diff --git a/src/storage/BitVector.cpp b/src/storage/BitVector.cpp
index 6f9cc4d73..f6598a7a2 100644
--- a/src/storage/BitVector.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/BitVector.cpp
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ namespace storm {
             
             if (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits < 64) {
                 // If the value stops before the end of the bucket, we need to erase some lower bits.
-                mask &= ~((1ull << (64 - (bitIndexInBucket - numberOfBits + 2))) - 1);
-                return (bucketVector[bucket] & mask) >> (64 - (bitIndexInBucket - numberOfBits + 2));
+                mask &= ~((1ull << (64 - (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits))) - 1ull);
+                return (bucketVector[bucket] & mask) >> (64 - (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits));
             } else if (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits > 64) {
                 // In this case, the integer "crosses" the bucket line.
                 uint64_t result = (bucketVector[bucket] & mask);
@@ -440,6 +440,42 @@ namespace storm {
             }
         }
         
+        void BitVector::setFromInt(uint_fast64_t bitIndex, uint_fast64_t numberOfBits, uint64_t value) {
+            STORM_LOG_ASSERT((value >> numberOfBits) == 0, "Integer value to large to fit in the given number of bits.");
+            
+            uint64_t bucket = bitIndex >> 6;
+            uint64_t bitIndexInBucket = bitIndex & mod64mask;
+            
+            uint64_t mask;
+            if (bitIndexInBucket == 0) {
+                mask = -1ull;
+            } else {
+                mask = (1ull << (64 - bitIndexInBucket)) - 1ull;
+            }
+            
+            if (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits < 64) {
+                // If the value stops before the end of the bucket, we need to erase some lower bits.
+                mask &= ~((1ull << (64 - (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits))) - 1ull);
+                bucketVector[bucket] = (bucketVector[bucket] & ~mask) | (value << (64 - (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits)));
+            } else if (bitIndexInBucket + numberOfBits > 64) {
+                // Write the part of the value that falls into the first bucket.
+                bucketVector[bucket] = (bucketVector[bucket] & ~mask) | (value >> (64 - bitIndexInBucket));
+                ++bucket;
+                
+                // Compute the remaining number of bits.
+                numberOfBits -= (64 - bitIndexInBucket);
+
+                // Shift the bits of the value such that the already set bits disappear.
+                value <<= (64 - numberOfBits);
+                
+                // Put the remaining bits in their place.
+                mask = ((1ull << (64 - numberOfBits)) - 1ull);
+                bucketVector[bucket] = (bucketVector[bucket] & mask) | value;
+            } else {
+                bucketVector[bucket] = (bucketVector[bucket] & ~mask) | value;
+            }
+        }
+        
         bool BitVector::empty() const {
             for (auto& element : bucketVector) {
                 if (element != 0) {
diff --git a/src/storage/BitVector.h b/src/storage/BitVector.h
index d8fc7e51a..f5b0f6de9 100644
--- a/src/storage/BitVector.h
+++ b/src/storage/BitVector.h
@@ -358,6 +358,15 @@ namespace storm {
              */
             uint_fast64_t getAsInt(uint_fast64_t bitIndex, uint_fast64_t numberOfBits) const;
             
+            /*!
+             * Sets the selected number of lowermost bits of the provided value at the given bit index.
+             *
+             * @param bitIndex The index of the first bit to set.
+             * @param numberOfBits The number of bits to set.
+             * @param value The integer whose lowermost bits to set.
+             */
+            void setFromInt(uint_fast64_t bitIndex, uint_fast64_t numberOfBits, uint64_t value);
+            
             /*!
              * Retrieves whether no bits are set to true in this bit vector.
              *
diff --git a/test/functional/storage/BitVectorTest.cpp b/test/functional/storage/BitVectorTest.cpp
index a90558524..0854f364e 100644
--- a/test/functional/storage/BitVectorTest.cpp
+++ b/test/functional/storage/BitVectorTest.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,42 @@ TEST(BitVectorTest, GetAsInt) {
     EXPECT_EQ(3, vector.getAsInt(62, 2));
     EXPECT_EQ(6, vector.getAsInt(62, 3));
     EXPECT_EQ(13, vector.getAsInt(62, 4));
+    
+    vector.set(61);
+    vector.set(62, false);
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, vector.getAsInt(61, 2));
+}
+
+TEST(BitVectorTest, SetFromInt) {
+    storm::storage::BitVector vector(77);
+
+    vector.setFromInt(62, 1, 1);
+    
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(62));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(63));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(64));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(65));
+    
+    vector.setFromInt(61, 2, 2);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(61));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(62));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(63));
+    
+    vector.setFromInt(61, 3, 5);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(61));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(vector.get(62));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(63));
+    
+    vector.setFromInt(62, 4, 15);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(62));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(63));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(64));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(vector.get(65));
+    
+    vector.setFromInt(62, 5, 17);
 }
 
 TEST(BitVectorDeathTest, GetSetAssertion) {