diff --git a/src/Physics/Sphere.cpp b/src/Physics/Sphere.cpp
index 4d969c6af..a96adf662 100644
--- a/src/Physics/Sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/Physics/Sphere.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "Sphere.h"
 
+#include "Math/Geometry/Distance.h"
+
+using namespace Magnum::Math::Geometry;
+
 namespace Magnum { namespace Physics {
 
 void Sphere::applyTransformation(const Matrix4& transformation) {
@@ -26,6 +30,8 @@ void Sphere::applyTransformation(const Matrix4& transformation) {
 bool Sphere::collides(const AbstractShape* other) const {
     if(other->type() == Type::Point)
         return *this % *static_cast<const Point*>(other);
+    if(other->type() == Type::Line)
+        return *this % *static_cast<const Line*>(other);
     if(other->type() == Type::Sphere)
         return *this % *static_cast<const Sphere*>(other);
 
@@ -37,6 +43,11 @@ bool Sphere::operator%(const Point& other) const {
         Math::pow<2>(transformedRadius());
 }
 
+bool Sphere::operator%(const Line& other) const {
+    return Distance::linePointSquared(other.transformedA(), other.transformedB(), transformedPosition()) <
+        Math::pow<2>(transformedRadius());
+}
+
 bool Sphere::operator%(const Sphere& other) const {
     return (other.transformedPosition()-transformedPosition()).lengthSquared() <
         Math::pow<2>(transformedRadius()+other.transformedRadius());
diff --git a/src/Physics/Sphere.h b/src/Physics/Sphere.h
index b3ababd51..11d8a0f0b 100644
--- a/src/Physics/Sphere.h
+++ b/src/Physics/Sphere.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "AbstractShape.h"
 #include "Point.h"
+#include "Line.h"
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Physics {
 
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ class PHYSICS_EXPORT Sphere: public AbstractShape {
         /** @brief Collision with point */
         bool operator%(const Point& other) const;
 
+        /** @brief Collision with line */
+        bool operator%(const Line& other) const;
+
         /** @brief Collision with sphere */
         bool operator%(const Sphere& other) const;
 
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ class PHYSICS_EXPORT Sphere: public AbstractShape {
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
 inline bool operator%(const Point& a, const Sphere& b) { return b % a; }
+inline bool operator%(const Line& a, const Sphere& b) { return b % a; }
 #endif
 
 }}
diff --git a/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.cpp b/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.cpp
index e118df0bc..710c41b83 100644
--- a/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ void SphereTest::collisionPoint() {
     VERIFY_NOT_COLLIDES(sphere, point2);
 }
 
+void SphereTest::collisionLine() {
+    Physics::Sphere sphere({1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f}, 2.0f);
+    Physics::Line line({1.0f, 1.5f, 3.5f}, {1.0f, 2.5f, 2.5f});
+    Physics::Line line2({1.0f, 2.0f, 5.1f}, {1.0f, 3.0f, 5.1f});
+
+    randomTransformation(sphere);
+    randomTransformation(line);
+    randomTransformation(line2);
+
+    VERIFY_COLLIDES(sphere, line);
+    VERIFY_NOT_COLLIDES(sphere, line2);
+}
+
 void SphereTest::collisionSphere() {
     Physics::Sphere sphere({1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f}, 2.0f);
     Physics::Sphere sphere1({1.0f, 3.0f, 5.0f}, 1.0f);
diff --git a/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.h b/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.h
index 439a54560..d503ede2d 100644
--- a/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.h
+++ b/src/Physics/Test/SphereTest.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class SphereTest: public AbstractShapeTest {
     private slots:
         void applyTransformation();
         void collisionPoint();
+        void collisionLine();
         void collisionSphere();
 };