diff --git a/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl b/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
index b6f1ad138..e0692effe 100644
--- a/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
+++ b/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ end
 
 data(a::fpFieldElem) = a.data
 
+function coeff(x::fpFieldElem, n::Int)
+  n < 0 && throw(DomainError(n, "Index must be non-negative"))
+  n == 0 && return data(x)
+  return UInt(0)
+end
+
+
 lift(a::fpFieldElem) = ZZRingElem(data(a))
 lift(::ZZRing, x::fpFieldElem) = lift(x)
 
diff --git a/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl b/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
index fe468636f..a24adee62 100644
--- a/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
+++ b/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ end
 
 data(a::FpFieldElem) = a.data
 
+function coeff(x::FpFieldElem, n::Int)
+  n < 0 && throw(DomainError(n, "Index must be non-negative"))
+  n == 0 && return data(x)
+  return zero(ZZ)
+end
+
 lift(a::FpFieldElem) = data(a)
 lift(::ZZRing, x::FpFieldElem) = lift(x)
 
diff --git a/test/flint/gfp-test.jl b/test/flint/gfp-test.jl
index bf96f0647..fe39d2f00 100644
--- a/test/flint/gfp-test.jl
+++ b/test/flint/gfp-test.jl
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ end
 
   @test deepcopy(R(3)) == R(3)
 
+  @test coeff(R(2), 0) == 2
+  @test coeff(R(2), 1) == 0
+
   R1 = Native.GF(13)
 
   @test R === R1
diff --git a/test/flint/gfp_fmpz-test.jl b/test/flint/gfp_fmpz-test.jl
index f4cc2d574..b4e176d90 100644
--- a/test/flint/gfp_fmpz-test.jl
+++ b/test/flint/gfp_fmpz-test.jl
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ end
 
   @test deepcopy(R(3)) == R(3)
 
+  @test coeff(R(2), 0) == 2
+  @test coeff(R(2), 1) == 0
+
   R1 = Native.GF(ZZ(13))
 
   @test R === R1