diff --git a/main/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/RefinedTypeOps.scala b/main/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/RefinedTypeOps.scala
index eacbe207..34bbaab9 100644
--- a/main/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/RefinedTypeOps.scala
+++ b/main/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/RefinedTypeOps.scala
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class RefinedTypeOpsImpl[A, C, T]:
    */
   inline def assume(value: A): T = value.assume[C].asInstanceOf[T]
 
+  extension (wrapper: T)
+    inline def value: IronType[A, C] = wrapper.asInstanceOf[IronType[A, C]]
+    
 extension [A, C, T](ops: RefinedTypeOpsImpl[A, C, T])
 
   /**
diff --git a/main/test/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/testing/RefinedOpsSuite.scala b/main/test/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/testing/RefinedOpsSuite.scala
index fb6a0fe5..5bc9b294 100644
--- a/main/test/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/testing/RefinedOpsSuite.scala
+++ b/main/test/src/io/github/iltotore/iron/testing/RefinedOpsSuite.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ object RefinedTypeOpsSuite extends TestSuite:
       compileError("Temperature(-100)")
     }
 
+    test("value") {
+      val t1 = Temperature(100)
+      val t2 = Temperature(100)
+
+      val result = t1.value + t2.value
+      assert(result == 200.0)
+    }
+
     test("re-eval") {
       val x: Double :| Positive = 5.0
       val y: Double :| Greater[10] = 15.0