diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
index d86db1cbd00..a8cdc0deb3b 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
@@ -2423,7 +2423,46 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 "pointercast called on non-pointer dest type: {other:?}"
             )),
         };
-        let dest_pointee_size = self.lookup_type(dest_pointee).sizeof(self);
+
+        let dst_pointee_ty = self.lookup_type(dest_pointee);
+        let dest_pointee_size = dst_pointee_ty.sizeof(self);
+        let src_pointee_ty = self.lookup_type(ptr_pointee);
+
+        //  array -> element: *[T; N] -> *T
+        if let SpirvType::Array {
+            element: elem_ty, ..
+        } = src_pointee_ty
+            && elem_ty == dest_pointee
+        {
+            let zero = self.constant_u32(self.span(), 0).def(self);
+            return self
+                .emit()
+                .in_bounds_access_chain(dest_ty, None, ptr.def(self), [zero])
+                .unwrap()
+                .with_type(dest_ty);
+        }
+
+        // array -> RuntimeArray: *[T; N] -> *[T]
+        if let SpirvType::Array {
+            element: elem_ty, ..
+        } = src_pointee_ty
+            && let SpirvType::RuntimeArray {
+                element: rt_elem_ty,
+            } = dst_pointee_ty
+            && elem_ty == rt_elem_ty
+        {
+            let zero = self.constant_u32(self.span(), 0).def(self);
+            let elem_ptr_ty = self.type_ptr_to(elem_ty);
+            let elem_ptr = self
+                .emit()
+                .in_bounds_access_chain(elem_ptr_ty, None, ptr.def(self), [zero])
+                .unwrap();
+            return self
+                .emit()
+                .bitcast(dest_ty, None, elem_ptr)
+                .unwrap()
+                .with_type(dest_ty);
+        }
 
         if let Some((indices, _)) = self.recover_access_chain_from_offset(
             ptr_pointee,
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.rs b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc1d252df58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// build-pass
+// compile-flags: -C llvm-args=--disassemble
+// normalize-stderr-test "OpSource .*\n" -> ""
+// normalize-stderr-test "OpLine .*\n" -> ""
+// normalize-stderr-test "%\d+ = OpString .*\n" -> ""
+// normalize-stderr-test "^(; .*\n)*" -> ""
+// normalize-stderr-test "OpCapability VulkanMemoryModel\n" -> ""
+// normalize-stderr-test "OpMemoryModel Logical Vulkan" -> "OpMemoryModel Logical Simple"
+// ignore-spv1.0
+// ignore-spv1.1
+// ignore-spv1.2
+// ignore-spv1.3
+// ignore-spv1.4
+// ignore-spv1.5
+// ignore-spv1.6
+// ignore-vulkan1.0
+// ignore-vulkan1.1
+
+use spirv_std::spirv;
+
+const CONST_ARRAY: [u32; 3] = [1, 2, 3];
+
+#[spirv(compute(threads(64)))]
+pub fn main(
+    #[spirv(storage_buffer, descriptor_set = 0, binding = 0)] input: &[u32; 3],
+    #[spirv(storage_buffer, descriptor_set = 0, binding = 1)] output: &mut u32,
+) {
+    let mut out = 0;
+
+    // &[u32] fat pointer from a runtime storage buffer array
+    let slice: &[u32] = input;
+    out += slice[1];
+
+    // *[u32; 3] -> *u32 via AccessChain (array->element path)
+    let array_ptr: *const [u32; 3] = input;
+    let element_ptr: *const u32 = array_ptr as *const u32;
+    out += unsafe { *element_ptr };
+
+    // &[u32] fat pointer from a runtime storage buffer array
+    let slice: &[u32] = &CONST_ARRAY;
+    out += slice[1];
+
+    // *[u32; 3] -> *u32 via AccessChain (array->element path)
+    let array_ptr: *const [u32; 3] = &CONST_ARRAY;
+    let element_ptr: *const u32 = array_ptr as *const u32;
+    out += unsafe { *element_ptr };
+
+    *output = out;
+}
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.stderr b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eacadc5c73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/core/array-slice-cast.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+OpCapability Shader
+OpMemoryModel Logical Simple
+OpEntryPoint GLCompute %1 "main" %2 %3 %4
+OpExecutionMode %1 LocalSize 64 1 1
+OpName %2 "input"
+OpName %3 "output"
+OpDecorate %6 ArrayStride 4
+OpDecorate %7 Block
+OpMemberDecorate %7 0 Offset 0
+OpDecorate %8 Block
+OpMemberDecorate %8 0 Offset 0
+OpDecorate %2 NonWritable
+OpDecorate %2 Binding 0
+OpDecorate %2 DescriptorSet 0
+OpDecorate %3 Binding 1
+OpDecorate %3 DescriptorSet 0
+%9 = OpTypeInt 32 0
+%10 = OpConstant  %9  3
+%6 = OpTypeArray %9 %10
+%7 = OpTypeStruct %6
+%11 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %7
+%8 = OpTypeStruct %9
+%12 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %8
+%13 = OpTypeVoid
+%14 = OpTypeFunction %13
+%15 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %6
+%2 = OpVariable  %11  StorageBuffer
+%16 = OpConstant  %9  0
+%17 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %9
+%3 = OpVariable  %12  StorageBuffer
+%18 = OpConstant  %9  1
+%19 = OpTypePointer Private %9
+%20 = OpTypeArray %9 %10
+%21 = OpTypePointer Private %20
+%22 = OpConstant  %9  2
+%23 = OpConstantComposite  %20  %18 %22 %10
+%4 = OpVariable  %21  Private %23
+%1 = OpFunction  %13  None %14
+%24 = OpLabel
+%25 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %15  %2 %16
+%26 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %17  %3 %16
+%27 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %17  %25 %18
+%28 = OpLoad  %9  %27
+%29 = OpIAdd  %9  %16 %28
+%30 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %17  %25 %16
+%31 = OpLoad  %9  %30
+%32 = OpIAdd  %9  %29 %31
+%33 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %19  %4 %18
+%34 = OpLoad  %9  %33
+%35 = OpIAdd  %9  %32 %34
+%36 = OpInBoundsAccessChain  %19  %4 %16
+%37 = OpLoad  %9  %36
+%38 = OpIAdd  %9  %35 %37
+OpStore %26 %38
+OpNoLine
+OpReturn
+OpFunctionEnd