diff --git a/array.h b/array.h
index 1bde0a43..63f68c2a 100644
--- a/array.h
+++ b/array.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "exception.h"
 #include "type_traits.h"
 #include "parameter_type.h"
+#include "static_assert.h"
 
 #ifndef ETL_THROW_EXCEPTIONS
 #include "error_handler.h"
@@ -468,6 +469,36 @@ namespace etl
                                          rhs.cbegin(),
                                          rhs.cend());
   }
+
+  //*************************************************************************
+  /// Gets a reference to an element in the array.
+  ///\tparam I The index.
+  ///\tparam T The type.
+  ///\tparam N The array size.
+  ///\param a The array.
+  ///\return A reference to the element
+  //*************************************************************************
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T, std::size_t N>
+  inline T& get(array<T, N>& a)
+  {
+    STATIC_ASSERT(I < N, "Index out of bounds");
+    return a[I];
+  }
+
+  //*************************************************************************
+  /// Gets a const reference to an element in the array.
+  ///\tparam I The index.
+  ///\tparam T The type.
+  ///\tparam N The array size.
+  ///\param a The array.
+  ///\return A const reference to the element
+  //*************************************************************************
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T, std::size_t N>
+  inline const T& get(const array<T, N>& a)
+  {
+    STATIC_ASSERT(I < N, "Index out of bounds");
+    return a[I];
+  }
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/test_array.cpp b/test/test_array.cpp
index 91b57784..732fb505 100644
--- a/test/test_array.cpp
+++ b/test/test_array.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,19 @@ namespace
       CHECK(std::equal(swap_data.begin(), swap_data.end(), data2.begin()));
     }
 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    TEST(test_get)
+    {
+      Data data1       = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
+      const Data data2 = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
+
+      CHECK_EQUAL(data1[3], etl::get<3>(data1));
+      CHECK_EQUAL(data2[3], etl::get<3>(data2));
+
+      // The following line should fail with a compile error.
+      //int i = etl::get<11>(data2);
+    }
+
     //*************************************************************************
     TEST(test_equal)
     {