diff --git a/src/lol/math/matrix.h b/src/lol/math/matrix.h
index 426c21a0..3283f8b3 100644
--- a/src/lol/math/matrix.h
+++ b/src/lol/math/matrix.h
@@ -548,6 +548,19 @@ static inline mat_t<T, N, N> &operator *=(mat_t<T, N, N> &a,
     return a = a * b;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Vector-vector outer product
+ */
+
+template<typename T, int COLS, int ROWS>
+static inline mat_t<T, COLS, ROWS> outer(vec_t<T, ROWS> const &a,
+                                         vec_t<T, COLS> const &b)
+{
+    /* Valid cast because mat_t and vec_t have similar layouts */
+    return *reinterpret_cast<mat_t<T, 1, ROWS> const *>(&a)
+         * *reinterpret_cast<mat_t<T, COLS, 1> const *>(&b);
+}
+
 /*
  * Matrix-matrix outer product (Kronecker product)
  */
@@ -556,29 +569,17 @@ template<typename T, int COLS1, int COLS2, int ROWS1, int ROWS2>
 static inline mat_t<T, COLS1 * COLS2, ROWS1 * ROWS2>
 outer(mat_t<T, COLS1, ROWS1> const &a, mat_t<T, COLS2, ROWS2> const &b)
 {
-    /* FIXME: could this be optimised somehow? */
     mat_t<T, COLS1 * COLS2, ROWS1 * ROWS2> ret;
     for (int i1 = 0; i1 < COLS1; ++i1)
-        for (int j1 = 0; j1 < ROWS1; ++j1)
-            for (int i2 = 0; i2 < COLS2; ++i2)
-                for (int j2 = 0; j2 < ROWS2; ++j2)
-                    ret[i1 * COLS2 + i2][j1 * ROWS2 + j2]
-                        = a[i1][j1] * b[i2][j2];
+        for (int i2 = 0; i2 < COLS2; ++i2)
+        {
+            /* Valid cast because mat_t and vec_t have similar layouts */
+            *reinterpret_cast<mat_t<T, ROWS1, ROWS2> *>(&ret[i1 * COLS2 + i2])
+                = outer(b[i2], a[i1]);
+        }
     return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Vector-vector outer product
- */
-
-template<typename T, int COLS, int ROWS>
-static inline mat_t<T, COLS, ROWS> outer(vec_t<T, ROWS> const &a,
-                                         vec_t<T, COLS> const &b)
-{
-    return *reinterpret_cast<mat_t<T, 1, ROWS> const *>(&a)
-         * *reinterpret_cast<mat_t<T, COLS, 1> const *>(&b);
-}
-
 #if !LOL_FEATURE_CXX11_CONSTEXPR
 #undef constexpr
 #endif
diff --git a/test/unit/matrix.cpp b/test/unit/matrix.cpp
index 021ff6a2..fc14a403 100644
--- a/test/unit/matrix.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/matrix.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,36 @@ LOLUNIT_FIXTURE(MatrixTest)
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m2[3][3], 1.0f);
     }
 
+    LOLUNIT_TEST(Kronecker)
+    {
+        int const COLS1 = 2, ROWS1 = 3;
+        int const COLS2 = 5, ROWS2 = 7;
+
+        mat_t<int, COLS1, ROWS1> a;
+        mat_t<int, COLS2, ROWS2> b;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < COLS1; ++i)
+            for (int j = 0; j < ROWS1; ++j)
+                a[i][j] = (i + 11) * (j + 13);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < COLS2; ++i)
+            for (int j = 0; j < ROWS2; ++j)
+                b[i][j] = (i + 17) * (j + 19);
+
+        mat_t<int, COLS1 * COLS2, ROWS1 * ROWS2> m = outer(a, b);
+
+        for (int i1 = 0; i1 < COLS1; ++i1)
+        for (int j1 = 0; j1 < ROWS1; ++j1)
+        for (int i2 = 0; i2 < COLS2; ++i2)
+        for (int j2 = 0; j2 < ROWS2; ++j2)
+        {
+            int expected = a[i1][j1] * b[i2][j2];
+            int actual = m[i1 * COLS2 + i2][j1 * ROWS2 + j2];
+
+            LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(actual, expected);
+        }
+    }
+
     mat2 tri2, id2, inv2;
     mat3 tri3, id3, inv3;
     mat4 tri4, id4, inv4;