diff --git a/base/complex.jl b/base/complex.jl
index 49ac018096144..1e97844381d79 100644
--- a/base/complex.jl
+++ b/base/complex.jl
@@ -541,6 +541,40 @@ function cis(z::Complex)
     Complex(v * c, v * s)
 end
 
+cispi(sign::Bool) = sign ? -1 : 1
+cispi(sign::Integer) = oftype(sign, cispi(isodd(sign)))
+cispi(theta::Real) = Complex(cospi(theta), sinpi(theta))
+
+"""
+    cispi(z)
+
+Return ``\\exp(iπz)``.
+
+This function also accepts integer or boolean arguments, and then
+returns integer results. This allows calculating ``(-1)^s``
+conveniently and efficiently.
+
+`cispi` is related to [`signbit`](@ref), and allows decomposing
+integers into sign bit and absolute value: ``cispi(signbit(n)) *
+abs(n) == n``. For boolean values, it is also, ``signbit(cispi(b)) ==
+b``.
+
+# Examples
+```jldoctest
+julia> cispi(1) == -1
+true
+
+julia> cispi(0) == 1
+true
+```
+
+!!! compat "Julia 1.6"
+    This function requires Julia 1.6 or later.
+"""
+function cispi(z::Complex)
+    cospi(z) + im*sinpi(z)
+end
+
 """
     angle(z)
 
diff --git a/base/exports.jl b/base/exports.jl
index 316025db9ce6c..d6b9a5c8b0b4e 100644
--- a/base/exports.jl
+++ b/base/exports.jl
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export
     cbrt,
     ceil,
     cis,
+    cispi,
     clamp,
     cld,
     cmp,
diff --git a/base/number.jl b/base/number.jl
index 9b615c99d4147..bb5a39f533d48 100644
--- a/base/number.jl
+++ b/base/number.jl
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ copy(x::Number) = x # some code treats numbers as collection-like
 
 Returns `true` if the value of the sign of `x` is negative, otherwise `false`.
 
+Related to `signbit` is [`cispi`](@ref) (which calculates `(-1)^n`).
+This allows decomposing integers into sign bit and absolute value:
+``cispi(signbit(n)) * abs(n) == n``. For boolean values, it is also,
+``signbit(cispi(b)) == b``.
+
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
 julia> signbit(-4)
diff --git a/doc/src/base/math.md b/doc/src/base/math.md
index 511e2e6207fc4..787ea37796a4d 100644
--- a/doc/src/base/math.md
+++ b/doc/src/base/math.md
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Base.reim
 Base.conj
 Base.angle
 Base.cis
+Base.cispi
 Base.binomial
 Base.factorial
 Base.gcd
diff --git a/test/complex.jl b/test/complex.jl
index 0f419539a7027..9aede4c37c02f 100644
--- a/test/complex.jl
+++ b/test/complex.jl
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ end
             @test atanh(x) ≈ atanh(big(x))
             @test cis(real(x)) ≈ cis(real(big(x)))
             @test cis(x) ≈ cis(big(x))
+            @test cispi(real(x)) ≈ cispi(real(big(x)))
+            @test cispi(x) ≈ cispi(big(x))
             @test cos(x) ≈ cos(big(x))
             @test cosh(x) ≈ cosh(big(x))
             @test exp(x) ≈ exp(big(x))
@@ -918,6 +920,21 @@ end
     @test cis(1.0+0.0im) ≈ 0.54030230586813971740093660744297660373231042061+0.84147098480789650665250232163029899962256306079im
     @test cis(pi) ≈ -1.0+0.0im
     @test cis(pi/2) ≈ 0.0+1.0im
+    @test cispi(false) == 1
+    @test cispi(true) == -1
+    @test cispi(-1) == -1
+    @test cispi(0) == 1
+    @test cispi(1) == -1
+    @test cispi(2) == 1
+    @test cispi(0.0) == cispi(0)
+    @test cispi(1.0) == cispi(1)
+    @test cispi(2.0) == cispi(2)
+    @test cispi(0.5) == im
+    @test cispi(1.5) == -im
+    @test cispi(0.25) ≈ cis(π/4)
+    @test cispi(0.0+0.0im) == cispi(0)
+    @test cispi(1.0+0.0im) == cispi(1)
+    @test cispi(2.0+0.0im) == cispi(2)
 end
 
 @testset "exp2" begin