diff --git a/src/gui/core/point.cpp b/src/gui/core/point.cpp
index 33fcf9e07aef..dfa8307ef005 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/point.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/point.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 namespace gui2
 {
+point::operator SDL_Point()
+{
+    return {x, y};
+}
 
 point& point::operator+=(const point& point)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/core/point.hpp b/src/gui/core/point.hpp
index 5e676605654d..d9652e3d9583 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/point.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/point.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <SDL_rect.h>
+
 #include <iosfwd>
 
 namespace gui2
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ struct point
 	/** y coordinate. */
 	int y;
 
+	/** Allow implicit conversion to SDL_Point. */
+	operator SDL_Point();
+
 	bool operator==(const point& point) const
 	{
 		return x == point.x && y == point.y;