diff --git a/stew/result.nim b/stew/result.nim
index 3740c10..86f1e80 100644
--- a/stew/result.nim
+++ b/stew/result.nim
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ type
     ## Note: If error is of exception type, it will be raised instead!
     error*: E
 
+  ResultDefect* = object of Defect
+
   Result*[T, E] = object
     ## Result type that can hold either a value or an error, but not both
     ##
@@ -232,9 +234,9 @@ func mapErr*[T: not void, E, A](
 
 func mapConvert*[T0, E0](
     self: Result[T0, E0], T1: type): Result[T1, E0] {.inline.} =
-  ## Convert result value to A using an implicit conversion
-  ## Would be nice if it was automatic...
-  if self.isOk: result.ok(self.v)
+  ## Convert result value to A using an conversion
+  # Would be nice if it was automatic...
+  if self.isOk: result.ok(T1(self.v))
   else: result.err(self.e)
 
 func mapCast*[T0, E0](
@@ -342,6 +344,25 @@ template unsafeGet*[T, E](self: Result[T, E]): T =
 
   self.v
 
+func expect*[T: not void, E](self: Result[T, E], m: string): T =
+  ## Return value of Result, or raise a `Defect` with the given message - use
+  ## this helper to extract the value when an error is not expected, for example
+  ## because the program logic dictates that the operation should never fail
+  ##
+  ## ```nim
+  ## let r = Result[int, int].ok(42)
+  ## # Put here a helpful comment why you think this won't fail
+  ## echo r.expect("r was just set to ok(42)")
+  ## ```
+  if not self.isOk():
+    raise (ref ResultDefect)(msg: m)
+  self.v
+
+func expect*[T: not void, E](self: var Result[T, E], m: string): var T =
+  if not self.isOk():
+    raise (ref ResultDefect)(msg: m)
+  self.v
+
 func `$`*(self: Result): string =
   ## Returns string representation of `self`
   if self.isOk: "Ok(" & $self.v & ")"
@@ -416,6 +437,10 @@ template unsafeGet*[E](self: Result[void, E]) =
   ## See also: Option.unsafeGet
   assert not self.isErr
 
+func expect*[E](self: Result[void, E], msg: string) =
+  if not self.isOk():
+    raise (ref ResultDefect)(msg: msg)
+
 func `$`*[E](self: Result[void, E]): string =
   ## Returns string representation of `self`
   if self.isOk: "Ok()"
diff --git a/tests/test_result.nim b/tests/test_result.nim
index 2c965c9..7d7996a 100644
--- a/tests/test_result.nim
+++ b/tests/test_result.nim
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ doAssert $rOk == "Ok(42)"
 
 doAssert rOk.mapConvert(int64)[] == int64(42)
 doAssert rOk.mapCast(int8)[] == int8(42)
+doAssert rOk.mapConvert(uint64)[] == uint64(42)
 
 # TODO there's a bunch of operators that one could lift through magic - this
 #      is mainly an example
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ func testErr(): Result[int, string] =
 doAssert testOk()[] == 42
 doAssert testErr().error == "323"
 
+doAssert testOk().expect("testOk never fails") == 42
+
 func testQn(): Result[int, string] =
   let x = ?works() - ?works()
   result.ok(x)
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ doAssert vErr.isErr
 doAssert vErr2.isErr
 
 vOk.get()
+vOk.expect("should never fail")
 
 doAssert vOk.map(proc (): int = 42).get() == 42