diff --git a/src/builder/data.rs b/src/builder/data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46398e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builder/data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use super::invoke::{Identity, Invoke};
+use elements;
+
+pub struct DataSegmentBuilder<F=Identity> {
+    callback: F,
+    // todo: add mapper once multiple memory refs possible
+    mem_index: u32,
+    offset: elements::InitExpr,
+    value: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl DataSegmentBuilder {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        DataSegmentBuilder::with_callback(Identity)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F> DataSegmentBuilder<F> {
+    pub fn with_callback(callback: F) -> Self {
+        DataSegmentBuilder {
+            callback: callback,
+            mem_index: 0,
+            offset: elements::InitExpr::empty(),
+            value: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn offset(mut self, opcode: elements::Opcode) -> Self {
+        self.offset = elements::InitExpr::new(vec![opcode, elements::Opcode::End]);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn value(mut self, value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        self.value = value;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F> DataSegmentBuilder<F> where F: Invoke<elements::DataSegment> {
+    pub fn build(self) -> F::Result {
+        self.callback.invoke(
+            elements::DataSegment::new(
+                self.mem_index,
+                self.offset,
+                self.value,
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/builder/module.rs b/src/builder/module.rs
index 372acfa..584b2d9 100644
--- a/src/builder/module.rs
+++ b/src/builder/module.rs
@@ -487,4 +487,16 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(module.global_section().expect("global section to exist").entries().len(), 1);        
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn data() {
+        let module = module()
+            .data()
+                .offset(::elements::Opcode::I32Const(16))
+                .value(vec![0u8, 15, 10, 5, 25])
+                .build()
+            .build();
+
+        assert_eq!(module.data_section().expect("data section to exist").entries().len(), 1);
+    }
  }