diff --git a/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor b/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
index 8d918cb74d..e5bf009333 100644
--- a/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ IN: math.matrices.tests
     { 1 2 3 } diagonal-matrix
 ] unit-test
 
+{
+    { { 1 1 1 }
+      { 4 2 1 }
+      { 9 3 1 }
+      { 25 5 1 } }
+} [
+    { 1 2 3 5 } 3 van-der-monde-matrix
+] unit-test
+
 {
     {
         { 1 0 0 }
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ IN: math.matrices.tests
     { { 1 0 0 }
        { 0 2 0 }
        { 0 0 3 } }
-       
+
     { { 0 0 -4 }
        { 0 -5 0 }
        { -6 0 0 } }
diff --git a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
index 857f4905c7..6c8ffa018f 100644
--- a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
+++ b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ IN: math.matrices
 : box-matrix ( r -- matrix )
     2 * 1 + dup '[ _ 1 <array> ] replicate ;
 
+: van-der-monde-matrix ( u n -- matrix )
+    iota [ v^n ] with map reverse flip ;
+
 :: rotation-matrix3 ( axis theta -- matrix )
     theta cos :> c
     theta sin :> s