diff --git a/src/field.h b/src/field.h
index a52e056dd..2584a494e 100644
--- a/src/field.h
+++ b/src/field.h
@@ -135,4 +135,8 @@ static void secp256k1_fe_cmov(secp256k1_fe *r, const secp256k1_fe *a, int flag);
  *  The output is not guaranteed to be normalized, regardless of the input. */
 static void secp256k1_fe_half(secp256k1_fe *r);
 
+/** Sets each limb of 'r' to its upper bound at magnitude 'm'. The output will also have its
+ *  magnitude set to 'm' and is normalized if (and only if) 'm' is zero. */
+static void secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(secp256k1_fe *r, int m);
+
 #endif /* SECP256K1_FIELD_H */
diff --git a/src/field_10x26_impl.h b/src/field_10x26_impl.h
index 627cd5b57..21742bf6e 100644
--- a/src/field_10x26_impl.h
+++ b/src/field_10x26_impl.h
@@ -49,6 +49,26 @@ static void secp256k1_fe_verify(const secp256k1_fe *a) {
 }
 #endif
 
+static void secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(secp256k1_fe *r, int m) {
+    VERIFY_CHECK(m >= 0);
+    VERIFY_CHECK(m <= 2048);
+    r->n[0] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[1] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[2] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[3] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[4] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[5] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[6] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[7] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[8] = 0x3FFFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[9] = 0x03FFFFFUL * 2 * m;
+#ifdef VERIFY
+    r->magnitude = m;
+    r->normalized = (m == 0);
+    secp256k1_fe_verify(r);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void secp256k1_fe_normalize(secp256k1_fe *r) {
     uint32_t t0 = r->n[0], t1 = r->n[1], t2 = r->n[2], t3 = r->n[3], t4 = r->n[4],
              t5 = r->n[5], t6 = r->n[6], t7 = r->n[7], t8 = r->n[8], t9 = r->n[9];
diff --git a/src/field_5x52_impl.h b/src/field_5x52_impl.h
index 6e6bb3c64..6bd202f58 100644
--- a/src/field_5x52_impl.h
+++ b/src/field_5x52_impl.h
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ static void secp256k1_fe_verify(const secp256k1_fe *a) {
 }
 #endif
 
+static void secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(secp256k1_fe *r, int m) {
+    VERIFY_CHECK(m >= 0);
+    VERIFY_CHECK(m <= 2048);
+    r->n[0] = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[1] = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[2] = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[3] = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL * 2 * m;
+    r->n[4] = 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFFULL * 2 * m;
+#ifdef VERIFY
+    r->magnitude = m;
+    r->normalized = (m == 0);
+    secp256k1_fe_verify(r);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void secp256k1_fe_normalize(secp256k1_fe *r) {
     uint64_t t0 = r->n[0], t1 = r->n[1], t2 = r->n[2], t3 = r->n[3], t4 = r->n[4];
 
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 9da95ca60..26063a815 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -2471,6 +2471,55 @@ int fe_identical(const secp256k1_fe *a, const secp256k1_fe *b) {
     return ret;
 }
 
+void run_field_half(void) {
+    secp256k1_fe t, u;
+    int m;
+
+    /* Check magnitude 0 input */
+    secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(&t, 0);
+    secp256k1_fe_half(&t);
+#ifdef VERIFY
+    CHECK(t.magnitude == 1);
+    CHECK(t.normalized == 0);
+#endif
+    CHECK(secp256k1_fe_normalizes_to_zero(&t));
+
+    /* Check non-zero magnitudes in the supported range */
+    for (m = 1; m < 32; m++) {
+        /* Check max-value input */
+        secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(&t, m);
+
+        u = t;
+        secp256k1_fe_half(&u);
+#ifdef VERIFY
+        CHECK(u.magnitude == (m >> 1) + 1);
+        CHECK(u.normalized == 0);
+#endif
+        secp256k1_fe_normalize_weak(&u);
+        secp256k1_fe_add(&u, &u);
+        CHECK(check_fe_equal(&t, &u));
+
+        /* Check worst-case input: ensure the LSB is 1 so that P will be added,
+         * which will also cause all carries to be 1, since all limbs that can
+         * generate a carry are initially even and all limbs of P are odd in
+         * every existing field implementation. */
+        secp256k1_fe_get_bounds(&t, m);
+        CHECK(t.n[0] > 0);
+        CHECK((t.n[0] & 1) == 0);
+        --t.n[0];
+
+        u = t;
+        secp256k1_fe_half(&u);
+#ifdef VERIFY
+        CHECK(u.magnitude == (m >> 1) + 1);
+        CHECK(u.normalized == 0);
+#endif
+        secp256k1_fe_normalize_weak(&u);
+        secp256k1_fe_add(&u, &u);
+        CHECK(check_fe_equal(&t, &u));
+    }
+}
+
 void run_field_misc(void) {
     secp256k1_fe x;
     secp256k1_fe y;
@@ -6924,6 +6973,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     run_scalar_tests();
 
     /* field tests */
+    run_field_half();
     run_field_misc();
     run_field_convert();
     run_fe_mul();