diff --git a/sway-lib-std/src/u128.sw b/sway-lib-std/src/u128.sw
index 8bb53376064..a7fe70523a8 100644
--- a/sway-lib-std/src/u128.sw
+++ b/sway-lib-std/src/u128.sw
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ impl U128 {
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: Rename to `try_as_u64` to be consistent with all other downcasts
     /// Safely downcast to `u64` without loss of precision.
     ///
     /// # Additional Information
@@ -333,6 +334,27 @@ impl U128 {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Upcasts a `U128` to a `u256`.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// * [u256] - The `u256` representation of the `U128` value.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```sway
+    /// use std::u128::U128;
+    ///
+    /// fn foo() {
+    ///     let u128_value = U128::from(0u64);
+    ///     let u256_value = u128_value.as_u256();
+    /// }
+    pub fn as_u256(self) -> u256 {
+        asm(nums: (0, 0, self.upper, self.lower)) {
+            nums: u256
+        }
+    }
+
     /// The smallest value that can be represented by this integer type.
     ///
     /// # Returns
diff --git a/test/src/in_language_tests/test_programs/u128_inline_tests/src/main.sw b/test/src/in_language_tests/test_programs/u128_inline_tests/src/main.sw
index 584a1716ad4..4ace0c839f9 100644
--- a/test/src/in_language_tests/test_programs/u128_inline_tests/src/main.sw
+++ b/test/src/in_language_tests/test_programs/u128_inline_tests/src/main.sw
@@ -1188,3 +1188,39 @@ fn u128_unsafemath_log2() {
 
     set_flags(prior_flags);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn u128_as_u256() {
+    let mut vals = Vec::new();
+    vals.push(0);
+    vals.push(1);
+    vals.push(2);
+    vals.push(u64::max() - 1);
+    vals.push(u64::max());
+
+    for val in vals.iter() {
+        // Ensure parity with u256::from(val)
+        let u128_val = U128::from(val);
+        let u256_val = u128_val.as_u256();
+        assert(u256_val == u256::from(val));
+
+        // Ensure parity with asm u256 conversion
+        let asm_val = asm(nums: (0, 0, 0, val)) {
+            nums: u256
+        };
+        assert(u256_val == asm_val);
+
+        for val2 in vals.iter() {
+            // Ensure parity with u256::from(0, 0, val, val2)
+            let u128_val = U128::from((val, val2));
+            let u256_val = u128_val.as_u256();
+            assert(u256_val == u256::from((0, 0, val, val2)));
+
+            // Ensure parity with asm u256 conversion
+            let asm_val = asm(nums: (0, 0, val, val2)) {
+                nums: u256
+            };
+            assert(u256_val == asm_val);
+        }
+    }
+}
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