diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaBlendingInputLayer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaBlendingInputLayer.cs
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+// Copyright (c) Six Labors.
+// Licensed under the Six Labors Split License.
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jxl.Processing;
+
+internal sealed class JxlAlphaBlendingInputLayer
+{
+    public ReadOnlyMemory<float> R { get; set; }
+
+    public ReadOnlyMemory<float> G { get; set; }
+
+    public ReadOnlyMemory<float> B { get; set; }
+
+    public ReadOnlyMemory<float> A { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaBlendingOutput.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaBlendingOutput.cs
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+// Copyright (c) Six Labors.
+// Licensed under the Six Labors Split License.
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jxl.Processing;
+
+internal sealed class JxlAlphaBlendingOutput
+{
+    public Memory<float> R { get; set; }
+
+    public Memory<float> G { get; set; }
+
+    public Memory<float> B { get; set; }
+
+    public Memory<float> A { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaHelper.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jxl/Processing/JxlAlphaHelper.cs
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+// Copyright (c) Six Labors.
+// Licensed under the Six Labors Split License.
+
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jxl.Processing;
+
+internal sealed class JxlAlphaHelper
+{
+    // TODO: SIMD support
+    private const float SmallAlpha = 1f / (1 << 26);
+
+    // Force x to stay within the range of 0 through 1
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    private static float Clamp(float x) => Math.Clamp(x, 0f, 1f);
+
+    public static void PerformAlphaBlending(
+        JxlAlphaBlendingInputLayer background,
+        JxlAlphaBlendingInputLayer foreground,
+        JxlAlphaBlendingOutput output,
+        int pixelCount,
+        bool alphaIsPremultiplied,
+        bool clamp)
+    {
+        // Store all channels from all parameters into spans, because
+        // creating a Span<T> from Memory<T> is expensive, especially
+        // in a loop.
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fgR = foreground.R.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fgG = foreground.G.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fgB = foreground.B.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fgA = foreground.A.Span;
+
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bgR = background.R.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bgG = background.G.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bgB = background.B.Span;
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bgA = background.A.Span;
+
+        Span<float> outR = output.R.Span;
+        Span<float> outG = output.G.Span;
+        Span<float> outB = output.B.Span;
+        Span<float> outA = output.A.Span;
+
+        if (alphaIsPremultiplied)
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                float fga = clamp ? Clamp(fgA[x]) : fgA[x];
+                outR[x] = fgR[x] + (bgR[x] * (1f - fga));
+                outG[x] = fgG[x] + (bgG[x] * (1f - fga));
+                outB[x] = fgB[x] + (bgB[x] * (1f - fga));
+                outA[x] = 1f - ((1f - fga) * (1f - bgA[x]));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                float fga = clamp ? Clamp(fgA[x]) : fgA[x];
+                float newA = 1f - ((1f - fga) * (1f - bgA[x]));
+                float rnewA = newA > 0 ? 1f / newA : 0f;
+                outR[x] = ((fgR[x] * fga) + (bgR[x] * bgA[x] * (1f - fga))) * rnewA;
+                outG[x] = ((fgG[x] * fga) + (bgG[x] * bgA[x] * (1f - fga))) * rnewA;
+                outB[x] = ((fgB[x] * fga) + (bgB[x] * bgA[x] * (1f - fga))) * rnewA;
+                outA[x] = newA;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void PerformAlphaBlending(
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bg,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bga,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fg,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fga,
+        Span<float> output,
+        int pixelCount,
+        bool alphaIsPremultiplied,
+        bool clamp)
+    {
+        if (bg == bga && fg == fga)
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                float fa = clamp ? Clamp(fga[x]) : fga[x];
+                output[x] = 1f - ((1f - fa) * (1f - bga[x]));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (alphaIsPremultiplied)
+            {
+                for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+                {
+                    float fa = clamp ? Clamp(fga[x]) : fga[x];
+                    output[x] = fg[x] + (bg[x] * (1f - fa));
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+                {
+                    float fa = clamp ? Clamp(fga[x]) : fga[x];
+                    float new_a = 1f - ((1f - fa) * (1f - bga[x]));
+                    float rnew_a = new_a > 0 ? 1f / new_a : 0f;
+                    output[x] = ((fg[x] * fa) + (bg[x] * bga[x] * (1f - fa))) * rnew_a;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void PerformAlphaWeightedAdd(
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bg,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fg,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fga,
+        Span<float> output,
+        int pixelCount,
+        bool clamp)
+    {
+        if (fg == fga)
+        {
+            bg[pixelCount..].CopyTo(output);
+        }
+        else if (clamp)
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                output[x] = bg[x] + (fg[x] * Clamp(fga[x]));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; ++x)
+            {
+                output[x] = bg[x] + (fg[x] * fga[x]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void PerformMultiplyBlending(
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> bg,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> fg,
+        Span<float> output,
+        int pixelCount,
+        bool clamp)
+    {
+        if (clamp)
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                output[x] = bg[x] * Clamp(fg[x]);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+            {
+                output[x] = bg[x] * fg[x];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void PremultiplyAlpha(
+        Span<float> r,
+        Span<float> g,
+        Span<float> b,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> a,
+        int pixelCount)
+    {
+        for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+        {
+            float multiplier = Math.Max(SmallAlpha, a[x]);
+            r[x] *= multiplier;
+            g[x] *= multiplier;
+            b[x] *= multiplier;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void UnpremultiplyAlpha(
+        Span<float> r,
+        Span<float> g,
+        Span<float> b,
+        ReadOnlySpan<float> a,
+        int pixelCount)
+    {
+        for (int x = 0; x < pixelCount; x++)
+        {
+            float multiplier = 1f / Math.Max(SmallAlpha, a[x]);
+            r[x] *= multiplier;
+            g[x] *= multiplier;
+            b[x] *= multiplier;
+        }
+    }
+}