diff --git a/src/view/mod.rs b/src/view/mod.rs
index 9856590..f2a7923 100644
--- a/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ pub trait AnyView: View {
 
     /// Downcast self to a mutable `Any`.
     fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Any;
+
+    /// Returns a boxed any from a boxed self.
+    ///
+    /// Can be used before `Box::downcast()`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use cursive::views::TextView;
+    /// # use cursive::view::AnyView;
+    /// # fn main() {
+    /// let boxed: Box<AnyView> = Box::new(TextView::new("text"));
+    /// let text: Box<TextView> = boxed.as_boxed_any().downcast().unwrap();
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    fn as_boxed_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<Any>;
 }
 
 impl<T: View> AnyView for T {
@@ -83,6 +99,10 @@ impl<T: View> AnyView for T {
     fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Any {
         self
     }
+
+    fn as_boxed_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<Any> {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 /// Main trait defining a view behaviour.
diff --git a/src/views/stack_view.rs b/src/views/stack_view.rs
index a056b9b..29e0769 100644
--- a/src/views/stack_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/stack_view.rs
@@ -570,9 +570,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         let layer = stack.pop_layer().unwrap();
-        let box_view = layer.as_any().downcast_ref::<Box<AnyView>>().unwrap();
-        let text_view =
-            (**box_view).as_any().downcast_ref::<TextView>().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(text_view.get_content().source(), "2");
+        let text: Box<TextView> = layer.as_boxed_any().downcast().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(text.get_content().source(), "2");
     }
 }