diff --git a/src/BlockArrays.jl b/src/BlockArrays.jl
index dfd81619..fde5df5d 100644
--- a/src/BlockArrays.jl
+++ b/src/BlockArrays.jl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import Base: @propagate_inbounds, Array, to_indices, to_index,
             step,
             broadcast, eltype, convert, similar,
             tail, reindex,
-            RangeIndex, Int, Integer, Number,
+            RangeIndex, Int, Integer, Number, Tuple,
             +, -, *, /, \, min, max, isless, in, copy, copyto!, axes, @deprecate,
             BroadcastStyle, checkbounds, throw_boundserror,
             oneunit, ones, zeros, intersect, Slice, resize!
diff --git a/src/blockindices.jl b/src/blockindices.jl
index 9521eeb4..06c02f71 100644
--- a/src/blockindices.jl
+++ b/src/blockindices.jl
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ icmp(a, b) = ifelse(isless(a,b), 1, ifelse(a==b, 0, -1))
 
 # conversions
 convert(::Type{T}, index::Block{1}) where {T<:Number} = convert(T, index.n[1])
-convert(::Type{T}, index::Block) where {T<:Tuple} = convert(T, index.n)
+convert(::Type{T}, index::Block) where {T<:Tuple} = convert(T, Block.(index.n))
 
 Int(index::Block{1}) = Int(index.n[1])
 Integer(index::Block{1}) = index.n[1]
 Number(index::Block{1}) = index.n[1]
+Tuple(index::Block) = Block.(index.n)
 
 # print
 Base.show(io::IO, B::Block{0,Int}) = print(io, "Block()")
diff --git a/test/test_blockindices.jl b/test/test_blockindices.jl
index 38ca5a4c..f3beadf2 100644
--- a/test/test_blockindices.jl
+++ b/test/test_blockindices.jl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import BlockArrays: BlockIndex, BlockIndexRange, BlockSlice
 
 @testset "Blocks" begin
     @test Int(Block(2)) === Integer(Block(2)) === Number(Block(2)) === 2
+    @test Tuple(Block(2,3)) === (Block(2),Block(3))
     @test Block((Block(3), Block(4))) === Block(3,4)
     @test Block() === Block(()) === Block{0}() === Block{0}(())
     @test Block(1) === Block((1,)) === Block{1}(1) === Block{1}((1,))
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ import BlockArrays: BlockIndex, BlockIndexRange, BlockSlice
 
         @test convert(Int, Block(2)) == 2
         @test convert(Float64, Block(2)) == 2.0
+        @test convert(Tuple, Block(2,3)) == (Block(2),Block(3))
+        @test convert(Tuple{Vararg{Int}}, Block(2,3)) == (2,3)
 
         @test_throws MethodError convert(Int, Block(2,1))
         @test convert(Tuple{Int,Int}, Block(2,1)) == (2,1)