diff --git a/src/diagonal.cc b/src/diagonal.cc
index 750275d..5eec5f0 100644
--- a/src/diagonal.cc
+++ b/src/diagonal.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace php_arma
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((base         <T, diagonal>::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((parent_t                  ::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((non_resizable<T, diagonal>::me)),
+            PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((subview      <T, diagonal>::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY(me)
         ));
         ce->create_object = object_non_constructible;
diff --git a/src/mapval.cc b/src/mapval.cc
index 15ef336..4cccf05 100644
--- a/src/mapval.cc
+++ b/src/mapval.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //
 
 #include "mapval.hh"
+#include "subview.hh"
 #include "complex.hh"
 
 namespace php_arma
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ namespace php_arma
     zend_always_inline
     void mapval<T, B1, B2>::ce_init(zend_class_entry *parent_ce)
     {
-        ce = class_register<php_name::val>(parent_ce, me);
+        ce = class_register<php_name::val>(parent_ce, fentry_list_concat(
+            PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((subview<T, mapval>::me)),
+            PHP_ARMA_FENTRY(me)
+        ));
         ce->create_object = object_non_constructible;
         declare_subview_parent(ce);
         
@@ -67,17 +71,17 @@ namespace php_arma
     {
         scalar_ce = interface_register<scalar_php_name>();
 
-        mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce);
+        mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce, subview_ce);
         mapval_dense<double   >::ce_init(mapval_ce);
         mapval_dense<zend_long>::ce_init(mapval_ce);
         mapval_dense<cx_double>::ce_init(mapval_ce);
 
-        sp_mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<sp_mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce);
+        sp_mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<sp_mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce, subview_ce);
         mapval_spmat<double   >::ce_init(sp_mapval_ce);
         mapval_spmat<zend_long>::ce_init(sp_mapval_ce);
         mapval_spmat<cx_double>::ce_init(sp_mapval_ce);
 
-        spsv_mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<spsv_mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce);
+        spsv_mapval_ce = abstract_class_register<spsv_mapval_php_name>(scalar_ce, subview_ce);
         mapval_sp_subview<double   >::ce_init(spsv_mapval_ce);
         mapval_sp_subview<zend_long>::ce_init(spsv_mapval_ce);
         mapval_sp_subview<cx_double>::ce_init(spsv_mapval_ce);
diff --git a/src/subview.cc b/src/subview.cc
index 3829f9a..95cf281 100644
--- a/src/subview.cc
+++ b/src/subview.cc
@@ -5,11 +5,32 @@
 //
 
 #include "subview.hh"
+#include "mapval.hh"
+#include "subview_mat.hh"
+#include "diagonal.hh"
 
 namespace php_arma
 {
+    template <typename T, typename T1>
+    PHP_ARMA_METHOD(subview, getParent, T, T1)
+    {
+        auto current = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
+        ZVAL_COPY(return_value, OBJ_PROP_NUM(current, 0));
+    }
+
+    template <typename T, typename T1>
+    PHP_ARMA_START_ME(subview, T, T1)
+        PHP_ARMA_ME(getParent, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+    PHP_ARMA_END_ME();
+
     void subview_init()
     {
         subview_ce = interface_register<subview_php_name>();
     }
+
+    PHP_ARMA_INSTANTIATE(subview, mapval_dense);
+    PHP_ARMA_INSTANTIATE(subview, mapval_spmat);
+    PHP_ARMA_INSTANTIATE(subview, mapval_sp_subview);
+    PHP_ARMA_INSTANTIATE(subview, subview_mat);
+    PHP_ARMA_INSTANTIATE(subview, diagview);
 }
diff --git a/src/subview.hh b/src/subview.hh
index f69f4dd..c251502 100644
--- a/src/subview.hh
+++ b/src/subview.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 
 namespace php_arma
 {
+    template <typename T, typename ChildT>
+    struct subview
+    {
+        using native_t = typename ChildT::native_t;
+
+        PHP_ARMA_COMMON_DECLARE();
+
+    private:
+        static PHP_FUNCTION(getParent);
+    };
+
     void subview_init();
 
     constexpr const char subview_php_name[] = "Subview";
diff --git a/src/subview_mat.cc b/src/subview_mat.cc
index 4fdc532..953cdd7 100644
--- a/src/subview_mat.cc
+++ b/src/subview_mat.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace php_arma
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((non_resizable             <T, subview_mat>::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((non_resizable_matrix      <T, subview_mat>::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((dense_non_resizable_matrix<T, subview_mat>::me)),
+            PHP_ARMA_FENTRY((subview                   <T, subview_mat>::me)),
             PHP_ARMA_FENTRY(me)
         ));
         ce->create_object = object_non_constructible;
diff --git a/stubs/MapVal.php b/stubs/MapVal.php
index e18f975..6d2f7c3 100644
--- a/stubs/MapVal.php
+++ b/stubs/MapVal.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Arma;
  *
  * @package Arma
  */
-abstract class MapVal implements Internal\Scalar
+abstract class MapVal implements Internal\Scalar, Internal\Subview
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/stubs/SpMapVal.php b/stubs/SpMapVal.php
index 95f4f59..6115bc1 100644
--- a/stubs/SpMapVal.php
+++ b/stubs/SpMapVal.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Arma;
  *
  * @package Arma
  */
-abstract class SpMapVal implements Internal\Scalar
+abstract class SpMapVal implements Internal\Scalar, Internal\Subview
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/stubs/internal/Subview.php b/stubs/internal/Subview.php
index 9970324..0085e01 100644
--- a/stubs/internal/Subview.php
+++ b/stubs/internal/Subview.php
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@ namespace Arma\Internal;
  */
 interface Subview
 {
-
+    /**
+     * Returns the parent object referenced by current subview.
+     * 
+     * @return static
+     */
+    function getParent();
 }
diff --git a/tests/010-subview-mat.phpt b/tests/010-subview-mat.phpt
index 5d88933..0179556 100644
--- a/tests/010-subview-mat.phpt
+++ b/tests/010-subview-mat.phpt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ batch_assert('orphaned `SvMat`',
     [$orphaned_submat->at(0, 0)->val(), 1],
     [$orphaned_submat->at(1, 0)->val(), 3]
 );
+$orphaned_submat->getParent()->rawPrint();
 
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
+1 2
+3 4