diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index d9df5772db..8814daa15b 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -10697,6 +10697,19 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_cast(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *source_inst
                 return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
 
             return cast2;
+        } else if (
+            wanted_child_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdPointer &&
+            wanted_child_type->data.pointer.ptr_len == PtrLenUnknown &&
+            actual_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdPointer &&
+            actual_type->data.pointer.ptr_len == PtrLenSingle &&
+            actual_type->data.pointer.child_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdArray &&
+            actual_type->data.pointer.alignment >= wanted_child_type->data.pointer.alignment &&
+            types_match_const_cast_only(ira, wanted_child_type->data.pointer.child_type,
+            actual_type->data.pointer.child_type->data.array.child_type, source_node,
+            !wanted_child_type->data.pointer.is_const).id == ConstCastResultIdOk)
+        {
+            IrInstruction *cast1 = ir_resolve_ptr_of_array_to_slice(ira, source_instr, value, wanted_child_type);
+            return ir_analyze_maybe_wrap(ira, source_instr, cast1, wanted_type);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/cases/cast.zig b/test/cases/cast.zig
index 63cc6313e1..df37bd1dd9 100644
--- a/test/cases/cast.zig
+++ b/test/cases/cast.zig
@@ -485,3 +485,14 @@ fn MakeType(comptime T: type) type {
         }
     };
 }
+
+test "implicit cast from *[N]T to ?[*]T" {
+  var x: ?[*]u16 = null;
+  var y: [4]u16 = [4]u16 {0, 1, 2, 3};
+
+  x = &y;
+  assert(std.mem.eql(u16, x.?[0..4], y[0..4]));
+  x.?[0] = 8;
+  y[3] = 6;
+  assert(std.mem.eql(u16, x.?[0..4], y[0..4]));
+}
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