diff --git a/src/xcomposite.rs b/src/xcomposite.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50630c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xcomposite.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// x11-rs: Rust bindings for X11 libraries
+// The X11 libraries are available under the MIT license.
+// These bindings are public domain.
+
+use std::os::raw::{
+  c_int,
+};
+
+use ::xlib::{
+  Bool,
+  XID,
+  Status,
+  Window,
+  Display,
+  Pixmap
+};
+
+
+//
+// functions
+//
+
+x11_link! { Xcomposite, xcomposite, ["libXcomposite.so.1", "libXcomposite.so"], 11,
+  pub fn XCompositeQueryExtension(_3: *mut Display, _2: *mut c_int, _1: *mut c_int) -> Bool,
+  pub fn XCompositeQueryVersion(_3: *mut Display, _2: *mut c_int, _1: *mut c_int) -> Status,
+  pub fn XCompositeVersion() -> c_int,
+  pub fn XCompositeRedirectWindow(_3: *mut Display, _2: Window, _1: c_int) -> (),
+  pub fn XCompositeRedirectSubwindows(_3: *mut Display, _2: Window, _1: c_int) -> (),
+  pub fn XCompositeUnredirectWindow(_3: *mut Display, _2: Window, _1: c_int) -> (),
+  pub fn XCompositeUnredirectSubwindows(_3: *mut Display, _2: Window, _1: c_int) -> (),
+  pub fn XCompositeCreateRegionFromBorderClip(_2: *mut Display, _1: Window) -> XserverRegion,
+  pub fn XCompositeNameWindowPixmap(_2: *mut Display, _1: Window) -> Pixmap,
+  pub fn XCompositeGetOverlayWindow(_2: *mut Display, _1: Window) -> Window,
+  pub fn XCompositeReleaseOverlayWindow(_2: *mut Display, _1: Window) -> (),
+variadic:
+globals:
+}
+
+
+//
+// types
+//
+
+pub type XserverRegion = XID;
+
+
+//
+// constants
+//
+
+pub const CompositeRedirectAutomatic: c_int = 0;
+pub const CompositeRedirectManual: c_int = 1;
diff --git a/x11-dl/build.rs b/x11-dl/build.rs
index 45e3c8a..3a7b038 100644
--- a/x11-dl/build.rs
+++ b/x11-dl/build.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
         // lib           pkgconfig name
         ("xext", "xext"),
         ("gl", "gl"),
+        ("xcomposite", "xcomposite"),
         ("xcursor", "xcursor"),
         ("xxf86vm", "xxf86vm"),
         ("xft", "xft"),
diff --git a/x11-dl/src/lib.rs b/x11-dl/src/lib.rs
index 41ea2dc..fb089d1 100644
--- a/x11-dl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/x11-dl/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub mod xlib;
 pub mod dpms;
 pub mod glx;
 pub mod keysym;
+pub mod xcomposite;
 pub mod xcursor;
 pub mod xf86vmode;
 pub mod xfixes;
diff --git a/x11-dl/src/xcomposite.rs b/x11-dl/src/xcomposite.rs
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..d1acfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-dl/src/xcomposite.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../src/xcomposite.rs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x11/Cargo.toml b/x11/Cargo.toml
index 52d183b..cb2f427 100644
--- a/x11/Cargo.toml
+++ b/x11/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ all = ["dpms",
         "dox"]
 dpms = []
 glx = []
+xcomposite = []
 xcursor = []
 xf86vmode = []
 xft = []
diff --git a/x11/build.rs b/x11/build.rs
index 649cdf0..52068a8 100644
--- a/x11/build.rs
+++ b/x11/build.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fn main() {
         ("gl", "1", "glx"),
         ("x11", "1.4.99.1", "xlib"),
         ("x11-xcb", "1.6", "xlib_xcb"),
+        ("xcomposite", "0.4.5", "xcomposite"),
         ("xcursor", "1.1", "xcursor"),
         ("xext", "1.3", "dpms"),
         ("xft", "2.1", "xft"),
diff --git a/x11/src/lib.rs b/x11/src/lib.rs
index dde5d34..6744440 100644
--- a/x11/src/lib.rs
+++ b/x11/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod xlib;
 pub mod dpms;
 pub mod glx;
 pub mod keysym;
+pub mod xcomposite;
 pub mod xcursor;
 pub mod xf86vmode;
 pub mod xfixes;
diff --git a/x11/src/xcomposite.rs b/x11/src/xcomposite.rs
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..d1acfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/src/xcomposite.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../src/xcomposite.rs
\ No newline at end of file