diff --git a/src/Magnum/Math/Half.h b/src/Magnum/Math/Half.h
index b131a4270..bddc9acd8 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Math/Half.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Math/Half.h
@@ -86,12 +86,21 @@ class Half {
         constexpr explicit Half(UnsignedShort data) noexcept: _data{data} {}
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct a half value from 32-bit float representation
+         * @brief Construct a half value from a 32-bit float representation
          *
          * @see @ref packHalf()
          */
         explicit Half(Float value) noexcept: _data{packHalf(value)} {}
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Construct a half value from a 64-bit float representation
+         *
+         * Present only to aid generic code so e.g. @cpp T(1.0) @ce works
+         * without being ambigous.
+         * @see @ref packHalf()
+         */
+        explicit Half(Double value) noexcept: _data{packHalf(Float(value))} {}
+
         /** @brief Construct without initializing the contents */
         explicit Half(NoInitT) noexcept {}
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Math/Test/HalfTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Math/Test/HalfTest.cpp
index 6e00b4558..3a27747a4 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Math/Test/HalfTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Math/Test/HalfTest.cpp
@@ -513,14 +513,20 @@ void HalfTest::constructDefault() {
 
 void HalfTest::constructValue() {
     Half a{3.5f};
+    Half b{3.5};
     CORRADE_COMPARE(Float(a), 3.5f);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(Float(b), 3.5f);
     CORRADE_COMPARE(UnsignedShort(a), 0x4300);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(UnsignedShort(b), 0x4300);
     CORRADE_COMPARE(a.data(), 0x4300);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(b.data(), 0x4300);
 
     CORRADE_VERIFY((std::is_nothrow_constructible<Half, Float>::value));
+    CORRADE_VERIFY((std::is_nothrow_constructible<Half, Double>::value));
 
     /* Implicit conversion is not allowed */
     CORRADE_VERIFY(!(std::is_convertible<Float, Half>::value));
+    CORRADE_VERIFY(!(std::is_convertible<Double, Half>::value));
 }
 
 void HalfTest::constructData() {