diff --git a/src/sage/rings/lazy_series.py b/src/sage/rings/lazy_series.py
index 8086e15f9ef..85b9640e1ca 100644
--- a/src/sage/rings/lazy_series.py
+++ b/src/sage/rings/lazy_series.py
@@ -5390,6 +5390,71 @@ def derivative(self, *args):
                                                    P.is_sparse())
         return P.element_class(P, coeff_stream)
 
+    def adams_operator(self, p):
+        """
+        Return the image of ``self`` under the Adams operator of index ``p``.
+
+        This raises all variables to the power ``p``, both the power
+        series variables and the variables inside the coefficient ring.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``p`` -- a positive integer
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+
+        With no variables in the base ring::
+
+            sage: A = LazyPowerSeriesRing(QQ,'t')
+            sage: f = A([1,2,3,4]); f
+            1 + 2*t + 3*t^2 + 4*t^3
+            sage: f.adams_operator(2)
+            1 + 2*t^2 + 3*t^4 + 4*t^6
+
+        With variables in the base ring::
+
+            sage: q = polygen(QQ,'q')
+            sage: A = LazyPowerSeriesRing(q.parent(),'t')
+            sage: f = A([0,1+q,2,3+q**2]); f
+            ((q+1)*t) + 2*t^2 + ((q^2+3)*t^3)
+            sage: f.adams_operator(2)
+            ((q^2+1)*t^2) + 2*t^4 + ((q^4+3)*t^6)
+
+        In the multivariate case::
+
+            sage: A = LazyPowerSeriesRing(ZZ,'t,u')
+            sage: f = A({(1,2):4,(2,3):6}); f
+            4*t*u^2 + 6*t^2*u^3
+            sage: f.adams_operator(3)
+            4*t^3*u^6 + 6*t^6*u^9
+
+        TESTS::
+
+            sage: A = LazyPowerSeriesRing(QQ,'t')
+            sage: f = A([1,2,3,4])
+            sage: f.adams_operator(1)
+            1 + 2*t + 3*t^2 + 4*t^3
+            sage: f.adams_operator(-1)
+            Traceback (most recent call last):
+            ...
+            ValueError: p must be a positive integer
+        """
+        if p <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("p must be a positive integer")
+
+        if p == 1:
+            return self
+
+        stretched = self(*[g**p for g in self.parent().gens()])
+        BR = self.base_ring()
+        try:
+            D = {v: v**p for v in BR.gens()}
+            BR.one().subs(D)
+        except AttributeError:
+            return stretched
+
+        return stretched.map_coefficients(lambda cf: cf.subs(D))
+
     def _format_series(self, formatter, format_strings=False):
         """
         Return nonzero ``self`` formatted by ``formatter``.