diff --git a/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.cpp b/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.cpp
index 7780351eb..4e07fd089 100644
--- a/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "storm/exceptions/InvalidAccessException.h"
 
 #include "storm/storage/expressions/Expressions.h"
+#include "storm/storage/expressions/ToRationalNumberVisitor.h"
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace expressions {        
@@ -51,7 +52,12 @@ namespace storm {
         double BaseExpression::evaluateAsDouble(Valuation const*) const {
             STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::InvalidTypeException, "Unable to evaluate expression as double.");
         }
-        
+
+        storm::RationalNumber BaseExpression::evaluateAsRational() const {
+            ToRationalNumberVisitor<storm::RationalNumber> v;
+            return v.toRationalNumber(this->toExpression());
+        }
+
         uint_fast64_t BaseExpression::getArity() const {
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.h b/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.h
index 325aa33d4..83c76f7ae 100644
--- a/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.h
+++ b/src/storm/storage/expressions/BaseExpression.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "storm/adapters/NumberAdapter.h"
 #include "storm/storage/expressions/Type.h"
 #include "storm/utility/OsDetection.h"
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
@@ -90,6 +91,15 @@ namespace storm {
              */
             virtual double evaluateAsDouble(Valuation const* valuation = nullptr) const;
 
+            /*!
+             * Evaluates the expression and returns the resulting rational number.
+             * If the return type of the expression is not a rational number
+             * or the expression could not be evaluated, an exception is thrown.
+             *
+             * @return The rational number value of the expression.
+             */
+            virtual storm::RationalNumber evaluateAsRational() const;
+
             /*!
              * Returns the arity of the expression.
              *