diff --git a/src/Ae.Dns.Protocol/Records/DnsCaaResource.cs b/src/Ae.Dns.Protocol/Records/DnsCaaResource.cs
index 8df9f0d..14b6f82 100644
--- a/src/Ae.Dns.Protocol/Records/DnsCaaResource.cs
+++ b/src/Ae.Dns.Protocol/Records/DnsCaaResource.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ public sealed class DnsCaaResource : IDnsResource, IEquatable<DnsCaaResource>
         /// </summary>
         public ReadOnlyMemory<byte> Value { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If this value is known to be a string, return it as ASCII.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ValueAsString
+        {
+            get
+            {
+#if NETSTANDARD2_0
+                return Encoding.ASCII.GetString(Value.ToArray());
+#else
+                return Encoding.ASCII.GetString(Value.Span);
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool Equals(DnsCaaResource? other)
         {
@@ -57,7 +72,7 @@ public void ReadBytes(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> bytes, ref int offset, int length)
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override string ToString() => $"{Flag} {Tag} {Encoding.ASCII.GetString(Value.ToArray())}";
+        public override string ToString() => $"{Flag} {Tag} {ValueAsString}";
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void WriteBytes(Memory<byte> bytes, ref int offset)