diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2 b/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
index cf43d059498..eb5d9b2c9d6 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ random RingFamily := opts -> R -> random(default R,opts)
 random QQ := QQ => opts -> hi -> random(0_QQ, hi, opts)
 random(QQ, QQ) := QQ => opts -> (lo, hi) -> rawFareyApproximation(
     random(numeric lo, random numeric hi), opts.Height)
+random(ZZ, QQ) := QQ => opts -> (lo, hi) -> random(lo_QQ, hi, opts)
+random(QQ, ZZ) := QQ => opts -> (lo, hi) -> random(lo, hi_QQ, opts)
+
+random CC := CC => opts -> hi -> toCC(
+    random realPart hi, random imaginaryPart hi)
+random(CC, CC) := CC => opts -> (lo, hi) -> toCC(
+    random(realPart lo, realPart hi),
+    random(imaginaryPart lo, imaginaryPart hi))
+random(RR, CC) := CC => opts -> (lo, hi) -> random(toCC lo, hi)
+random(CC, RR) := CC => opts -> (lo, hi) -> random(lo, toCC hi)
+
+random Number := opts -> hi -> random numeric hi
+random(Number, Number) := opts -> (lo, hi) -> random(numeric lo, numeric hi)
 
 -- algebraic operations and functions