diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/Set.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/Set.rsc
index 10e0f819cdd..a2a1105e320 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/Set.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/Set.rsc
@@ -513,3 +513,53 @@ public set[&T] union(set[set[&T]] sets) = {*s | s <- sets};
 
 @synopsis{Compute the Jaccard similarity between two sets.}
 real jaccard(set[value] x, set[value] y) = (1. * size(x & y)) / size(x + y);
+
+
+@synopsis{Calculate the intersection of a set of sets.}
+@description{
+  Can only be applied to sets that contain at least two sets,
+  because the intersection is generally a binary operator.
+  Empty sets or sets with one set throw an exception.
+}
+public set[&T] intersection(wholeSet:{set[&T] firstSet, *set[&T] otherSets}) {
+  if (otherSets == {}) {
+    throw IllegalArgument(wholeSet, "Intersection only possible with at least two sets.");
+  }
+  return (firstSet | it & elem | elem <- otherSets);
+}
+public set[&T] intersection(wholeSet:{}) {
+  throw IllegalArgument(wholeSet, "Intersection only possible with at least two sets.");
+}
+
+
+@synopsis{Checks if all sets in the list are pairwise disjoint.}
+@description{
+  We follow one definition of pairwise disjoint sets, which does not allow identical sets.
+  For example, `[{1}, {1}]` is not pairwise disjoint, because it contains two times the same sets.
+
+  Can only be applied to lists that contain at least two sets,
+  because no or only a single set can not be pairwise disjoint.
+  Empty lists or lists with one set throw an exception.
+}
+@examples{
+```rascal-shell
+import Set;
+isPairwiseDisjoint([{1,2}, {3,4}, {5,6}]);
+isPairwiseDisjoint([{1,2}, {1,4}, {5,6}]);
+isPairwiseDisjoint([{1,2}, {1,4}, {1,6}]);
+```
+}
+public bool isPairwiseDisjoint(wholeInput:list[set[&T]] sets) {
+  int sizeSets = size(sets);
+  if (sizeSets == 0 || sizeSets == 1) {
+    throw IllegalArgument(wholeInput, "Only two or more sets can be pairwise disjoint.");
+  }
+
+  for (i <- [0..sizeSets-1]) {
+    for (j <- [i+1..sizeSets]) {
+      if (sets[i] & sets[j] != {}) return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/library/Set.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/library/Set.rsc
index b3374c5e52b..a963c6f2c4c 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/library/Set.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/tests/library/Set.rsc
@@ -157,6 +157,51 @@ test bool testDynamicTypes2() {set[value] s = {"1",2,3}; return set[int] _ := s
 test bool testDynamicTypes3() {set[value] s = {"1",2,3}; return set[int] _ := s & {2,3};}
 test bool testDynamicTypes4() = {"1", *int _} := {"1",2,3}; 
   		
-  
-  
- 
+// intersection
+test bool testIntersectionEmptySet() {
+  try {
+    intersection({});
+  }
+  catch IllegalArgument(wholeSet, msg): {
+    return wholeSet == {} && msg == "Intersection only possible with at least two sets.";
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+test bool testIntersectionSingleElement() {
+  try {
+    intersection({{1}});
+  }
+  catch IllegalArgument(wholeSet, msg): {
+    return wholeSet == {{1}} && msg == "Intersection only possible with at least two sets.";
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+test bool testIntersectionNoOverlap() {return intersection({{1,2}, {3,4}}) == {};}
+test bool testIntersectionOverlap() {return intersection({{1,2}, {2,3}, {2,5}}) == {2};}
+
+// isDisjoint
+test bool testIsPairwiseDisjointEmpty() {
+  try {
+    isPairwiseDisjoint([]);
+  }
+  catch IllegalArgument(wholeInput, msg): {
+    return wholeInput == [] && msg == "Only two or more sets can be pairwise disjoint.";
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+test bool testIsPairwiseDisjointSingleElement() {
+  try {
+    isPairwiseDisjoint([{1}]);
+  }
+  catch IllegalArgument(wholeInput, msg): {
+    return wholeInput == [{1}] && msg == "Only two or more sets can be pairwise disjoint.";
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+test bool testIsPairwiseDisjointIdenticalElements() {return isPairwiseDisjoint([{1}, {1}]) == false;}
+test bool testIsPairwiseDisjointNoOverlap() {return isPairwiseDisjoint([{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}]) == true;}
+test bool testIsPairwiseDisjointOverlap() {return isPairwiseDisjoint([{1,2}, {-4,5}, {1,6,7}]) == false;}
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