diff --git a/anselme/common/init.lua b/anselme/common/init.lua
index 4b7508f..e125d33 100644
--- a/anselme/common/init.lua
+++ b/anselme/common/init.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ local common = {
 		prefixes = {
 			{ ">", 4 }, -- just above _=_
 			{ "!", 11 },
+			{ "+", 11 },
 			{ "-", 11 },
 			{ "*", 11 },
 			{ "%", 11 },
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/init.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/init.lua
index bf3e357..df5ed41 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/init.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/init.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ local primaries = {
 	r("prefix.function"),
 	r("prefix.wrap"),
 	r("prefix.negation"),
+	r("prefix.positive"),
 	r("prefix.not"),
 	r("prefix.mutable"),
 	r("prefix.translatable"),
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/prefix/positive.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/prefix/positive.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbe810d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/prefix/positive.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local prefix = require("anselme.parser.expression.primary.prefix.prefix")
+
+local operator_priority = require("anselme.common").operator_priority
+
+return prefix {
+	operator = "+",
+	identifier = "+_",
+	priority = operator_priority["+_"]
+}
diff --git a/anselme/stdlib/number.lua b/anselme/stdlib/number.lua
index 0e24300..f181497 100644
--- a/anselme/stdlib/number.lua
+++ b/anselme/stdlib/number.lua
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ return {
 	{ "_%_", "(a::is number, b::is number)", function(state, a, b) return Number:new(a.number % b.number) end },
 	{ "_^_", "(a::is number, b::is number)", function(state, a, b) return Number:new(a.number ^ b.number) end },
 	{ "-_", "(a::is number)", function(state, a) return Number:new(-a.number) end },
+	{ "+_", "(a::is number)", function(state, a) return a end },
 
 	{ "rand", "(min::is number, max::is number)", function(state, min, max) return Number:new(math.random(min.number, max.number)) end },
 	{ "rand", "(max::is number)", function(state, max) return Number:new(math.random(max.number)) end },