diff --git a/Source/FunicularSwitch/FunicularSwitch.csproj b/Source/FunicularSwitch/FunicularSwitch.csproj
index 7af2840..7858bd3 100644
--- a/Source/FunicularSwitch/FunicularSwitch.csproj
+++ b/Source/FunicularSwitch/FunicularSwitch.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 		<!--#region adapt versions here-->
 		<MajorVersion>6</MajorVersion>
-		<MinorAndPatchVersion>4.0</MinorAndPatchVersion>
+		<MinorAndPatchVersion>4.1</MinorAndPatchVersion>
 		<!--#endregion-->
 
 		<AssemblyVersion>$(MajorVersion).0.0</AssemblyVersion>
diff --git a/Source/FunicularSwitch/Option.cs b/Source/FunicularSwitch/Option.cs
index ea4813d..78cfdfc 100644
--- a/Source/FunicularSwitch/Option.cs
+++ b/Source/FunicularSwitch/Option.cs
@@ -128,9 +128,12 @@ public T GetValueOrThrow(string? errorMessage = null) =>
                 : throw new InvalidOperationException(errorMessage ?? "Cannot access value of none option");
 
         public Option<TOther> Convert<TOther>() =>
-            Match(s => Option<TOther>.Some((TOther)(object)s!), Option<TOther>.None);
+            Match(s => Option<TOther>.Some((TOther)(object)s!), Option<TOther>.None);
 
-        public override string ToString() => Match(v => v?.ToString() ?? "", () => $"None {typeof(T).BeautifulName()}");
+		public Option<TTarget> As<TTarget>() where TTarget : class =>
+	        Bind(item => (item as TTarget).ToOption());
+
+		public override string ToString() => Match(v => v?.ToString() ?? "", () => $"None {typeof(T).BeautifulName()}");
 
         public bool Equals(Option<T> other) =>
             _isSome == other._isSome && EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(_value, other._value);
diff --git a/Source/Tests/FunicularSwitch.Test/OptionSpecs.cs b/Source/Tests/FunicularSwitch.Test/OptionSpecs.cs
index ff69b50..6d27b87 100644
--- a/Source/Tests/FunicularSwitch.Test/OptionSpecs.cs
+++ b/Source/Tests/FunicularSwitch.Test/OptionSpecs.cs
@@ -595,6 +595,20 @@ public void As_DoesNotMatch_None()
 	    asList.Should().BeNone();
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void AsConvertOptionValue()
+    {
+	    var value = new MyDerived();
+	    var myBaseOption = Some(value);
+	    myBaseOption.As<MyDerived>().Should().BeSome().Which.Should().Be(value);
+	    myBaseOption.As<MyBase>().Should().BeSome().Which.Should().Be(value);
+	    myBaseOption.As<AnotherClass>().Should().BeNone();
+    }
+
+    class MyBase;
+	class MyDerived : MyBase;
+	class AnotherClass;
+
     [TestMethod]
     public async Task Match_TaskOptionT_FuncTTout_FuncTOut_Some_Matched()
     {