diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
index d5339555d3..086fd06dd7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class view_to_simd : public std::ranges::view_interface<view_to_simd<urng_t, sim
     /*!\name Auxiliary types
      * \{
      */
-    using inner_range_type = std::ranges::range_value_t<urng_t>;        //!< The inner range type.
+    using inner_range_type = std::ranges::range_reference_t<urng_t>;    //!< The inner range type.
     using chunk_type = std::array<simd_t, simd_traits<simd_t>::length>; //!< The underlying type to hold the chunks.
     using scalar_type = typename simd_traits<simd_t>::scalar_type;      //!< The scalar type.
     //!\brief The SIMD type with maximal number of lanes for the current arch.
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
index 464f7206a1..ffc5d3ecdc 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
@@ -356,3 +356,17 @@ TYPED_TEST(view_to_simd_test, issue_1941)
 
     EXPECT_TRUE((std::common_with<value_t, reference_t>));
 }
+
+TYPED_TEST(view_to_simd_test, const_sequences)
+{
+    using simd_t = typename TestFixture::simd_t;
+
+    auto v = std::as_const(this->sequences) | seqan3::views::to_simd<simd_t>;
+    this->compare(v, this->transformed_simd_vec);
+
+    if constexpr (seqan3::simd::simd_traits<simd_t>::length > 1)
+    {
+        EXPECT_EQ(v.empty(), false);
+        EXPECT_EQ(v.size(), 64u);
+    }
+}