diff --git a/glm/detail/type_vec3.hpp b/glm/detail/type_vec3.hpp
index 98dd74f8..4a17db5b 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_vec3.hpp
+++ b/glm/detail/type_vec3.hpp
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ namespace glm
 		template <typename U, precision Q>
 		GLM_FUNC_DECL GLM_EXPLICIT tvec3(tvec3<U, Q> const & v);
 
+		/// Extra helper constructors for metaprogramming
+#		ifdef GLM_META_PROG_HELPERS
+		template <typename X, typename Y, typename Z, typename W>
+		GLM_FUNC_DECL tvec3(X const& x, Y const& y, Z const& z, W const&);
+
+		template <typename X, typename Y>
+		GLM_FUNC_DECL tvec3(X const& x, Y const& y);
+#		endif
+
 		// -- Swizzle constructors --
 
 #		if GLM_HAS_ANONYMOUS_UNION && defined(GLM_SWIZZLE)
diff --git a/glm/detail/type_vec3.inl b/glm/detail/type_vec3.inl
index 1e5081d4..0ddb8293 100644
--- a/glm/detail/type_vec3.inl
+++ b/glm/detail/type_vec3.inl
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ namespace glm
 		z(static_cast<T>(v.z))
 	{}
 
+	// -- Metaprogramming helper constructors --
+#	ifdef GLM_META_PROG_HELPERS
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	template <typename X, typename Y, typename Z, typename W>
+	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER tvec3<T, P>::tvec3(X const& x, Y const& y, Z const& z, W const&)
+		: x(static_cast<T>(x)), y(static_cast<T>(y)), z(static_cast<T>(z))
+	{}
+
+	template <typename T, precision P>
+	template <typename X, typename Y>
+	GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER tvec3<T, P>::tvec3(X const& x, Y const& y)
+		: x(static_cast<T>(x)), y(static_cast<T>(y)), z(static_cast<T>(0))
+	{}
+#	endif
+
 	// -- Component accesses --
 
 #	ifdef GLM_FORCE_SIZE_FUNC
diff --git a/test/core/core_type_vec3.cpp b/test/core/core_type_vec3.cpp
index 727e90d7..b4d926f1 100644
--- a/test/core/core_type_vec3.cpp
+++ b/test/core/core_type_vec3.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ int test_vec3_ctor()
 {
 	int Error = 0;
 
+#	ifdef GLM_META_PROG_HELPERS
+	{
+		glm::vec3 a(1, 2, 0), b(1, 2, 0, 4), c(1, 2);
+
+		Error += (a == b) ? 0 : 1;
+		Error += (b == c) ? 0 : 1;
+		Error += (a == c) ? 0 : 1;
+	}
+#	endif
+
 #	if GLM_HAS_TRIVIAL_QUERIES
 	//	Error += std::is_trivially_default_constructible<glm::vec3>::value ? 0 : 1;
 	//	Error += std::is_trivially_copy_assignable<glm::vec3>::value ? 0 : 1;