diff --git a/src/real.cpp b/src/real.cpp
index 544bfa92..51c1fde7 100644
--- a/src/real.cpp
+++ b/src/real.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ real real::operator *(real const &x) const
     return ret;
 }
 
+real real::operator /(real const &x) const
+{
+    return *this * fres(x);
+}
+
 bool real::operator <(real const &x) const
 {
     /* Ensure both numbers are positive */
@@ -331,6 +336,46 @@ bool real::operator >=(real const &x) const
     return !(*this < x);
 }
 
+real fres(real const &x)
+{
+    if (!(x.m_signexp << 1))
+    {
+        real ret = x;
+        ret.m_signexp = x.m_signexp | 0x7fffffffu;
+        ret.m_mantissa[0] = 0;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /* Use the system's float inversion to approximate 1/x */
+    union { float f; uint32_t x; } u = { 1.0f }, v = { 1.0f };
+    v.x |= (uint32_t)x.m_mantissa[0] << 7;
+    v.x |= (uint32_t)x.m_mantissa[1] >> 9;
+    v.f = 1.0 / v.f;
+
+    real ret;
+    ret.m_mantissa[0] = (v.x >> 7) & 0xffffu;
+    ret.m_mantissa[1] = (v.x << 9) & 0xffffu;
+    /* Better convergence with the mantissa zeroed. */
+    memset(ret.m_mantissa + 2, 0, (real::BIGITS - 2) * sizeof(uint16_t));
+
+    uint32_t sign = x.m_signexp & 0x80000000u;
+    ret.m_signexp = sign;
+
+    int exponent = (x.m_signexp & 0x7fffffffu) + 1;
+    exponent = -exponent + (v.x >> 23) - (u.x >> 23);
+    ret.m_signexp |= (exponent - 1) & 0x7fffffffu;
+
+    /* Five steps of Newton-Raphson seems enough for 32-bigit reals. */
+    real two(2.0f);
+    ret = ret * (two - ret * x);
+    ret = ret * (two - ret * x);
+    ret = ret * (two - ret * x);
+    ret = ret * (two - ret * x);
+    ret = ret * (two - ret * x);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void real::print() const
 {
     printf("%x  %08x  ", m_signexp >> 31, (m_signexp << 1) >> 1);
diff --git a/src/real.h b/src/real.h
index 315d0838..dd781005 100644
--- a/src/real.h
+++ b/src/real.h
@@ -23,23 +23,27 @@ namespace lol
 
 class real
 {
-    static int const BIGITS = 10;
+    static int const BIGITS = 32;
 
 public:
     inline real() { }
     real(float f);
 
     operator float() const;
+
     real operator -() const;
     real operator +(real const &x) const;
     real operator -(real const &x) const;
     real operator *(real const &x) const;
+    real operator /(real const &x) const;
 
     bool operator <(real const &x) const;
     bool operator >(real const &x) const;
     bool operator <=(real const &x) const;
     bool operator >=(real const &x) const;
 
+    friend real fres(real const &x);
+
     void print() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/test/unit/real.cpp b/test/unit/real.cpp
index 816815bf..a7141132 100644
--- a/test/unit/real.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/real.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ LOLUNIT_FIXTURE(RealTest)
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m3, 1.99999f * 1.99999f);
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m4, -1.5f * -1.5f);
     }
+
+    LOLUNIT_TEST(test_real_div)
+    {
+        real a1(1.0f);
+        real a2(2.0f);
+
+        float m1 = a1 / a1;
+        float m2 = a2 / a1;
+        float m3 = a1 / a2;
+        float m4 = a2 / a2;
+
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m1, 1.0f);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m2, 2.0f);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m3, 0.5f);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(m4, 1.0f);
+    }
 };
 
 } /* namespace lol */