diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 792814e..431bb43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Features:
 * Added `data` field to `svg` to allow for manipulating SVG XML data directly. Works nicely with my new `game_icons` [gem](https://github.com/andymeneely/game_icons) (#65)
 * Added `stroke_width` and `stroke_color` to the `text` method to outlines text. (#51)
 * Upgraded roo (Excel parsing) to 2.0.0. Nothing major for Squib users, just keeping up with the times.
+* Added an `ellipse` method to (you guessed it) draw ellipses. See the draw_shapes.rb sample (#66)
 
 Bugs:
 * Fixed global text hinting (#63)
diff --git a/lib/squib/api/shapes.rb b/lib/squib/api/shapes.rb
index 7f4051e..3b786f7 100644
--- a/lib/squib/api/shapes.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/api/shapes.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,34 @@ module Squib
       end
     end
 
+     # Draw an ellipse
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   ellipse x: 0, y: 0, width: 825, height: 1125
+    #
+    # Options support Arrays, see {file:README.md#Arrays_and_Singleton_Expansion Arrays and Singleon Expansion}
+    #
+    # @option opts range [Enumerable, :all] (:all) the range of cards over which this will be rendered. See {file:README.md#Specifying_Ranges Specifying Ranges}
+    # @option opts x [Integer] (0) the x-coordinate to place. Supports Unit Conversion, see {file:README.md#Units Units}.
+    # @option opts y [Integer] (0) the y-coordinate to place. Supports Unit Conversion, see {file:README.md#Units Units}.
+    # @option opts width [Integer] the width of the rectangle. Supports Unit Conversion, see {file:README.md#Units Units}.
+    # @option opts height [Integer] the height of the rectangle. Supports Unit Conversion, see {file:README.md#Units Units}.
+    # @option opts fill_color [String] ('#0000') the color with which to fill the rectangle. See {file:README.md#Specifying_Colors___Gradients Specifying Colors & Gradients}
+    # @option opts stroke_color [String] (:black) the color with which to stroke the outside of the rectangle. {file:README.md#Specifying_Colors___Gradients Specifying Colors & Gradients}
+    # @option opts stroke_width [Decimal] (2.0) the width of the outside stroke. Supports Unit Conversion, see {file:README.md#Units Units}.
+    # @option opts layout [String, Symbol] (nil) entry in the layout to use as defaults for this command. See {file:README.md#Custom_Layouts Custom Layouts}
+    # @return [nil] intended to be void
+    # @api public
+    def ellipse(opts = {})
+      opts = needs(opts, [:range, :x, :y, :width, :height,
+                          :fill_color, :stroke_color, :stroke_width, :layout])
+      opts[:range].each do |i|
+        @cards[i].ellipse(opts[:x][i], opts[:y][i], opts[:width][i], opts[:height][i],
+                          opts[:fill_color][i], opts[:stroke_color][i],
+                          opts[:stroke_width][i])
+      end
+    end
+
     # Draw a triangle using the given coordinates
     #
     # @example
diff --git a/lib/squib/graphics/cairo_context_wrapper.rb b/lib/squib/graphics/cairo_context_wrapper.rb
index 939a9d0..f5c26ba 100644
--- a/lib/squib/graphics/cairo_context_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/graphics/cairo_context_wrapper.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ module Squib
         :show_pango_layout, :rounded_rectangle, :set_line_width, :stroke, :fill,
         :set_source, :scale, :render_rsvg_handle, :circle, :triangle, :line_to,
         :operator=, :show_page, :clip, :transform, :mask, :create_pango_layout,
-        :antialias=, :curve_to, :matrix, :matrix=, :identity_matrix, :pango_layout_path
+        :antialias=, :curve_to, :matrix, :matrix=, :identity_matrix, :pango_layout_path,
+        :stroke_preserve
 
       # :nodoc:
       # @api private
diff --git a/lib/squib/graphics/shapes.rb b/lib/squib/graphics/shapes.rb
index 115f7c5..1d6b68a 100644
--- a/lib/squib/graphics/shapes.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/graphics/shapes.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,34 @@ module Squib
       end
     end
 
