diff --git a/tests/test_get.cpp b/tests/test_get.cpp
index 3dc753c..ddda97d 100644
--- a/tests/test_get.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_get.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_get_exact)
         tab["key3"] = toml::value(123);
         BOOST_CHECK(tab == toml::get<toml::table>(v));
     }
+    {
+        toml::value v1(42);
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1 == toml::get<toml::value>(v1));
+
+        toml::value v2(54);
+        toml::get<toml::value>(v1) = v2;
+        BOOST_CHECK(v2 == toml::get<toml::table>(v1));
+    }
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_get_integer_type)
diff --git a/toml/get.hpp b/toml/get.hpp
index cddbe73..1e71e28 100644
--- a/toml/get.hpp
+++ b/toml/get.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,30 @@ inline T&& get(value&& v)
     return std::move(v.cast<detail::toml_value_t<T>::value>());
 }
 
+// ============================================================================
+// T == toml::value; identity transformation.
+
+template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
+    std::is_same<T, ::toml::value>::value, std::nullptr_t>::type = nullptr>
+inline T& get(value& v)
+{
+    return v;
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
+    std::is_same<T, ::toml::value>::value, std::nullptr_t>::type = nullptr>
+inline T const& get(const value& v)
+{
+    return v;
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
+    std::is_same<T, ::toml::value>::value, std::nullptr_t>::type = nullptr>
+inline T&& get(value&& v)
+{
+    return std::move(v);
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // integer convertible from toml::Integer