diff --git a/src/helpers/bignums.nim b/src/helpers/bignums.nim
index 103936fb7f..29a01ef14d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/bignums.nim
+++ b/src/helpers/bignums.nim
@@ -630,9 +630,6 @@ func `*=`*(z: Int, x: int | culong | Int) =
 func `*=`*(x, y: Rat) =
     discard x.mul(x, y)
 
-func neg*(x: Rat): Rat =
-    mpq_neg(result[], x[])
-
 func inv*(x: Rat): Rat =
     mpq_inv(result[], x[])
 
@@ -1080,6 +1077,13 @@ func neg*(x: Int): Int =
 func negI*(x: Int) =
     mpz_neg(x[], x[])
 
+func neg*(z, x: Rat): Rat =
+    result = z
+    mpq_neg(result[], x[])
+
+func neg*(x: Rat): Rat =
+    newRat().neg(x)
+
 func gcd*(z, x, y: Int): Int =
     result = z
     mpz_gcd(z[], x[], y[])
diff --git a/src/vm/values/custom/vrational.nim b/src/vm/values/custom/vrational.nim
index 5324d37b38..955f725fd1 100644
--- a/src/vm/values/custom/vrational.nim
+++ b/src/vm/values/custom/vrational.nim
@@ -999,6 +999,21 @@ func abs*(x: VRational): VRational =
                 br: abs(x.br)
             )
 
+func neg*(x: VRational): VRational =
+    # negation of VRational
+    if x.rKind == NormalRational:
+        result = VRational(
+            rKind: NormalRational,
+            num: -x.num,
+            den: x.den
+        )
+    else:
+        when not defined(NOGMP):
+            result = VRational(
+                rKind: BigRational,
+                br: neg(x.br)
+            )
+
 func floorDiv*(x, y: VRational): int =
     # floor division between given VRationals
     if x.rKind == NormalRational:
diff --git a/src/vm/values/operators.nim b/src/vm/values/operators.nim
index c856dbfa95..992c9eaca0 100644
--- a/src/vm/values/operators.nim
+++ b/src/vm/values/operators.nim
@@ -830,10 +830,7 @@ proc neg*(x: Value): Value =
             if x.iKind==NormalInteger: return normalIntegerNeg(x.i)
             else: (when GMP: return newInteger(neg(x.bi)))
         of Floating: return newFloating(x.f*(-1.0))
-        # TODO(VRational) add `neg` overload
-        #  it can be faster for BigRational values
-        #  labels: 3rd-party, enhancement, values
-        of Rational: return newRational(x.rat*(-1))
+        of Rational: return newRational(neg(x.rat))
         of Complex: return newComplex(x.z*(-1.0))
         of Quantity: return newQuantity(x.q*(-1))
         else:
diff --git a/version/build b/version/build
index c5befbc75d..c99bf43de1 100644
--- a/version/build
+++ b/version/build
@@ -1 +1 @@
-856
\ No newline at end of file
+858
\ No newline at end of file