diff --git a/src/DirectProducts.jl b/src/DirectProducts.jl
index a0975fd..3185ddb 100644
--- a/src/DirectProducts.jl
+++ b/src/DirectProducts.jl
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ function Base.setindex!(g::DirectProductGroupElem{T}, v::T, i::Int) where {T}
    return g
 end
 
+function Base.setindex!(g::DirectProductGroupElem{T}, v::S, i::Int) where {T, S}
+   g.elts[i] = parent(g.elts[i])(v)
+   return g
+end
+
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 #
 #   DirectProductGroup / DirectProductGroupElem constructors