diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4447553..2686fed 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::{
     borrow::{Borrow, Cow},
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
     marker::PhantomData,
+    ops::Deref,
     str::{from_utf8, Utf8Error},
 };
 
@@ -309,6 +310,22 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<Inner, Segment> Deref for Node<Inner, Segment> {
+    type Target = Segment;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.segment()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Inner, Segment> Deref for Field<Inner, Segment> {
+    type Target = Segment;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.segment()
+    }
+}
+
 mod hidden {
     pub trait Construct {
         fn construct(&self) -> Vec<u8>;