diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
index 703294e394..1c445605d2 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ FOLDABLE-INSN: ##bit-count
 def: dst/int-rep
 use: src/int-rep ;
 
+FOLDABLE-INSN: ##bit-test
+def: dst/tagged-rep
+use: src1/int-rep src2/int-rep
+temp: temp/int-rep ;
+
 ! Float arithmetic
 FOLDABLE-INSN: ##add-float
 def: dst/double-rep
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
index 7d744e7496..24b7e05bdc 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
@@ -138,5 +138,10 @@ ERROR: inline-intrinsics-not-supported word quot ;
         { math.bitwise.private:fixnum-bit-count [ drop [ ^^bit-count ] unary-op ] }
     } enable-intrinsics ;
 
+: enable-bit-test ( -- )
+    {
+        { math.integers.private:fixnum-bit? [ drop [ ^^bit-test ] binary-op ] }
+    } enable-intrinsics ;
+
 : emit-intrinsic ( node word -- )
     "intrinsic" word-prop call( node -- ) ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor b/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
index a488a36e7f..11175ec366 100755
--- a/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ CODEGEN: ##not %not
 CODEGEN: ##neg %neg
 CODEGEN: ##log2 %log2
 CODEGEN: ##bit-count %bit-count
+CODEGEN: ##bit-test %bit-test
 CODEGEN: ##copy %copy
 CODEGEN: ##tagged>integer %tagged>integer
 CODEGEN: ##add-float %add-float
diff --git a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
index 6cd42c5752..7ab49574aa 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ HOOK: %not     cpu ( dst src -- )
 HOOK: %neg     cpu ( dst src -- )
 HOOK: %log2    cpu ( dst src -- )
 HOOK: %bit-count cpu ( dst src -- )
+HOOK: %bit-test cpu ( dst src1 src2 temp -- )
 
 HOOK: %copy cpu ( dst src rep -- )
 
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index aa9d7683d4..9d67c9339d 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -764,6 +764,12 @@ M: x86 immediate-bitwise? ( n -- ? )
 enable-min/max
 enable-log2
 
+M:: x86 %bit-test ( dst src1 src2 temp -- )
+    src1 src2 BT
+    dst temp \ CMOVB (%boolean) ;
+
+enable-bit-test
+
 : check-sse ( -- )
     "Checking for multimedia extensions... " write flush
     sse-version
diff --git a/core/math/integers/integers.factor b/core/math/integers/integers.factor
index 98ca157b72..7aae3c5362 100644
--- a/core/math/integers/integers.factor
+++ b/core/math/integers/integers.factor
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ M: fixnum bitnot fixnum-bitnot ; inline
 
 : fixnum-bit? ( x n -- ? )
     { fixnum fixnum } declare
-    dup 0 >= [ neg shift even? not ] [ 2drop f ] if ; inline
+    dup 0 >= [ neg shift even? not ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
 
 M: fixnum bit? integer>fixnum-strict fixnum-bit? ; inline