diff --git a/src/userdata.rs b/src/userdata.rs
index f405074..b6ad825 100644
--- a/src/userdata.rs
+++ b/src/userdata.rs
@@ -1152,6 +1152,14 @@ impl OwnedAnyUserData {
         // Reattach lifetime to &self
         Ok(unsafe { mem::transmute::<RefMut<T>, RefMut<T>>(t) })
     }
+
+    /// Takes the value out of this userdata.
+    ///
+    /// This is a shortcut for [`AnyUserData::take()`]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn take<T: 'static>(&self) -> Result<T> {
+        self.to_ref().take()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Handle to a `UserData` metatable.
diff --git a/tests/userdata.rs b/tests/userdata.rs
index 36f05b5..6565a8e 100644
--- a/tests/userdata.rs
+++ b/tests/userdata.rs
@@ -831,11 +831,11 @@ fn test_owned_userdata() -> Result<()> {
 
     assert_eq!(*ud.borrow::<&str>()?, "abc");
     *ud.borrow_mut()? = "cba";
-    assert_eq!(*ud.to_ref().borrow::<&str>()?, "cba");
     assert!(matches!(
         ud.borrow::<i64>(),
         Err(Error::UserDataTypeMismatch)
     ));
+    assert_eq!(ud.take::<&str>()?, "cba");
 
     Ok(())
 }