diff --git a/src/BigDecimal.php b/src/BigDecimal.php
index 0dfcf5c..8c08230 100644
--- a/src/BigDecimal.php
+++ b/src/BigDecimal.php
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ final class BigDecimal extends BigNumber implements \Serializable
     /**
      * Returns a BigDecimal with the current value and the specified scale.
      *
+     * @deprecated Use `toScale()`.
+     *
      * @param int $scale
      * @param int $roundingMode
      *
@@ -425,11 +427,7 @@ final class BigDecimal extends BigNumber implements \Serializable
      */
     public function withScale($scale, $roundingMode = RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY)
     {
-        if ($scale == $this->scale) {
-            return $this;
-        }
-
-        return $this->dividedBy(1, $scale, $roundingMode);
+        return $this->toScale($scale, $roundingMode);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -654,6 +652,20 @@ final class BigDecimal extends BigNumber implements \Serializable
         return BigRational::create($numerator, $denominator, false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function toScale($scale, $roundingMode = RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY)
+    {
+        $scale = (int) $scale;
+
+        if ($scale === $this->scale) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        return $this->dividedBy(BigDecimal::one(), $scale, $roundingMode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/BigInteger.php b/src/BigInteger.php
index e9dadcf..8f1226e 100644
--- a/src/BigInteger.php
+++ b/src/BigInteger.php
@@ -471,6 +471,14 @@ final class BigInteger extends BigNumber implements \Serializable
         return BigRational::create($this, BigInteger::one(), false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function toScale($scale, $roundingMode = RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY)
+    {
+        return $this->toBigDecimal()->toScale($scale, $roundingMode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/BigNumber.php b/src/BigNumber.php
index afa69f1..11f4b0a 100644
--- a/src/BigNumber.php
+++ b/src/BigNumber.php
@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ abstract class BigNumber
      */
     abstract public function toBigRational();
 
+    /**
+     * Converts this number to a BigDecimal with the given scale, using rounding if necessary.
+     *
+     * @param int $scale        The scale of the resulting `BigDecimal`.
+     * @param int $roundingMode A `RoundingMode` constant.
+     *
+     * @return BigDecimal
+     */
+    abstract public function toScale($scale, $roundingMode = RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY);
+
     /**
      * Returns the exact value of this number as a native integer.
      *
diff --git a/src/BigRational.php b/src/BigRational.php
index 9c6d257..880d98a 100644
--- a/src/BigRational.php
+++ b/src/BigRational.php
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@ final class BigRational extends BigNumber implements \Serializable
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function toScale($scale, $roundingMode = RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY)
+    {
+        return $this->numerator->toBigDecimal()->dividedBy($this->denominator, $scale, $roundingMode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/tests/BigIntegerTest.php b/tests/BigIntegerTest.php
index 7a391a7..0be51c2 100644
--- a/tests/BigIntegerTest.php
+++ b/tests/BigIntegerTest.php
@@ -1678,6 +1678,30 @@ class BigIntegerTest extends AbstractTestCase
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerToScale
+     *
+     * @param string $number
+     * @param int    $scale
+     * @param string $expected
+     */
+    public function testToScale($number, $scale, $expected)
+    {
+        $this->assertBigDecimalEquals($expected, BigInteger::of($number)->toScale($scale));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function providerToScale()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['12345678901234567890123456789', 0, '12345678901234567890123456789'],
+            ['12345678901234567890123456789', 1, '12345678901234567890123456789.0'],
+            ['12345678901234567890123456789', 2, '12345678901234567890123456789.00'],
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerToInteger
      *
diff --git a/tests/BigRationalTest.php b/tests/BigRationalTest.php
index faffe77..63eb1f9 100644
--- a/tests/BigRationalTest.php
+++ b/tests/BigRationalTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Brick\Math\Tests;
 
 use Brick\Math\BigInteger;
 use Brick\Math\BigRational;
+use Brick\Math\RoundingMode;
 use Brick\Math\Exception\RoundingNecessaryException;
 
 /**
@@ -833,6 +834,45 @@ class BigRationalTest extends AbstractTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerToScale
+     *
+     * @param string $number
+     * @param int    $scale
+     * @param int    $roundingMode
+     * @param string $expected
+     */
+    public function testToScale($number, $scale, $roundingMode, $expected)
+    {
+        $number = BigRational::of($number);
+
+        if ($this->isException($expected)) {
+            $this->setExpectedException($expected);
+        }
+
+        $actual = $number->toScale($scale, $roundingMode);
+
+        if (! $this->isException($expected)) {
+            $this->assertBigDecimalEquals($expected, $actual);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function providerToScale()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['1/8', 3, RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY, '0.125'],
+            ['1/16', 3, RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY, RoundingNecessaryException::class],
+            ['1/16', 3, RoundingMode::HALF_DOWN, '0.062'],
+            ['1/16', 3, RoundingMode::HALF_UP, '0.063'],
+            ['1/9', 30, RoundingMode::DOWN, '0.111111111111111111111111111111'],
+            ['1/9', 30, RoundingMode::UP, '0.111111111111111111111111111112'],
+            ['1/9', 100, RoundingMode::UNNECESSARY, RoundingNecessaryException::class],
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerToInteger
      *