diff --git a/include/PolyVox/Mesh.h b/include/PolyVox/Mesh.h
index 08bc0d07..64dbd11b 100644
--- a/include/PolyVox/Mesh.h
+++ b/include/PolyVox/Mesh.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		uint32_t getNoOfIndices(void) const;
 		IndexType getIndex(uint32_t index) const;
-		const IndexType* getRawIndexData(void);
+		const IndexType* getRawIndexData(void) const;
 		POLYVOX_DEPRECATED const std::vector<IndexType>& getIndices(void) const;
 
 		const Vector3DInt32& getOffset(void) const;
diff --git a/include/PolyVox/Mesh.inl b/include/PolyVox/Mesh.inl
index c574687f..8a3d9312 100644
--- a/include/PolyVox/Mesh.inl
+++ b/include/PolyVox/Mesh.inl
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	}
 
 	template <typename VertexType, typename IndexType>
-	const IndexType* Mesh<VertexType, IndexType>::getRawIndexData(void)
+	const IndexType* Mesh<VertexType, IndexType>::getRawIndexData(void) const
 	{
 		return &(m_vecIndices[0]);
 	}