diff --git a/krita/krita.action b/krita/krita.action
--- a/krita/krita.action
+++ b/krita/krita.action
@@ -1763,6 +1763,18 @@
       <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
       <statusTip></statusTip>
     </Action>
+    <Action name="Select Hard Overlay Blending Mode">
+      <icon></icon>
+      <text>Select Hard Overlay Blending Mode</text>
+      <whatsThis></whatsThis>
+      <toolTip>Select Hard Overlay Blending Mode</toolTip>
+      <iconText>Select Hard Overlay Blending Mode</iconText>
+      <activationFlags>0</activationFlags>
+      <activationConditions>0</activationConditions>
+      <shortcut>Alt+Shift+P</shortcut>
+      <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
+      <statusTip></statusTip>
+    </Action>
     <Action name="Select Soft Light Blending Mode">
       <icon></icon>
       <text>Select Soft Light Blending Mode</text>
diff --git a/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.h b/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.h
--- a/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.h
+++ b/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 const QString COMPOSITE_HARD_MIX      = "hard mix";
 const QString COMPOSITE_OVERLAY       = "overlay";
 const QString COMPOSITE_BEHIND        = "behind";
-const QString COMPOSITE_GREATER        = "greater";
+const QString COMPOSITE_GREATER       = "greater";
+const QString COMPOSITE_HARD_OVERLAY  = "hard overlay";
 
 const QString COMPOSITE_DARKEN      = "darken";
 const QString COMPOSITE_BURN        = "burn";//this is also known as 'color burn'.
diff --git a/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.cpp b/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.cpp
--- a/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.cpp
+++ b/libs/pigment/KoCompositeOpRegistry.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     m_map.insert(m_categories[4], KoID(COMPOSITE_GEOMETRIC_MEAN  , i18n("Geometric Mean")));
     m_map.insert(m_categories[4], KoID(COMPOSITE_DESTINATION_ATOP, i18n("Destination Atop")));
     m_map.insert(m_categories[4], KoID(COMPOSITE_DESTINATION_IN  , i18n("Destination In")));
+    m_map.insert(m_categories[4], KoID(COMPOSITE_HARD_OVERLAY    , i18n("Hard Overlay")));
 
     m_map.insert(m_categories[5], KoID(COMPOSITE_BUMPMAP   , i18n("Bumpmap")));
     m_map.insert(m_categories[5], KoID(COMPOSITE_COMBINE_NORMAL, i18n("Combine Normal Map")));
diff --git a/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOpFunctions.h b/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOpFunctions.h
--- a/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOpFunctions.h
+++ b/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOpFunctions.h
@@ -417,6 +417,19 @@
 inline T cfMultiply(T src, T dst) { return Arithmetic::mul(src, dst); }
 
 template<class T>
+inline T cfHardOverlay(T src, T dst) {
+    using namespace Arithmetic;
+
+    qreal fsrc = scale<qreal>(src);
+    qreal fdst = scale<qreal>(dst);
+
+    if(fsrc > 0.5f) {
+        return scale<T>(cfDivide(inv(2.0 * fsrc - 1.0f), fdst));
+    }
+    return scale<T>(mul(2.0 * fsrc, fdst));
+}
+
+template<class T>
 inline T cfDifference(T src, T dst) { return qMax(src,dst) - qMin(src,dst); }
 
 template<class T>
diff --git a/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOps.h b/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOps.h
--- a/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOps.h
+++ b/libs/pigment/compositeops/KoCompositeOps.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
          add<&cfGeometricMean<Arg> >(cs, COMPOSITE_GEOMETRIC_MEAN, i18n("Geometric Mean"), KoCompositeOp::categoryMix());
          add<&cfParallel<Arg>      >(cs, COMPOSITE_PARALLEL      , i18n("Parallel")      , KoCompositeOp::categoryMix());
          add<&cfAllanon<Arg>       >(cs, COMPOSITE_ALLANON       , i18n("Allanon")       , KoCompositeOp::categoryMix());
+         add<&cfHardOverlay<Arg>   >(cs, COMPOSITE_HARD_OVERLAY  , i18n("Hard Overlay")  , KoCompositeOp::categoryMix());
 
          add<&cfScreen<Arg>      >(cs, COMPOSITE_SCREEN      , i18n("Screen")      , KoCompositeOp::categoryLight());
          add<&cfColorDodge<Arg>  >(cs, COMPOSITE_DODGE       , i18n("Color Dodge") , KoCompositeOp::categoryLight());
diff --git a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.h b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.h
--- a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.h
+++ b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     void slotColorDodge();
     void slotLinearDodge();
     void slotOverlay();
+    void slotHardOverlay();
     void slotSoftLight();
     void slotHardLight();
     void slotVividLight();
diff --git a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.cc b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.cc
--- a/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.cc
+++ b/libs/ui/widgets/kis_cmb_composite.cc
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@
     connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(slotOverlay()));
     m_actions << action;
 
+    //    Hard Overlay
+    //    Shift + Alt + P
+    action = new KisAction(i18n("Select Hard Overlay Blending Mode"), this);
+    action->setDefaultShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::SHIFT + Qt::ALT + Qt::Key_P));
+    connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(slotHardOverlay()));
+    m_actions << action;
+
     //    Soft Light
     //    Shift + Alt + F
     action = new KisAction(i18n("Select Soft Light Blending Mode"), this);
@@ -408,6 +415,11 @@
     selectCompositeOp(KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getKoID(COMPOSITE_OVERLAY));
 }
 
+void KisCompositeOpComboBox::slotHardOverlay()
+{
+    selectCompositeOp(KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getKoID(COMPOSITE_HARD_OVERLAY));
+}
+
 void KisCompositeOpComboBox::slotSoftLight()
 {
     selectCompositeOp(KoCompositeOpRegistry::instance().getKoID(COMPOSITE_SOFT_LIGHT_PHOTOSHOP));