diff --git a/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/OhmmsMatrix.h b/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/OhmmsMatrix.h
index 413fffcd78..2958225cdf 100644
--- a/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/OhmmsMatrix.h
+++ b/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/OhmmsMatrix.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License.
 // See LICENSE file in top directory for details.
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2021 QMCPACK developers.
+// Copyright (c) 2024 QMCPACK developers.
 //
 // File developed by: Ken Esler, kpesler@gmail.com, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 //                    Miguel Morales, moralessilva2@llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Matrix
   using size_type     = typename Container_t::size_type;
   using iterator      = typename Container_t::iterator;
   using This_t        = Matrix<T, Alloc>;
+  using Alloc_t       = Alloc;
 
   Matrix() : D1(0), D2(0), TotSize(0) {} // Default Constructor initializes to zero.
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ class Matrix
   template<class T_FROM, typename ALLOC_FROM>
   void assignUpperLeft(const Matrix<T_FROM, ALLOC_FROM>& from)
   {
-    auto& this_ref    = *this;
+    auto& this_ref       = *this;
     const size_type cols = std::min(this_ref.cols(), from.cols());
     const size_type rows = std::min(this_ref.rows(), from.rows());
     for (int i = 0; i < rows; ++i)
@@ -163,14 +164,36 @@ class Matrix
   }
 
   // Assignment Operators
+  /// From another Matrix with matching type.
   inline This_t& operator=(const This_t& rhs)
   {
     resize(rhs.D1, rhs.D2);
+    // I don't understand why it would be desirable to have this compile
+    // but just do the resize and not the assigment, just seems like a surprising foot gun.
     if (qmc_allocator_traits<Alloc>::is_host_accessible)
       assign(*this, rhs);
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /** From a Matrix with a narrower value_type
+   *  so this is a widening assignment and there is no loss of precision.
+   *  Giving it the same semantics as the matching type matrix is desirable.
+   */
+  template<typename OtherT,
+           typename = std::enable_if_t<sizeof(This_t::value_type) >= sizeof(typename Matrix<OtherT>::value_type), void>>
+  This_t& operator=(const Matrix<OtherT>& rhs)
+  {
+    static_assert(qmc_allocator_traits<Alloc_t>::is_host_accessible &&
+                  qmc_allocator_traits<typename Matrix<OtherT>::Alloc_t>::is_host_accessible);
+    resize(rhs.size1(), rhs.size2());
+    assign(*this, rhs);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /** From any type except the above two cases that assign can resolve.
+   *  Historically this allowed narrowing assigments from one Matrix type to another.
+   *  I am not sure this was intentional.
+   */
   template<class RHS, typename Allocator = Alloc, typename = IsHostSafe<Allocator>>
   This_t& operator=(const RHS& rhs)
   {
diff --git a/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/tests/test_Matrix.cpp b/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/tests/test_Matrix.cpp
index 65b6777f18..0f01bd424b 100644
--- a/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/tests/test_Matrix.cpp
+++ b/src/Containers/OhmmsPETE/tests/test_Matrix.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License.
 // See LICENSE file in top directory for details.
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2016 Jeongnim Kim and QMCPACK developers.
+// Copyright (c) 2024 QMCPACK developers.
 //
 // File developed by:  Mark Dewing, markdewing@gmail.com, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
+//                     Peter Doak, doakpw@ornl.gov, Oak Ridge National Lab
 //
 // File created by: Mark Dewing, markdewing@gmail.com, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -109,6 +110,20 @@ TEST_CASE("matrix converting assignment", "[OhmmsPETE]")
   mat_A.assignUpperLeft(mat_D);
   CHECK(mat_A(1,0) == Approx(2.3));
   CHECK(mat_A(1,2) == Approx(6.9));
+
+  Matrix<float> mat_too_small(2,2);
+  CHECK_THROWS(mat_too_small = mat_A);
+  
+  Matrix<double> mat_too_small_but_larger_value_type(2,2);
+  mat_too_small_but_larger_value_type = mat_B;
+  CHECK(mat_too_small_but_larger_value_type.rows() == 3);
+  CHECK(mat_too_small_but_larger_value_type.cols() == 3);
+  CHECK(mat_too_small_but_larger_value_type(1,1) == Approx(mat_B(1,1)));
+  Matrix<double> too_small_but_same(2,2);
+  too_small_but_same = mat_A;
+  CHECK(too_small_but_same.rows() == 3);
+  CHECK(too_small_but_same.cols() == 3);
+  CHECK(too_small_but_same(1,1) == Approx(mat_A(1,1)));  
 }
 
 } // namespace qmcplusplus