diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ce2faf721..286c1056c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2026-04-08  Dirk Eddelbuettel  <edd@debian.org>
+
+	* inst/include/Rcpp/Nullable.h (as): Enhance by adding an explicit
+	Rcpp::as<T>() aiding cases where implicit as<> does not suffice
+
 2026-04-07  Dirk Eddelbuettel  <edd@debian.org>
 
 	* DESCRIPTION (Version, Date): Roll micro version and date (twice)
diff --git a/inst/include/Rcpp/Nullable.h b/inst/include/Rcpp/Nullable.h
index 53704ffb8..1ad72b843 100644
--- a/inst/include/Rcpp/Nullable.h
+++ b/inst/include/Rcpp/Nullable.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Rcpp {
         /**
          * Returns m_sexp as a T
          */
-        inline T as() { return get(); }
+        inline T as() { return Rcpp::as<T>(get()); }
 
         /**
          * Return a clone of m_sexp as a T