diff --git a/Eigen/src/Array/ArrayBase.h b/Eigen/src/Array/ArrayBase.h
index 0effa2e2d..21f6fefb1 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Array/ArrayBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Array/ArrayBase.h
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ template<typename Derived> class ArrayBase
     Derived& operator/=(const ArrayBase<OtherDerived>& other);
 
   public:
+    ArrayBase<Derived>& array() { return *this; }
+    const ArrayBase<Derived>& array() const { return *this; }
+
     MatrixWrapper<Derived> matrix() { return derived(); }
     const MatrixWrapper<Derived> matrix() const { return derived(); }
 
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
index 81c7cef0d..3f1f2a6b9 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ template<typename Derived> class MatrixBase
 
     template<int p> RealScalar lpNorm() const;
 
+    MatrixBase<Derived>& matrix() { return *this; }
+    const MatrixBase<Derived>& matrix() const { return *this; }
+
     ArrayWrapper<Derived> array() { return derived(); }
     const ArrayWrapper<Derived> array() const { return derived(); }