diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_bones.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_bones.hpp
index b75ed967..b324ab13 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_bones.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_bones.hpp
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ class subview_col : public subview<eT>
   inline void operator= (const subview<eT>& x);
   inline void operator= (const subview_col& x);
   inline void operator= (const eT val);
+  inline void operator= (const std::initializer_list<eT>& list);
   
   template<typename T1>
   inline void operator= (const Base<eT,T1>& x);
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ class subview_row : public subview<eT>
   inline void operator= (const subview<eT>& x);
   inline void operator= (const subview_row& x);
   inline void operator= (const eT val);
+  inline void operator= (const std::initializer_list<eT>& list);
   
   template<typename T1>
   inline void operator= (const Base<eT,T1>& x);
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
index d1111766..f7d29136 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
@@ -3157,6 +3157,22 @@ subview_col<eT>::operator=(const subview_col<eT>& X)
 
 
 
+template<typename eT>
+inline
+void
+subview_col<eT>::operator=(const std::initializer_list<eT>& list)
+  {
+  arma_extra_debug_sigprint();
+  
+  const uword N = uword(list.size());
+  
+  arma_debug_assert_same_size(subview<eT>::n_rows, subview<eT>::n_cols, N, 1, "copy into submatrix");
+  
+  arrayops::copy( access::rwp(colmem), list.begin(), N );
+  }
+
+
+
 template<typename eT>
 inline
 void
@@ -3761,6 +3777,28 @@ subview_row<eT>::operator=(const eT val)
 
 
 
+template<typename eT>
+inline
+void
+subview_row<eT>::operator=(const std::initializer_list<eT>& list)
+  {
+  arma_extra_debug_sigprint();
+  
+  const uword N = uword(list.size());
+  
+  arma_debug_assert_same_size(subview<eT>::n_rows, subview<eT>::n_cols, 1, N, "copy into submatrix");
+  
+  auto it = list.begin();
+  
+  for(uword ii=0; ii < N; ++ii)
+    {
+    (*this).operator[](ii) = (*it);
+    ++it;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+
 template<typename eT>
 template<typename T1>
 inline