diff --git a/src/Managed.UnitTests/NumberTheoryTests/IntegerTheoryTest.cs b/src/Managed.UnitTests/NumberTheoryTests/IntegerTheoryTest.cs
index 8741ee6e..8f8db543 100644
--- a/src/Managed.UnitTests/NumberTheoryTests/IntegerTheoryTest.cs
+++ b/src/Managed.UnitTests/NumberTheoryTests/IntegerTheoryTest.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,106 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.NumberTheoryTests
             Assert.IsFalse(IntegerTheory.IsPowerOfTwo(Int64.MaxValue-1), "Int32.MaxValue-1 (-)");
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfHandlesPositiveIntegersCorrectly32()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(0), "0");
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(1), "1");
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(2), "2");
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(3), "3");
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(4), "4");
+
+            for (int i = 2; i < 31; i++)
+            {
+                int x = 1 << i;
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(x), x.ToString());
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(x - 1), x + "-1");
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((x >> 1) + 1), x + "/2+1");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-x), "-" + x);
+            }
+
+            const int maxPowerOfTwo = 0x40000000;
+            Assert.AreEqual(maxPowerOfTwo, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo), "max");
+            Assert.AreEqual(maxPowerOfTwo, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo - 1), "max");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfHandlesPositiveIntegersCorrectly64()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)0), "0");
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)1), "1");
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)2), "2");
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)3), "3");
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)4), "4");
+
+            for (int i = 2; i < 63; i++)
+            {
+                long x = ((long)1) << i;
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(x), x.ToString());
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(x - 1), x + "-1");
+                Assert.AreEqual(x, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((x >> 1) + 1), x + "/2+1");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-x), "-" + x);
+            }
+
+            const long maxPowerOfTwo = 0x4000000000000000;
+            Assert.AreEqual(maxPowerOfTwo, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo), "max");
+            Assert.AreEqual(maxPowerOfTwo, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo - 1), "max");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfTwoReturnsZeroForNegativeNumbers32()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-1), "-1");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-2), "-2");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-3), "-3");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(-4), "-4");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int32.MinValue), "Int32.MinValue");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int32.MinValue + 1), "Int32.MinValue+1");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfTwoReturnsZeroForNegativeNumbers64()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)-1), "-1");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)-2), "-2");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)-3), "-3");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo((long)-4), "-4");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int64.MinValue), "Int64.MinValue");
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int64.MinValue + 1), "Int64.MinValue+1");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfTwoThrowsWhenResultWouldOverflow32()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(
+                typeof (ArgumentOutOfRangeException),
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int32.MaxValue));
+
+            const int maxPowerOfTwo = 0x40000000;
+            Assert.Throws(
+                typeof(ArgumentOutOfRangeException),
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo + 1));
+
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo - 1));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CeilingToPowerOfTwoThrowsWhenResultWouldOverflow64()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(
+                typeof(ArgumentOutOfRangeException),
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(Int64.MaxValue));
+
+            const long maxPowerOfTwo = 0x4000000000000000;
+            Assert.Throws(
+                typeof(ArgumentOutOfRangeException),
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo + 1));
+
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+                () => IntegerTheory.CeilingToPowerOfTwo(maxPowerOfTwo - 1));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestIsPerfectSquare32()
         {
diff --git a/src/Managed/NumberTheory/IntegerTheory.cs b/src/Managed/NumberTheory/IntegerTheory.cs
index 3130d667..dfe0bf8a 100644
--- a/src/Managed/NumberTheory/IntegerTheory.cs
+++ b/src/Managed/NumberTheory/IntegerTheory.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,65 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.NumberTheory
             return number > 0 && (number & (number - 1)) == 0x0;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Find the closest perfect power of two that is larger or equal to the provided
+        /// 32 bit integer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="number">The number of which to find the closest upper power of two.</param>
+        /// <returns>A power of two.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"/>
+        public static int CeilingToPowerOfTwo(this int number)
+        {
+            if(number == Int32.MinValue)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            const int maxPowerOfTwo = 0x40000000;
+            if(number > maxPowerOfTwo)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("number");
+            }
+
+            number--;
+            number |= number >> 1;
+            number |= number >> 2;
+            number |= number >> 4;
+            number |= number >> 8;
+            number |= number >> 16;
+            return number + 1;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Find the closest perfect power of two that is larger or equal to the provided
+        /// 64 bit integer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="number">The number of which to find the closest upper power of two.</param>
+        /// <returns>A power of two.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"/>
+        public static long CeilingToPowerOfTwo(this long number)
+        {
+            if (number == Int64.MinValue)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            const long maxPowerOfTwo = 0x4000000000000000;
+            if (number > maxPowerOfTwo)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("number");
+            }
+
+            number--;
+            number |= number >> 1;
+            number |= number >> 2;
+            number |= number >> 4;
+            number |= number >> 8;
+            number |= number >> 16;
+            number |= number >> 32;
+            return number + 1;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Find out whether the provided 32 bit integer is a perfect square, i.e. a square of an integer.
         /// </summary>