diff --git a/tests/snippets/numbers.py b/tests/snippets/numbers.py
index 01d8b815b6..71fedca4dd 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/numbers.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/numbers.py
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ class A(int):
 assert int(0).__invert__() == -1
 assert int(-3).__invert__() == 2
 assert int(4).__invert__() == -5
+
+assert int(0).__ceil__() == 0
+assert int(-3).__ceil__() == -3
+assert int(4).__ceil__() == 4
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objint.rs b/vm/src/obj/objint.rs
index 0837410231..a4998a9afb 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objint.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objint.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ fn int_bool(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     Ok(vm.ctx.new_bool(result))
 }
 
+fn int_ceil(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
+    arg_check!(vm, args, required = [(zelf, Some(vm.ctx.int_type()))]);
+    let result = BigInt::from_pyobj(zelf);
+    Ok(vm.ctx.new_int(result))
+}
+
 fn int_invert(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     arg_check!(vm, args, required = [(zelf, Some(vm.ctx.int_type()))]);
 
@@ -556,6 +562,7 @@ Base 0 means to interpret the base from the string as an integer literal.
     context.set_attr(&int_type, "__truediv__", context.new_rustfunc(int_truediv));
     context.set_attr(&int_type, "__xor__", context.new_rustfunc(int_xor));
     context.set_attr(&int_type, "__bool__", context.new_rustfunc(int_bool));
+    context.set_attr(&int_type, "__ceil__", context.new_rustfunc(int_ceil));
     context.set_attr(&int_type, "__invert__", context.new_rustfunc(int_invert));
     context.set_attr(
         &int_type,