diff --git a/src/ext/slice.rs b/src/ext/slice.rs
index 1943837..236775b 100644
--- a/src/ext/slice.rs
+++ b/src/ext/slice.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,23 @@ pub struct SliceMeta<T = AnySlice>
     _slice: PhantomData<[T]>,
 }
 
+impl<T, U: ?Sized> PartialEq<U> for SliceMeta<T>
+where U: AsRef<[T]>
+{
+    #[inline] fn eq(&self, other: &U) -> bool
+    {
+	SliceMeta::from_slice_any(other.as_ref()) == self.as_any()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U: AsRef<[T]>> From<U> for SliceMeta<T>
+{
+    fn from(from: U) -> Self
+    {
+	Self::from_slice(from.as_ref())
+    }
+}
+
 impl SliceMeta<AnySlice>
 {