diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a1dbebc3..8857a03e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
   `ContextFreeComponent::probe()` and `ContextFreeComponent::probe_wrapping()`
   provide an easy interface for creating probes from components.
+- These `to_*` variations of existing `into_*` functions have been added to
+  avoid some cases where cloning might be needed.
+
+  - `MakeWidget::to_button()`
+  - `MakeWidget::to_checkbox()`
+  - `WidgetInstance::to_window()`
 
 ## v0.4.0 (2024-08-20)
 
diff --git a/src/widget.rs b/src/widget.rs
index 4f2cbcd2b..15ca25c32 100644
--- a/src/widget.rs
+++ b/src/widget.rs
@@ -1206,11 +1206,27 @@ pub trait MakeWidget: Sized {
         Button::new(self)
     }
 
+    /// Returns this widget as the contents of a clickable button.
+    fn to_button(&self) -> Button
+    where
+        Self: Clone,
+    {
+        self.clone().into_button()
+    }
+
     /// Returns this widget as the label of a Checkbox.
     fn into_checkbox(self, value: impl IntoDynamic<CheckboxState>) -> Checkbox {
         value.into_checkbox(self)
     }
 
+    /// Returns this widget as the label of a Checkbox.
+    fn to_checkbox(&self, value: impl IntoDynamic<CheckboxState>) -> Checkbox
+    where
+        Self: Clone,
+    {
+        self.clone().into_checkbox(value)
+    }
+
     /// Aligns `self` to the center vertically and horizontally.
     #[must_use]
     fn centered(self) -> Align {
@@ -1589,6 +1605,14 @@ impl WidgetInstance {
         }
         self.data.enabled.get()
     }
+
+    /// Returns a new window containing `self` as the root widget.
+    pub fn to_window(&self) -> Window<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Clone,
+    {
+        self.clone().into_window()
+    }
 }
 
 impl AsRef<WidgetId> for WidgetInstance {