diff --git a/.tests/Vector3/area.test.lua b/.tests/Vector3/area.test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..076c180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tests/Vector3/area.test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+local Vector3 = require("worldeditadditions.utils.vector3")
+
+local function format_map(map)
+	local result = {}
+	for key, value in pairs(map) do
+		table.insert(result, key.."\t"..tostring(value))
+	end
+	return table.concat(result, "\n")
+end
+
+
+describe("Vector3.area", function()
+	it("should work with a positive vector", function()
+		local a = Vector3.new(3, 3, 3)
+		assert.are.equal(
+			a:area(),
+			27
+		)
+	end)
+	it("should work with a negative vector", function()
+		local a = Vector3.new(-4, -4, -4)
+		assert.are.equal(
+			a:area(),
+			-64
+		)
+	end)
+	it("should work with a mixed vector", function()
+		local a = Vector3.new(-3, 3, -3)
+		assert.are.equal(
+			a:area(),
+			27
+		)
+	end)
+end)
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/vector3.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/vector3.lua
index 8f81006..e57defa 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/utils/vector3.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/vector3.lua
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ function Vector3.round(a)
 	return Vector3.new(math.floor(a.x+0.5), math.floor(a.y+0.5), math.floor(a.z+0.5))
 end
 
+--- Returns the area of this vector.
+-- In other words, multiplies all the components together and returns a scalar value.
+-- @param	a		Vector3		The vector to return the area of.
+-- @returns	number	The area of this vector.
+function Vector3.area(a)
+	return a.x * a.y * a.z
+end
+
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