diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 428caa5607..5f9f6d4eb4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             Math,
             MathAbs,
             MathAvg,
+            MathCeil,
             MathFloor,
             MathMax,
             MathMin,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/math/ceil.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/math/ceil.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a23720ffbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/math/ceil.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Value};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "math ceil"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("math ceil")
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Applies the ceil function to a list of numbers"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, head),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Apply the ceil function to a list of numbers",
+            example: "[1.5 2.3 -3.1] | math ceil",
+            result: Some(Value::List {
+                vals: vec![Value::test_int(2), Value::test_int(3), Value::test_int(-3)],
+                span: Span::unknown(),
+            }),
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, head: Span) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { .. } => value,
+        Value::Float { val, span } => Value::Float {
+            val: val.ceil(),
+            span,
+        },
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                String::from("Only numerical values are supported"),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/math/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/math/mod.rs
index 96466658db..2ff997c4e3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/math/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/math/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod abs;
 mod avg;
+mod ceil;
 pub mod command;
 mod floor;
 mod max;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ mod utils;
 
 pub use abs::SubCommand as MathAbs;
 pub use avg::SubCommand as MathAvg;
+pub use ceil::SubCommand as MathCeil;
 pub use command::MathCommand as Math;
 pub use floor::SubCommand as MathFloor;
 pub use max::SubCommand as MathMax;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/math/mode.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/math/mode.rs
index 126d6abc38..b3eb646b16 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/math/mode.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/math/mode.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn mode(values: &[Value], head: &Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
     // But f64 doesn't implement Hash, so we get the binary representation to use as
     // key in the HashMap
     let hashable_values: Result<Vec<HashableType>, ShellError> = values
-        .into_iter()
+        .iter()
         .map(|val| match val {
             Value::Int { val, .. } => Ok(HashableType::new(val.to_be_bytes(), NumberTypes::Int)),
             Value::Duration { val, .. } => {