diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Atkinson.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Atkinson.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d1580171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Atkinson.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// <copyright file="Atkinson.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Atkinson image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Atkinson : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] AtkinsonMatrix =
+            {
+                { 0, 0, 1, 1 },
+                { 1, 1, 1, 0 },
+                { 0, 1, 0, 0 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Atkinson"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Atkinson()
+            : base(AtkinsonMatrix, 8)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Burks.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Burks.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e2d19e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Burks.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// <copyright file="Burks.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Burks image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Burks : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] BurksMatrix =
+            {
+                { 0, 0, 0, 8, 4 },
+                { 2, 4, 8, 4, 2 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Burks"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Burks()
+            : base(BurksMatrix, 32)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/ErrorDiffusion.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/ErrorDiffusion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..481e8b4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/ErrorDiffusion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// <copyright file="ErrorDiffusion.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Numerics;
+    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The base class for performing effor diffusion based dithering.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class ErrorDiffusion : IErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The vector to perform division.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Vector4 divisorVector;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The matrix width
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly byte matrixHeight;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The matrix height
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly byte matrixWidth;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The offset at which to start the dithering operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly int startingOffset;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ErrorDiffusion"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="matrix">The dithering matrix.</param>
+        /// <param name="divisor">The divisor.</param>
+        protected ErrorDiffusion(byte[,] matrix, byte divisor)
+        {
+            Guard.NotNull(matrix, nameof(matrix));
+            Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(divisor, 0, nameof(divisor));
+
+            this.Matrix = matrix;
+            this.matrixWidth = (byte)(matrix.GetUpperBound(1) + 1);
+            this.matrixHeight = (byte)(matrix.GetUpperBound(0) + 1);
+            this.divisorVector = new Vector4(divisor);
+
+            this.startingOffset = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < this.matrixWidth; i++)
+            {
+                if (matrix[0, i] != 0)
+                {
+                    this.startingOffset = (byte)(i - 1);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public byte[,] Matrix { get; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public void Dither<TColor>(PixelAccessor<TColor> pixels, TColor source, TColor transformed, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+            where TColor : struct, IPackedPixel, IEquatable<TColor>
+        {
+            // Assign the transformed pixel to the array.
+            pixels[x, y] = transformed;
+
+            // Calculate the error
+            Vector4 error = source.ToVector4() - transformed.ToVector4();
+
+            // Loop through and distribute the error amongst neighbouring pixels.
+            for (int row = 0; row < this.matrixHeight; row++)
+            {
+                int matrixY = y + row;
+
+                for (int col = 0; col < this.matrixWidth; col++)
+                {
+                    int matrixX = x + (col - this.startingOffset);
+
+                    if (matrixX > 0 && matrixX < width && matrixY > 0 && matrixY < height)
+                    {
+                        byte coefficient = this.Matrix[row, col];
+                        if (coefficient == 0)
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        Vector4 coefficientVector = new Vector4(this.Matrix[row, col]);
+                        Vector4 offsetColor = pixels[matrixX, matrixY].ToVector4();
+                        Vector4 result = ((error * coefficientVector) / this.divisorVector) + offsetColor;
+                        result.W = offsetColor.W;
+
+                        TColor packed = default(TColor);
+                        packed.PackFromVector4(result);
+                        pixels[matrixX, matrixY] = packed;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/FloydSteinberg.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/FloydSteinberg.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a87421b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/FloydSteinberg.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// <copyright file="FloydSteinberg.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Floyd–Steinberg image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class FloydSteinberg : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] FloydSteinbergMatrix =
+            {
+                { 0, 0, 7 },
+                { 3, 5, 1 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FloydSteinberg"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public FloydSteinberg()
+            : base(FloydSteinbergMatrix, 16)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/IErrorDiffusion.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/IErrorDiffusion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd38cd1cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/IErrorDiffusion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// <copyright file="IErrorDiffusion.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    using System;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates properties and methods required to perfom diffused error dithering on an image.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the dithering matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        byte[,] Matrix { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Transforms the image applying the dither matrix. This method alters the input pixels array
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pixels">The pixel accessor </param>
+        /// <param name="source">The source pixel</param>
+        /// <param name="transformed">The transformed pixel</param>
+        /// <param name="x">The column index.</param>
+        /// <param name="y">The row index.</param>
+        /// <param name="width">The image width.</param>
+        /// <param name="height">The image height.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+        void Dither<TColor>(PixelAccessor<TColor> pixels, TColor source, TColor transformed, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+            where TColor : struct, IPackedPixel, IEquatable<TColor>;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/JarvisJudiceNinke.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/JarvisJudiceNinke.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a495f6001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/JarvisJudiceNinke.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// <copyright file="JarvisJudiceNinke.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the JarvisJudiceNinke image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class JarvisJudiceNinke : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] JarvisJudiceNinkeMatrix =
+            {
+                { 0, 0, 0, 7, 5 },
+                { 3, 5, 7, 5, 3 },
+                { 1, 3, 5, 3, 1 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JarvisJudiceNinke"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JarvisJudiceNinke()
+            : base(JarvisJudiceNinkeMatrix, 48)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra2.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra2.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2a6db36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra2.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// <copyright file="Sierra2.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Sierra2 image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Sierra2 : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] Sierra2Matrix =
+            {
+               { 0, 0, 0, 4, 3 },
+               { 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Sierra2"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Sierra2()
+            : base(Sierra2Matrix, 16)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra3.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra3.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ab9279f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Sierra3.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// <copyright file="Sierra3.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Sierra3 image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Sierra3 : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] Sierra3Matrix =
+            {
+               { 0, 0, 0, 5, 3 },
+               { 2, 4, 5, 4, 2 },
+               { 0, 2, 3, 2, 0 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Sierra3"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Sierra3()
+            : base(Sierra3Matrix, 32)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/SierraLite.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/SierraLite.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..217b6ac5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/SierraLite.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// <copyright file="SierraLite.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the SierraLite image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SierraLite : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] SierraLiteMatrix =
+            {
+               { 0, 0, 2 },
+               { 1, 1, 0 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SierraLite"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SierraLite()
+            : base(SierraLiteMatrix, 4)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Stucki.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Stucki.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b9b40f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Dithering/Stucki.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// <copyright file="Stucki.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Dithering
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies error diffusion based dithering using the Stucki image dithering algorithm.
+    /// <see href="http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/ImageProcessing/DHALF.TXT"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Stucki : ErrorDiffusion
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The diffusion matrix
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly byte[,] StuckiMatrix =
+            {
+               { 0, 0, 0, 8, 4 },
+               { 2, 4, 8, 4, 2 },
+               { 1, 2, 4, 2, 1 }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Stucki"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Stucki()
+            : base(StuckiMatrix, 4)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/IQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/IQuantizer.cs
index 878e9775b..a027ca94c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/IQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/IQuantizer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
 {
     using System;
 
