diff --git a/blocks_vertical/default_toolbox.js b/blocks_vertical/default_toolbox.js
index 8c5624fad4..a45b7281f5 100644
--- a/blocks_vertical/default_toolbox.js
+++ b/blocks_vertical/default_toolbox.js
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ Blockly.Blocks.defaultToolbox = '<xml id="toolbox-categories" style="display: no
         '</shadow>' +
       '</value>' +
     '</block>' +
+'<block type="operator_exponent" id="operator_exponent">' +
+ '<value name="NUM1">' +
+    '<shadow type="math_number">' +
+  '<field name="NUM"></field>' +
+  '</shadow>' +
+'</value>' +
     '<block type="operator_random" id="operator_random">' +
       '<value name="FROM">' +
         '<shadow type="math_number">' +
diff --git a/blocks_vertical/operators.js b/blocks_vertical/operators.js
index 1caa04481c..a2fb66f76f 100644
--- a/blocks_vertical/operators.js
+++ b/blocks_vertical/operators.js
@@ -123,7 +123,29 @@ Blockly.Blocks['operator_divide'] = {
     });
   }
 };
-
+Blockly.Blocks['operator_exponent'] = {
+  /**
+   * Block for raising one number to the power of another. 
+  * @this Blockly.Block
+  */
+  init: function() {
+    this.jsonInit({
+      "message0": Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_EXPONENT,
+      "args0": [
+        {
+         "type": "input_value",
+          "name": "NUM1"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "input_value",
+          "name": "NUM2"
+        }
+      ],
+     "category": Blockly.Categories.operators,
+     "extensions": ["colours_operators", "output_number"]
+    });
+  }
+};
 Blockly.Blocks['operator_random'] = {
   /**
    * Block for picking a random number.
diff --git a/msg/messages.js b/msg/messages.js
index c7c1e613fe..400bc2598d 100644
--- a/msg/messages.js
+++ b/msg/messages.js
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_ADD = '%1 + %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_SUBTRACT = '%1 - %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_MULTIPLY = '%1 * %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_DIVIDE = '%1 / %2';
+Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_EXPONENT = '%1 ^ %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_RANDOM = 'pick random %1 to %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_GT = '%1 > %2';
 Blockly.Msg.OPERATORS_LT = '%1 < %2';