diff --git a/gstreamer/src/value.rs b/gstreamer/src/value.rs
index beece920d..52ccbd326 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/value.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/value.rs
@@ -655,6 +655,14 @@ impl<'a> Array<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> ops::Deref for Array<'a> {
+    type Target = [glib::SendValue];
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &[glib::SendValue] {
+        self.as_slice()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<&'a [&'a (dyn ToSendValue + Sync)]> for Array<'a> {
     fn from(values: &'a [&'a (dyn ToSendValue + Sync)]) -> Self {
         skip_assert_initialized!();
@@ -749,6 +757,14 @@ impl<'a> List<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> ops::Deref for List<'a> {
+    type Target = [glib::SendValue];
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &[glib::SendValue] {
+        self.as_slice()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<&'a [&'a (dyn ToSendValue + Sync)]> for List<'a> {
     fn from(values: &'a [&'a (dyn ToSendValue + Sync)]) -> Self {
         skip_assert_initialized!();