diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index efeb4a4db..02df4302c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ uprof_req = '>= 0.3'
 pango_req = '>= 1.46.0'
 cairo_req = '>= 1.10.0'
 pangocairo_req = '>= 1.20'
+pixman_req = '>= 0.42'
 gsettings_desktop_schemas_req = '>= 40.alpha'
 json_glib_req = '>= 0.12.0'
 x11_req = '>= 1.7.0'
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ pango_dep = dependency('pango', version: pango_req)
 cairo_dep = dependency('cairo', version: cairo_req)
 cairo_gobject_dep = dependency('cairo-gobject', version: cairo_req)
 pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo', version: pangocairo_req)
+pixman_dep = dependency('pixman-1', version: pixman_req)
 fribidi_dep = dependency('fribidi', version: fribidi_req)
 gsettings_desktop_schemas_dep = dependency('gsettings-desktop-schemas',
                                            version: gsettings_desktop_schemas_req)
diff --git a/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/meson.build
index 0de6b8a7b..1b2609c50 100644
--- a/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/mtk/meson.build
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ mtk_pkg_deps = [
   gobject_dep,
   gio_dep,
   graphene_dep,
+  pixman_dep,
 ]
 
 if have_x11
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
index 8dca0558e..dd4d95259 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ mtk_headers = [
   'mtk.h',
   'mtk-macros.h',
   'mtk-rectangle.h',
+  'mtk-region.h',
 ]
 
 mtk_sources = [
   'mtk-rectangle.c',
+  'mtk-region.c',
 ]
 
 if have_x11
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ if have_x11
 endif
 
