diff --git a/src/ConcreteOperations/exact_sum.jl b/src/ConcreteOperations/exact_sum.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a86f21177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ConcreteOperations/exact_sum.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# the only parametric sets in this library are polynomial zonotopes;
+# hence, we compute the normal Minkowski sum for all other set combinations
+function exact_sum(X::LazySet, Y::LazySet)
+    @assert dim(X) == dim(Y) "the dimensions of the given sets should match, " *
+                             "but they are $(dim(X)) and $(dim(Y)), respectively"
+
+    if X isa AbstractPolynomialZonotope || Y isa AbstractPolynomialZonotope
+        throw(ArgumentError("`exact_sum` for set types $(typeof(X)) and " *
+                            "$(typeof(Y)) is not implemented"))
+    end
+    return minkowski_sum(X, Y)
+end
diff --git a/src/ConcreteOperations/minkowski_sum.jl b/src/ConcreteOperations/minkowski_sum.jl
index db31af12e5..28e9fb01e9 100644
--- a/src/ConcreteOperations/minkowski_sum.jl
+++ b/src/ConcreteOperations/minkowski_sum.jl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ be bounded by their types, and an `HPolyhedron` otherwise.
 
 ### Notes
 
-This function requires that the list of constraints of both sets `P` and `Q` can
+This method requires that the list of constraints of both sets `P` and `Q` can
 be obtained. After obtaining the respective lists of constraints, the
 `minkowski_sum` method for polyhedral sets is used.
 """
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ function minkowski_sum(P::LazySet, Q::LazySet;
     @assert n == dim(Q) "expected that the sets have the same dimension, " *
                         "but they are $n and $(dim(Q)) respectively"
 
-    @assert ispolyhedral(P) && ispolyhedral(Q) "this function requires " *
-                                               "polyhedral sets; try overapproximating with an `HPolytope` or " *
+    @assert ispolyhedral(P) && ispolyhedral(Q) "this method requires polyhedral sets; try " *
+                                               "overapproximating with an `HPolytope` or " *
                                                "`HPolyhedron` first"
 
     if n == 2 && isboundedtype(typeof(P)) && isboundedtype(typeof(Q))
diff --git a/src/LazySets.jl b/src/LazySets.jl
index dbe10ea97d..9886c17692 100644
--- a/src/LazySets.jl
+++ b/src/LazySets.jl
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ include("ConcreteOperations/cartesian_product.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/convex_hull.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/difference.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/distance.jl")
+include("ConcreteOperations/exact_sum.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/intersection.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/isapprox.jl")
 include("ConcreteOperations/isdisjoint.jl")