diff --git a/include/ircd/util/typography.h b/include/ircd/util/typography.h
index 4fb6f7354..b9daf2089 100644
--- a/include/ircd/util/typography.h
+++ b/include/ircd/util/typography.h
@@ -162,6 +162,28 @@ mutable_cast(T *const t)
 	return const_cast<type *>(t);
 }
 
+//
+// Convenience involatile cast template
+//
+
+template<class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::remove_volatile<T>::type &
+involatile_cast(T &t)
+{
+	using type = typename std::remove_volatile<T>::type;
+	return const_cast<type &>(t);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::remove_volatile<T>::type *
+involatile_cast(T *const t)
+{
+	using type = typename std::remove_volatile<T>::type;
+	return const_cast<type *>(t);
+}
+
 //
 // Test if type is shared_from_this
 //