diff --git a/imagick/magick_wand_image.go b/imagick/magick_wand_image.go
index d857443..206b25b 100644
--- a/imagick/magick_wand_image.go
+++ b/imagick/magick_wand_image.go
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ package imagick
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <MagickCore/MagickCore.h>
 #include <MagickWand/MagickWand.h>
+
+// declare symbols only defined in C source and not in header
+WandExport MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageMask(
+	MagickWand *wand, const PixelMask type, const MagickWand *clip_mask
+);
 */
 import "C"
 
@@ -2357,6 +2362,13 @@ func (mw *MagickWand) SetImageMatte(matte bool) error {
 	return mw.getLastErrorIfFailed(ok)
 }
 
+// Sets image clip mask.
+// PixelMaskType can be one of: PIXEL_MASK_READ, PIXEL_MASK_WRITE
+func (mw *MagickWand) SetImageMask(typ PixelMaskType, clipMask *MagickWand) error {
+	ok := C.MagickSetImageMask(mw.mw, C.PixelMask(typ), clipMask.mw)
+	return mw.getLastErrorIfFailed(ok)
+}
+
 // Sets the image orientation.
 func (mw *MagickWand) SetImageOrientation(orientation OrientationType) error {
 	ok := C.MagickSetImageOrientation(mw.mw, C.OrientationType(orientation))
diff --git a/imagick/pixel_mask_type.go b/imagick/pixel_mask_type.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f09e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imagick/pixel_mask_type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2013 Herbert G. Fischer. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package imagick
+
+/*
+#include <MagickWand/MagickWand.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+type PixelMaskType int
+
+const (
+	PIXEL_MASK_UNDEFINED PixelMaskType = C.UndefinedPixelMask
+	PIXEL_MASK_READ      PixelMaskType = C.ReadPixelMask
+	PIXEL_MASK_WRITE     PixelMaskType = C.WritePixelMask
+	PIXEL_MASK_COMPOSITE PixelMaskType = C.CompositePixelMask
+)