diff --git a/core/math/linalg/general.odin b/core/math/linalg/general.odin
index f82d75bff..8c4f2954a 100644
--- a/core/math/linalg/general.odin
+++ b/core/math/linalg/general.odin
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ vector_triple_product :: proc "contextless" (a, b, c: $T/[$N]$E) -> T where IS_N
 length :: proc{vector_length, quaternion_length}
 length2 :: proc{vector_length2, quaternion_length2}
 
+
+@(require_results)
+clamp_length :: proc "contextless" (v: $T/[$N]$E, a: E) -> T where IS_FLOAT(E) {
+	if a <= 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	
+	m2 := length2(v)
+	return v if (m2 <= a*a) else (v / sqrt(m2) * a) // returns original when m2 is 0
+}
+
+
 @(require_results)
 projection :: proc "contextless" (x, normal: $T/[$N]$E) -> T where IS_NUMERIC(E) {
 	return dot(x, normal) / dot(normal, normal) * normal