diff --git a/lib/rdf/description.ex b/lib/rdf/description.ex
index 57864c2..c3fdbf0 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/description.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/description.ex
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ defmodule RDF.Description do
     |> MapSet.union(predicates(description))
   end
 
+  def triples(description = %RDF.Description{}), do: Enum.to_list(description)
+
 
   @doc """
   Returns the number of statements of a `RDF.Description`.
diff --git a/lib/rdf/graph.ex b/lib/rdf/graph.ex
index d420fb0..43d1e21 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/graph.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/graph.ex
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ defmodule RDF.Graph do
     end) |> MapSet.union(subjects(graph))
   end
 
+  def triples(graph = %RDF.Graph{}), do: Enum.to_list(graph)
 
   def include?(%RDF.Graph{descriptions: descriptions},
               triple = {subject, _, _}) do