diff --git a/op/clip/clip.go b/op/clip/clip.go
index 14e348e2..57a65890 100644
--- a/op/clip/clip.go
+++ b/op/clip/clip.go
@@ -294,12 +294,15 @@ func (p *Path) arc(alpha float64, c f32.Point, rx, ry, beg, delta float64) {
 // Cube records a cubic Bézier from the pen through
 // two control points ending in to.
 func (p *Path) Cube(ctrl0, ctrl1, to f32.Point) {
-	if ctrl0 == (f32.Point{}) && ctrl1 == (f32.Point{}) && to == (f32.Point{}) {
+	p.CubeTo(p.pen.Add(ctrl0), p.pen.Add(ctrl1), p.pen.Add(to))
+}
+
+// CubeTo records a cubic Bézier from the pen through
+// two control points ending in to, with absolute coordinates.
+func (p *Path) CubeTo(ctrl0, ctrl1, to f32.Point) {
+	if ctrl0 == p.pen && ctrl1 == p.pen && to == p.pen {
 		return
 	}
-	ctrl0 = ctrl0.Add(p.pen)
-	ctrl1 = ctrl1.Add(p.pen)
-	to = to.Add(p.pen)
 	data := p.ops.Write(scene.CommandSize + 4)
 	bo := binary.LittleEndian
 	bo.PutUint32(data[0:], uint32(p.contour))
diff --git a/op/clip/shapes.go b/op/clip/shapes.go
index 068ca526..f420814e 100644
--- a/op/clip/shapes.go
+++ b/op/clip/shapes.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package clip
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"math"
 
 	"gioui.org/f32"
 	"gioui.org/op"
@@ -101,6 +102,55 @@ func (rr Border) Add(ops *op.Ops) {
 	rr.Op(ops).Add(ops)
 }
 
+// Circle represents the clip area of a circle.
+type Circle struct {
+	Center f32.Point
+	Radius float32
+}
+
+// Op returns the op for the circle.
+func (c Circle) Op(ops *op.Ops) Op {
+	return Outline{Path: c.path(ops)}.Op()
+}
+
+// path returns the path spec for the circle.
+func (c Circle) path(ops *op.Ops) PathSpec {
+	var p Path
+	p.Begin(ops)
+
+	center := c.Center
+	r := c.Radius
+
+	// https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/#circles_cubic.
+	const q = 4 * (math.Sqrt2 - 1) / 3 // 4*(sqrt(2)-1)/3
+
+	curve := r * q
+	top := f32.Point{X: center.X, Y: center.Y - r}
+
+	p.MoveTo(top)
+	p.CubeTo(
+		f32.Point{X: center.X + curve, Y: center.Y - r},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X + r, Y: center.Y - curve},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X + r, Y: center.Y},
+	)
+	p.CubeTo(
+		f32.Point{X: center.X + r, Y: center.Y + curve},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X + curve, Y: center.Y + r},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X, Y: center.Y + r},
+	)
+	p.CubeTo(
+		f32.Point{X: center.X - curve, Y: center.Y + r},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X - r, Y: center.Y + curve},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X - r, Y: center.Y},
+	)
+	p.CubeTo(
+		f32.Point{X: center.X - r, Y: center.Y - curve},
+		f32.Point{X: center.X - curve, Y: center.Y - r},
+		top,
+	)
+	return p.End()
+}
+
 // roundRect adds the outline of a rectangle with rounded corners to a
 // path.
 func roundRect(p *Path, size f32.Point, se, sw, nw, ne float32) {