diff --git a/cf/data/data.py b/cf/data/data.py
index 0c51c4e748..fbf35134f3 100644
--- a/cf/data/data.py
+++ b/cf/data/data.py
@@ -6051,11 +6051,13 @@ def Units(self):
         )
 
     @property
+    @daskified(_DASKIFIED_VERBOSE)
     def data(self):
         """The data as an object identity.
 
-        **Examples:**
+        **Examples**
 
+        >>> d = cf.Data([1, 2], 'm')
         >>> d.data is d
         True
 
diff --git a/cf/test/test_Data.py b/cf/test/test_Data.py
index 8dc3f97f6b..405bd74a07 100644
--- a/cf/test/test_Data.py
+++ b/cf/test/test_Data.py
@@ -3967,6 +3967,16 @@ def test_Data_tolist(self):
             self.assertEqual(e, np.array(x).tolist())
             self.assertTrue(d.equals(cf.Data(e)))
 
+    def test_Data_data(self):
+        for d in [
+            cf.Data(1),
+            cf.Data([1, 2], fill_value=0),
+            cf.Data([1, 2], "m"),
+            cf.Data([1, 2], mask=[1,0], units="m"),
+            cf.Data([[0, 1, 2], [3, 4, 5]], chunks=2),
+        ]:
+            self.assertIs(d.data, d)
+
     def test_Data_dump(self):
         d = cf.Data([1, 2], "m")
         x = (