diff --git a/docs/api-reference/dataframe.md b/docs/api-reference/dataframe.md
index 447acbc15..7b146eeac 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/dataframe.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/dataframe.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         - join
         - join_asof
         - lazy
+        - native
         - null_count
         - pipe
         - rename
diff --git a/docs/api-reference/lazyframe.md b/docs/api-reference/lazyframe.md
index a6776e08c..c6d3e2368 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/lazyframe.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/lazyframe.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         - join_asof
         - lazy
         - pipe
+        - native
         - rename
         - schema
         - select
diff --git a/docs/api-reference/series.md b/docs/api-reference/series.md
index e8572dda8..13b69f97d 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/series.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/series.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         - min
         - mode
         - name
+        - native
         - n_unique
         - null_count
         - pipe
diff --git a/narwhals/dataframe.py b/narwhals/dataframe.py
index 3ddaa2814..3fd2fdd28 100644
--- a/narwhals/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/dataframe.py
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ def _series(self) -> type[Series]:
     def _lazyframe(self) -> type[LazyFrame[Any]]:
         return LazyFrame
 
+    @property
+    def native(self: Self) -> DataFrameT:
+        """Returns native frame underlying Narwhals DataFrame."""
+        return self._compliant_frame._native_frame  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         df: Any,
@@ -2765,6 +2770,11 @@ class LazyFrame(BaseFrame[FrameT]):
     def _dataframe(self) -> type[DataFrame[Any]]:
         return DataFrame
 
+    @property
+    def native(self: Self) -> FrameT:
+        """Returns native frame underlying Narwhals LazyFrame."""
+        return self._compliant_frame._native_frame  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         df: Any,
diff --git a/narwhals/series.py b/narwhals/series.py
index 6f5223202..3a0c013b0 100644
--- a/narwhals/series.py
+++ b/narwhals/series.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ def _dataframe(self) -> type[DataFrame[Any]]:
 
         return DataFrame
 
+    @property
+    def native(self: Self) -> Any:
+        """Returns native series underlying Narwhals Series."""
+        return self._compliant_series._native_series
+
     def __init__(
         self: Self,
         series: Any,
diff --git a/tests/frame/to_native_test.py b/tests/frame/to_native_test.py
index fb90caf10..464850196 100644
--- a/tests/frame/to_native_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/to_native_test.py
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ def test_to_native(constructor: Constructor) -> None:
     df = nw.from_native(df_raw)
 
     assert isinstance(df.to_native(), df_raw.__class__)
+    assert isinstance(df.native, df_raw.__class__)
diff --git a/tests/series_only/to_native_test.py b/tests/series_only/to_native_test.py
index e6955b4c3..06fcd4563 100644
--- a/tests/series_only/to_native_test.py
+++ b/tests/series_only/to_native_test.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 def test_to_native(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None:
     orig_series = constructor_eager({"a": data})["a"]  # type: ignore[index]
     nw_series = nw.from_native(constructor_eager({"a": data}), eager_only=True)["a"]
-    result = nw_series.to_native()
-    assert isinstance(result, orig_series.__class__)
+    assert isinstance(nw_series.to_native(), orig_series.__class__)
+    assert isinstance(nw_series.native, orig_series.__class__)
diff --git a/utils/check_api_reference.py b/utils/check_api_reference.py
index b7d8595aa..d9ef27678 100644
--- a/utils/check_api_reference.py
+++ b/utils/check_api_reference.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "is_sorted",
     "item",
     "name",
+    "native",
     "rename",
     "scatter",
     "shape",