diff --git a/docs/reference/gsk/gsk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gsk/gsk4-sections.txt
index 809a7db44e..de50e2eb1b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gsk/gsk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gsk/gsk4-sections.txt
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ gsk_path_builder_add_circle
 gsk_path_builder_add_ellipse
 gsk_path_builder_add_path
 gtk_path_builder_add_segment
+gtk_path_builder_add_layout
 <SUBSECTION>
 gsk_path_builder_move_to
 gsk_path_builder_rel_move_to
diff --git a/gsk/gskpathbuilder.c b/gsk/gskpathbuilder.c
index 3b578627a0..58700e77ef 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathbuilder.c
+++ b/gsk/gskpathbuilder.c
@@ -941,3 +941,36 @@ gsk_path_builder_svg_arc_to (GskPathBuilder *builder,
                    t);
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * gsk_path_builder_add_layout:
+ * @builder: a #GskPathBuilder
+ * @layout: the pango layout to add
+ *
+ * Adds the outlines for the glyphs in @layout to
+ * @builder.
+ */
+void
+gsk_path_builder_add_layout (GskPathBuilder *builder,
+                             PangoLayout    *layout)
+{
+  cairo_surface_t *surface;
+  cairo_t *cr;
+  cairo_path_t *cairo_path;
+  GskPath *path;
+
+  surface = cairo_recording_surface_create (CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA, NULL);
+  cr = cairo_create (surface);
+
+  pango_cairo_layout_path (cr, layout);
+  cairo_path = cairo_copy_path (cr);
+  path = gsk_path_new_from_cairo (cairo_path);
+
+  gsk_path_builder_add_path (builder, path);
+
+  gsk_path_unref (path);
+
+  cairo_path_destroy (cairo_path);
+  cairo_destroy (cr);
+  cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
+}
diff --git a/gsk/gskpathbuilder.h b/gsk/gskpathbuilder.h
index 0a4024b60e..44f9129ce3 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathbuilder.h
+++ b/gsk/gskpathbuilder.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gsk_path_builder_add_path               (GskPathBuilder         *builder,
                                                                  GskPath                *path);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void                    gsk_path_builder_add_layout             (GskPathBuilder         *builder,
+                                                                 PangoLayout            *layout);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gsk_path_builder_add_rect               (GskPathBuilder         *builder,
                                                                  const graphene_rect_t  *rect);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ void                    gsk_path_builder_rel_conic_to           (GskPathBuilder
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gsk_path_builder_close                  (GskPathBuilder         *builder);
 
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GSK_PATH_BUILDER_H__ */