diff --git a/src/structs/matrix_macros.rs b/src/structs/matrix_macros.rs
index 6bbd0aa8..3c401c6b 100644
--- a/src/structs/matrix_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/matrix_macros.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ macro_rules! conversion_impl(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        impl<'a, N: Clone> From<&'a [[N; $dimension]; $dimension]> for $t<N> {
+            #[inline]
+            fn from(arr: &'a [[N; $dimension]; $dimension]) -> $t<N> {
+                let tref: &$t<N> = From::from(arr);
+                tref.clone()
+            }
+        }
     )
 );
 
diff --git a/src/structs/vector_macros.rs b/src/structs/vector_macros.rs
index 99c6e980..6f52b342 100644
--- a/src/structs/vector_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/vector_macros.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ macro_rules! conversion_impl(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        impl<'a, N: Clone> From<&'a [N; $dimension]> for $t<N> {
+            #[inline]
+            fn from(arr: &'a [N; $dimension]) -> $t<N> {
+                let vref: &$t<N> = From::from(arr);
+                vref.clone()
+            }
+        }
     )
 );