diff --git a/src/structs/mat_macros.rs b/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
index 9b5da7db..e5744af5 100644
--- a/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ macro_rules! indexable_impl(
                 .swap(i1 + j1 * $dim, i2 + j2 * $dim)
             }
         }
+
+        #[inline]
+        unsafe fn unsafe_at(&self, (i, j): (uint, uint)) -> N {
+            (*cast::transmute::<&$t<N>, &[N, ..$dim * $dim]>(self).unsafe_ref(i + j * $dim)).clone()
+        }
+
+        #[inline]
+        unsafe fn unsafe_set(&mut self, (i, j): (uint, uint), val: N) {
+            (*cast::transmute::<&mut $t<N>, &mut [N, ..$dim * $dim]>(self).unsafe_mut_ref(i + j * $dim)) = val
+        }
     }
   )
 )
diff --git a/src/structs/spec/vec0.rs b/src/structs/spec/vec0.rs
index 1b1a9b90..01d2af76 100644
--- a/src/structs/spec/vec0.rs
+++ b/src/structs/spec/vec0.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,19 @@ impl<N> Indexable<uint, N> for vec::Vec0<N> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn set(&mut self, _: uint, _: N) {
-
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn swap(&mut self, _: uint, _: uint) {
+    }
 
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn unsafe_at(&self, _: uint) -> N {
+        fail!("Cannot index a Vec0.")
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn unsafe_set(&mut self, _: uint, _: N) {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/structs/vec_macros.rs b/src/structs/vec_macros.rs
index f8067002..fb15ddea 100644
--- a/src/structs/vec_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/vec_macros.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ macro_rules! indexable_impl(
                     cast::transmute::<&mut $t<N>, &mut [N, ..$dim]>(self).swap(i1, i2)
                 }
             }
+
+            #[inline]
+            unsafe fn unsafe_at(&self, i: uint) -> N {
+                (*cast::transmute::<&$t<N>, &[N, ..$dim]>(self).unsafe_ref(i)).clone()
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            unsafe fn unsafe_set(&mut self, i: uint, val: N) {
+                (*cast::transmute::<&mut $t<N>, &mut [N, ..$dim]>(self).unsafe_mut_ref(i)) = val
+            }
         }
     )
 )
diff --git a/src/traits/structure.rs b/src/traits/structure.rs
index ac664003..1c35c4a6 100644
--- a/src/traits/structure.rs
+++ b/src/traits/structure.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ pub trait Indexable<Index, Res> {
     fn set(&mut self, i: Index, Res);
     /// Swaps the `i`-th element of `self` with its `j`-th element.
     fn swap(&mut self, i: Index, j: Index);
+
+    /// Reads the `i`-th element of `self`.
+    ///
+    /// `i` is not checked.
+    unsafe fn unsafe_at(&self, i: Index) -> Res;
+    /// Writes to the `i`-th element of `self`.
+    ///
+    /// `i` is not checked.
+    unsafe fn unsafe_set(&mut self, i: Index, Res);
 }
 
 /// This is a workaround of current Rust limitations.