diff --git a/include/mgba-util/image.h b/include/mgba-util/image.h
index 83dec79a7..6dd3cee73 100644
--- a/include/mgba-util/image.h
+++ b/include/mgba-util/image.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ void mImageSetPixel(struct mImage* image, unsigned x, unsigned y, uint32_t color
 void mImageSetPixelRaw(struct mImage* image, unsigned x, unsigned y, uint32_t color);
 
 void mImageBlit(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y);
+void mImageComposite(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y);
+void mImageCompositeWithAlpha(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y, float alpha);
 
 uint32_t mColorConvert(uint32_t color, enum mColorFormat from, enum mColorFormat to);
 
@@ -250,6 +252,56 @@ ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED static unsigned mColorMix5Bit(int weightA, unsigned colorA, int
 #endif
 	return c;
 }
+
+ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED static uint32_t mColorMixARGB8(uint32_t colorA, uint32_t colorB) {
+	uint32_t alpha = colorA >> 24;
+	if (!alpha) {
+		return colorB;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t color = 0;
+	uint32_t a, b;
+	a = colorA & 0xFF00FF;
+	a *= alpha + 1;
+	color += (a >> 8) & 0xFF00FF;
+
+	a = colorB & 0xFF00FF;
+	a *= 0x100 - alpha;
+	color += (a >> 8) & 0xFF00FF;
+
+	if (color & 0x100) {
+		color &= ~0xFF;
+		color |= 0xFF;
+	}
+	if (color & 0x1000000) {
+		color &= ~0xFF0000;
+		color |= 0xFF0000;
+	}
+
+	b = 0;
+	a = colorA & 0xFF00;
+	a *= alpha + 1;
+	b += a & 0xFF0000;
+
+	a = colorB & 0xFF00;
+	a *= 0x100 - alpha;
+	b += a & 0xFF0000;
+
+	if (b & 0x1000000) {
+		b &= ~0xFF0000;
+		b |= 0xFF0000;
+	}
+	color |= b >> 8;
+
+	alpha += colorB >> 24;
+	if (alpha > 0xFF) {
+		color |= 0xFF000000;
+	} else {
+		color |= alpha << 24;
+	}
+
+	return color;
+}
 #endif
 
 CXX_GUARD_END
diff --git a/src/util/image.c b/src/util/image.c
index 722c13857..e37089d2a 100644
--- a/src/util/image.c
+++ b/src/util/image.c
@@ -318,43 +318,43 @@ void mImageSetPixel(struct mImage* image, unsigned x, unsigned y, uint32_t color
 	mImageSetPixelRaw(image, x, y, mColorConvert(color, mCOLOR_ARGB8, image->format));
 }
 
+#define COMPOSITE_BOUNDS_INIT \
+	struct mRectangle dstRect = { \
+		.x = 0, \
+		.y = 0, \
+		.width = image->width, \
+		.height = image->height \
+	}; \
+	struct mRectangle srcRect = { \
+		.x = x, \
+		.y = y, \
+		.width = source->width, \
+		.height = source->height \
+	}; \
+	if (!mRectangleIntersection(&srcRect, &dstRect)) { \
+		return; \
+	} \
+	int srcStartX; \
+	int srcStartY; \
+	int dstStartX; \
+	int dstStartY; \
+	if (x < 0) { \
+		dstStartX = 0; \
+		srcStartX = -x; \
+	} else { \
+		srcStartX = 0; \
+		dstStartX = srcRect.x; \
+	} \
+	if (y < 0) { \
+		dstStartY = 0; \
+		srcStartY = -y; \
+	} else { \
+		srcStartY = 0; \
+		dstStartY = srcRect.y; \
+	}
+
 void mImageBlit(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y) {
-	struct mRectangle dstRect = {
-		.x = 0,
-		.y = 0,
-		.width = image->width,
-		.height = image->height
-	};
-	struct mRectangle srcRect = {
-		.x = x,
-		.y = y,
-		.width = source->width,
-		.height = source->height
-	};
-	if (!mRectangleIntersection(&srcRect, &dstRect)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	int srcStartX;
-	int srcStartY;
-	int dstStartX;
-	int dstStartY;
-
-	if (x < 0) {
-		dstStartX = 0;
-		srcStartX = -x;
-	} else {
-		srcStartX = 0;
-		dstStartX = srcRect.x;
-	}
-
-	if (y < 0) {
-		dstStartY = 0;
-		srcStartY = -y;
-	} else {
-		srcStartY = 0;
-		dstStartY = srcRect.y;
-	}
+	COMPOSITE_BOUNDS_INIT;
 
 	for (y = 0; y < srcRect.height; ++y) {
 		uintptr_t srcPixel = (uintptr_t) PIXEL(source, srcStartX, srcStartY + y);
@@ -368,6 +368,74 @@ void mImageBlit(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y)
 	}
 }
 
