diff --git a/src/index-fn.js b/src/index-fn.js
index 2713901a8..ecb79d889 100644
--- a/src/index-fn.js
+++ b/src/index-fn.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export {default as inGamut}   from "./inGamut.js";
 export {default as toGamut}   from "./toGamut.js";
 export {default as distance}  from "./distance.js";
 export {default as equals}    from "./equals.js";
+export {default as over}  from "./over.js";
 export {default as contrast}  from "./contrast.js";
 export {default as clone}     from "./clone.js";
 export {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ae4abf24f..01c6607f6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Color.extend(deltaE);
 import * as variations from "./variations.js";
 Color.extend(variations);
 
+import over from "./over.js";
+Color.extend(over);
+
 import contrast from "./contrast.js";
 Color.extend(contrast);
 
diff --git a/src/over.js b/src/over.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22193fbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/over.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import getColor from "./getColor.js";
+import ColorSpace from "./space.js";
+import xyz_d65 from "./spaces/xyz-d65.js";
+import to from "./to.js";
+
+export default function over (source, backdrop, {
+	space = xyz_d65,
+	outputSpace = source.space,
+} = {}) {
+	source = getColor(source);
+	backdrop = getColor(backdrop);
+
+	space = ColorSpace.get(space);
+	outputSpace = ColorSpace.get(outputSpace);
+
+	if (space.isPolar) {
+		throw new Error("Compositing in polar color spaces is not supported.");
+	}
+
+	let result;
+
+	if (source.alpha === 0) {
+		result = backdrop;
+	}
+	else if (source.alpha === 1 || backdrop.alpha === 0) {
+		result = source;
+	}
+	else {
+		let source_xyz = to(source, space);
+		let backdrop_xyz = to(backdrop, space);
+
+		result = {
+			space,
+			coords: source_xyz.map((s, i) => {
+				let b = backdrop_xyz[i];
+				return s + b * (1 - source.alpha);
+			}),
+			alpha: source.alpha + backdrop.alpha * (1 - source.alpha)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return to(result, outputSpace);
+}
+
+export function register (Color) {
+	Color.defineFunction("over", over, {returns: "color"});
+}
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diff --git a/types/src/over.d.ts b/types/src/over.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7eabcc12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/src/over.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import Color, { ColorTypes } from "./color";
+
+export interface OverOptions {
+	space?: string | ColorSpace | undefined;
+	outputSpace?: string | ColorSpace | undefined;
+}
+
+export function over(
+	source: ColorTypes,
+	backdrop: ColorTypes,
+	options?: OverOptions
+) : ColorTypes
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