diff --git a/src/buint/mod.rs b/src/buint/mod.rs
index 3d00417..7a6c7f1 100644
--- a/src/buint/mod.rs
+++ b/src/buint/mod.rs
@@ -455,6 +455,15 @@ macro_rules! mod_impl {
                 digit & (1 << (index & digit::$Digit::BITS_MINUS_1)) != 0
             }
 
+            #[doc = doc::set_bit!(U 256)]
+            #[must_use]
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn set_bit(&mut self, index: ExpType, value: bool) {
+                let digit = &mut self.digits[index as usize >> digit::$Digit::BIT_SHIFT];
+                let shift = index & digit::$Digit::BITS_MINUS_1;
+                *digit = *digit & (1 << shift) | ($Digit::from(value) << shift)
+            }
+
             /// Returns an integer whose value is `2^power`. This is faster than using a shift left on `Self::ONE`.
             ///
             /// # Panics
diff --git a/src/doc/mod.rs b/src/doc/mod.rs
index 333869d..ba1b356 100644
--- a/src/doc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/doc/mod.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,22 @@ macro_rules! bit {
 
 pub(crate) use bit;
 
+macro_rules! set_bit {
+    ($sign: ident $bits: literal) => {
+        doc::doc_comment! {
+            $sign $bits,
+            "Sets/unsets the bit in the given position (`1` if value is true). The least significant bit is at index `0`, the most significant bit is at index `Self::BITS - 1`",
+
+            "let mut n = " doc::type_str!($sign $bits) "::from(0b001010100101010101u32);\n"
+            "assert!(n.bit(2));\n"
+            "n.set_bit(2,false);\n"
+            "assert!(!n.bit(2));\n"
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+pub(crate) use set_bit;
+
 macro_rules! is_zero {
     ($sign: ident $bits: literal) => {
         doc::doc_comment! {