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diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 0ea0c4e..ac0cae6 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ string. *Type*: rvalue
 * `capitalize`: Capitalizes the first letter of a string or array of strings.
 Requires either a single string or an array as an input. *Type*: rvalue
 
+* `ceiling`: Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the argument.
+Takes a single numeric value as an argument. *Type*: rvalue
+
 * `chomp`: Removes the record separator from the end of a string or an array of
 strings; for example, 'hello\n' becomes 'hello'. Requires a single string or array as an input. *Type*: rvalue
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ceiling.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ceiling.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f3b10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ceiling.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:ceiling, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
+    Returns the smallest integer greater or equal to the argument.
+    Takes a single numeric value as an argument.
+    EOS
+  ) do |arguments|
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "ceiling(): Wrong number of arguments " +
+          "given (#{arguments.size} for 1)") if arguments.size != 1
+
+    begin
+      arg = Float(arguments[0])
+    rescue TypeError, ArgumentError => e
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, "ceiling(): Wrong argument type " +
+            "given (#{arguments[0]} for Numeric)")
+    end
+
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "ceiling(): Wrong argument type " +
+          "given (#{arg.class} for Numeric)") if arg.is_a?(Numeric) == false
+
+    arg.ceil
+  end
+end
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/ceiling_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/ceiling_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..557986e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/ceiling_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'ceiling function', :unless => UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.include?(fact('operatingsystem')) do
+  describe 'success' do
+    it 'ceilings floats' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 12.8
+      $b = 13
+      $o = ceiling($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'ceilings integers' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      $a = 7
+      $b = 7
+      $o = ceiling($a)
+      if $o == $b {
+        notify { 'output correct': }
+      }
+      EOS
+
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
+        expect(r.stdout).to match(/Notice: output correct/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe 'failure' do
+    it 'handles improper argument counts'
+    it 'handles non-numbers'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/functions/ceiling_spec.rb b/spec/functions/ceiling_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..814aa7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functions/ceiling_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby -S rspec
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "the ceiling function" do
+  let(:scope) { PuppetlabsSpec::PuppetInternals.scope }
+
+  it "should exist" do
+    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("ceiling")).to eq("function_ceiling")
+  end
+
+  it "should raise a ParseError if there is less than 1 argument" do
+    expect { scope.function_ceiling([]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong number of arguments/))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if input isn't numeric (eg. String)" do
+    expect { scope.function_ceiling(["foo"]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong argument type/))
+  end
+
+  it "should should raise a ParseError if input isn't numeric (eg. Boolean)" do
+    expect { scope.function_ceiling([true]) }.to( raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, /Wrong argument type/))
+  end
+
+  it "should return an integer when a numeric type is passed" do
+    result = scope.function_ceiling([12.4])
+    expect(result.is_a?(Integer)).to(eq(true))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the input when an integer is passed" do
+    result = scope.function_ceiling([7])
+    expect(result).to(eq(7))
+  end
+
+  it "should return the smallest integer greater than or equal to the input" do
+    result = scope.function_ceiling([3.8])
+    expect(result).to(eq(4))
+  end
+end
+