diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b2dea67..9107c9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ all: utest-byte utest-short utest-word utest-quad \
      utest-byte-single utest-short-single utest-word-single utest-quad-single \
 	 utest-coverage bigint.o
 
-test: utest-byte utest-short utest-word utest-quad utest-byte-single utest-short-single utest-word-single utest-quad-single utest-coverage
+test: utest-byte utest-short utest-word utest-quad utest-byte-single utest-short-single utest-word-single utest-quad-single utest-byte-static utest-short-static utest-word-static utest-quad-static utest-coverage
 	./utest-byte >/dev/null 2>&1 || ./utest-byte
 	./utest-short >/dev/null 2>&1 || ./utest-short
 	./utest-word >/dev/null 2>&1 || ./utest-word
diff --git a/bigint.h b/bigint.h
index f6af5ed..cc74b78 100644
--- a/bigint.h
+++ b/bigint.h
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ int bigint_from_cstring(bigint* b, const char* str, unsigned int base);
 BIGINT_API
 size_t bigint_to_string(char* str, size_t len, const bigint* b, unsigned int base);
 
+BIGINT_API
+int bigint_cmp(const bigint *a, const bigint *b);
+
 BIGINT_API
 int bigint_inc(bigint* c, const bigint *a);
 
@@ -164,13 +167,6 @@ int bigint_mul(bigint* c, const bigint* a, const bigint* b);
 BIGINT_API
 int bigint_div_mod(bigint* quotient, bigint* remainder, const bigint* numerator, const bigint* denominator);
 
-/* faster div_mod for when you're dividing by a regular, positive word type - note that this
- * overwrites numerator! roughly equivalent to:
- * remainder = numerator % denominator
- * numerator /= denominator */
-BIGINT_API
-void bigint_div_mod_word(bigint* numerator, bigint_word* remainder, bigint_word denominator);
-
 BIGINT_API
 int bigint_lshift(bigint* c, const bigint* a, size_t bits);
 
@@ -183,6 +179,13 @@ int bigint_lshift_overwrite(bigint* a, size_t bits);
 BIGINT_API
 int bigint_rshift_overwrite(bigint* a, size_t bits);
 
+/* faster div_mod for when you're dividing by a regular, positive word type - note that this
+ * overwrites numerator! roughly equivalent to:
+ * remainder = numerator % denominator
+ * numerator /= denominator */
+BIGINT_API
+void bigint_div_mod_word(bigint* numerator, bigint_word* remainder, bigint_word denominator);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
@@ -1623,4 +1626,12 @@ size_t bigint_to_string(char* str, size_t len, const bigint* b, unsigned int bas
     return res;
 }
 
+BIGINT_API
+int bigint_cmp(const bigint *a, const bigint *b) {
+    if(!a->size && !b->size) return 0;
+    if(a->sign && b->sign) return bigint_cmp_abs(b,a);
+    if(a->sign == b->sign) return bigint_cmp_abs(a,b);
+    return a->sign && !b->sign ? -1 : 1;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/utest.c b/utest.c
index a8d7d07..942c1f9 100644
--- a/utest.c
+++ b/utest.c
@@ -2607,4 +2607,40 @@ UTEST(bigint,from_int64) {
 
     bigint_free(&a);
 }
+
+UTEST(bigint,cmp) {
+    PREAMBLE
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_from_u8(&a,1),0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),-1);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_from_u8(&b,1),0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),0);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_from_u8(&a,0),0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),-1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),1);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_from_u8(&a,1),0);
+    a.sign = 1;
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),-1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),1);
+
+    b.sign = 1;
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),0);
+
+    a.sign = 0;
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&a,&b),1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(bigint_cmp(&b,&a),-1);
+
+    CLEANUP
+}
+
 UTEST_MAIN();