diff --git a/ilpy/wrapper.pyi b/ilpy/wrapper.pyi
index e95b460..1dbdcbc 100644
--- a/ilpy/wrapper.pyi
+++ b/ilpy/wrapper.pyi
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from enum import IntEnum, auto
 
+from ilpy.expressions import Expression
+
 class Preference(IntEnum):
     Any = auto()
     Scip = auto()
@@ -87,9 +89,9 @@ class Solver:
         variable_types: dict[int, VariableType] | None = None,
         preference: Preference = Preference.Any,
     ) -> None: ...
-    def set_objective(self, objective: Objective) -> None: ...
+    def set_objective(self, objective: Objective | Expression) -> None: ...
     def set_constraints(self, constraints: Constraints) -> None: ...
-    def add_constraint(self, constraint: Constraint) -> None: ...
+    def add_constraint(self, constraint: Constraint | Expression) -> None: ...
     def set_timeout(self, timeout: float) -> None: ...
     def set_optimality_gap(self, gap: float, absolute: bool = False) -> None: ...
     def set_num_threads(self, num_threads: int) -> None: ...
diff --git a/ilpy/wrapper.pyx b/ilpy/wrapper.pyx
index d580504..b386d26 100644
--- a/ilpy/wrapper.pyx
+++ b/ilpy/wrapper.pyx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # distutils: language = c++
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from libc.stdint cimport uint32_t
 from libcpp.memory cimport shared_ptr
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ from libcpp.string cimport string
 from cython.operator cimport dereference as deref
 cimport decl
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .expression import Expression
+
 ####################################
 # Enums                            #
 ####################################
@@ -191,14 +195,24 @@ cdef class Solver:
         self.num_variables = num_variables
         deref(self.p).initialize(num_variables, default_variable_type, vtypes)
 
-    def set_objective(self, Objective objective):
-        deref(self.p).setObjective(objective.p[0])
+    def set_objective(self, objective: Objective | Expression):
+        cdef Objective obj
+        if hasattr(objective, "as_objective"):
+            obj = objective.as_objective()
+        else:
+            obj = objective
+        deref(self.p).setObjective(obj.p[0])
 
     def set_constraints(self, Constraints constraints):
         deref(self.p).setConstraints(constraints.p[0])
 
-    def add_constraint(self, Constraint constraint):
-        deref(self.p).addConstraint(constraint.p[0])
+    def add_constraint(self, constraint: Constraint | Expression):
+        cdef Constraint const
+        if hasattr(constraint, "as_constraint"):
+            const = constraint.as_constraint()
+        else:
+            const = constraint
+        deref(self.p).addConstraint(const.p[0])
 
     def set_timeout(self, timeout):
         deref(self.p).setTimeout(timeout)
diff --git a/tests/test_solvers.py b/tests/test_solvers.py
index b69e05e..5d9aa55 100644
--- a/tests/test_solvers.py
+++ b/tests/test_solvers.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_simple_solver(preference: ilpy.Preference, as_expression: bool) -> None
         # note: the Constant(0) here is only to satisfy mypy... it would work without
         _e = sum((Variable(str(i), index=i) for i in range(num_vars)), Constant(0))
         _e += 0.5 * Variable(str(special_var), index=special_var)
-        objective = _e.as_objective()
+        objective = _e
     else:
         objective = ilpy.Objective()
         for i in range(num_vars):
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_simple_solver(preference: ilpy.Preference, as_expression: bool) -> None
     # constraints
     if as_expression:
         _e = sum((Variable(str(i), index=i) for i in range(num_vars)), Constant(0))
-        constraint = (_e == 1).as_constraint()
+        constraint = _e == 1
     else:
         constraint = ilpy.Constraint()
         for i in range(num_vars):