diff --git a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
index 653e4c12e..fb9ec0a9d 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ impl<'a, T> AsRef<MetaRef<'a, T>> for MetaRef<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, T> AsRef<T> for MetaRef<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.meta
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, T, U> ops::Deref for MetaRefMut<'a, T, U> {
     type Target = T;
 
@@ -158,6 +165,13 @@ impl<'a, T, U> AsRef<MetaRef<'a, T>> for MetaRefMut<'a, T, U> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, T, U> AsMut<T> for MetaRefMut<'a, T, U> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+        self.meta
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, T> MetaRef<'a, T> {
     #[doc(alias = "get_api")]
     #[inline]