diff --git a/rational.cpp b/rational.cpp
index b7f8611d..51ed3d43 100644
--- a/rational.cpp
+++ b/rational.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,50 @@ rational<T>::operator double (void) const {
 }
 
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+rational<T>::operator int (void) const {
+    return n / d;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+rational<T>
+rational<T>::inverse (void) const {
+    return rational<T> { d, n };
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+rational<T>
+rational<T>::operator* (const U &rhs) const {
+    return { rhs * n, d };
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+template <typename U>
+rational<T>
+rational<T>::operator/ (const U &rhs) const {
+    return { n, rhs * d };
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T, typename U>
+rational<T>
+util::operator/ (U lhs, rational<T> rhs) {
+    return rhs.inverse () * lhs;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace util {
     template struct rational<uint32_t>;
     template struct rational<int32_t>;
+
+    template rational<uint32_t> operator/ (int, rational<uint32_t>);
 }
diff --git a/rational.hpp b/rational.hpp
index 0ccf141b..3ce3a380 100644
--- a/rational.hpp
+++ b/rational.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ namespace util {
 
         explicit operator float  (void) const;
         explicit operator double (void) const;
+        explicit operator int    (void) const;
+
+        rational<T>  inverse (void) const;
+        rational<T>& invert  (void);
+
+        template <typename U> rational<T> operator* (const U&) const;
+        template <typename U> rational<T> operator/ (const U&) const;
 
         T n;
         T d;
     };
+
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    rational<T> operator/ (U, rational<T>);
 }
 
 #endif