diff --git a/src/wave.ts b/src/wave.ts
index f7d910b..f427167 100644
--- a/src/wave.ts
+++ b/src/wave.ts
@@ -1171,3 +1171,10 @@ export function getMonoid<E, A>(m: Monoid<A>): Monoid<Wave<E, A>> {
     empty: pure(m.empty)
   }
 }
+
+export function getRaceMonoid<E, A>(): Monoid<Wave<E, A>> {
+  return {
+    concat: race,
+    empty: never
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/waver.ts b/src/waver.ts
index 8f0ff8a..a472c3f 100644
--- a/src/waver.ts
+++ b/src/waver.ts
@@ -458,3 +458,10 @@ export function getSemigroup<R, E, A>(m: Semigroup<A>): Semigroup<WaveR<R, E, A>
 export function getMonoid<R, E, A>(m: Monoid<A>): Monoid<WaveR<R, E, A>> {
   return reader.getMonoid(wave.getMonoid(m));
 }
+
+export function getRaceMonoid<R, E, A>(): Monoid<WaveR<R, E, A>> {
+  return {
+    concat: race,
+    empty: never
+  }
+}