diff --git a/tempest/vector/C3Vector.cpp b/tempest/vector/C3Vector.cpp
index fb4dd33..ea08da7 100644
--- a/tempest/vector/C3Vector.cpp
+++ b/tempest/vector/C3Vector.cpp
@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@ void C3Vector::Normalize() {
 float C3Vector::SquaredMag() const {
     return this->x * this->x + this->y * this->y + this->z * this->z;
 }
+
+C3Vector operator+(const C3Vector& l, const C3Vector& r) {
+    float x = l.x + r.x;
+    float y = l.y + r.y;
+    float z = l.z + r.z;
+
+    return { x, y, z };
+}
diff --git a/tempest/vector/C3Vector.hpp b/tempest/vector/C3Vector.hpp
index 2ae6c8d..2334ef9 100644
--- a/tempest/vector/C3Vector.hpp
+++ b/tempest/vector/C3Vector.hpp
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ class C3Vector {
     float SquaredMag() const;
 };
 
+C3Vector operator+(const C3Vector& l, const C3Vector& r);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/test/Vector.cpp b/test/Vector.cpp
index 40c537e..2ab6b04 100644
--- a/test/Vector.cpp
+++ b/test/Vector.cpp
@@ -99,3 +99,14 @@ TEST_CASE("C3Vector::SquaredMag", "[vector]") {
         REQUIRE(vector.SquaredMag() == 3.0f);
     }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("C3Vector global operators", "[vector]") {
+    SECTION("C3Vector + C3Vector") {
+        auto vector1 = C3Vector(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f);
+        auto vector2 = C3Vector(4.0f, 5.0f, 6.0f);
+        auto vector3 = vector1 + vector2;
+        REQUIRE(vector3.x == 5.0f);
+        REQUIRE(vector3.y == 7.0f);
+        REQUIRE(vector3.z == 9.0f);
+    }
+}