diff --git a/openmls/src/key_packages/mod.rs b/openmls/src/key_packages/mod.rs
index dfce1ecbf1..e860b49638 100644
--- a/openmls/src/key_packages/mod.rs
+++ b/openmls/src/key_packages/mod.rs
@@ -261,6 +261,20 @@ impl KeyPackageSecretEncapsulation {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<KeyPackage> for KeyPackageSecretEncapsulation {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &KeyPackage {
+        &self.key_package
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for KeyPackageSecretEncapsulation {
+    type Target = KeyPackage;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.key_package
+    }
+}
+
 // Public `KeyPackage` functions.
 impl KeyPackage {
     /// Create a key package builder.