diff --git a/Data/Vector/Primitive.hs b/Data/Vector/Primitive.hs
--- a/Data/Vector/Primitive.hs
+++ b/Data/Vector/Primitive.hs
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@
 
 import Data.Monoid   ( Monoid(..) )
 
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+import qualified GHC.Exts as Exts
+#endif
+
 -- | Unboxed vectors of primitive types
 data Vector a = Vector {-# UNPACK #-} !Int
                        {-# UNPACK #-} !Int
@@ -255,6 +259,15 @@
   {-# INLINE mconcat #-}
   mconcat = concat
 
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+
+instance Prim a => Exts.IsList (Vector a) where
+  type Item (Vector a) = a
+  fromList = fromList
+  fromListN = fromListN
+  toList = toList
+
+#endif
 -- Length
 -- ------
 
diff --git a/Data/Vector/Storable.hs b/Data/Vector/Storable.hs
--- a/Data/Vector/Storable.hs
+++ b/Data/Vector/Storable.hs
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
 
 import Data.Monoid   ( Monoid(..) )
 
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+import qualified GHC.Exts as Exts
+#endif
+
 #include "vector.h"
 
 -- | 'Storable'-based vectors
@@ -261,6 +265,16 @@
 
   {-# INLINE mconcat #-}
   mconcat = concat
+
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+
+instance Storable a => Exts.IsList (Vector a) where
+  type Item (Vector a) = a
+  fromList = fromList
+  fromListN = fromListN
+  toList = toList
+
+#endif
 
 -- Length
 -- ------
diff --git a/Data/Vector/Unboxed.hs b/Data/Vector/Unboxed.hs
--- a/Data/Vector/Unboxed.hs
+++ b/Data/Vector/Unboxed.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE Rank2Types #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE Rank2Types, TypeFamilies #-}
 
 -- |
 -- Module      : Data.Vector.Unboxed
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@
 
 import Data.Monoid   ( Monoid(..) )
 
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+import qualified GHC.Exts as Exts (IsList(..))
+#endif
+
 #include "vector.h"
 
 -- See http://trac.haskell.org/vector/ticket/12
@@ -231,6 +235,16 @@
 instance (Read a, Unbox a) => Read (Vector a) where
   readPrec = G.readPrec
   readListPrec = readListPrecDefault
+
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+
+instance (Unbox e) => Exts.IsList (Vector e) where
+  type Item (Vector e) = e
+  fromList = fromList
+  fromListN = fromListN
+  toList = toList
+
+#endif
 
 -- Length information
 -- ------------------
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Changes in version 0.10.9.3
+
+ * Add support for OverloadedLists in GHC >= 7.8
+
 Changes in version 0.10.9.2
 
  * Fix compilation with GHC 7.9
diff --git a/vector.cabal b/vector.cabal
--- a/vector.cabal
+++ b/vector.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           vector
-Version:        0.10.9.2
+Version:        0.10.9.3
 -- don't forget to update the changelog file!
 License:        BSD3
 License-File:   LICENSE