diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-18-implicit-span-conversions.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-18-implicit-span-conversions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c2f54d20920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-18-implicit-span-conversions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* C# 14: Support for *implicit* span conversions in the QL library.
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/Conversion.qll b/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/Conversion.qll
index 99c58ee51c68..ec7ef9cac952 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/Conversion.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/semmle/code/csharp/Conversion.qll
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ private module Cached {
    *
    * - Identity conversions
    * - Implicit numeric conversions
+   * - Implicit span conversions
    * - Implicit nullable conversions
    * - Implicit reference conversions
    * - Boxing conversions
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ private module Cached {
     or
     convNumeric(fromType, toType)
     or
+    convSpan(fromType, toType)
+    or
     convNullableType(fromType, toType)
     or
     convRefTypeNonNull(fromType, toType)
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ private predicate implicitConversionNonNull(Type fromType, Type toType) {
  *
  * - Identity conversions
  * - Implicit numeric conversions
+ * - Implicit span conversions
  * - Implicit nullable conversions
  * - Implicit reference conversions
  * - Boxing conversions
@@ -491,6 +495,51 @@ private predicate convNumericChar(SimpleType toType) {
 
 private predicate convNumericFloat(SimpleType toType) { toType instanceof DoubleType }
 
+private class SpanType extends GenericType {
+  SpanType() { this.getUnboundGeneric() instanceof SystemSpanStruct }
+
+  Type getElementType() { result = this.getTypeArgument(0) }
+}
+
+private class ReadOnlySpanType extends GenericType {
+  ReadOnlySpanType() { this.getUnboundGeneric() instanceof SystemReadOnlySpanStruct }
+
+  Type getElementType() { result = this.getTypeArgument(0) }
+}
+
+private class SimpleArrayType extends ArrayType {
+  SimpleArrayType() {
+    this.getRank() = 1 and
+    this.getDimension() = 1
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL: Do not use.
+ *
+ * Holds if there is an implicit span conversion from `fromType` to `toType`.
+ *
+ * 10.2.1: Implicit span conversions (added in C# 14).
+ * [Documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/proposals/csharp-14.0/first-class-span-types#span-conversions)
+ */
+predicate convSpan(Type fromType, Type toType) {
+  fromType.(SimpleArrayType).getElementType() = toType.(SpanType).getElementType()
+  or
+  exists(Type fromElementType, Type toElementType |
+    (
+      fromElementType = fromType.(SimpleArrayType).getElementType() or
+      fromElementType = fromType.(SpanType).getElementType() or
+      fromElementType = fromType.(ReadOnlySpanType).getElementType()
+    ) and
+    toElementType = toType.(ReadOnlySpanType).getElementType()
+  |
+    convRefTypeNonNull(fromElementType, toElementType)
+  )
+  or
+  fromType instanceof SystemStringClass and
+  toType.(ReadOnlySpanType).getElementType() instanceof CharType
+}
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL: Do not use.
  *
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/Span.cs b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/Span.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae1ac5b40866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/Span.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+public interface CovariantInterface<out T> { }
+
+public interface ContravariantInterface<in T> { }
+
+public interface InvariantInterface<T> { }
+
+public interface MixedInterface<out T1, in T2> { }
+
+public class Base { }
+
+public class Derived : Base { }
+
+public class C
+{
+    public void M()
+    {
+        string[] stringArray = [];
+        string[][] stringArrayArray = [];
+        string[,] stringArray2D = new string[0, 0];
+
+        Span<string> stringSpan = stringArray; // string[] -> Span<string>;
+
+        // Assignments are included to illustrate that it compiles.
+        // Only the use of the types matter in terms of test output.