 mtk_private_headers = [
+  'mtk-region-private.h',
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-region-private.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ced6fad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Mtk
+ *
+ * A low-level base library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <pixman.h>
+
+struct _MtkRegion
+{
+  gatomicrefcount ref_count;
+
+  pixman_region32_t inner_region;
+};
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.c b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e01ed0c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.c
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+/*
+ * Mtk
+ *
+ * A low-level base library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat
+ *
+ * The implementation is heavily inspired by cairo_region_t.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk-region.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk-region-private.h"
+
+/**
+ * mtk_region_ref:
+ * @region: A region
+ *
+ * Increases the reference count
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): The region
+ */
+MtkRegion *
+mtk_region_ref (MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, NULL);
+
+  g_atomic_ref_count_inc (&region->ref_count);
+  return region;
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_unref (MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+
+  if (g_atomic_ref_count_dec (&region->ref_count))
+    {
+      pixman_region32_fini (&region->inner_region);
+      g_free (region);
+    }
+}
+
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (MtkRegion, mtk_region,
+                     mtk_region_ref, mtk_region_unref);
+
+MtkRegion *
+mtk_region_create (void)
+{
+  MtkRegion *region;
+
+  region = g_new0 (MtkRegion, 1);
+
+  g_atomic_ref_count_init (&region->ref_count);
+  pixman_region32_init (&region->inner_region);
+
+  return region;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * mtk_region_copy:
+ * @region: The region to copy
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): A copy of the passed region
+ */
+MtkRegion *
+mtk_region_copy (const MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  g_autoptr (MtkRegion) copy = NULL;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, NULL);
+
+  copy = mtk_region_create ();
+
+  if (!pixman_region32_copy (&copy->inner_region,
+                             &region->inner_region))
+    return NULL;
+
+  return g_steal_pointer (&copy);
+}
+
+gboolean
+mtk_region_equal (const MtkRegion *region,
+                  const MtkRegion *other)
+{
+  if (region == other)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (region == NULL || other == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return pixman_region32_equal (&region->inner_region,
+                                &other->inner_region);
+}
+
+gboolean
+mtk_region_is_empty (const MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, TRUE);
+
+  return !pixman_region32_not_empty (&region->inner_region);
+}
+
+MtkRectangle
+mtk_region_get_extents (const MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  pixman_box32_t *extents;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+  extents = pixman_region32_extents (&region->inner_region);
+  return MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (extents->x1,
+                             extents->y1,
+                             extents->x2 - extents->x1,
+                             extents->y2 - extents->y1);
+}
+
+int
+mtk_region_num_rectangles (const MtkRegion *region)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, 0);
+
+  return pixman_region32_n_rects (&region->inner_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_translate (MtkRegion *region,
+                      int        dx,
+                      int        dy)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_translate (&region->inner_region, dx, dy);
+}
+
+gboolean
+mtk_region_contains_point (MtkRegion *region,
+                           int        x,
+                           int        y)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return pixman_region32_contains_point (&region->inner_region, x, y, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_union (MtkRegion       *region,
+                  const MtkRegion *other)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (other != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_union (&region->inner_region,
+                         &region->inner_region,
+                         &other->inner_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_union_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                            const MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  pixman_region32_t pixman_region;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (rect != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_init_rect (&pixman_region,
+                             rect->x, rect->y,
+                             rect->width, rect->height);
+  pixman_region32_union (&region->inner_region, 
+                         &region->inner_region,
+                         &pixman_region);
+  pixman_region32_fini (&pixman_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_subtract (MtkRegion       *region,
+                     const MtkRegion *other)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (other != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_subtract (&region->inner_region,
+                            &region->inner_region,
+                            &other->inner_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_subtract_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                               const MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (rect != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_t pixman_region;
+  pixman_region32_init_rect (&pixman_region,
+                             rect->x, rect->y,
+                             rect->width, rect->height);
+
+  pixman_region32_subtract (&region->inner_region,
+                            &region->inner_region,
+                            &pixman_region);
+  pixman_region32_fini (&pixman_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_intersect (MtkRegion       *region,
+                      const MtkRegion *other)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (other != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_intersect (&region->inner_region,
+                             &region->inner_region,
+                             &other->inner_region);
+}
+
+void
+mtk_region_intersect_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                                const MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  pixman_region32_t pixman_region;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (region != NULL);
+
+  pixman_region32_init_rect (&pixman_region,
+                             rect->x, rect->y,
+                             rect->width, rect->height);
+
+  pixman_region32_intersect (&region->inner_region,
+                             &region->inner_region,
+                             &pixman_region);
+  pixman_region32_fini (&pixman_region);
+}
+
+MtkRectangle
+mtk_region_get_rectangle (const MtkRegion *region,
+                          int              nth)
+{
+  pixman_box32_t *box;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+  box = pixman_region32_rectangles (&region->inner_region, NULL) + nth;
+  return MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (box->x1, box->y1, box->x2 - box->x1, box->y2 - box->y1);
+}
+
+MtkRegion *
+mtk_region_create_rectangle (const MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  MtkRegion *region;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (rect != NULL, NULL);
+
+  region = g_new0 (MtkRegion, 1);
+  g_atomic_ref_count_init (&region->ref_count);
+  pixman_region32_init_rect (&region->inner_region,
+                             rect->x, rect->y,
+                             rect->width, rect->height);
+  return region;
+}
+
+MtkRegion *
+mtk_region_create_rectangles (const MtkRectangle *rects,
+                              int                 n_rects)
+{
+  pixman_box32_t stack_boxes[512 * sizeof (int) / sizeof (pixman_box32_t)];
+  pixman_box32_t *boxes = stack_boxes;
+  int i;
+  g_autoptr (MtkRegion) region = NULL;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (rects != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (n_rects != 0, NULL);
+
+  region = g_new0 (MtkRegion, 1);
+  g_atomic_ref_count_init (&region->ref_count);
+
+  if (n_rects == 1)
+    {
+      pixman_region32_init_rect (&region->inner_region,
+                                 rects->x, rects->y,
+                                 rects->width, rects->height);
+
+      return g_steal_pointer (&region);
+    }
+
+  if (n_rects > sizeof (stack_boxes) / sizeof (stack_boxes[0]))
+    {
+      boxes = g_new0 (pixman_box32_t, n_rects);
+      if (G_UNLIKELY (boxes == NULL))
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < n_rects; i++)
+    {
+      boxes[i].x1 = rects[i].x;
+      boxes[i].y1 = rects[i].y;
+      boxes[i].x2 = rects[i].x + rects[i].width;
+      boxes[i].y2 = rects[i].y + rects[i].height;
+    }
+
+  i = pixman_region32_init_rects (&region->inner_region,
+                                  boxes, n_rects);
+
+  if (boxes != stack_boxes)
+    free (boxes);
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (i == 0))
+    return NULL;
+
+  return g_steal_pointer (&region);
+}
+
+MtkRegionOverlap
+mtk_region_contains_rectangle (const MtkRegion    *region,
+                               const MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  pixman_box32_t box;
+  pixman_region_overlap_t overlap;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_OUT);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (rect != NULL, MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_OUT);
+
+  box.x1 = rect->x;
+  box.y1 = rect->y;
+  box.x2 = rect->x + rect->width;
+  box.y2 = rect->y + rect->height;
+
+  overlap = pixman_region32_contains_rectangle (&region->inner_region,
+                                                &box);
+  switch (overlap)
+    {
+    default:
+    case PIXMAN_REGION_OUT:
+      return MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_OUT;
+    case PIXMAN_REGION_IN:
+      return MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_IN;
+    case PIXMAN_REGION_PART:
+      return MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_PART;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5ea9bbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-region.h
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Mtk
+ *
+ * A low-level base library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include "mtk/mtk-rectangle.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk-macros.h"
+
+#define MTK_TYPE_REGION (mtk_region_get_type ())
+
+typedef enum _MtkRegionOverlap
+{
+  MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_OUT,
+  MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_IN,
+  MTK_REGION_OVERLAP_PART,
+} MtkRegionOverlap;
+
+typedef struct _MtkRegion MtkRegion;
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+GType mtk_region_get_type (void);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegion * mtk_region_copy (const MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegion * mtk_region_ref (MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_unref (MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegion * mtk_region_create (void);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+gboolean mtk_region_equal (const MtkRegion *region,
+                           const MtkRegion *other);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+gboolean mtk_region_is_empty (const MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRectangle mtk_region_get_extents (const MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+int mtk_region_num_rectangles (const MtkRegion *region);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_translate (MtkRegion *region,
+                           int        dx,
+                           int        dy);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+gboolean mtk_region_contains_point (MtkRegion *region,
+                                    int        x,
+                                    int        y);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_union (MtkRegion       *region,
+                       const MtkRegion *other);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_union_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                                 const MtkRectangle *rect);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_subtract_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                                    const MtkRectangle *rect);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_subtract (MtkRegion       *region,
+                          const MtkRegion *other);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_intersect (MtkRegion       *region,
+                           const MtkRegion *other);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_region_intersect_rectangle (MtkRegion          *region,
+                                     const MtkRectangle *rect);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRectangle mtk_region_get_rectangle (const MtkRegion *region,
+                                       int              nth);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegion * mtk_region_create_rectangle (const MtkRectangle *rect);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegion * mtk_region_create_rectangles (const MtkRectangle *rects,
+                                          int                 n_rects);
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+MtkRegionOverlap mtk_region_contains_rectangle (const MtkRegion    *region,
+                                                const MtkRectangle *rect);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MtkRegion, mtk_region_unref)
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk.h
index 7645e3841..7bc7e0ecc 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk.h
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define __MTK_H_INSIDE__
 
