diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 24a58d14c..c788e6e2e 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const libuv = @import("pkg/libuv/build.zig");
 const libpng = @import("pkg/libpng/build.zig");
 const macos = @import("pkg/macos/build.zig");
 const objc = @import("pkg/objc/build.zig");
+const pixman = @import("pkg/pixman/build.zig");
 const stb_image_resize = @import("pkg/stb_image_resize/build.zig");
 const utf8proc = @import("pkg/utf8proc/build.zig");
 const zlib = @import("pkg/zlib/build.zig");
@@ -307,6 +308,10 @@ fn addDeps(
         });
         system_sdk.include(b, harfbuzz_step, .{});
 
+        // Pixman
+        const pixman_step = try pixman.link(b, step, .{});
+        _ = pixman_step;
+
         // Libuv
         const libuv_step = try libuv.link(b, step);
         system_sdk.include(b, libuv_step, .{});
diff --git a/pkg/pixman/build.zig b/pkg/pixman/build.zig
index bb5be82dd..2ec6a0da6 100644
--- a/pkg/pixman/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/pixman/build.zig
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub const Options = struct {};
 pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
-    _ = target;
-    _ = mode;
 
     const tests = b.addTestExe("pixman-test", "main.zig");
+    tests.setBuildMode(mode);
+    tests.setTarget(target);
     _ = try link(b, tests, .{});
     tests.install();
 
diff --git a/pkg/pixman/c.zig b/pkg/pixman/c.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04972bc40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pixman/c.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub usingnamespace @cImport({
+    @cInclude("pixman.h");
+});
diff --git a/pkg/pixman/format.zig b/pkg/pixman/format.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef949509c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pixman/format.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const c = @import("c.zig");
+const pixman = @import("main.zig");
+
+pub const FormatCode = enum(c_uint) {
+    // 128bpp formats
+    rgba_float = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT_BYTE(128, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_RGBA_FLOAT, 32, 32, 32, 32),
+
+    // 96bpp formats
+    rgb_float = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT_BYTE(96, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_RGBA_FLOAT, 0, 32, 32, 32),
+
+    // 32bpp formats
+    a8r8g8b8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 8, 8, 8, 8),
+    x8r8g8b8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+    a8b8g8r8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 8, 8, 8, 8),
+    x8b8g8r8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+    b8g8r8a8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_BGRA, 8, 8, 8, 8),
+    b8g8r8x8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_BGRA, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+    r8g8b8a8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_RGBA, 8, 8, 8, 8),
+    r8g8b8x8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_RGBA, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+    x14r6g6b6 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 6, 6, 6),
+    x2r10g10b10 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 10, 10, 10),
+    a2r10g10b10 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 2, 10, 10, 10),
+    x2b10g10r10 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 10, 10, 10),
+    a2b10g10r10 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 2, 10, 10, 10),
+
+    // sRGB formats
+    a8r8g8b8_sRGB = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(32, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB_SRGB, 8, 8, 8, 8),
+    r8g8b8_sRGB = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(24, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB_SRGB, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+
+    // 24bpp formats
+    r8g8b8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(24, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+    b8g8r8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(24, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 8, 8, 8),
+
+    // 16bpp formats
+    r5g6b5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 5, 6, 5),
+    b5g6r5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 5, 6, 5),
+
+    a1r5g5b5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 1, 5, 5, 5),
+    x1r5g5b5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 5, 5, 5),
+    a1b5g5r5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 1, 5, 5, 5),
+    x1b5g5r5 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 5, 5, 5),
+    a4r4g4b4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 4, 4, 4, 4),
+    x4r4g4b4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 4, 4, 4),
+    a4b4g4r4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 4, 4, 4, 4),
+    x4b4g4r4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 4, 4, 4),
+
+    // 8bpp formats
+    a8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_A, 8, 0, 0, 0),
+    r3g3b2 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 3, 3, 2),
+    b2g3r3 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 3, 3, 2),
+    a2r2g2b2 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 2, 2, 2, 2),
+    a2b2g2r2 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 2, 2, 2, 2),
+
+    c8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_COLOR, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+    g8 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_GRAY, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    x4a4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_A, 4, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    // c8/g8 equivalent
+    // x4c4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_COLOR, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+    // x4g4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(8, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_GRAY, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    // 4bpp formats
+    a4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_A, 4, 0, 0, 0),
+    r1g2b1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 0, 1, 2, 1),
+    b1g2r1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 0, 1, 2, 1),
+    a1r1g1b1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ARGB, 1, 1, 1, 1),
+    a1b1g1r1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR, 1, 1, 1, 1),
+
+    c4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_COLOR, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+    g4 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(4, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_GRAY, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    // 1bpp formats
+    a1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(1, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_A, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    g1 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(1, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_GRAY, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    // YUV formats
+    yuy2 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(16, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_YUY2, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+    yv12 = c.PIXMAN_FORMAT(12, c.PIXMAN_TYPE_YV12, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+    pub inline fn bpp(self: FormatCode) u32 {
+        return self.reshift(24, 8);
+    }
+
+    /// Calculates a valid stride for the bpp and width. Based on Cairo.
+    pub fn strideForWidth(self: FormatCode, width: u32) c_int {
+        const alignment = @sizeOf(u32);
+        const val = @intCast(c_int, (self.bpp() * width + 7) / 8);
+        return val + (alignment - 1) & -alignment;
+    }
+
+    // Converted from pixman.h
+    fn reshift(self: FormatCode, ofs: u5, num: u5) u32 {
+        const val = @enumToInt(self);
+        const v1 = val >> ofs;
+        const v2 = @as(c_uint, 1) << num;
+        const v3 = @intCast(u5, val >> 22);
+        return ((v1 & (v2 - 1)) << (v3 & 3));
+    }
+};
+
+test "bpp" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 1), FormatCode.g1.bpp());
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 4), FormatCode.g4.bpp());
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pixman/image.zig b/pkg/pixman/image.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..967701e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pixman/image.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const c = @import("c.zig");
+const pixman = @import("main.zig");
+
+pub const Image = opaque {
+    pub inline fn createBitsNoClear(
+        format: pixman.FormatCode,
+        width: c_int,
+        height: c_int,
+        bits: [*]u32,
+        stride: c_int,
+    ) ?*Image {
+        return @ptrCast(?*Image, c.pixman_image_create_bits_no_clear(
+            @enumToInt(format),
+            width,
+            height,
+            bits,
+            stride,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn unref(self: *Image) bool {
+        return c.pixman_image_unref(@ptrCast(*c.pixman_image_t, self)) == 1;
+    }
+};
+
+test "create and destroy" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    const width = 10;
+    const height = 10;
+    const format: pixman.FormatCode = .g1;
+    const stride = format.strideForWidth(width);
+    var bits: [width * height]u32 = undefined;
+    const img = Image.createBitsNoClear(.g1, width, height, &bits, stride);
+    try testing.expect(img != null);
+    try testing.expect(img.?.unref());
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pixman/main.zig b/pkg/pixman/main.zig
index c12b911fb..c14cb5c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/pixman/main.zig
+++ b/pkg/pixman/main.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+pub const c = @import("c.zig");
+pub usingnamespace @import("format.zig");
+pub usingnamespace @import("image.zig");
 
 test {
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());