+        // Covariant conversions to ReadOnlySpan
+        ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>> covariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan;
+        ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> covariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan = default;
+        Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> covariantInterfaceDerivedSpan = default;
+        CovariantInterface<Derived>[] covariantInterfaceDerivedArray = [];
+        covariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = covariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan; // ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> -> ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>>
+        covariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = covariantInterfaceDerivedSpan; // Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> -> ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>>
+        covariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = covariantInterfaceDerivedArray; // CovariantInterface<Derived>[] -> ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>>
+
+        // Identify conversions to ReadOnlySpan
+        ReadOnlySpan<string> stringReadOnlySpan;
+        stringReadOnlySpan = stringSpan; // Span<string> -> ReadOnlySpan<string>;
+        stringReadOnlySpan = stringArray; // string[] -> ReadOnlySpan<string>;
+
+        // Contravariant conversions to ReadOnlySpan
+        ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>> contravariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan;
+        ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> contravariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = default;
+        Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> contravariantInterfaceBaseSpan = default;
+        ContravariantInterface<Base>[] contravariantInterfaceBaseArray = [];
+        contravariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan = contravariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan; // ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> -> ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>>
+        contravariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan = contravariantInterfaceBaseSpan; // Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> -> ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>>
+        contravariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan = contravariantInterfaceBaseArray; // ContravariantInterface<Base>[] -> ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>>
+
+        // Mixed variance conversions to ReadOnlySpan
+        ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>> mixedInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan;
+        ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> mixedInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan = default;
+        Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> mixedInterfaceDerivedSpan = default;
+        MixedInterface<Derived, Base>[] mixedInterfaceDerivedArray = [];
+        mixedInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = mixedInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan; // ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> -> ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>>
+        mixedInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = mixedInterfaceDerivedSpan; // Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> -> ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>>
+        mixedInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan = mixedInterfaceDerivedArray; // MixedInterface<Derived, Base>[] -> ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>>
+
+        // Convert string to ReadOnlySpan<char>
+        string s = "";
+        ReadOnlySpan<char> charReadOnlySpan = s; // string -> ReadOnlySpan<char>
+
+        // Various ref type conversions
+        Derived[] derivedArray = [];
+        ReadOnlySpan<Base> baseReadOnlySpan;
+        baseReadOnlySpan = derivedArray; // Derived[] -> ReadOnlySpan<Base>
+
+        ReadOnlySpan<object> objectReadOnlySpan;
+        objectReadOnlySpan = stringArray; // string[] -> ReadOnlySpan<object>
+
+        byte[][] byteByteArray = [];
+        objectReadOnlySpan = byteByteArray; // byte[][] -> ReadOnlySpan<object>
+
+        // No conversion possible except for identity.
+        ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Base>> invariantInterfaceBaseReadOnlySpan;
+        ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Derived>> invariantInterfaceDerivedReadOnlySpan;
+        Span<InvariantInterface<Derived>> invariantInterfaceDerivedSpan;
+        InvariantInterface<Derived>[] invariantInterfaceDerivedArray;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.expected b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1792d46898cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+| ContravariantInterface<Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> |
+| ContravariantInterface<Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| ContravariantInterface<Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ContravariantInterface<Base>[] | Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> |
+| CovariantInterface<Derived>[] | ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>> |
+| CovariantInterface<Derived>[] | ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| CovariantInterface<Derived>[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| CovariantInterface<Derived>[] | Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| Derived[] | ReadOnlySpan<Base> |
+| Derived[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| InvariantInterface<Derived>[] | ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| InvariantInterface<Derived>[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| InvariantInterface<Derived>[] | Span<InvariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| MixedInterface<Derived,Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>> |
+| MixedInterface<Derived,Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> |
+| MixedInterface<Derived,Base>[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| MixedInterface<Derived,Base>[] | Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<Base> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| ReadOnlySpan<string> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Base>> |
+| Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<ContravariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| Span<ContravariantInterface<Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Base>> |
+| Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<CovariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| Span<CovariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<InvariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<InvariantInterface<Derived>> |
+| Span<InvariantInterface<Derived>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Base, Derived>> |
+| Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> |
+| Span<MixedInterface<Derived, Base>> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<string> | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| Span<string> | ReadOnlySpan<string> |
+| String[] | ReadOnlySpan<object> |
+| String[] | ReadOnlySpan<string> |
+| String[] | Span<string> |
+| string | ReadOnlySpan<char> |
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.ql b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.ql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..634649377840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/conversion/span/span.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import semmle.code.csharp.Conversion
+
+private class InterestingType extends Type {
+  InterestingType() { exists(LocalVariable lv | lv.getType() = this) }
+}
+
+from InterestingType sub, InterestingType sup
+where convSpan(sub, sup) and sub != sup
+select sub.toStringWithTypes() as s1, sup.toStringWithTypes() as s2 order by s1, s2