diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h b/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h
index c3531d411..9f7601cd8 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h
@@ -1487,6 +1487,10 @@ class Verifier FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS {
   }
 
   // Verify this whole buffer, starting with root type T.
+  template<typename T> bool VerifyBuffer() {
+    return VerifyBuffer<T>(nullptr);
+  }
+
   template<typename T> bool VerifyBuffer(const char *identifier) {
     return VerifyBufferFromStart<T>(identifier, buf_);
   }