diff --git a/swh/model/identifiers.py b/swh/model/identifiers.py
--- a/swh/model/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/model/identifiers.py
@@ -857,6 +857,17 @@
     )
     """the type of object the identifier points to"""
 
+    def to_extended(self) -> ExtendedSWHID:
+        """Converts this CoreSWHID into an ExtendedSWHID.
+
+        As ExtendedSWHID is a superset of CoreSWHID, this is lossless."""
+        return ExtendedSWHID(
+            namespace=self.namespace,
+            scheme_version=self.scheme_version,
+            object_type=ExtendedObjectType(self.object_type.value),
+            object_id=self.object_id,
+        )
+
 
 def _parse_core_swhid(swhid: Union[str, CoreSWHID, None]) -> Optional[CoreSWHID]:
     if swhid is None or isinstance(swhid, CoreSWHID):
diff --git a/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py b/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
@@ -1368,6 +1368,18 @@
             assert string == str(parsed_swhid)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "core,extended",
+    [
+        pytest.param(core, extended, id=string)
+        for (string, core, qualified, extended) in VALID_SWHIDS
+        if core is not None
+    ],
+)
+def test_core_to_extended(core, extended):
+    assert core.to_extended() == extended
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "ns,version,type,id,qualifiers",
     [