diff --git a/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs b/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
index ab00f998e6..9c4068a593 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub fn builtin_defs(var_store: &mut VarStore) -> MutMap<Symbol, Def> {
         Symbol::NUM_IS_POSITIVE => num_is_positive,
         Symbol::NUM_IS_NEGATIVE => num_is_negative,
         Symbol::NUM_TO_FLOAT => num_to_float,
+        Symbol::NUM_POW => num_pow,
     }
 }
 
@@ -578,6 +579,28 @@ fn num_round(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
     )
 }
 
+/// Num.pow : Float, Float -> Float
+fn num_pow(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
+    let float_var = var_store.fresh();
+
+    let body = RunLowLevel {
+        op: LowLevel::NumPow,
+        args: vec![
+            (float_var, Var(Symbol::ARG_1)),
+            (float_var, Var(Symbol::ARG_2)),
+        ],
+        ret_var: float_var,
+    };
+
+    defn(
+        symbol,
+        vec![(float_var, Symbol::ARG_1), (float_var, Symbol::ARG_2)],
+        var_store,
+        body,
+        float_var,
+    )
+}
+
 /// List.isEmpty : List * -> Bool
 fn list_is_empty(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
     let list_var = var_store.fresh();
diff --git a/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs b/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
index cf76f50137..0b7c3e38a0 100644
--- a/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ fn run_low_level<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
         }
 
         NumAdd | NumSub | NumMul | NumLt | NumLte | NumGt | NumGte | NumRemUnchecked
-        | NumDivUnchecked => {
+        | NumDivUnchecked | NumPow => {
             debug_assert_eq!(args.len(), 2);
 
             let (lhs_arg, lhs_layout) = load_symbol_and_layout(env, scope, &args[0]);
diff --git a/compiler/module/src/low_level.rs b/compiler/module/src/low_level.rs
index 1ca4f18770..489f05f143 100644
--- a/compiler/module/src/low_level.rs
+++ b/compiler/module/src/low_level.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub enum LowLevel {
     NumSqrtUnchecked,
     NumRound,
     NumToFloat,
+    NumPow,
     Eq,
     NotEq,
     And,
diff --git a/compiler/mono/src/borrow.rs b/compiler/mono/src/borrow.rs
index f46fe365c4..ffebd21c5d 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/src/borrow.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/src/borrow.rs
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ pub fn lowlevel_borrow_signature(arena: &Bump, op: LowLevel) -> &[bool] {
         ListWalkRight => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[borrowed, irrelevant, owned]),
 
         Eq | NotEq | And | Or | NumAdd | NumSub | NumMul | NumGt | NumGte | NumLt | NumLte
-        | NumCompare | NumDivUnchecked | NumRemUnchecked => {
+        | NumCompare | NumDivUnchecked | NumRemUnchecked | NumPow => {
             arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[irrelevant, irrelevant])
         }