diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSize.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSize.kt
index 8517e45..2983c0f 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSize.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSize.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmSynthetic
 import kotlin.math.abs
+import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonCompareTo
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonDiv
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonMinus
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ inline val Number.mebibytes: BinaryByteSize
 inline val Number.gibibytes: BinaryByteSize
   get() = BinaryByteSize(BytesPerGiB) * this
 
+@get:JvmSynthetic
+inline val BinaryByteSize.absoluteValue: BinaryByteSize
+  get() = BinaryByteSize(inWholeBytes.absoluteValue)
+
 /** Represents power-of-two byte sizes. */
 @JvmInline
 value class BinaryByteSize(
diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSize.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSize.kt
index bf03907..58b9ee4 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSize.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSize.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmSynthetic
 import kotlin.math.abs
+import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.BitsPerByte
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonCompareTo
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonDiv
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ inline val Number.megabits: DecimalBitSize
 inline val Number.gigabits: DecimalBitSize
   get() = DecimalBitSize(BitsPerGb) * this
 
+@get:JvmSynthetic
+inline val DecimalBitSize.absoluteValue: DecimalBitSize
+  get() = DecimalBitSize(inWholeBits.absoluteValue)
+
 /** Represents power-of-ten bit sizes. */
 @JvmInline
 value class DecimalBitSize(
diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSize.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSize.kt
index d84b096..b14143c 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSize.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSize.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
 import kotlin.jvm.JvmSynthetic
 import kotlin.math.abs
+import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonCompareTo
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonDiv
 import me.saket.bytesize.internal.commonMinus
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ inline val Number.megabytes: DecimalByteSize
 inline val Number.gigabytes: DecimalByteSize
   get() = DecimalByteSize(BytesPerGB) * this
 
+@get:JvmSynthetic
+inline val DecimalByteSize.absoluteValue: DecimalByteSize
+  get() = DecimalByteSize(inWholeBytes.absoluteValue)
+
 /** Represents power-of-ten byte sizes. */
 @JvmInline
 value class DecimalByteSize(
diff --git a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSizeTest.kt b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSizeTest.kt
index 2828df6..4f68db7 100644
--- a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSizeTest.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/BinaryByteSizeTest.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class BinaryByteSizeTest {
     assertThat(1.mebibytes / 2.binaryBytes).isEqualTo(524_288.0)
   }
 
+  @Test fun absolute_value() {
+    assertThat(5.mebibytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.mebibytes)
+    assertThat((-5).mebibytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.mebibytes)
+    assertThat((-5).mebibytes.absoluteValue).isInstanceOf<BinaryByteSize>()
+    assertThat(0.binaryBytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(0.binaryBytes)
+  }
+
   @Test fun format_to_string() {
     assertThat(200.binaryBytes).hasToString("200 B")
     assertThat(345.kibibytes).hasToString("345 KiB")
diff --git a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSizeTest.kt b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSizeTest.kt
index 42cf20a..0265bf2 100644
--- a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSizeTest.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalBitSizeTest.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class DecimalBitSizeTest {
     assertThat(1.megabits / 2.decimalBits).isEqualTo(500_000.0)
   }
 
+  @Test fun absolute_value() {
+    assertThat(5.megabits.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.megabits)
+    assertThat((-5).megabits.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.megabits)
+    assertThat((-5).megabits.absoluteValue).isInstanceOf<DecimalBitSize>()
+    assertThat(0.decimalBits.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(0.decimalBits)
+  }
+
   @Test fun format_to_string() {
     assertThat(4.decimalBits).hasToString("4 b")
     assertThat(430.decimalBits).hasToString("430 b")
diff --git a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSizeTest.kt b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSizeTest.kt
index a86f3bb..b51f9b4 100644
--- a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSizeTest.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/me/saket/bytesize/DecimalByteSizeTest.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class DecimalByteSizeTest {
     assertThat(1.megabytes / 2.decimalBytes).isEqualTo(500_000.0)
   }
 
+  @Test fun absolute_value() {
+    assertThat(5.megabytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.megabytes)
+    assertThat((-5).megabytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(5.megabytes)
+    assertThat((-5).megabytes.absoluteValue).isInstanceOf<DecimalByteSize>()
+    assertThat(0.decimalBytes.absoluteValue).isEqualTo(0.decimalBytes)
+  }
+
   @Test fun trim_empty_decimals_from_toString() {
     assertThat(200.decimalBytes).hasToString("200 B")
     assertThat(345.kilobytes).hasToString("345 KB")