diff --git a/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3.cs b/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3.cs
index e702e693..da02c24e 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3.cs
@@ -566,6 +566,17 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
             return Cross(value1, value2);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Explicit casting for Vector3d > Vector3
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static explicit operator Vector3(Vector3d value)
+        {
+            Vector3d foo = (Vector3d)Vector3.Zero;
+            return new Vector3(value);
+        }
+
         #endregion Operators
 
         /// <summary>A vector with a value of 0,0,0</summary>
diff --git a/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3d.cs b/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3d.cs
index 084ac3d7..9606bab5 100644
--- a/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3d.cs
+++ b/OpenMetaverseTypes/Vector3d.cs
@@ -497,6 +497,16 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
             return Cross(value1, value2);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Explicit casting for Vector3 > Vector3d
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static explicit operator Vector3d(Vector3 value)
+        {
+            return new Vector3d(value);
+        }
+
         #endregion Operators
 
         /// <summary>A vector with a value of 0,0,0</summary>