diff --git a/src/array.rs b/src/array.rs
index 6cff1f6..346853d 100644
--- a/src/array.rs
+++ b/src/array.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ impl<T, LenT: ValidLength> From<FixedArray<T, LenT>> for Vec<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, T: Clone, LenT: ValidLength> From<&'a FixedArray<T, LenT>> for Cow<'a, [T]> {
+    fn from(value: &'a FixedArray<T, LenT>) -> Self {
+        Cow::Borrowed(value.as_slice())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Clone, LenT: ValidLength> From<FixedArray<T, LenT>> for Cow<'_, [T]> {
     fn from(value: FixedArray<T, LenT>) -> Self {
         Cow::Owned(value.into_vec())
diff --git a/src/string.rs b/src/string.rs
index 940fd4b..c48a1eb 100644
--- a/src/string.rs
+++ b/src/string.rs
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ impl<LenT: ValidLength> From<FixedString<LenT>> for String {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, LenT: ValidLength> From<&'a FixedString<LenT>> for Cow<'a, str> {
+    fn from(value: &'a FixedString<LenT>) -> Self {
+        Cow::Borrowed(value.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<LenT: ValidLength> From<FixedString<LenT>> for Cow<'_, str> {
     fn from(value: FixedString<LenT>) -> Self {
         Cow::Owned(value.into_string())