diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
index 9cfb5ddaa3..d576044d1c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/database/values/dsl/expression.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ impl CustomValue for ExprDb {
             Operator::In
             | Operator::NotIn
             | Operator::Pow
+            | Operator::BitOr
+            | Operator::BitAnd
             | Operator::ShiftLeft
             | Operator::ShiftRight
             | Operator::StartsWith
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 274d08894e..0419aa14ea 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -438,6 +438,14 @@ pub fn eval_expression(
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
                     lhs.ends_with(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
                 }
+                Operator::BitOr => {
+                    let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
+                    lhs.bor(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                }
+                Operator::BitAnd => {
+                    let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
+                    lhs.band(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
+                }
                 Operator::ShiftRight => {
                     let rhs = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, rhs)?;
                     lhs.bshr(op_span, &rhs, expr.span)
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 5e926c27e8..52173d6c88 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -4106,6 +4106,8 @@ pub fn parse_operator(
         b"in" => Operator::In,
         b"not-in" => Operator::NotIn,
         b"mod" => Operator::Modulo,
+        b"bor" => Operator::BitOr,
+        b"band" => Operator::BitAnd,
         b"bshl" => Operator::ShiftLeft,
         b"bshr" => Operator::ShiftRight,
         b"starts-with" => Operator::StartsWith,
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
index 561f0789a7..44cb30ce9b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
@@ -492,25 +492,27 @@ pub fn math_result_type(
                     )
                 }
             },
-            Operator::ShiftLeft | Operator::ShiftRight => match (&lhs.ty, &rhs.ty) {
-                (Type::Int, Type::Int) => (Type::Int, None),
+            Operator::ShiftLeft | Operator::ShiftRight | Operator::BitAnd | Operator::BitOr => {
+                match (&lhs.ty, &rhs.ty) {
+                    (Type::Int, Type::Int) => (Type::Int, None),
 
-                (Type::Any, _) => (Type::Any, None),
-                (_, Type::Any) => (Type::Any, None),
-                _ => {
-                    *op = Expression::garbage(op.span);
-                    (
-                        Type::Any,
-                        Some(ParseError::UnsupportedOperation(
-                            op.span,
-                            lhs.span,
-                            lhs.ty.clone(),
-                            rhs.span,
-                            rhs.ty.clone(),
-                        )),
-                    )
+                    (Type::Any, _) => (Type::Any, None),
+                    (_, Type::Any) => (Type::Any, None),
+                    _ => {
+                        *op = Expression::garbage(op.span);
+                        (
+                            Type::Any,
+                            Some(ParseError::UnsupportedOperation(
+                                op.span,
+                                lhs.span,
+                                lhs.ty.clone(),
+                                rhs.span,
+                                rhs.ty.clone(),
+                            )),
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
-            },
+            }
         },
         _ => {
             *op = Expression::garbage(op.span);
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
index 75fd1466b8..11519e5810 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ impl Expression {
                     | Operator::NotEqual
                     | Operator::In
                     | Operator::NotIn => 80,
+                    Operator::BitAnd => 75,
+                    // Operator::BitXor => 70,
+                    Operator::BitOr => 60,
                     Operator::And => 50,
                     Operator::Or => 40,
                 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
index b9488263b9..ccf5a5e9cb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/operator.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pub enum Operator {
     Pow,
     StartsWith,
     EndsWith,
+    BitOr,
+    BitAnd,
     ShiftLeft,
     ShiftRight,
 }
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ impl Display for Operator {
             Operator::And => write!(f, "&&"),
             Operator::Or => write!(f, "||"),
             Operator::Pow => write!(f, "**"),
+            Operator::BitOr => write!(f, "bor"),
+            Operator::BitAnd => write!(f, "band"),
             Operator::ShiftLeft => write!(f, "bshl"),
             Operator::ShiftRight => write!(f, "bshr"),
             Operator::LessThanOrEqual => write!(f, "<="),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 7968a28f80..6a619ebab6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -2278,6 +2278,44 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn bor(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+        match (self, rhs) {
+            (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
+                span,
+                val: *lhs | rhs,
+            }),
+            (Value::CustomValue { val: lhs, span }, rhs) => {
+                lhs.operation(*span, Operator::BitOr, op, rhs)
+            }
+            _ => Err(ShellError::OperatorMismatch {
+                op_span: op,
+                lhs_ty: self.get_type(),
+                lhs_span: self.span()?,
+                rhs_ty: rhs.get_type(),
+                rhs_span: rhs.span()?,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn band(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+        match (self, rhs) {
+            (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => Ok(Value::Int {
+                span,
+                val: *lhs & rhs,
+            }),
+            (Value::CustomValue { val: lhs, span }, rhs) => {
+                lhs.operation(*span, Operator::BitAnd, op, rhs)
+            }
+            _ => Err(ShellError::OperatorMismatch {
+                op_span: op,
+                lhs_ty: self.get_type(),
+                lhs_span: self.span()?,
+                rhs_ty: rhs.get_type(),
+                rhs_span: rhs.span()?,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn modulo(&self, op: Span, rhs: &Value, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         match (self, rhs) {
             (Value::Int { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Int { val: rhs, .. }) => {
diff --git a/src/tests/test_math.rs b/src/tests/test_math.rs
index 3c5f0873d1..86793f31d1 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_math.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_math.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ fn or() -> TestResult {
     run_test("true || false", "true")
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn band() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 band 4", "0")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bor() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 bor 4", "6")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bit_and_or() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("2 bor 4 band 1 + 2", "2")
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn pow() -> TestResult {
     run_test("3 ** 3", "27")