diff --git a/monads/maybe.py b/monads/maybe.py
index 64b80a1..691c77a 100644
--- a/monads/maybe.py
+++ b/monads/maybe.py
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ class Maybe(Monad[T]):
         else:
             return result.Err(error)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def fromOptional(cls, value: Optional[T]) -> Maybe[T]:
+        if value is None:
+            return Nothing()
+        else:
+            return Just(value)
+
+    def toOptional(self) -> Optional[T]:
+        if isinstance(self, Just):
+            return self.value
+        else:
+            return None
+
     @classmethod
     def fromList(self, xs: List[T]) -> Maybe[T]:
         if xs:
diff --git a/monads/result.py b/monads/result.py
index 7d1fbce..ee72e49 100644
--- a/monads/result.py
+++ b/monads/result.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import functools
-from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, Iterable, List, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, Iterable, List, Optional, TypeVar
 
 from . import maybe
 from .monad import Monad
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ class Result(Monad[T], Generic[T, E]):
     def toMaybe(self) -> maybe.Maybe[T]:
         return self.map(maybe.Maybe.pure).withDefault(maybe.Nothing())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def fromOptional(cls, value: Optional[T], error: E) -> Result[T, E]:
+        if value is None:
+            return Err(error)
+        else:
+            return Ok(value)
+
+    def toOptional(self) -> Optional[T]:
+        if isinstance(self, Ok):
+            return self.value
+        else:
+            return None
+
     __rshift__ = bind
     __and__ = lambda other, self: Result.apply(self, other)
     __mul__ = __rmul__ = map
diff --git a/tests/test_maybe.py b/tests/test_maybe.py
index fc5072a..1d3140b 100644
--- a/tests/test_maybe.py
+++ b/tests/test_maybe.py
@@ -110,3 +110,19 @@ def test_just_to_result() -> None:
 
 def test_nothing_to_result() -> None:
     assert Err("oops") == Nothing().toResult("oops")
+
+
+def test_from_optional_value() -> None:
+    assert Just(2) == Maybe.fromOptional(2)
+
+
+def test_from_optional_none() -> None:
+    assert Nothing() == Maybe.fromOptional(None)
+
+
+def test_just_to_optional() -> None:
+    assert 2 == Just(2).toOptional()
+
+
+def test_nothing_to_optional() -> None:
+    assert None == Nothing().toOptional()
diff --git a/tests/test_result.py b/tests/test_result.py
index f1b33a7..9741cf6 100644
--- a/tests/test_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_result.py
@@ -165,3 +165,19 @@ def test_ok_to_maybe() -> None:
 def test_err_to_maybe() -> None:
     result: Result[int, str] = Err("error")
     assert Nothing() == result.toMaybe()
+
+
+def test_from_optional_value() -> None:
+    assert Just(2) == Maybe.fromOptional(2)
+
+
+def test_from_optional_none() -> None:
+    assert Err("error") == Result.fromOptional(None, "error")
+
+
+def test_ok_to_optional() -> None:
+    assert 2 == Ok(2).toOptional()
+
+
+def test_err_to_optional() -> None:
+    assert None == Err("error").toOptional()