diff --git a/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs b/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
index 0e0cfee3bd5..6cac152ff84 100644
--- a/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/dashboard/src/lib.rs
@@ -201,19 +201,19 @@ impl Component for Model {
                     </button>
                     { self.view_data() }
                     <button disabled=self.ws.is_some()
-                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::Connect.into())>
+                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::Connect)>
                         { "Connect To WebSocket" }
                     </button>
                     <button disabled=self.ws.is_none()
-                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::SendData(false).into())>
+                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::SendData(false))>
                         { "Send To WebSocket" }
                     </button>
                     <button disabled=self.ws.is_none()
-                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::SendData(true).into())>
+                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::SendData(true))>
                         { "Send To WebSocket [binary]" }
                     </button>
                     <button disabled=self.ws.is_none()
-                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::Disconnect.into())>
+                            onclick=self.link.callback(|_| WsAction::Disconnect)>
                         { "Close WebSocket connection" }
                     </button>
                 </nav>
diff --git a/src/html/scope.rs b/src/html/scope.rs
index 9ea5dd94527..f7f9818690b 100644
--- a/src/html/scope.rs
+++ b/src/html/scope.rs
@@ -108,10 +108,12 @@ impl<COMP: Component> Scope<COMP> {
     }
 
     /// Send a message to the component
-    pub fn send_message(&self, msg: COMP::Message) {
-        self.update(ComponentUpdate::Message(msg));
+    pub fn send_message<T>(&self, msg: T)
+    where
+        T: Into<COMP::Message>,
+    {
+        self.update(ComponentUpdate::Message(msg.into()));
     }
-
     /// Send a batch of messages to the component
     pub fn send_message_batch(&self, messages: Vec<COMP::Message>) {
         self.update(ComponentUpdate::MessageBatch(messages));
@@ -119,9 +121,10 @@ impl<COMP: Component> Scope<COMP> {
 
     /// This method creates a `Callback` which will send a message to the linked component's
     /// update method when invoked.
-    pub fn callback<F, IN>(&self, function: F) -> Callback<IN>
+    pub fn callback<F, IN, M>(&self, function: F) -> Callback<IN>
     where
-        F: Fn(IN) -> COMP::Message + 'static,
+        M: Into<COMP::Message>,
+        F: Fn(IN) -> M + 'static,
     {
         let scope = self.clone();
         let closure = move |input| {
diff --git a/src/services/fetch/std_web.rs b/src/services/fetch/std_web.rs
index 228ea8d7978..e9cb8070f13 100644
--- a/src/services/fetch/std_web.rs
+++ b/src/services/fetch/std_web.rs
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ impl FetchService {
     ///#     fn update(&mut self, msg: Self::Message) -> bool {unimplemented!()}
     ///#     fn view(&self) -> Html {unimplemented!()}
     ///# }
-    ///# pub enum Msg {}
+    ///# pub enum Msg { }
     ///# fn dont_execute() {
     ///# let link: ComponentLink<Comp> = unimplemented!();
-    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, anyhow::Error>>| unimplemented!());
+    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, anyhow::Error>>| -> Msg { unimplemented!() });
     /// let request = fetch::Request::get("/path/")
     ///     .body(Nothing)
     ///     .unwrap();
diff --git a/src/services/fetch/web_sys.rs b/src/services/fetch/web_sys.rs
index 1c9b4f14ae0..c185320a6c6 100644
--- a/src/services/fetch/web_sys.rs
+++ b/src/services/fetch/web_sys.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl FetchService {
     ///# pub enum Msg {}
     ///# fn dont_execute() {
     ///# let link: ComponentLink<Comp> = unimplemented!();
-    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, Error>>| unimplemented!());
+    ///# let callback = link.callback(|response: Response<Result<String, Error>>|  -> Msg { unimplemented!() });
     /// let request = fetch::Request::get("/path/")
     ///     .body(Nothing)
     ///     .unwrap();