diff --git a/modular-arithmetic.cabal b/modular-arithmetic.cabal
--- a/modular-arithmetic.cabal
+++ b/modular-arithmetic.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                modular-arithmetic
-version:             1.0.0.1
+version:             1.0.1.0
 synopsis:            A type for integers modulo some constant.
 
 description:         This module provides a convenient type for working with
diff --git a/src/Data/Modular.hs b/src/Data/Modular.hs
--- a/src/Data/Modular.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Modular.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 -- 2
 -- @
 
-module Data.Modular (unMod, toMod, Mod, (/)(), ℤ) where
+module Data.Modular (unMod, toMod, toMod', Mod, (/)(), ℤ) where
 
 import           Control.Arrow (first)
 
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
 -- appropriate.
 toMod :: forall n i. (Integral i, SingI n) => i -> i `Mod` n
 toMod i = Mod $ i `mod` unMod (_bound :: i `Mod` n)
+
+-- | Wraps an integral number to a mod, converting between integral
+-- types.
+toMod' :: forall n i j. (Integral i, Integral j, SingI n) => i -> j `Mod` n
+toMod' = toMod . fromIntegral
 
 instance Show i => Show (i `Mod` n) where show (Mod i) = show i
 instance (Read i, Integral i, SingI n) => Read (i `Mod` n)