 #include "mtk/mtk-rectangle.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk-region.h"
 #include "mtk/mtk-macros.h"
 
 #undef __MTK_H_INSIDE__
diff --git a/src/tests/mtk/meson.build b/src/tests/mtk/meson.build
index c4ac13507..e39d61331 100644
--- a/src/tests/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/mtk/meson.build
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@ test_cases += [
       'mtk/rectangle-tests.c',
     ],
   },
+  {
+    'name': 'mtk-region',
+    'suite': 'unit',
+    'sources': [
+      'mtk/region-tests.c',
+    ]
+  }
 ]
diff --git a/src/tests/mtk/region-tests.c b/src/tests/mtk/region-tests.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e41a53f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/mtk/region-tests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Bilal Elmoussaoui
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+
+static void
+test_contains_point (void)
+{
+  g_autoptr (MtkRegion) r1 = NULL;
+
+  r1 = mtk_region_create_rectangle (mtk_rectangle_new (0, 0, 100, 100));
+
+  g_assert (!mtk_region_contains_point (r1, 200, 200));
+  g_assert (mtk_region_contains_point (r1, 50, 50));
+}
+
+/* A re-implementation of a pixman translation test */
+#define LARGE 32000
+static void
+test_translate (void)
+{
+  MtkRectangle rect = MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (-LARGE, -LARGE, LARGE, LARGE);
+  g_autoptr (MtkRegion) r1, r2 = NULL;
+
+  r1 = mtk_region_create_rectangles (&rect, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpint (mtk_region_num_rectangles (r1), ==, 1);
+  r2 = mtk_region_create_rectangle (&rect);
+  g_assert_cmpint (mtk_region_num_rectangles (r2), ==, 1);
+
+  g_assert (mtk_region_equal (r1, r2));
+
+  mtk_region_translate (r1, -LARGE, LARGE);
+  mtk_region_translate (r1, LARGE, -LARGE);
+
+  g_assert (mtk_region_equal (r1, r2));
+}
+
+static void
+test_region (void)
+{
+  g_autoptr (MtkRegion) r1 = NULL;
+
+  r1 = mtk_region_create ();
+  g_assert (mtk_region_is_empty (r1));
+
+  MtkRectangle rect = MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (5, 5, 20, 20);
+  mtk_region_union_rectangle (r1, &rect);
+
+  g_assert (!mtk_region_is_empty (r1));
+  MtkRectangle extents = mtk_region_get_extents (r1);
+  g_assert (mtk_rectangle_equal (&extents, &rect));
+
+  mtk_region_translate (r1, 15, 20);
+  extents = mtk_region_get_extents (r1);
+  g_assert_cmpint (extents.x, ==,  rect.x + 15);
+  g_assert_cmpint (extents.y, ==,  rect.y + 20);
+  g_assert_cmpint (extents.width, ==, rect.width);
+  g_assert_cmpint (extents.height, ==, rect.height);
+}
+
+int
+main (int    argc,
+      char **argv)
+{
+  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+  g_test_add_func ("/mtk/region/region", test_region);
+  g_test_add_func ("/mtk/region/contains-point", test_contains_point);
+  g_test_add_func ("/mtk/region/translate", test_translate);
+
+  return g_test_run ();
+}