diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
index 330a6efaac3..4ed72cc0263 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use rustc_hash::FxHashMap as HashMap;
 
 use crate::{
     ast::{
-        ExpressionKind, FunctionKind, FunctionReturnType, IntegerBitSize, Literal, UnresolvedType,
-        UnresolvedTypeData, Visibility,
+        ExpressionKind, FunctionKind, FunctionReturnType, IntegerBitSize, Literal, UnaryOp,
+        UnresolvedType, UnresolvedTypeData, Visibility,
     },
     hir::comptime::{errors::IResult, value::add_token_spans, InterpreterError, Value},
     hir_def::function::FunctionBody,
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ impl<'local, 'context> Interpreter<'local, 'context> {
             "expr_as_function_call" => expr_as_function_call(arguments, return_type, location),
             "expr_as_if" => expr_as_if(arguments, return_type, location),
             "expr_as_index" => expr_as_index(arguments, return_type, location),
+            "expr_as_unary_op" => expr_as_unary_op(arguments, return_type, location),
             "expr_as_tuple" => expr_as_tuple(arguments, return_type, location),
             "is_unconstrained" => Ok(Value::Bool(true)),
             "function_def_name" => function_def_name(interner, arguments, location),
@@ -837,6 +838,43 @@ fn expr_as_index(
     })
 }
 
+// fn as_unary_op(self) -> Option<(UnaryOp, Expr)>
+fn expr_as_unary_op(
+    arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>,
+    return_type: Type,
+    location: Location,
+) -> IResult<Value> {
+    expr_as(arguments, return_type.clone(), location, |expr| {
+        if let ExpressionKind::Prefix(prefix_expr) = expr {
+            let option_type = extract_option_generic_type(return_type);
+            let Type::Tuple(mut tuple_types) = option_type else {
+                panic!("Expected the return type option generic arg to be a tuple");
+            };
+            assert_eq!(tuple_types.len(), 2);
+
+            tuple_types.pop().unwrap();
+            let unary_op_type = tuple_types.pop().unwrap();
+
+            // These values should match the values used in noir_stdlib/src/meta/op.nr
+            let unary_op_value = match prefix_expr.operator {
+                UnaryOp::Minus => 0_u128,
+                UnaryOp::Not => 1_u128,
+                UnaryOp::MutableReference => 2_u128,
+                UnaryOp::Dereference { .. } => 3_u128,
+            };
+
+            let mut fields = HashMap::default();
+            fields.insert(Rc::new("op".to_string()), Value::Field(unary_op_value.into()));
+
+            let unary_op = Value::Struct(fields, unary_op_type);
+            let rhs = Value::Expr(prefix_expr.rhs.kind);
+            Some(Value::Tuple(vec![unary_op, rhs]))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 // fn as_tuple(self) -> Option<[Expr]>
 fn expr_as_tuple(
     arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>,
diff --git a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/expr.nr b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/expr.nr
index df375fa97d3..3230ce42457 100644
--- a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/expr.nr
+++ b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/expr.nr
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::option::Option;
+use crate::meta::op::UnaryOp;
 
 impl Expr {
     #[builtin(expr_as_bool)]
@@ -15,4 +16,7 @@ impl Expr {
 
     #[builtin(expr_as_tuple)]
     fn as_tuple(self) -> Option<[Expr]> {}
+
+    #[builtin(expr_as_unary_op)]
+    fn as_unary_op(self) -> Option<(UnaryOp, Expr)> {}
 }
diff --git a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/mod.nr b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/mod.nr
index e081d4ecd4b..beaee8e44ea 100644
--- a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/mod.nr
+++ b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/mod.nr
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::hash::poseidon2::Poseidon2Hasher;
 mod expr;
 mod function_def;
 mod module;
+mod op;
 mod struct_def;
 mod trait_constraint;
 mod trait_def;
diff --git a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/op.nr b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/op.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fbd4884841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/op.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+struct UnaryOp {
+    op: Field
+}
+
+impl UnaryOp {
+    fn is_minus(self) -> bool {
+        self.op == 0
+    }
+
+    fn is_not(self) -> bool {
+        self.op == 1
+    }
+
+    fn is_mutable_reference(self) -> bool {
+        self.op == 2
+    }
+
+    fn is_dereference(self) -> bool {
+        self.op == 3
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_exp/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_exp/src/main.nr
index 339b8ecdce6..eb0d27e2a38 100644
--- a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_exp/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_exp/src/main.nr
@@ -34,5 +34,22 @@ fn main() {
 
         let expr = quote { true }.as_expr().unwrap();
         assert_eq(expr.as_bool().unwrap(), true);
+
+        // Check Expr::as_unary_op
+        let expr = quote { -x }.as_expr().unwrap();
+        let (op, _) = expr.as_unary_op().unwrap();
+        assert(op.is_minus());
+
+        let expr = quote { !x }.as_expr().unwrap();
+        let (op, _) = expr.as_unary_op().unwrap();
+        assert(op.is_not());
+
+        let expr = quote { &mut x }.as_expr().unwrap();
+        let (op, _) = expr.as_unary_op().unwrap();
+        assert(op.is_mutable_reference());
+
+        let expr = quote { *x }.as_expr().unwrap();
+        let (op, _) = expr.as_unary_op().unwrap();
+        assert(op.is_dereference());
     }
 }