diff --git a/src/core/CCResult.ml b/src/core/CCResult.ml
index 451a338a..57e48752 100644
--- a/src/core/CCResult.ml
+++ b/src/core/CCResult.ml
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ let get_exn = function
   | Ok x -> x
   | Error _ -> raise Get_error
 
+let get_or e ~default = match e with
+  | Ok x -> x
+  | Error _ -> default
+
+let map_or f e ~default = match e with
+  | Ok x -> f x
+  | Error _ -> default
+
 let catch e ~ok ~err = match e with
   | Ok x -> ok x
   | Error y -> err y
diff --git a/src/core/CCResult.mli b/src/core/CCResult.mli
index 691dec3d..411c2246 100644
--- a/src/core/CCResult.mli
+++ b/src/core/CCResult.mli
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ val get_exn : ('a, _) t -> 'a
     whenever possible.
     @raise Get_error if the value is an error. *)
 
+val get_or : ('a, _) t -> default:'a -> 'a
+(** [get_or e ~default] returns [x] if [e = Ok x], [default] otherwise *)
+
+val map_or : ('a -> 'b) ->  ('a, 'b) t -> default:'b -> 'b
+(** [map_or f e ~default] returns [f x] if [e = Ok x], [default] otherwise *)
+
 val catch : ('a, 'err) t -> ok:('a -> 'b) -> err:('err -> 'b) -> 'b
 (** [catch e ~ok ~err] calls either [ok] or [err] depending on
     the value of [e]. *)