diff --git a/crossbeam-skiplist/src/set.rs b/crossbeam-skiplist/src/set.rs
index b007d2a88..7ffe477ea 100644
--- a/crossbeam-skiplist/src/set.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-skiplist/src/set.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::ops::{Bound, RangeBounds};
 
 use crate::map;
@@ -281,6 +282,14 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Deref for Entry<'_, T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.value()
+    }
+}
+
 /// An owning iterator over the entries of a `SkipSet`.
 pub struct IntoIter<T> {
     inner: map::IntoIter<T, ()>,