+    using ImageSharp.Dithering;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides methods for allowing quantization of images pixels.
     /// </summary>
@@ -25,6 +27,24 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
         QuantizedImage<TColor> Quantize(ImageBase<TColor> image, int maxColors);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides methods for allowing dithering of quantized image pixels.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+    public interface IDitheredQuantizer<TColor> : IQuantizer<TColor>
+        where TColor : struct, IPackedPixel, IEquatable<TColor>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply dithering to the output image.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool Dither { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the dithering algorithm to apply to the output image.
+        /// </summary>
+        IErrorDiffusion DitherType { get; set; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides methods for allowing quantization of images pixels.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Octree/Quantizer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Octree/Quantizer.cs
index 74aa6aade..65a9d1ede 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Octree/Quantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Octree/Quantizer.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Numerics;
+    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+    using ImageSharp.Dithering;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Encapsulates methods to calculate the color palette of an image.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-    public abstract class Quantizer<TColor> : IQuantizer<TColor>
+    public abstract class Quantizer<TColor> : IDitheredQuantizer<TColor>
         where TColor : struct, IPackedPixel, IEquatable<TColor>
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -19,6 +23,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
         /// </summary>
         private readonly bool singlePass;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The reduced image palette
+        /// </summary>
+        private TColor[] palette;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Quantizer{TColor}"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -35,6 +44,12 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
             this.singlePass = singlePass;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool Dither { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IErrorDiffusion DitherType { get; set; } = new SierraLite();
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public virtual QuantizedImage<TColor> Quantize(ImageBase<TColor> image, int maxColors)
         {
@@ -44,7 +59,6 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
             int height = image.Height;
             int width = image.Width;
             byte[] quantizedPixels = new byte[width * height];
-            TColor[] palette;
 
             using (PixelAccessor<TColor> pixels = image.Lock())
             {
@@ -57,12 +71,24 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
                 }
 
                 // Get the palette
-                palette = this.GetPalette();
+                this.palette = this.GetPalette();
 
-                this.SecondPass(pixels, quantizedPixels, width, height);
+                if (this.Dither)
+                {
+                    // We clone the image as we don't want to alter the original.
+                    using (Image<TColor> clone = new Image<TColor>(image))
+                    using (PixelAccessor<TColor> clonedPixels = clone.Lock())
+                    {
+                        this.SecondPass(clonedPixels, quantizedPixels, width, height);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    this.SecondPass(pixels, quantizedPixels, width, height);
+                }
             }
 
-            return new QuantizedImage<TColor>(width, height, palette, quantizedPixels);
+            return new QuantizedImage<TColor>(width, height, this.palette, quantizedPixels);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -99,6 +125,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
                 // And loop through each column
                 for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
                 {
+                    if (this.Dither)
+                    {
+                        // Apply the dithering matrix
+                        TColor sourcePixel = source[x, y];
+                        TColor transformedPixel = this.palette[GetClosestColor(sourcePixel, this.palette)];
+                        this.DitherType.Dither(source, sourcePixel, transformedPixel, x, y, width, height);
+                    }
+
                     output[(y * source.Width) + x] = this.QuantizePixel(source[x, y]);
                 }
             }
@@ -129,8 +163,41 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
         /// Retrieve the palette for the quantized image
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
-        /// The new color palette
+        /// <see cref="T:TColor[]"/>
         /// </returns>
         protected abstract TColor[] GetPalette();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the closest color from the palette to the given color by calculating the Euclidean distance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pixel">The color.</param>
+        /// <param name="palette">The color palette.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="byte"/></returns>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static byte GetClosestColor(TColor pixel, TColor[] palette)
+        {
+            float leastDistance = int.MaxValue;
+            Vector4 vector = pixel.ToVector4();
+
+            byte colorIndex = 0;
+            for (int index = 0; index < palette.Length; index++)
+            {
+                float distance = Vector4.Distance(vector, palette[index].ToVector4());
+
+                if (distance < leastDistance)
+                {
+                    colorIndex = (byte)index;
+                    leastDistance = distance;
+
+                    // And if it's an exact match, exit the loop
+                    if (Math.Abs(distance) < Constants.Epsilon)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return colorIndex;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
index 6edb7801b..abf1e5dc5 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Quantizers/Palette/PaletteQuantizer.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Quantizers
                         leastDistance = distance;
 
                         // And if it's an exact match, exit the loop
-                        if (Math.Abs(distance) < .0001F)
+                        if (Math.Abs(distance) < Constants.Epsilon)
                         {
                             break;
                         }