diff --git a/diffpy/snmf/subroutines.py b/diffpy/snmf/subroutines.py
index cdaa1035..58990b7b 100644
--- a/diffpy/snmf/subroutines.py
+++ b/diffpy/snmf/subroutines.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def update_weights(components, data_input, method=None):
         for i, component in enumerate(components):
             stretched_components[:, i] = component.apply_stretch(signal)[0]
         if method == 'align':
-            weights = lsqnonneg(stretched_components, data_input[:,signal])
+            weights = lsqnonneg(stretched_components, data_input[:, signal])
         else:
             weights = get_weights(stretched_components.T @ stretched_components,
                                   -stretched_components.T @ data_input[:, signal], 0, 1)
@@ -179,6 +179,34 @@ def update_weights(components, data_input, method=None):
     return weight_matrix
 
 
+def reconstruct_signal(components, signal_idx):
+    """Reconstructs a specific signal from its weighted and stretched components.
+
+    Calculates the linear combination of stretched components where each term is the stretched component multiplied
+    by its weight factor.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    components: tuple of ComponentSignal objects
+      The tuple containing the ComponentSignal objects
+    signal_idx: int
+     The index of the specific signal in the input data to be reconstructed
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    1d array like
+      The reconstruction of a signal from calculated weights, stretching factors, and iq values.
+
+    """
+    signal_length = len(components[0].grid)
+    reconstruction = np.zeros(signal_length)
+    for component in components:
+        stretched = component.apply_stretch(signal_idx)[0]
+        stretched_and_weighted = component.apply_weight(signal_idx, stretched)
+        reconstruction += stretched_and_weighted
+    return reconstruction
+
+
 def initialize_arrays(number_of_components, number_of_moments, signal_length):
     """Generates the initial guesses for the weight, stretching, and component matrices
 
diff --git a/diffpy/snmf/tests/test_subroutines.py b/diffpy/snmf/tests/test_subroutines.py
index 06e11f30..aa55ddea 100644
--- a/diffpy/snmf/tests/test_subroutines.py
+++ b/diffpy/snmf/tests/test_subroutines.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from diffpy.snmf.containers import ComponentSignal
 from diffpy.snmf.subroutines import objective_function, get_stretched_component, reconstruct_data, get_residual_matrix, \
     update_weights_matrix, initialize_arrays, lift_data, initialize_components, construct_stretching_matrix, \
-    construct_component_matrix, construct_weight_matrix, update_weights
+    construct_component_matrix, construct_weight_matrix, update_weights, reconstruct_signal
 
 to = [
     ([[[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[5, 6], [7, 8]], 1e11, [[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 1], 2.574e14),
@@ -252,3 +252,17 @@ def test_construct_weight_matrix(tcwm):
 def test_update_weights(tuw):
     actual = update_weights(tuw[0], tuw[1], tuw[2])
     assert np.shape(actual) == (len(tuw[0]), len(tuw[0][0].weights))
+
+trs = [([ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 0), ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 1),
+         ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 2)], 1),
+       ([ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 0), ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 1),
+         ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 2)], 0),
+       ([ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 3, 0), ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 3, 1),
+         ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 3, 2)], 2),
+       # ([ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 0), ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 1),
+        # ComponentSignal([0, .25, .5, .75, 1], 2, 2)], -1),
+]
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('trs',trs)
+def test_reconstruct_signal(trs):
+    actual = reconstruct_signal(trs[0], trs[1])
+    assert len(actual) == len(trs[0][0].grid)