diff --git a/src/cell_conv.rs b/src/cell_conv.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30f2e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cell_conv.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/// A cell is a single FORTH stack value, all arguments and return values given to OpenFirmware
+/// must fit in a cell.
+pub type Cell = i32;
+
+/// # DoubleWord
+/// a structure containing a low and high cell
+/// # example
+/// ```
+/// use ofw::cell_conv::DoubleWord;
+/// let value: u64 = 0xabcdef0123456789;
+/// let dw: DoubleWord = value.into();
+/// assert_eq!(dw.high as u32, 0xabcdef01);
+/// assert_eq!(dw.low as u32, 0x23456789);
+/// ```
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct DoubleWord {
+    pub low: Cell,
+    pub high: Cell,
+}
+
+impl From<i64> for DoubleWord {
+    fn from(dw: i64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            low: dw as Cell,
+            high: (dw >> 32) as Cell,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u64> for DoubleWord {
+    fn from(dw: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            low: dw as Cell,
+            high: (dw >> 32) as Cell,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DoubleWord> for i64 {
+    fn from(dw: DoubleWord) -> Self {
+        (dw.high as i64) << 32 | dw.low as i64
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DoubleWord> for u64 {
+    fn from(dw: DoubleWord) -> Self {
+        (dw.high as u64) << 32 | dw.low as u64
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c6f16ae..8449360 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ pub mod ntstr;
 /// module for architecture-specific code
 pub mod arch;
 
+/// # cell_conv
+/// module for converting between OpenFirmware cells and Rust integers
+pub mod cell_conv;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 54387c2..7185696 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::arch::EntryFunction;
 use crate::{Args, call, call_method, IHandle, method_service_result, ntstr, OFW_FALSE, OFW_TRUE, service_result};
+use crate::cell_conv::DoubleWord;
 use crate::ntstr::NTSTR;
 
 #[test]
@@ -9,6 +10,16 @@ fn ntstr_macro() {
     assert_eq!(a, b);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn doubleword_conversion() {
+    let a: u64 = 0xabcdef0123456789;
+    let a_dw: DoubleWord = a.into();
+    let b: u64 = a_dw.into();
+    assert_eq!(a, b);
+    assert_eq!(a_dw.high as u32, 0xabcdef01);
+    assert_eq!(a_dw.low as u32, 0x23456789);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn call_ofw() {
     pub extern "C" fn test_entry_function(args: *mut Args) -> i32 {