diff --git a/resources/jpg-24bit-icc-iec.Pixelate-macos-12.golden.jpeg b/resources/jpg-24bit-icc-iec.Pixelate-macos-12.golden.jpeg
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diff --git a/resources/png-8bit+alpha.Embed_ExtendBackground_Alpha-macos-12.golden.png b/resources/png-8bit+alpha.Embed_ExtendBackground_Alpha-macos-12.golden.png
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diff --git a/vips/image.go b/vips/image.go
index 96e8e2a2..384a6a6e 100644
--- a/vips/image.go
+++ b/vips/image.go
@@ -1594,3 +1594,25 @@ const (
 	CodingLABQ  Coding = C.VIPS_CODING_LABQ
 	CodingRAD   Coding = C.VIPS_CODING_RAD
 )
+
+// Pixelate applies a simple pixelate filter to the image
+func Pixelate(imageRef *ImageRef, factor float64) (err error) {
+	if factor < 1 {
+		return errors.New("factor must be greater then 1")
+	}
+
+	width := imageRef.Width()
+	height := imageRef.Height()
+
+	if err = imageRef.Resize(1/factor, KernelAuto); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	hScale := float64(width) / float64(imageRef.Width())
+	vScale := float64(height) / float64(imageRef.Height())
+	if err = imageRef.ResizeWithVScale(hScale, vScale, KernelNearest); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/vips/image_golden_test.go b/vips/image_golden_test.go
index 0f136528..c4ce9060 100644
--- a/vips/image_golden_test.go
+++ b/vips/image_golden_test.go
@@ -878,6 +878,14 @@ func TestImage_QuantTable(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 }
 
+func TestImage_Pixelate(t *testing.T) {
+	goldenTest(t, resources+"jpg-24bit-icc-iec.jpg",
+		func(img *ImageRef) error {
+			return Pixelate(img, 24)
+		},
+		nil, nil)
+}
+
 func testWebpOptimizeIccProfile(t *testing.T, exportParams *WebpExportParams) []byte {
 	return goldenTest(t, resources+"has-icc-profile.png",
 		func(img *ImageRef) error {