diff --git a/sk/devops.py b/sk/devops.py
index a04bf9f..ac0ca79 100644
--- a/sk/devops.py
+++ b/sk/devops.py
@@ -247,6 +247,20 @@ class Item():
         )
         self.from_json(r.json()) # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
+    def get_content(self) -> bytes:
+        """Get the content of the item if it is a file."""
+        if self.git_object_type != "blob": # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            raise ValueError("Content can only be fetched for blob items.")
+
+        r = self._repository._project.organization.get_path(
+            path=f"{self._repository._project.id}/_apis/git/repositories/{self._repository.id}/items",
+            params={
+                "path": self.path,
+                "recursionLevel": "none"
+            }
+        )
+        return r.content
+
     @property
     def path(self):
         return self._path # type: ignore[attr-defined]