+void mImageComposite(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y) {
+	if (!mColorFormatHasAlpha(source->format)) {
+		mImageBlit(image, source, x, y);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	COMPOSITE_BOUNDS_INIT;
+
+	for (y = 0; y < srcRect.height; ++y) {
+		uintptr_t srcPixel = (uintptr_t) PIXEL(source, srcStartX, srcStartY + y);
+		uintptr_t dstPixel = (uintptr_t) PIXEL(image, dstStartX, dstStartY + y);
+		for (x = 0; x < srcRect.width; ++x, srcPixel += source->depth, dstPixel += image->depth) {
+			uint32_t color, colorB;
+			GET_PIXEL(color, srcPixel, source->depth);
+			color = mColorConvert(color, source->format, mCOLOR_ARGB8);
+			if (color < 0xFF000000) {
+				GET_PIXEL(colorB, dstPixel, image->depth);
+				colorB = mColorConvert(colorB, image->format, mCOLOR_ARGB8);
+				color = mColorMixARGB8(color, colorB);
+			}
+			color = mColorConvert(color, mCOLOR_ARGB8, image->format);
+			PUT_PIXEL(color, dstPixel, image->depth);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void mImageCompositeWithAlpha(struct mImage* image, const struct mImage* source, int x, int y, float alpha) {
+	if (alpha >= 1 && alpha < 257.f / 256.f) {
+		mImageComposite(image, source, x, y);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (alpha <= 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (alpha > 256) {
+		// TODO: Add a slow path for alpha > 1, since we need to check saturation only on this path
+		alpha = 256;
+	}
+
+	COMPOSITE_BOUNDS_INIT;
+
+	int fixedAlpha = alpha * 0x200;
+
+	for (y = 0; y < srcRect.height; ++y) {
+		uintptr_t srcPixel = (uintptr_t) PIXEL(source, srcStartX, srcStartY + y);
+		uintptr_t dstPixel = (uintptr_t) PIXEL(image, dstStartX, dstStartY + y);
+		for (x = 0; x < srcRect.width; ++x, srcPixel += source->depth, dstPixel += image->depth) {
+			uint32_t color, colorB;
+			GET_PIXEL(color, srcPixel, source->depth);
+			color = mColorConvert(color, source->format, mCOLOR_ARGB8);
+			uint32_t alpha = (color >> 24) * fixedAlpha;
+			alpha >>= 9;
+			if (alpha > 0xFF) {
+				alpha = 0xFF;
+			}
+			color &= 0x00FFFFFF;
+			color |= alpha << 24;
+
+			GET_PIXEL(colorB, dstPixel, image->depth);
+			colorB = mColorConvert(colorB, image->format, mCOLOR_ARGB8);
+
+			color = mColorMixARGB8(color, colorB);
+			color = mColorConvert(color, mCOLOR_ARGB8, image->format);
+			PUT_PIXEL(color, dstPixel, image->depth);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 uint32_t mColorConvert(uint32_t color, enum mColorFormat from, enum mColorFormat to) {
 	if (from == to) {
 		return color;
diff --git a/src/util/test/color.c b/src/util/test/color.c
index ab4b58ac3..f01fd2d2f 100644
--- a/src/util/test/color.c
+++ b/src/util/test/color.c
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ M_TEST_DEFINE(convertToGray) {
 	}
 }
 
+M_TEST_DEFINE(alphaBlendARGB8) {
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0xFF012345, 0xFF987654), 0xFF012345);
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0x00012345, 0xFF987654), 0xFF987654);
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0x80012345, 0xFF987654), 0xFF4C4C4C);
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0x80012345, 0x40987654), 0xC04C4C4C);
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0x01012345, 0xFF987654), 0xFF977553);
+	assert_int_equal(mColorMixARGB8(0x01012345, 0xFD987654), 0xFE977553);
+}
+
 M_TEST_SUITE_DEFINE(Color,
 	cmocka_unit_test(channelSwap32),
 	cmocka_unit_test(channelSwap16),
@@ -160,4 +169,5 @@ M_TEST_SUITE_DEFINE(Color,
 	cmocka_unit_test(convertToAlpha),
 	cmocka_unit_test(convertFromGray),
 	cmocka_unit_test(convertToGray),
+	cmocka_unit_test(alphaBlendARGB8),
 )