diff --git a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/ExpressionBuilderGraphTests.cs b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/ExpressionBuilderGraphTests.cs
index fa6b02db..1bbd5345 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/ExpressionBuilderGraphTests.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/ExpressionBuilderGraphTests.cs
@@ -228,6 +228,36 @@ public void Build_BranchPropertyMapping_AvoidMulticastExpression()
             Assert.IsFalse(visitor.HasPublishBranch);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidOperationException))]
+        public void BuildObservable_InvalidWorkflowType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            new TestWorkflow()
+                .AppendValue(0)
+                .AppendOutput()
+                .BuildObservable<Unit>();
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void BuildObservable_CovariantWorkflowType_IsCompatibleAssignment()
+        {
+            var workflow = new TestWorkflow()
+                .AppendValue("")
+                .AppendOutput()
+                .BuildObservable<object>();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(workflow);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void BuildObservable_ConvertibleWorkflowType_IsCompatibleAssignment()
+        {
+            var workflow = new TestWorkflow()
+                .AppendValue(1)
+                .AppendOutput()
+                .BuildObservable<double>();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(workflow);
+        }
+
         class MergeBranchVisitor : ExpressionVisitor
         {
             public int BranchCount { get; private set; }
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
index e973c7ed..5e08a549 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ public ExpressionBuilderGraph ToInspectableGraph()
 
         public IObservable<T> BuildObservable<T>()
         {
-            var expression = Workflow.Build();
-            var observableFactory = Expression.Lambda<Func<IObservable<T>>>(expression).Compile();
-            return observableFactory();
+            return Workflow.BuildObservable<T>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilder.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilder.cs
index 0227d9c1..fcb794fe 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilder.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilder.cs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static Expression[] ExpandParamArguments(ParameterInfo[] parameters, Expression[
                 var argument = arguments[k + offset];
                 if (argument.Type != arrayType)
                 {
-                    argument = CoerceMethodArgument(arrayType, argument);
+                    argument = ConvertExpression(argument, arrayType);
                 }
                 initializers[k] = argument;
             }
@@ -489,22 +489,23 @@ static Expression[] ExpandParamArguments(ParameterInfo[] parameters, Expression[
             return expandedArguments;
         }
 
-        internal static Expression CoerceMethodArgument(Type parameterType, Expression argument)
+        internal static Expression ConvertExpression(Expression expression, Type parameterType)
         {
-            if (argument.Type.IsGenericType && parameterType.IsGenericType &&
-                argument.Type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IObservable<>) &&
-                parameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IObservable<>))
+            if (expression.Type.IsGenericType && parameterType.IsGenericType &&
+                expression.Type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IObservable<>) &&
+                parameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IObservable<>) &&
+                !parameterType.IsAssignableFrom(expression.Type))
             {
-                var argumentObservableType = argument.Type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+                var argumentObservableType = expression.Type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
                 var parameterObservableType = parameterType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
                 var conversionParameter = Expression.Parameter(argumentObservableType);
                 var conversion = Expression.Convert(conversionParameter, parameterObservableType);
                 var select = selectMethod.MakeGenericMethod(argumentObservableType, parameterObservableType);
-                return Expression.Call(select, argument, Expression.Lambda(conversion, conversionParameter));
+                return Expression.Call(select, expression, Expression.Lambda(conversion, conversionParameter));
             }
             else
             {
-                return Expression.Convert(argument, parameterType);
+                return Expression.Convert(expression, parameterType);
             }
         }
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ static Expression[] MatchMethodParameters(ParameterInfo[] parameters, Expression
                 if (argument.Type != parameterType)
                 {
                     isCoerced |= !parameterType.IsAssignableFrom(argument.Type);
-                    argument = CoerceMethodArgument(parameterType, argument);
+                    argument = ConvertExpression(argument, parameterType);
                 }
                 return argument;
             });
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilderGraphExtensions.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilderGraphExtensions.cs
index dd6257ce..4123e96c 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilderGraphExtensions.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExpressionBuilderGraphExtensions.cs
@@ -1023,6 +1023,31 @@ public static IObservable<Unit> BuildObservable(this ExpressionBuilderGraph sour
             return observableFactory();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds and compiles an expression builder workflow into an observable sequence
+        /// with the specified element type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TResult">The type of the elements in the observable sequence.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="source">The expression builder workflow to compile.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// An observable sequence with the specified element type.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+        /// The specified expression builder workflow does not compile into an observable sequence
+        /// with the expected element type.
+        /// </exception>
+        public static IObservable<TResult> BuildObservable<TResult>(this ExpressionBuilderGraph source)
+        {
+            var workflow = source.Build();
+            if (!typeof(IObservable<TResult>).IsAssignableFrom(workflow.Type))
+            {
+                workflow = ExpressionBuilder.ConvertExpression(workflow, typeof(IObservable<TResult>));
+            }
+
+            var observableFactory = Expression.Lambda<Func<IObservable<TResult>>>(workflow).Compile();
+            return observableFactory();
+        }
+
         static WorkflowExpressionBuilder Clone(this WorkflowExpressionBuilder builder, ExpressionBuilderGraph workflow)
         {
             var workflowExpression = (WorkflowExpressionBuilder)Activator.CreateInstance(builder.GetType(), workflow);
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedDateTimeOffset.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedDateTimeOffset.cs
index 25b97c13..b749c038 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedDateTimeOffset.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedDateTimeOffset.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public override Expression Build(IEnumerable<Expression> arguments)
                 var propertySourceType = typeof(IObservable<DateTimeOffset>);
                 if (source.Type != propertySourceType)
                 {
-                    source = CoerceMethodArgument(propertySourceType, source);
+                    source = ConvertExpression(source, propertySourceType);
                 }
 
                 return source;
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedProperty.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedProperty.cs
index 3b75fba8..9857d86f 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedProperty.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedProperty.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public override Expression Build(IEnumerable<Expression> arguments)
                 var propertySourceType = typeof(IObservable<TValue>);
                 if (source.Type != propertySourceType)
                 {
-                    source = CoerceMethodArgument(propertySourceType, source);
+                    source = ConvertExpression(source, propertySourceType);
                 }
 
                 return source;
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedTimeSpan.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedTimeSpan.cs
index ac9feb0b..0c3c0ed4 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedTimeSpan.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/ExternalizedTimeSpan.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public override Expression Build(IEnumerable<Expression> arguments)
                 var propertySourceType = typeof(IObservable<TimeSpan>);
                 if (source.Type != propertySourceType)
                 {
-                    source = CoerceMethodArgument(propertySourceType, source);
+                    source = ConvertExpression(source, propertySourceType);
                 }
 
                 return source;