diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
index c97a7d225..b17de6ab5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct frontend::imp {
     typedef std::unordered_map<name, implicit_info, name_hash, name_eq> implicit_table;
     typedef std::unordered_map<expr, list<operator_info>, expr_hash, std::equal_to<expr>> expr_to_operators;
     typedef std::unordered_map<expr_pair, expr, expr_pair_hash, expr_pair_eq> coercion_map;
+    typedef std::unordered_map<expr, list<expr_pair>, expr_hash, std::equal_to<expr>> expr_to_coercions;
     typedef std::unordered_set<expr, expr_hash, std::equal_to<expr>> coercion_set;
 
     std::atomic<unsigned> m_num_children;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct frontend::imp {
     implicit_table        m_implicit_table; // track the number of implicit arguments for a symbol.
     coercion_map          m_coercion_map; // mapping from (given_type, expected_type) -> coercion
     coercion_set          m_coercion_set; // Set of coercions
+    expr_to_coercions     m_type_coercions; // mapping type -> list (to-type, function)
     state                 m_state;
 
     bool has_children() const { return m_num_children > 0; }
@@ -314,28 +316,34 @@ struct frontend::imp {
         expr to        = abst_body(norm_type);
         if (from == to)
             throw exception("invalid coercion declaration, 'from' and 'to' types are the same");
-        if (get_coercion_core(from, to))
+        if (get_coercion(from, to))
             throw exception("invalid coercion declaration, frontend already has a coercion for the given types");
         m_coercion_map[expr_pair(from, to)] = f;
         m_coercion_set.insert(f);
+        list<expr_pair> l = get_coercions(from);
+        insert(m_type_coercions, from, cons(expr_pair(to, f), l));
         m_env.add_neutral_object(new coercion_declaration(f));
     }
 
-    expr get_coercion_core(expr const & given_type, expr const & expected_type) {
-        expr_pair p(given_type, expected_type);
+    expr get_coercion(expr const & from_type, expr const & to_type) {
+        expr_pair p(from_type, to_type);
         auto it = m_coercion_map.find(p);
         if (it != m_coercion_map.end())
             return it->second;
         else if (has_parent())
-            return m_parent->get_coercion_core(given_type, expected_type);
+            return m_parent->get_coercion(from_type, to_type);
         else
             return expr();
     }
 
-    expr get_coercion(expr const & given_type, expr const & expected_type, context const & ctx) {
-        expr norm_given_type    = m_env.normalize(given_type, ctx);
-        expr norm_expected_type = m_env.normalize(expected_type, ctx);
-        return get_coercion_core(norm_given_type, norm_expected_type);
+    list<expr_pair> get_coercions(expr const & from_type) const {
+        auto r = m_type_coercions.find(from_type);
+        if (r != m_type_coercions.end())
+            return r->second;
+        else if (has_parent())
+            return m_parent->get_coercions(from_type);
+        else
+            return list<expr_pair>();
     }
 
     bool is_coercion(expr const & f) {
@@ -423,9 +431,8 @@ name const & frontend::get_explicit_version(name const & n) const { return m_ptr
 bool frontend::is_explicit(name const & n) const { return m_ptr->is_explicit(n); }
 
 void frontend::add_coercion(expr const & f) { m_ptr->add_coercion(f); }
-expr frontend::get_coercion(expr const & given_type, expr const & expected_type, context const & ctx) const {
-    return m_ptr->get_coercion(given_type, expected_type, ctx);
-}
+expr frontend::get_coercion(expr const & from_type, expr const & to_type) const { return m_ptr->get_coercion(from_type, to_type); }
+list<expr_pair> frontend::get_coercions(expr const & from_type) const { return m_ptr->get_coercions(from_type); }
 bool frontend::is_coercion(expr const & f) const { return m_ptr->is_coercion(f); }
 
 state const & frontend::get_state() const { return m_ptr->m_state; }
diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.h b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.h
index 0ed208d31..9def83427 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.h
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Author: Leonardo de Moura
 #include <vector>
 #include "kernel/environment.h"
 #include "library/state.h"
+#include "library/expr_pair.h"
 #include "frontends/lean/operator_info.h"
 
 namespace lean {
@@ -169,12 +170,20 @@ public:
        coercion from T1 to T2.
     */
     void add_coercion(expr const & f);
+
     /**
-        \brief Return a coercion from given_type to expected_type if it exists.
-        Return the null expression if there is no coercion from \c given_type to
-        \c expected_type.
+       \brief Return a coercion from given_type to expected_type if it exists.
+       Return the null expression if there is no coercion from \c from_type to
+       \c to_type.
     */
-    expr get_coercion(expr const & given_type, expr const & expected_type, context const & ctx) const;
+    expr get_coercion(expr const & from_type, expr const & to_type) const;
+
+    /**
+       \brief Return the list of coercions for the given type.
+       The result is a list of pairs (to_type, function).
+    */
+    list<expr_pair> get_coercions(expr const & from_type) const;
+
     /**
        \brief Return true iff the given expression is a coercion. That is, it was added using
        \c add_coercion.