diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/workingday/EffortDuration.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/workingday/EffortDuration.java
index e1dee8f27..258bc68d2 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/workingday/EffortDuration.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/workingday/EffortDuration.java
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ public class EffortDuration implements Comparable<EffortDuration> {
         return EffortDuration.seconds(this.seconds * integer);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Pluses two {@link EffortDuration}. <br />
+     * <b>Warning:<b /> This method can cause an integer overflow and the result
+     * would be incorrect.
+     * @param other
+     * @return a duration that is the sum of <code>this</code>
+     *         {@link EffortDuration} and the other duration
+     */
+    public EffortDuration plus(EffortDuration other) {
+        return new EffortDuration(seconds + other.seconds);
+    }
+
     public boolean isZero() {
         return seconds == 0;
     }
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/test/java/org/navalplanner/business/test/workingday/EffortDurationTest.java b/navalplanner-business/src/test/java/org/navalplanner/business/test/workingday/EffortDurationTest.java
index 831d720b6..b964a916c 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/test/java/org/navalplanner/business/test/workingday/EffortDurationTest.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/test/java/org/navalplanner/business/test/workingday/EffortDurationTest.java
@@ -134,4 +134,11 @@ public class EffortDurationTest {
         assertThat(min, equalTo(seconds(10)));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void effortDurationsCanBePlused() {
+        EffortDuration a = EffortDuration.hours(1).and(30, Granularity.MINUTES);
+        EffortDuration b = EffortDuration.minutes(30);
+        assertThat(a.plus(b), equalTo(EffortDuration.hours(2)));
+    }
+
 }