(description)
 
+  defdelegate statements(description), to: RDF.Description, as: :triples
+
 
   @doc """
   Returns the number of statements of a `RDF.Description`.
@@ -477,3 +479,24 @@ defimpl Enumerable, for: RDF.Description do
   def member?(desc, triple),  do: {:ok, RDF.Description.include?(desc, triple)}
   def count(desc),            do: {:ok, RDF.Description.count(desc)}
 end
+
+defimpl RDF.Data, for: RDF.Description do
+  def add(description, statements),    do: RDF.Description.add(description, statements)
+  def put(description, statements),    do: RDF.Description.put(description, statements)
+  def delete(description, statements), do: RDF.Description.delete(description, statements)
+  def pop(description),                do: RDF.Description.pop(description)
+
+  def include?(description, statements),
+    do: RDF.Description.include?(description, statements)
+
+  def statements(description), do: RDF.Description.statements(description)
+  def predicates(description), do: RDF.Description.predicates(description)
+  def objects(description),    do: RDF.Description.objects(description)
+  def subjects(%RDF.Description{subject: subject}), do: MapSet.new([subject])
+
+  def resources(%RDF.Description{subject: subject} = description),
+    do: RDF.Description.resources(description) |> MapSet.put(subject)
+
+  def subject_count(_),             do: 1
+  def statement_count(description), do: RDF.Description.count(description)
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/description_test.exs b/test/unit/description_test.exs
index 792cb83..d890f3c 100644
--- a/test/unit/description_test.exs
+++ b/test/unit/description_test.exs
@@ -336,4 +336,77 @@ defmodule RDF.DescriptionTest do
 
   end
 
+  describe "RDF.Data protocol implementation" do
+    setup do
+      {:ok,
+        description: Description.new(EX.S, [
+          {EX.p1, [EX.O1, EX.O2]},
+          {EX.p2, EX.O3},
+          {EX.p3, [~B<foo>, ~L"bar"]},
+        ])
+      }
+    end
+
+    test "add", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.add(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O4}) ==
+              Description.add(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O4})
+
+      assert RDF.Data.add(description, {EX.Other, EX.p2, EX.O4}) == description
+    end
+
+    test "put", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.put(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O4}) ==
+              Description.put(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O4})
+
+      assert RDF.Data.put(description, {EX.Other, EX.p2, EX.O4}) == description
+    end
+
+    test "delete", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.delete(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O2}) ==
+              Description.delete(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O2})
+
+      assert RDF.Data.delete(description, {EX.Other, EX.p1, EX.O2}) == description
+    end
+
+    test "pop", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.pop(description) == Description.pop(description)
+    end
+
+    test "include?", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.include?(description, {EX.S, EX.p1, EX.O2})
+      refute RDF.Data.include?(description, {EX.Other, EX.p1, EX.O2})
+    end
+
+    test "statements", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.statements(description) == Description.statements(description)
+    end
+
+    test "subjects", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.subjects(description) == MapSet.new([uri(EX.S)])
+    end
+
+    test "predicates", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.predicates(description) == MapSet.new([EX.p1, EX.p2, EX.p3])
+    end
+
+    test "objects", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.objects(description) ==
+              MapSet.new([uri(EX.O1), uri(EX.O2), uri(EX.O3), ~B<foo>])
+    end
+
+    test "resources", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.resources(description) ==
+              MapSet.new([uri(EX.S), EX.p1, EX.p2, EX.p3, uri(EX.O1), uri(EX.O2), uri(EX.O3), ~B<foo>])
+    end
+
+    test "subject_count", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.subject_count(description) == 1
+    end
+
+    test "statement_count", %{description: description} do
+      assert RDF.Data.statement_count(description) == 5
+    end
+
+  end
+
 end