+    # Ellipse drawing taken from looking at the control points in Inkscape
+    # Think of it like a rectangle. Curves go from mid-points of the sides
+    # of the rectangle. Control points are at 1/4 and 3/4 of the side.
+    # :nodoc:
+    # @api private
+    def ellipse(x, y, w, h, fill_color, stroke_color, stroke_width)
+      use_cairo do |cc|
+        cc.move_to(x, y + 0.5*h)       # start west
+        cc.curve_to(x, y + 0.25*h,     # west to north
+                    x + 0.25*w, y,
+                    x +  0.5*w, y)
+        cc.curve_to(x + 0.75*w, y,     # north to east
+                    x + w, y + 0.25*h,
+                    x + w, y + 0.5*h)
+        cc.curve_to(x + w, y + 0.75*h, # east to south
+                    x + 0.75*w, y + h,
+                    x + 0.5*w, y + h)
+        cc.curve_to(x + 0.25*w, y + h, # south to west
+                    x, y + 0.75*h,
+                    x, y + 0.5*h)
+        cc.set_source_squibcolor(stroke_color)
+        cc.set_line_width(stroke_width)
+        cc.stroke_preserve
+        cc.set_source_squibcolor(fill_color)
+        cc.fill
+      end
+    end
+
     # :nodoc:
     # @api private
     def triangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, fill_color, stroke_color, stroke_width)
diff --git a/samples/draw_shapes.rb b/samples/draw_shapes.rb
index 186d9b2..31fcb36 100644
--- a/samples/draw_shapes.rb
+++ b/samples/draw_shapes.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'squib'
 
 Squib::Deck.new do
+  background color: :white
   rect x: 300, y: 300, width: 400, height: 400,
        fill_color: :blue, stroke_color: :red, stroke_width: 50.0
 
@@ -20,5 +21,9 @@ Squib::Deck.new do
         stroke_width: 12.0, stroke_color: :cyan,
         fill_color: :burgundy
 
+  ellipse x: 50, y: 925, width: 200, height: 100,
+          stroke_width: 5.0, stroke_color: :cyan,
+          fill_color: :burgundy
+
   save_png prefix: 'shape_'
 end
diff --git a/spec/data/samples/draw_shapes.rb.txt b/spec/data/samples/draw_shapes.rb.txt
index d845106..aed053b 100644
--- a/spec/data/samples/draw_shapes.rb.txt
+++ b/spec/data/samples/draw_shapes.rb.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 cairo: antialias=(["subpixel"])
 cairo: save([])
+cairo: set_source_color([:white])
+cairo: paint([])
+cairo: restore([])
+cairo: save([])
 cairo: rounded_rectangle([300, 300, 400, 400, 0, 0])
 cairo: set_source_color([:red])
 cairo: set_line_width([50.0])
@@ -45,4 +49,16 @@ cairo: curve_to([150, 700, 150, 700, 625, 900])
 cairo: set_source_color([:burgundy])
 cairo: fill([])
 cairo: restore([])
+cairo: save([])
+cairo: move_to([50, 975.0])
+cairo: curve_to([50, 950.0, 100.0, 925, 150.0, 925])
+cairo: curve_to([200.0, 925, 250, 950.0, 250, 975.0])
+cairo: curve_to([250, 1000.0, 200.0, 1025, 150.0, 1025])
+cairo: curve_to([100.0, 1025, 50, 1000.0, 50, 975.0])
+cairo: set_source_color([:cyan])
+cairo: set_line_width([5.0])
+cairo: stroke_preserve([])
+cairo: set_source_color([:burgundy])
+cairo: fill([])
+cairo: restore([])
 surface: write_to_png(["_output/shape_00.png"])
diff --git a/spec/samples/expected/shape_00.png b/spec/samples/expected/shape_00.png
index da0bf1b..fc317e4 100644
Binary files a/spec/samples/expected/shape_00.png and b/spec/samples/expected/shape_00.png differ
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index d390ac1..2d98218 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def mock_cairo(strio)
     update_pango_layout width height show_pango_layout rounded_rectangle
     set_line_width stroke fill set_source scale render_rsvg_handle circle
     triangle line_to operator= show_page clip transform mask rectangle
-    reset_clip antialias= curve_to matrix= pango_layout_path).each do |m|
+    reset_clip antialias= curve_to matrix= pango_layout_path stroke_preserve).each do |m|
     allow(cxt).to receive(m) { |*args| strio << scrub_hex("cairo: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
   end