diff --git a/include/fc/crypto/bigint.hpp b/include/fc/crypto/bigint.hpp
index 2731fac..130233f 100644
--- a/include/fc/crypto/bigint.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/crypto/bigint.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace fc {
       bigint operator %  ( const bigint& a )const; 
       bigint operator /= ( const bigint& a ); 
       bigint operator *= ( const bigint& a ); 
+      bigint& operator += ( const bigint& a ); 
       bigint& operator <<= ( uint32_t i ); 
       bigint operator -  ( const bigint& a )const;
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/bigint.cpp b/src/crypto/bigint.cpp
index 20468bd..e1a7b29 100644
--- a/src/crypto/bigint.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/bigint.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ namespace fc {
         BN_add( tmp.n, n, a.n );
         return tmp;
       }
+      bigint& bigint::operator += ( const bigint& a ){
+        bigint tmp(*this);
+        BN_add( tmp.n, n, a.n );
+        std::swap(*this,tmp);
+        return *this;
+      }
+
       bigint bigint::operator * ( const bigint& a )const {
         BN_CTX* ctx = BN_CTX_new();
         bigint tmp(*this);