diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4123a67dd..e15bac5a8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- cosmwasm-std: Add `abs` and `unsigned_abs` for `Int{64,128,256,512}`
+  ([#1854]).
+
+[#1854]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/pull/1854
+
 ## [1.4.0] - 2023-09-04
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/std/src/math/int128.rs b/packages/std/src/math/int128.rs
index cc0b7c83b5..1eb62c3f10 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/math/int128.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/math/int128.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ impl Int128 {
     pub const fn abs_diff(self, other: Self) -> Uint128 {
         Uint128(self.0.abs_diff(other.0))
     }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.abs())
+    }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn unsigned_abs(self) -> Uint128 {
+        Uint128(self.0.unsigned_abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Uint64> for Int128 {
@@ -1088,6 +1098,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(c.abs_diff(b), Uint128::from(10u32));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn int128_abs_works() {
+        let a = Int128::from(42i32);
+        assert_eq!(a.abs(), a);
+
+        let b = Int128::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(b.abs(), a);
+
+        assert_eq!(Int128::zero().abs(), Int128::zero());
+        assert_eq!((Int128::MIN + Int128::one()).abs(), Int128::MAX);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn int128_unsigned_abs_works() {
+        assert_eq!(Int128::zero().unsigned_abs(), Uint128::zero());
+        assert_eq!(Int128::one().unsigned_abs(), Uint128::one());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Int128::MIN.unsigned_abs(),
+            Uint128::new(Int128::MAX.0 as u128) + Uint128::one()
+        );
+
+        let v = Int128::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(v.unsigned_abs(), v.abs_diff(Int128::zero()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
+    fn int128_abs_min_panics() {
+        _ = Int128::MIN.abs();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
     fn int128_neg_min_panics() {
diff --git a/packages/std/src/math/int256.rs b/packages/std/src/math/int256.rs
index 5616fcc2e7..78f9a15af5 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/math/int256.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/math/int256.rs
@@ -258,6 +258,16 @@ impl Int256 {
     pub const fn abs_diff(self, other: Self) -> Uint256 {
         Uint256(self.0.abs_diff(other.0))
     }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.abs())
+    }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn unsigned_abs(self) -> Uint256 {
+        Uint256(self.0.unsigned_abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Uint128> for Int256 {
@@ -1171,6 +1181,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(c.abs_diff(b), Uint256::from(10u32));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn int256_abs_works() {
+        let a = Int256::from(42i32);
+        assert_eq!(a.abs(), a);
+
+        let b = Int256::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(b.abs(), a);
+
+        assert_eq!(Int256::zero().abs(), Int256::zero());
+        assert_eq!((Int256::MIN + Int256::one()).abs(), Int256::MAX);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn int256_unsigned_abs_works() {
+        assert_eq!(Int256::zero().unsigned_abs(), Uint256::zero());
+        assert_eq!(Int256::one().unsigned_abs(), Uint256::one());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Int256::MIN.unsigned_abs(),
+            Uint256::from_be_bytes(Int256::MAX.to_be_bytes()) + Uint256::one()
+        );
+
+        let v = Int256::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(v.unsigned_abs(), v.abs_diff(Int256::zero()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
+    fn int256_abs_min_panics() {
+        _ = Int256::MIN.abs();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
     fn int256_neg_min_panics() {
diff --git a/packages/std/src/math/int512.rs b/packages/std/src/math/int512.rs
index 2b122418e5..6004a6f134 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/math/int512.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/math/int512.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,16 @@ impl Int512 {
     pub const fn abs_diff(self, other: Self) -> Uint512 {
         Uint512(self.0.abs_diff(other.0))
     }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.abs())
+    }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn unsigned_abs(self) -> Uint512 {
+        Uint512(self.0.unsigned_abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Uint256> for Int512 {
@@ -1224,6 +1234,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(c.abs_diff(b), Uint512::from(10u32));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn int512_abs_works() {
+        let a = Int512::from(42i32);
+        assert_eq!(a.abs(), a);
+
+        let b = Int512::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(b.abs(), a);
+
+        assert_eq!(Int512::zero().abs(), Int512::zero());
+        assert_eq!((Int512::MIN + Int512::one()).abs(), Int512::MAX);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn int512_unsigned_abs_works() {
+        assert_eq!(Int512::zero().unsigned_abs(), Uint512::zero());
+        assert_eq!(Int512::one().unsigned_abs(), Uint512::one());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Int512::MIN.unsigned_abs(),
+            Uint512::from_be_bytes(Int512::MAX.to_be_bytes()) + Uint512::one()
+        );
+
+        let v = Int512::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(v.unsigned_abs(), v.abs_diff(Int512::zero()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
+    fn int512_abs_min_panics() {
+        _ = Int512::MIN.abs();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
     fn int512_neg_min_panics() {
diff --git a/packages/std/src/math/int64.rs b/packages/std/src/math/int64.rs
index 2e9ac7f68d..da4bc4f160 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/math/int64.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/math/int64.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ impl Int64 {
     pub const fn abs_diff(self, other: Self) -> Uint64 {
         Uint64(self.0.abs_diff(other.0))
     }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.abs())
+    }
+
+    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    pub const fn unsigned_abs(self) -> Uint64 {
+        Uint64(self.0.unsigned_abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<u32> for Int64 {
@@ -1031,6 +1041,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(c.abs_diff(b), Uint64::from(10u32));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn int64_abs_works() {
+        let a = Int64::from(42i32);
+        assert_eq!(a.abs(), a);
+
+        let b = Int64::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(b.abs(), a);
+
+        assert_eq!(Int64::zero().abs(), Int64::zero());
+        assert_eq!((Int64::MIN + Int64::one()).abs(), Int64::MAX);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn int64_unsigned_abs_works() {
+        assert_eq!(Int64::zero().unsigned_abs(), Uint64::zero());
+        assert_eq!(Int64::one().unsigned_abs(), Uint64::one());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Int64::MIN.unsigned_abs(),
+            Uint64::new(Int64::MAX.0 as u64) + Uint64::one()
+        );
+
+        let v = Int64::from(-42i32);
+        assert_eq!(v.unsigned_abs(), v.abs_diff(Int64::zero()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
+    fn int64_abs_min_panics() {
+        _ = Int64::MIN.abs();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[should_panic = "attempt to negate with overflow"]
     fn int64_neg_min_panics() {