diff --git a/src/Matrix.cc b/src/Matrix.cc
index fd9e82d..10bc2c2 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.cc
+++ b/src/Matrix.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void Matrix::Init(Local<Object> target) {
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "getRotationMatrix2D", GetRotationMatrix2D);
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "warpAffine", WarpAffine);
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "copyTo", CopyTo);
+  Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "convertTo", ConvertTo);
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "pyrDown", PyrDown);
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "pyrUp", PyrUp);
   Nan::SetPrototypeMethod(ctor, "channels", Channels);
@@ -1864,6 +1865,41 @@ NAN_METHOD(Matrix::CopyTo) {
   return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Converts an array to another data type with optional scaling
+ * Reference: http://docs.opencv.org/2.4/modules/core/doc/basic_structures.html#mat-convertto
+ */
+NAN_METHOD(Matrix::ConvertTo) {
+  SETUP_FUNCTION(Matrix)
+
+  if (info.Length() < 2) {
+    JSTHROW("Invalid number of arguments");
+  }
+
+  // param 0 - destination image
+  Matrix *dest = Nan::ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Matrix>(info[0]->ToObject());
+
+  // param 1 - desired matrix type
+  int rtype = -1;
+  INT_FROM_ARGS(rtype, 1);
+
+  // param 2 - alpha
+  double alpha = 1;
+  if (info.Length() >= 3) {
+    DOUBLE_FROM_ARGS(alpha, 2);
+  }
+
+  // param 3 - beta
+  double beta = 0;
+  if (info.Length() >= 4) {
+    DOUBLE_FROM_ARGS(alpha, 3);
+  }
+
+  self->mat.convertTo(dest->mat, rtype, alpha, beta);
+
+  return;
+}
+
 // @author SergeMv
 // Does in-place color transformation
 // img.cvtColor('CV_BGR2YCrCb');
diff --git a/src/Matrix.h b/src/Matrix.h
index c9b77b8..dc92a4c 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.h
+++ b/src/Matrix.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
   JSFUNC(MeanStdDev)
 
   JSFUNC(CopyTo)
+  JSFUNC(ConvertTo)
   JSFUNC(CvtColor)
   JSFUNC(Split)
   JSFUNC(Merge)