diff --git a/src/ripple/basics/Number.h b/src/ripple/basics/Number.h
index 50975e7d0..3832a8495 100644
--- a/src/ripple/basics/Number.h
+++ b/src/ripple/basics/Number.h
@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ root(Number f, unsigned d);
 Number
 power(Number f, unsigned n, unsigned d);
 
+// Return 0 if abs(x) < limit, else returns x
+
+inline constexpr Number
+clip(Number const& x, Number const& limit) noexcept
+{
+    if (abs(x) < limit)
+        return Number{};
+    return x;
+}
+
 }  // namespace ripple
 
 #endif  // RIPPLE_BASICS_NUMBER_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/test/basics/Number_test.cpp b/src/test/basics/Number_test.cpp
index 444095bfb..43a8884c5 100644
--- a/src/test/basics/Number_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/basics/Number_test.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ public:
     void
     test_to_integer()
     {
+        testcase("test_to_integer");
         Number x[]{
             Number{0},
             Number{1},
@@ -195,6 +196,19 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    void
+    test_clip()
+    {
+        testcase("test_clip");
+        Number limit{1, -6};
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{2, -6}, limit) == Number{2, -6}));
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{1, -6}, limit) == Number{1, -6}));
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{9, -7}, limit) == Number{0}));
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{-2, -6}, limit) == Number{-2, -6}));
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{-1, -6}, limit) == Number{-1, -6}));
+        BEAST_EXPECT((clip(Number{-9, -7}, limit) == Number{0}));
+    }
+
     void
     run() override
     {
@@ -205,6 +219,7 @@ public:
         test_root();
         testConversions();
         test_to_integer();
+        test_clip();
     }
 };