diff --git a/vlib/math/math.v b/vlib/math/math.v
index f0d4718c4c..366bf66c90 100644
--- a/vlib/math/math.v
+++ b/vlib/math/math.v
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ pub fn minmax(a f64, b f64) (f64, f64) {
 	return b, a
 }
 
+// clamp returns x constrained between a and b
+[inline]
+pub fn clamp(x f64, a f64, b f64) f64 {
+	if x < a {
+		return a
+	}
+	if x > b {
+		return b
+	}
+	return x
+}
+
 // sign returns the corresponding sign -1.0, 1.0 of the provided number.
 // if n is not a number, its sign is nan too.
 [inline]
diff --git a/vlib/math/math_test.v b/vlib/math/math_test.v
index 115a8c457e..14e6b3489f 100644
--- a/vlib/math/math_test.v
+++ b/vlib/math/math_test.v
@@ -435,6 +435,14 @@ fn test_min() {
 	}
 }
 
+fn test_clamp() {
+	assert clamp(2, 5, 10) == 5
+	assert clamp(7, 5, 10) == 7
+	assert clamp(15, 5, 10) == 10
+	assert clamp(5, 5, 10) == 5
+	assert clamp(10, 5, 10) == 10
+}
+
 fn test_signi() {
 	assert signi(inf(-1)) == -1
 	assert signi(-72234878292.4586129) == -1