diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c b/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
index 6a74d23..07fff29 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 #include <Controls.h>
 
+#define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 extern PyObject *CtlObj_WhichControl(ControlHandle); /* Forward */
@@ -1333,6 +1335,22 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *Ctl_as_Control(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	ControlHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Control(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     CtlObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef Ctl_methods[] = {
 	{"NewControl", (PyCFunction)Ctl_NewControl, 1,
 	 "(WindowPtr owningWindow, Rect boundsRect, Str255 controlTitle, Boolean initiallyVisible, SInt16 initialValue, SInt16 minimumValue, SInt16 maximumValue, SInt16 procID, SInt32 controlReference) -> (ControlHandle _rv)"},
@@ -1364,6 +1382,8 @@
 	 "(WindowPtr inWindow) -> None"},
 	{"ClearKeyboardFocus", (PyCFunction)Ctl_ClearKeyboardFocus, 1,
 	 "(WindowPtr inWindow) -> None"},
+	{"as_Control", (PyCFunction)Ctl_as_Control, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (ControlHandle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
index a23eef8..97534e2 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+f = Function(ControlHandle, 'as_Control',
+	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+
 as_resource_body = """
 return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
 """
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
index 84dd6ce..3ba6778 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
+#define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 extern PyObject *CtlObj_WhichControl(ControlHandle); /* Forward */
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c b/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
index 3e16440..42490ab 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
+#define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
+
 static PyObject *Menu_Error;
 
 /* ------------------------ Object type Menu ------------------------ */
@@ -1455,6 +1457,22 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *Menu_as_Menu(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	MenuHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Menu(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     MenuObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyObject *Menu_GetMenu(_self, _args)
 	PyObject *_self;
 	PyObject *_args;
@@ -1548,6 +1566,8 @@
 	 "(EventRecord inEvent) -> (UInt32 _rv)"},
 	{"OpenDeskAcc", (PyCFunction)Menu_OpenDeskAcc, 1,
 	 "(Str255 name) -> None"},
+	{"as_Menu", (PyCFunction)Menu_as_Menu, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (MenuHandle _rv)"},
 	{"GetMenu", (PyCFunction)Menu_GetMenu, 1,
 	 "(short resourceID) -> (MenuHandle _rv)"},
 	{"DeleteMenu", (PyCFunction)Menu_DeleteMenu, 1,
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py b/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
index 37aace4..8e7d12b 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 )
 functions.append(f)
 
+f = Function(MenuHandle, 'as_Menu',
+	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+
 as_resource_body = """
 return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
 """
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py b/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
index cbd57bf..6424ed9 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
+
+#define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
 """
 
 class MyObjectDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):