@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ internal static int ToInt32(BorrowedReference value)
         /// <summary>
         /// Convert a Python value to an instance of a primitive managed type.
         /// </summary>
-        private static bool ToPrimitive(BorrowedReference value, Type obType, out object? result, bool setError)
+        internal static bool ToPrimitive(BorrowedReference value, Type obType, out object? result, bool setError)
         {
             result = null;
             if (obType.IsEnum)
 
@@ -101,5 +101,7 @@ public static PyFloat AsFloat(PyObject value)
             PythonException.ThrowIfIsNull(op);
             return new PyFloat(op.Steal());
         }
+
+        public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.Double;
     }
 }
@@ -230,5 +230,7 @@ public string ToString(string format, IFormatProvider formatProvider)
             using var _ = Py.GIL();
             return ToBigInteger().ToString(format, formatProvider);
         }
+
+        public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.Int64;
     }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Python.Runtime;
+
+public partial class PyObject : IConvertible
+{
+    public virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.Object;
+
+    private T DoConvert<T>()
+    {
+        using var _ = Py.GIL();
+        if (Converter.ToPrimitive(Reference, typeof(T), out object? result, setError: false))
+        {
+            return (T)result!;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw new InvalidCastException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool ToBoolean(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<bool>();
+    public byte ToByte(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<byte>();
+    public char ToChar(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<char>();
+    public short ToInt16(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<short>();
+    public int ToInt32(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<int>();
+    public long ToInt64(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<long>();
+    public sbyte ToSByte(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<sbyte>();
+    public ushort ToUInt16(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<ushort>();
+    public uint ToUInt32(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<uint>();
+    public ulong ToUInt64(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<ulong>();
+
+    public float ToSingle(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<float>();
+    public double ToDouble(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<double>();
+
+    public string ToString(IFormatProvider provider) => DoConvert<string>();
+
+    public DateTime ToDateTime(IFormatProvider provider) => throw new InvalidCastException();
+    public decimal ToDecimal(IFormatProvider provider) => throw new InvalidCastException();
+
+    public object ToType(Type conversionType, IFormatProvider provider)
+    {
+        if (Converter.ToManaged(Reference, conversionType, out object? result, setError: false))
+        {
+            return result!;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            throw new InvalidCastException();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@ public static bool IsStringType(PyObject value)
         {
             return Runtime.PyString_Check(value.obj);
         }
+
+        public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.String;
     }
 }
@@ -670,3 +670,10 @@ def test_int_param_resolution_required():
     data = list(mri.MethodA(0x100000000, 10))
     assert len(data) == 10
     assert data[0] == 0
+
+def test_iconvertible_conversion():
+    change_type = System.Convert.ChangeType
+
+    assert 1024 == change_type(1024, System.Int32)
+    assert 1024 == change_type(1024, System.Int64)
+    assert 1024 == change_type(1024, System.Int16)
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@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ internal static int ToInt32(BorrowedReference value)
550	550	/// <summary>
551	551	/// Convert a Python value to an instance of a primitive managed type.
552	552	/// </summary>
553		- private static bool ToPrimitive(BorrowedReference value, Type obType, out object? result, bool setError)
	553	+ internal static bool ToPrimitive(BorrowedReference value, Type obType, out object? result, bool setError)
554	554	{
555	555	result = null;
556	556	if (obType.IsEnum)
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@@ -101,5 +101,7 @@ public static PyFloat AsFloat(PyObject value)
101	101	PythonException.ThrowIfIsNull(op);
102	102	return new PyFloat(op.Steal());
103	103	}
	104	+
	105	+ public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.Double;
104	106	}
105	107	}
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@@ -230,5 +230,7 @@ public string ToString(string format, IFormatProvider formatProvider)
230	230	using var _ = Py.GIL();
231	231	return ToBigInteger().ToString(format, formatProvider);
232	232	}
	233	+
	234	+ public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.Int64;
233	235	}
234	236	}
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@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@ public static bool IsStringType(PyObject value)
59	59	{
60	60	return Runtime.PyString_Check(value.obj);
61	61	}
	62	+
	63	+ public override TypeCode GetTypeCode() => TypeCode.String;
62	64	}
63	65	}