diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/node/impl.h b/include/yaml-cpp/node/impl.h
index 312281f..e721be9 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/node/impl.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/node/impl.h
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ inline T Node::as(const S& fallback) const {
   return as_if<T, S>(*this)(fallback);
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+inline bool Node::into(T& target) const {
+  if (!this->IsDefined())
+    return false;
+  target = this->as<T>();
+  return true;
+}
+
 inline const std::string& Node::Scalar() const {
   if (!m_isValid)
     throw InvalidNode(m_invalidKey);
diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/node/node.h b/include/yaml-cpp/node/node.h
index c9e9a0a..e1f7a48 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/node/node.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/node/node.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class YAML_CPP_API Node {
   T as() const;
   template <typename T, typename S>
   T as(const S& fallback) const;
+  template <typename T>
+  bool into(T& target) const;
+
   const std::string& Scalar() const;
 
   const std::string& Tag() const;
diff --git a/test/node/node_test.cpp b/test/node/node_test.cpp
index 4f577c8..e221bae 100644
--- a/test/node/node_test.cpp
+++ b/test/node/node_test.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,28 @@ TEST(NodeTest, AccessNonexistentKeyOnConstNode) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(other["5"]);
 }
 
+TEST(NodeTest, IntoExists) {
+  Node node;
+  node["A"] = 4;
+
+  int dest = 5;
+  bool res = node["A"].into(dest);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(res);
+  EXPECT_EQ(dest, 4);
+}
+
+TEST(NodeTest, IntoMissing) {
+  Node node;
+  node["A"] = 4;
+
+  int dest = 5;
+  bool res = node["B"].into(dest);
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(res);
+  EXPECT_EQ(dest, 5);
+}
+
 class NodeEmitterTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
   void ExpectOutput(const std::string& output, const Node& node) {