diff --git a/fixed_wide/src/wide.rs b/fixed_wide/src/wide.rs
index 192bead..bf4c96f 100644
--- a/fixed_wide/src/wide.rs
+++ b/fixed_wide/src/wide.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ impl<Int:PartialEq,Frac> PartialEq for Fixed<Int,Frac>{
 }
 impl<Int:Eq,Frac> Eq for Fixed<Int,Frac>{}
 
+impl<Int:std::ops::Add<Output=Int>,Frac> std::ops::Add for Fixed<Int,Frac>{
+	type Output=Self;
+	fn add(self,rhs:Self)->Self::Output{
+		Self{
+			bits:self.bits+rhs.bits,
+			phantom:std::marker::PhantomData,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 pub trait WideMul<Rhs=Self>{
 	type Output;
 	fn wide_mul(self,rhs:Rhs)->Self::Output;
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index 478c945..945b406 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ fn wide_int64() {
 	assert_eq!(w3,Planar64Wide3::from((3i128*2).pow(4)));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn you_can_add_numbers(){
+	let a=Planar64Wide3::from((3i128*2).pow(4));
+	assert_eq!(a+a,Planar64Wide3::from((3i128*2).pow(4)*2))
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn wide_vec3(){
 	let v=Vector3::from_value(Planar64::from(3));