diff --git a/runtime/vam/expr/function/function.go b/runtime/vam/expr/function/function.go
index 0ca7eb3feb..df5d53c7e7 100644
--- a/runtime/vam/expr/function/function.go
+++ b/runtime/vam/expr/function/function.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func New(zctx *super.Context, name string, narg int) (expr.Function, field.Path,
 		argmin = 2
 		argmax = 2
 		f = &Bucket{zctx: zctx, name: name}
+	case "ceil":
+		f = &Ceil{zctx}
 	case "coalesce":
 		argmax = -1
 		f = &Coalesce{}
diff --git a/runtime/vam/expr/function/math.go b/runtime/vam/expr/function/math.go
index d6b37fae62..a33b3d94ff 100644
--- a/runtime/vam/expr/function/math.go
+++ b/runtime/vam/expr/function/math.go
@@ -60,3 +60,39 @@ func (a *Abs) abs(vec vector.Any) vector.Any {
 		panic(vec)
 	}
 }
+
+// https://github.com/brimdata/super/blob/main/docs/language/functions.md#ceil
+type Ceil struct {
+	zctx *super.Context
+}
+
+func (c *Ceil) Call(args ...vector.Any) vector.Any {
+	vec := vector.Under(args[0])
+	switch id := vec.Type().ID(); {
+	case super.IsFloat(id):
+		return c.ceil(vec)
+	case super.IsNumber(id):
+		return vec
+	}
+	return vector.NewWrappedError(c.zctx, "ceil: not a number", vec)
+}
+
+func (c *Ceil) ceil(vec vector.Any) vector.Any {
+	switch vec := vec.(type) {
+	case *vector.Const:
+		val := super.NewFloat(vec.Type(), math.Ceil(vec.Value().Float()))
+		return vector.NewConst(val, vec.Len(), vec.Nulls)
+	case *vector.View:
+		return vector.NewView(c.ceil(vec.Any), vec.Index)
+	case *vector.Dict:
+		return vector.NewDict(c.ceil(vec.Any), vec.Index, vec.Counts, vec.Nulls)
+	case *vector.Float:
+		var floats []float64
+		for _, v := range vec.Values {
+			floats = append(floats, math.Ceil(v))
+		}
+		return vector.NewFloat(vec.Type(), floats, vec.Nulls)
+	default:
+		panic(vec)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/function/ceil.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/function/ceil.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb7e8f80da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ztests/expr/function/ceil.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+zed: ceil(this)
+
+vector: true
+
+input: |
+  1.5
+  -1.5
+  1(uint8)
+  1.5(float32)
+  "foo"
+
+output: |
+  2.
+  -1.
+  1(uint8)
+  2.(float32)
+  error({message:"ceil: not a number",on:"foo"})