diff --git a/include/lest/lest.hpp b/include/lest/lest.hpp
index 3b1f569..0db8c18 100644
--- a/include/lest/lest.hpp
+++ b/include/lest/lest.hpp
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ class approx
     friend bool operator != ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return !operator==( lhs, rhs ); }
     friend bool operator != ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return !operator==( rhs, lhs ); }
 
+    friend bool operator <= ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return lhs < rhs.magnitude_ || lhs == rhs; }
+    friend bool operator <= ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return lhs.magnitude_ < rhs || lhs == rhs; } 
+    friend bool operator >= ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return lhs > rhs.magnitude_ || lhs == rhs; }
+    friend bool operator >= ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return lhs.magnitude_ > rhs || lhs == rhs; }
+
 private:
     double epsilon_;
     double scale_;
diff --git a/include/lest/lest_cpp03.hpp b/include/lest/lest_cpp03.hpp
index f79554f..77e9c19 100644
--- a/include/lest/lest_cpp03.hpp
+++ b/include/lest/lest_cpp03.hpp
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ class approx
     friend bool operator != ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return !operator==( lhs, rhs ); }
     friend bool operator != ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return !operator==( rhs, lhs ); }
 
+    friend bool operator <= ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return lhs < rhs.magnitude_ || lhs == rhs; }
+    friend bool operator <= ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return lhs.magnitude_ < rhs || lhs == rhs; } 
+    friend bool operator >= ( double lhs, approx const & rhs ) { return lhs > rhs.magnitude_ || lhs == rhs; }
+    friend bool operator >= ( approx const & lhs, double rhs ) { return lhs.magnitude_ > rhs || lhs == rhs; }
+
 private:
     double epsilon_;
     double scale_;
diff --git a/test/test_lest.cpp b/test/test_lest.cpp
index 5f40169..e91f589 100644
--- a/test/test_lest.cpp
+++ b/test/test_lest.cpp
@@ -501,13 +501,20 @@ const lest::test specification[] =
     CASE( "Approximate compares properly" )
     {
         EXPECT( 1.23 == approx( 1.23 ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.23 <= approx( 1.23 ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.23 >= approx( 1.23 ) );
         EXPECT( 1.23 != approx( 1.24 ) );
+
+        EXPECT_NOT( 1.24 <= approx( 1.23 ) );
+        EXPECT_NOT( 1.23 >= approx( 1.24 ) );
     },
 
     CASE( "Approximate using epsilon compares properly" )
     {
-        EXPECT( 1.23 != approx( 1.231 ) );
-        EXPECT( 1.23 == approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.23  != approx( 1.231 ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.231 >= approx( 1.23  ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.23  == approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
+        EXPECT( 1.23  <= approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
     },
 
     CASE( "Approximate using custom epsilon compares properly" )
diff --git a/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp b/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
index d455ab2..f6915ec 100644
--- a/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
+++ b/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
@@ -524,13 +524,20 @@ CASE( "Has single expression evaluation" )
 CASE( "Approximate compares properly [approx][basic]" )
 {
     EXPECT( 1.23 == approx( 1.23 ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.23 <= approx( 1.23 ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.23 >= approx( 1.23 ) );
     EXPECT( 1.23 != approx( 1.24 ) );
+
+    EXPECT_NOT( 1.24 <= approx( 1.23 ) );
+    EXPECT_NOT( 1.23 >= approx( 1.24 ) );
 }
 
 CASE( "Approximate using epsilon compares properly [approx][epsilon]" )
 {
-    EXPECT( 1.23 != approx( 1.231 ) );
-    EXPECT( 1.23 == approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.23  != approx( 1.231 ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.231 >= approx( 1.23  ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.23  == approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
+    EXPECT( 1.23  <= approx( 1.231 ).epsilon( 0.1 ) );
 }
 
 CASE( "Approximate using custom epsilon compares properly [approx][custom]" )