diff --git a/conversion/stringconversion.cpp b/conversion/stringconversion.cpp
index 71d6258..cedf330 100644
--- a/conversion/stringconversion.cpp
+++ b/conversion/stringconversion.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void truncateString(string &str, char terminationChar)
  *
  * The unit with appropriate binary prefix will be appended.
  */
-string dataSizeToString(uint64 sizeInByte)
+string dataSizeToString(uint64 sizeInByte, bool includeByte)
 {
     stringstream res(stringstream::in | stringstream::out);
     res.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ string dataSizeToString(uint64 sizeInByte)
     } else {
         res << (static_cast<double>(sizeInByte) / 1099511627776.0) << " TiB";
     }
+    if(includeByte && sizeInByte > 1024LL) {
+        res << ' ' << '(' << sizeInByte << " byte)";
+    }
     return res.str();
 }
 
diff --git a/conversion/stringconversion.h b/conversion/stringconversion.h
index 5fcb628..4f76c5d 100644
--- a/conversion/stringconversion.h
+++ b/conversion/stringconversion.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ template <typename T> LIB_EXPORT std::string interpretIntegerAsString(T integer,
     return std::string(buffer + startOffset, sizeof(T) - startOffset);
 }
 
-LIB_EXPORT std::string dataSizeToString(uint64 sizeInByte);
+LIB_EXPORT std::string dataSizeToString(uint64 sizeInByte, bool includeByte = false);
 LIB_EXPORT std::string bitrateToString(double speedInKbitsPerSecond, bool useByteInsteadOfBits = false);
 LIB_EXPORT std::string encodeBase64(const std::vector<char> &bytes);
 LIB_EXPORT std::vector<char> decodeBase64(const std::string &encoded);