diff --git a/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.cpp b/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.cpp
index b167c6034..0436a8ef2 100644
--- a/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ namespace storm {
             rationalNumberVisitor.setMapping(variable, storm::utility::convertNumber<RationalNumber>(value));
         }
 
+        void ExpressionEvaluator<RationalNumber>::setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, RationalNumber const& value) {
+            ExprtkExpressionEvaluatorBase<RationalNumber>::setRationalValue(variable, storm::utility::convertNumber<double>(value));
+            rationalNumberVisitor.setMapping(variable, value);
+        }
+
         RationalNumber ExpressionEvaluator<RationalNumber>::asRational(Expression const& expression) const {
             RationalNumber result = this->rationalNumberVisitor.toRationalNumber(expression);
             return result;
@@ -78,6 +83,12 @@ namespace storm {
             rationalFunctionVisitor.setMapping(variable, storm::utility::convertNumber<RationalFunction>(value));
         }
         
+        void ExpressionEvaluator<RationalFunction>::setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, RationalFunction const& value) {
+            STORM_LOG_ASSERT(storm::utility::isConstant(value), "Value for rational variable is not a constant.");
+            ExprtkExpressionEvaluatorBase<RationalFunction>::setRationalValue(variable, storm::utility::convertNumber<double>(value));
+            rationalFunctionVisitor.setMapping(variable, value);
+        }
+        
         RationalFunction ExpressionEvaluator<RationalFunction>::asRational(Expression const& expression) const {
             return this->rationalFunctionVisitor.toRationalFunction(expression);
         }
diff --git a/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.h b/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.h
index 5d867e8be..5461f9c4f 100644
--- a/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.h
+++ b/src/storm/storage/expressions/ExpressionEvaluator.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ namespace storm {
             void setIntegerValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, int_fast64_t value) override;
             void setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, double value) override;
             
+            // Sets a rational value from a RationalNumber.
+            // Note: If an expression contains the given variable and is evaluated to int or bool, the value is internally considered as a double.
+            void setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, storm::RationalNumber const& value);
+  
+            
             RationalNumber asRational(Expression const& expression) const override;
             
         private:
@@ -60,6 +65,10 @@ namespace storm {
             void setBooleanValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, bool value) override;
             void setIntegerValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, int_fast64_t value) override;
             void setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, double value) override;
+            
+            // Sets a rational value from a RationalFunction. The function needs to be constant.
+            // Note: If an expression contains the given variable and is evaluated to int or bool, the value is internally considered as a double.
+            void setRationalValue(storm::expressions::Variable const& variable, storm::RationalFunction const& value);
 
             RationalFunction asRational(Expression const& expression) const override;