diff --git a/matrix.hpp b/matrix.hpp
index d871db51..a320ff60 100644
--- a/matrix.hpp
+++ b/matrix.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ namespace util {
         static const matrix<T> ZEROES;
     };
 
+    template <typename T> using matrix4 = matrix<T>;
+
     typedef matrix<float> matrixf;
     typedef matrix<float> matrix4f;