diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ca3725c37e..6be424f3f1 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ All:
 
 - Add move ctor and assignment to wxString (Pavel Tyunin, #23224).
 
+wxOSX:
+
+- Respect composition mode when drawing bitmaps (#23240).
+
 
 3.2.2: (released 2023-02-08)
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index b0d9f2f4c2..ceb7050a76 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ OSStatus WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacDrawCGImage(
                                CGContextRef    inContext,
                                const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                CGImageRef      inImage) ;
+
 void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXDrawNSImage(
                                            CGContextRef    inContext,
                                            const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                            WX_NSImage      inImage) ;
+
+void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXDrawNSImage(
+                                           CGContextRef    inContext,
+                                           const CGRect *  inBounds,
+                                           WX_NSImage      inImage,
+                                           wxCompositionMode composition) ;
 WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetSystemImage(const wxString& name);
 WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image, double scale = 1.0, bool isTemplate = false);
 WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromIconRef( WXHICON iconref );
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
index 6fb3229d56..7b22a1bbd3 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ void wxMacCoreGraphicsContext::DrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &bmp, wxDouble x, wxDo
     if (EnsureIsValid())
     {
         CGRect r = CGRectMake( (CGFloat) x , (CGFloat) y , (CGFloat) w , (CGFloat) h );
-        wxOSXDrawNSImage( m_cgContext, &r, bmp.GetNSImage());
+        wxOSXDrawNSImage( m_cgContext, &r, bmp.GetNSImage(), m_composition);
     }
 #else
     wxGraphicsBitmap bitmap = GetRenderer()->CreateBitmap(bmp);
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ void wxMacCoreGraphicsContext::DrawIcon( const wxIcon &icon, wxDouble x, wxDoubl
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
     {
         CGRect r = CGRectMake( (CGFloat) x , (CGFloat) y , (CGFloat) w , (CGFloat) h );
-        wxOSXDrawNSImage( m_cgContext, &r, icon.GetNSImage());
+        wxOSXDrawNSImage( m_cgContext, &r, icon.GetNSImage(), m_composition);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index 4dbf4848e8..1ba31461cf 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -287,10 +287,78 @@ CGContextRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateBitmapContextFromImage( WXImage nsimage
     return hbitmap;
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
+    NSCompositingOperation wxOSXNSCompositionFromWXComposition( wxCompositionMode composition )
+    {
+        NSCompositingOperation mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceOver;
+        switch( composition )
+        {
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_CLEAR:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationClear;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_SOURCE:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationCopy;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_OVER:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceOver;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_IN:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceIn;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_OUT:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceOut;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_ATOP:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceAtop;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_DEST_OVER:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationDestinationOver;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_DEST_IN:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationDestinationIn;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_DEST_OUT:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationDestinationOut;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_DEST_ATOP:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationDestinationAtop;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_XOR:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationExclusion; // Not NSCompositingOperationXOR!
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_ADD:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationPlusLighter ;
+                break;
+            case wxCOMPOSITION_DIFF:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationDifference ;
+                break;
+            default:
+                mode = NSCompositingOperationSourceOver;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return mode;
+    }
+#endif
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
 void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXDrawNSImage(
                                           CGContextRef    inContext,
                                           const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                           WXImage      inImage)
+{
+    wxOSXDrawNSImage(inContext, inBounds, inImage, wxCOMPOSITION_OVER);
+}
+#endif
+
+void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXDrawNSImage(
+                                          CGContextRef    inContext,
+                                          const CGRect *  inBounds,
+                                          WXImage      inImage,
+                                          wxCompositionMode composition)
 {
     if (inImage != nil)
     {
@@ -301,13 +369,14 @@ void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXDrawNSImage(
         CGContextScaleCTM(inContext, 1, -1);
 
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
-       NSGraphicsContext *previousContext = [NSGraphicsContext currentContext];
+        NSGraphicsContext *previousContext = [NSGraphicsContext currentContext];
         NSGraphicsContext *nsGraphicsContext = [NSGraphicsContext graphicsContextWithCGContext:inContext flipped:NO];
         [NSGraphicsContext setCurrentContext:nsGraphicsContext];
-        [inImage drawInRect:NSRectFromCGRect(r) fromRect:NSZeroRect operation:NSCompositeSourceOver fraction:1.0];
+
+        [inImage drawInRect:NSRectFromCGRect(r) fromRect:NSZeroRect operation:wxOSXNSCompositionFromWXComposition(composition) fraction:1.0];
         [NSGraphicsContext setCurrentContext:previousContext];
 #else
-        CGContextDrawImage(inContext, *inBounds, [inImage CGImage]);
+        CGContextDrawImage(inContext, r, [inImage CGImage]);
 #endif
         CGContextRestoreGState(inContext);