diff --git a/src/c/character.c b/src/c/character.c
index d529731..2409dab 100644
--- a/src/c/character.c
+++ b/src/c/character.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ int getCharacterHealthPoints (Character *character) {
     return character->healthPoints;
 }
 
+void addCharacterHealthPoints (Character *character, int addedHealthPoints) {
+    character->healthPoints += addedHealthPoints;
+}
+
 void setCharacterStrength (Character *character, int newStrength) {
    character->strength = newStrength;
 }
diff --git a/src/c/character.h b/src/c/character.h
index 80b6dd1..0c18944 100644
--- a/src/c/character.h
+++ b/src/c/character.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ void setCharacterHealthPoints (Character *character, int newHealthPoints);
 
 int getCharacterHealthPoints (Character *character);
 
+void addCharacterHealthPoints (Character *character, int addedHealthPoints);
+
 void setCharacterStrength (Character *character, int newStrength);
 
 int getCharacterStrength (Character *character);
diff --git a/test/c/test_character.c b/test/c/test_character.c
index e216d43..71b43ec 100644
--- a/test/c/test_character.c
+++ b/test/c/test_character.c
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ void test_setCharacterHealthPoints(void)
 void test_getCharacterHealthPoints (void) {
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(15,testCharacter2.healthPoints);
 }
+
+void test_addCharacterHealthPoints (void) {
+    addCharacterHealthPoints(&testCharacter2,5);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(20,testCharacter2.healthPoints);
+
+}
+
 void test_setCharacterStrenght(void) {
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0,testCharacter.strength);
     setCharacterStrength(&testCharacter,50);