diff --git a/langext/coalesce.go b/langext/coalesce.go
index 9b84c69..aa7d7be 100644
--- a/langext/coalesce.go
+++ b/langext/coalesce.go
@@ -60,3 +60,12 @@ func CoalesceStringer(s fmt.Stringer, def string) string {
 		return s.String()
 	}
 }
+
+func SafeCast[T any](v any, def T) T {
+	switch r := v.(type) {
+	case T:
+		return r
+	default:
+		return def
+	}
+}