diff --git a/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/input/lambdas/compose.pkl b/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/input/lambdas/compose.pkl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e34e5af5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/input/lambdas/compose.pkl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+local addOne = (x) -> x + 1
+local double = (x) -> x * 2
+
+res1 = double.compose(addOne).apply(5)
+
+local toUpper = (s: String) -> s.toUpperCase()
+local exclaim = (s: String) -> "\(s)!"
+
+res2 = exclaim.compose(toUpper).apply("hello")
+
+local addTwo = (x) -> x + 2
+local triple = (x) -> x * 3
+
+res3 = triple.compose(addTwo).compose(double).apply(5)
+
+local identity = (x) -> x
+
+res4 = addOne.compose(identity).apply(10)
+res5 = identity.compose(addOne).apply(10)
+
+res6 = double.andThen(addOne).apply(5)
diff --git a/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/output/lambdas/compose.pcf b/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/output/lambdas/compose.pcf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6013a7259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkl-core/src/test/files/LanguageSnippetTests/output/lambdas/compose.pcf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+res1 = 12
+res2 = "HELLO!"
+res3 = 36
+res4 = 11
+res5 = 11
+res6 = 11
diff --git a/stdlib/base.pkl b/stdlib/base.pkl
index 5e52f9f12..2fd2f7a70 100644
--- a/stdlib/base.pkl
+++ b/stdlib/base.pkl
@@ -2205,6 +2205,25 @@ external class Function0<out Result> extends Function<Result> {
 external class Function1<in Param1, out Result> extends Function<Result> {
   @AlsoKnownAs { names { "call"; "invoke" } }
   external function apply(p1: Param1): Result
+
+  /// Composes this function with [other].
+  /// Returns a new function that first applies [other], then applies this function to the result.
+  ///
+  /// Example:
+  /// ```
+  /// local addOne = (x) -> x + 1
+  /// local double = (x) -> x * 2
+  /// res = double.compose(addOne).apply(5) // Returns 12
+  /// ```
+  @Since { version = "0.31.0" }
+  function compose<T>(other: Function1<T, Param1>): Function1<T, Result> = (arg) ->
+    this.apply(other.apply(arg))
+
+  /// Composes [other] function with this.
+  /// Same as `compose` but the functions are executed in reverse order.
+  @Since { version = "0.31.0" }
+  function andThen<T>(other: Function1<T, Param1>): Function1<T, Result> = (arg) ->
+    other.apply(this.apply(arg))
 }
 
 /// A function literal with two parameters.