diff --git a/dfdx-core/src/nn_traits/mod.rs b/dfdx-core/src/nn_traits/mod.rs
index 52203373..869e1047 100644
--- a/dfdx-core/src/nn_traits/mod.rs
+++ b/dfdx-core/src/nn_traits/mod.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,21 @@ pub trait LoadSafeTensors {
     ) -> Result<(), safetensors::SafeTensorError> {
         self.load_safetensors_with(path, false, &mut core::convert::identity)
     }
+    fn load_safetensors_from_bytes_with<F: FnMut(String) -> String>(
+        &mut self,
+        bytes: &[u8],
+        skip_missing: bool,
+        key_map: &mut F,
+    ) -> Result<(), safetensors::SafeTensorError> {
+        let tensors = safetensors::SafeTensors::deserialize(&bytes)?;
+        self.read_safetensors_with("", &tensors, skip_missing, key_map)
+    }
+    fn load_safetensors_from_bytes(
+        &mut self,
+        bytes: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<(), safetensors::SafeTensorError> {
+        self.load_safetensors_from_bytes_with(bytes, false, &mut core::convert::identity)
+    }
 
     fn read_safetensors_with<F: FnMut(String) -> String>(
         &mut self,