diff --git a/core/translate.rs b/core/translate.rs
index 2ace4a36c..2dbe09364 100644
--- a/core/translate.rs
+++ b/core/translate.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn translate_select(schema: &Schema, select: Select) -> Result<Program> {
                             AggregationFunc::Max => todo!(),
                             AggregationFunc::Min => todo!(),
                             AggregationFunc::StringAgg => todo!(),
-                            AggregationFunc::Sum => todo!(),
+                            AggregationFunc::Sum => AggFunc::Sum,
                             AggregationFunc::Total => todo!(),
                         };
                         program.emit_insn(Insn::AggFinal {
@@ -453,7 +453,20 @@ fn translate_aggregation(
         AggregationFunc::Max => todo!(),
         AggregationFunc::Min => todo!(),
         AggregationFunc::StringAgg => todo!(),
-        AggregationFunc::Sum => todo!(),
+        AggregationFunc::Sum => {
+            if args.len() != 1 {
+                anyhow::bail!("Parse error: sum bad number of arguments");
+            }
+            let expr = &args[0];
+            let expr_reg = program.alloc_register();
+            let _ = translate_expr(program, cursor_id, table, &expr, expr_reg);
+            program.emit_insn(Insn::AggStep {
+                acc_reg: target_register,
+                col: expr_reg,
+                func: crate::vdbe::AggFunc::Sum,
+            });
+            target_register
+        }
         AggregationFunc::Total => todo!(),
     };
     Ok(dest)
diff --git a/core/types.rs b/core/types.rs
index 86ef35beb..c2a1b5f04 100644
--- a/core/types.rs
+++ b/core/types.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ pub enum Value<'a> {
     Blob(&'a Vec<u8>),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum AggContext {
-    Avg(f64, usize), // acc and count
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum OwnedValue {
     Null,
@@ -23,7 +18,105 @@ pub enum OwnedValue {
     Float(f64),
     Text(Rc<String>),
     Blob(Rc<Vec<u8>>),
-    Agg(Box<AggContext>),
+    Agg(Box<AggContext>), // TODO(pere): make this without Box. Currently this might cause cache miss but let's leave it for future analysis
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum AggContext {
+    Avg(OwnedValue, OwnedValue), // acc and count
+    Sum(OwnedValue),
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Add<OwnedValue> for OwnedValue {
+    type Output = OwnedValue;
+
+    fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
+        match (self, rhs) {
+            (OwnedValue::Integer(int_left), OwnedValue::Integer(int_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Integer(int_left + int_right)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Integer(int_left), OwnedValue::Float(float_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(int_left as f64 + float_right)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Float(float_left), OwnedValue::Integer(int_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(float_left + int_right as f64)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Float(float_left), OwnedValue::Float(float_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(float_left + float_right)
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Add<f64> for OwnedValue {
+    type Output = OwnedValue;
+
+    fn add(self, rhs: f64) -> Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            OwnedValue::Integer(int_left) => OwnedValue::Float(int_left as f64 + rhs),
+            OwnedValue::Float(float_left) => OwnedValue::Float(float_left + rhs),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Add<i64> for OwnedValue {
+    type Output = OwnedValue;
+
+    fn add(self, rhs: i64) -> Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            OwnedValue::Integer(int_left) => OwnedValue::Integer(int_left + rhs),
+            OwnedValue::Float(float_left) => OwnedValue::Float(float_left + rhs as f64),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign for OwnedValue {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
+        *self = self.clone() + rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign<i64> for OwnedValue {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: i64) {
+        *self = self.clone() + rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign<f64> for OwnedValue {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: f64) {
+        *self = self.clone() + rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Div<OwnedValue> for OwnedValue {
+    type Output = OwnedValue;
+
+    fn div(self, rhs: OwnedValue) -> Self::Output {
+        match (self, rhs) {
+            (OwnedValue::Integer(int_left), OwnedValue::Integer(int_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Integer(int_left / int_right)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Integer(int_left), OwnedValue::Float(float_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(int_left as f64 / float_right)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Float(float_left), OwnedValue::Integer(int_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(float_left / int_right as f64)
+            }
+            (OwnedValue::Float(float_left), OwnedValue::Float(float_right)) => {
+                OwnedValue::Float(float_left / float_right)
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::DivAssign<OwnedValue> for OwnedValue {
+    fn div_assign(&mut self, rhs: OwnedValue) {
+        *self = self.clone() / rhs;
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn to_value(value: &OwnedValue) -> Value<'_> {
@@ -34,7 +127,8 @@ pub fn to_value(value: &OwnedValue) -> Value<'_> {
         OwnedValue::Text(s) => Value::Text(s),
         OwnedValue::Blob(b) => Value::Blob(b),
         OwnedValue::Agg(a) => match a.as_ref() {
-            AggContext::Avg(acc, _count) => Value::Float(*acc), // we assume aggfinal was called
+            AggContext::Avg(acc, _count) => to_value(acc), // we assume aggfinal was called
+            AggContext::Sum(acc) => to_value(acc),
             _ => todo!(),
         },
     }
diff --git a/core/vdbe.rs b/core/vdbe.rs
index 4c04c962f..5a4f68ab1 100644
--- a/core/vdbe.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe.rs
@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@ pub enum Insn {
 
 pub enum AggFunc {
     Avg,
+    Sum,
 }
 
 impl AggFunc {
     fn to_string(&self) -> &str {
         match self {
             AggFunc::Avg => "avg",
+            AggFunc::Sum => "sum",
             _ => "unknown",
         }
     }
@@ -367,8 +369,10 @@ impl Program {
                 },
                 Insn::AggStep { acc_reg, col, func } => {
                     if let OwnedValue::Null = &state.registers[*acc_reg] {
-                        state.registers[*acc_reg] =
-                            OwnedValue::Agg(Box::new(AggContext::Avg(0.0, 0)));
+                        state.registers[*acc_reg] = OwnedValue::Agg(Box::new(AggContext::Avg(
+                            OwnedValue::Float(0.0),
+                            OwnedValue::Integer(0),
+                        )));
                     }
                     match func {
                         AggFunc::Avg => {
@@ -377,12 +381,22 @@ impl Program {
                             else {
                                 unreachable!();
                             };
-                            let AggContext::Avg(acc, count) = agg.borrow_mut();
-                            match col {
-                                OwnedValue::Integer(i) => *acc += i as f64,
-                                OwnedValue::Float(f) => *acc += f,
-                                _ => unreachable!(),
-                            }
+                            let AggContext::Avg(acc, count) = agg.borrow_mut() else {
+                                unreachable!();
+                            };
+                            *acc += col;
+                            *count += 1;
+                        }
+                        AggFunc::Sum => {
+                            let col = state.registers[*col].clone();
+                            let OwnedValue::Agg(agg) = state.registers[*acc_reg].borrow_mut()
+                            else {
+                                unreachable!();
+                            };
+                            let AggContext::Avg(acc, count) = agg.borrow_mut() else {
+                                unreachable!();
+                            };
+                            *acc += col;
                             *count += 1;
                         }
                     };
@@ -395,9 +409,12 @@ impl Program {
                             else {
                                 unreachable!();
                             };
-                            let AggContext::Avg(acc, count) = agg.borrow_mut();
-                            *acc /= *count as f64
+                            let AggContext::Avg(acc, count) = agg.borrow_mut() else {
+                                unreachable!();
+                            };
+                            *acc /= count.clone();
                         }
+                        AggFunc::Sum => {}
                     };
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }