diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
index 948e26a74f..9d7690dce4 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 from frappe.utils import evaluate_filters, money_in_words, scrub_urls, get_url
+from frappe.utils import ceil, floor
 
 class TestFilters(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_simple_dict(self):
@@ -84,3 +85,22 @@ class TestDataManipulation(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertTrue('<img src="{0}/assets/frappe/test.jpg">'.format(url) in html)
 		self.assertTrue('style="background-image: url(\'{0}/assets/frappe/bg.jpg\') !important"'.format(url) in html)
 		self.assertTrue('<a href="mailto:test@example.com">email</a>' in html)
+
+class TestMathUtils(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_floor(self):
+		from decimal import Decimal
+		self.assertEqual(floor(2),              2 )
+		self.assertEqual(floor(12.32904),       12)
+		self.assertEqual(floor(22.7330),        22)
+		self.assertEqual(floor('24.7'),         24)
+		self.assertEqual(floor('26.7'),         26)
+		self.assertEqual(floor(Decimal(29.45)), 29)
+
+	def test_ceil(self):
+		from decimal import Decimal
+		self.assertEqual(ceil(2),               2 )
+		self.assertEqual(ceil(12.32904),        13)
+		self.assertEqual(ceil(22.7330),         23)
+		self.assertEqual(ceil('24.7'),          25)
+		self.assertEqual(ceil('26.7'),          27)
+		self.assertEqual(ceil(Decimal(29.45)),  30)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index d6618d3b07..86fef0b61c 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DATETIME_FORMAT = DATE_FORMAT + " " + TIME_FORMAT
 # datetime functions
 def getdate(string_date=None):
 	"""
-		 Coverts string date (yyyy-mm-dd) to datetime.date object
+	Converts string date (yyyy-mm-dd) to datetime.date object
 	"""
 
 	if not string_date:
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def get_user_format():
 
 def formatdate(string_date=None, format_string=None):
 	"""
-	 	Convers the given string date to :data:`user_format`
+		Converts the given string date to :data:`user_format`
 		User format specified in defaults
 
 		 Examples:
@@ -282,6 +282,44 @@ def cint(s):
 	except: num = 0
 	return num
 
+def floor(s):
+	"""
+	A number representing the largest integer less than or equal to the specified number
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	s : int or str or Decimal object
+		The mathematical value to be floored
+
+	Returns
+	-------
+	int
+		number representing the largest integer less than or equal to the specified number
+
+	"""
+	try: num = cint(math.floor(flt(s)))
+	except: num = 0
+	return num
+
+def ceil(s):
+	"""
+	The smallest integer greater than or equal to the given number
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	s : int or str or Decimal object
+		The mathematical value to be ceiled
+
+	Returns
+	-------
+	int
+		smallest integer greater than or equal to the given number
+
+	"""
+	try: num = cint(math.ceil(flt(s)))
+	except: num = 0
+	return num
+
 def cstr(s, encoding='utf-8'):
 	return frappe.as_unicode(s, encoding)
 
@@ -436,7 +474,7 @@ def get_number_format_info(format):
 	return number_format_info.get(format) or (".", ",", 2)
 
 #
-# convet currency to words
+# convert currency to words
 #
 def money_in_words(number, main_currency = None, fraction_currency=None):
 	"""