diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f76aac6e8a..dbb4dfd24d 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ A new header is inserted each time a *tag* is created.
 - Fix several issues related to multi-view support. (⚠️ **API breakage**) removed
   `View::setClearColor()`, a similar functionality is now handled by `Renderer::setClearOptions()`
   and `Skybox`, the later now can be set to a constant color.
+- Textures can now be swizzled.
 
 ## v1.5.2
 
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
index 8b53491962..8c33a4d170 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ Java_com_google_android_filament_Texture_nBuilderUsage(JNIEnv*, jclass,
     builder->usage((Texture::Usage) flags);
 }
 
+extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_com_google_android_filament_Texture_nBuilderSwizzle(JNIEnv *, jclass ,
+        jlong nativeBuilder, jint r, jint g, jint b, jint a) {
+    Texture::Builder *builder = (Texture::Builder *) nativeBuilder;
+    builder->swizzle(
+            (Texture::Swizzle)r, (Texture::Swizzle)g, (Texture::Swizzle)b, (Texture::Swizzle)a);
+}
+
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_com_google_android_filament_Texture_nBuilderBuild(JNIEnv*, jclass,
         jlong nativeBuilder, jlong nativeEngine) {
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Texture.java b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Texture.java
index fe8e074de1..069187d55f 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Texture.java
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Texture.java
@@ -297,6 +297,18 @@ public class Texture {
         USHORT_565,
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Texture swizzling channels
+     */
+    public enum Swizzle {
+        SUBSTITUTE_ZERO,    //!< specified component is substituted with 0
+        SUBSTITUTE_ONE,     //!< specified component is substituted with 1
+        CHANNEL_0,          //!< specified component taken from channel 0
+        CHANNEL_1,          //!< specified component taken from channel 1
+        CHANNEL_2,          //!< specified component taken from channel 2
+        CHANNEL_3           //!< specified component taken from channel 3
+    }
+
     /**
      * A descriptor to an image in main memory, typically used to transfer image data from the CPU
      * to the GPU.
@@ -645,6 +657,21 @@ public class Texture {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Specifies how a texture's channels map to color components
+         *
+         * @param r  texture channel for red component
+         * @param g  texture channel for green component
+         * @param b  texture channel for blue component
+         * @param a  texture channel for alpha component
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        public Builder swizzle(@NonNull Swizzle r, @NonNull Swizzle g, @NonNull Swizzle b, @NonNull Swizzle a) {
+            nBuilderSwizzle(mNativeBuilder, r.ordinal(), g.ordinal(), b.ordinal(), a.ordinal());
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Creates a new <code>Texture</code> instance.
          * @param engine The {@link Engine} to associate this <code>Texture</code> with.
@@ -1061,6 +1088,7 @@ public class Texture {
     private static native void nBuilderSampler(long nativeBuilder, int sampler);
     private static native void nBuilderFormat(long nativeBuilder, int format);
     private static native void nBuilderUsage(long nativeBuilder, int flags);
+    private static native void nBuilderSwizzle(long nativeBuilder, int r, int g, int b, int a);
     private static native long nBuilderBuild(long nativeBuilder, long nativeEngine);
 
     private static native int nGetWidth(long nativeTexture, int level);
diff --git a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
index 546f192883..99fefc181c 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
@@ -477,6 +477,16 @@ enum class TextureUsage : uint8_t {
     DEFAULT = UPLOADABLE | SAMPLEABLE   //!< Default texture usage
 };
 
+//! Texture swizzle
+enum class TextureSwizzle {
+    SUBSTITUTE_ZERO,
+    SUBSTITUTE_ONE,
+    CHANNEL_0,
+    CHANNEL_1,
+    CHANNEL_2,
+    CHANNEL_3
+};
+
 //! returns whether this format a compressed format
 static constexpr bool isCompressedFormat(TextureFormat format) noexcept {
     return format >= TextureFormat::EAC_R11;
diff --git a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
index 498a4b550e..26d91e0ca2 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
+++ b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@ DECL_DRIVER_API_N(updateSamplerGroup,
         backend::SamplerGroupHandle, ubh,
         backend::SamplerGroup&&, samplerGroup)
 
+DECL_DRIVER_API_N(setTextureSwizzle,
+        backend::TextureHandle, th,
+        backend::TextureSwizzle, r,
+        backend::TextureSwizzle, g,
+        backend::TextureSwizzle, b,
+        backend::TextureSwizzle, a)
+
 DECL_DRIVER_API_N(update2DImage,
         backend::TextureHandle, th,
         uint32_t, level,
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
index e3e809f206..e93ef1b4fe 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@ void MetalDriver::updateIndexBuffer(Handle<HwIndexBuffer> ibh, BufferDescriptor&
     ib->buffer.copyIntoBuffer(data.buffer, data.size);
 }
 
+void MetalDriver::setTextureSwizzle(Handle<HwTexture> th,
+        TextureSwizzle r, TextureSwizzle g, TextureSwizzle b, TextureSwizzle a) {
+    // TODO: implement setTextureSwizzle
+}
+
 void MetalDriver::update2DImage(Handle<HwTexture> th, uint32_t level, uint32_t xoffset,
         uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, PixelBufferDescriptor&& data) {
     ASSERT_PRECONDITION(!isInRenderPass(mContext),
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
index b1d2e8f87b..378177fff4 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ void NoopDriver::updateIndexBuffer(Handle<HwIndexBuffer> ibh, BufferDescriptor&&
     scheduleDestroy(std::move(p));
 }
 
+void NoopDriver::setTextureSwizzle(Handle<HwTexture> th,
+        TextureSwizzle r, TextureSwizzle g, TextureSwizzle b, TextureSwizzle a) {
+}
+
 void NoopDriver::update2DImage(Handle<HwTexture> th,
         uint32_t level, uint32_t xoffset, uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
         PixelBufferDescriptor&& data) {
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/GLUtils.h b/filament/backend/src/opengl/GLUtils.h
index 3af7321606..5e05f7deed 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/GLUtils.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/GLUtils.h
@@ -274,6 +274,24 @@ constexpr inline GLenum getType(backend::PixelDataType type) noexcept {
     }
 }
 
+constexpr inline GLenum getSwizzleChannel(backend::TextureSwizzle c) noexcept {
+    using TextureSwizzle = backend::TextureSwizzle;
+    switch (c) {
+        case TextureSwizzle::SUBSTITUTE_ZERO:
+            return GL_ZERO;
+        case TextureSwizzle::SUBSTITUTE_ONE:
+            return GL_ONE;
+        case TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_0:
+            return GL_RED;
+        case TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_1:
+            return GL_GREEN;
+        case TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_2:
+            return GL_BLUE;
+        case TextureSwizzle::CHANNEL_3:
+            return GL_ALPHA;
+    }
+}
+
 // clang looses it on this one, and generates a huge jump table when
 // inlined. So we don't  mark it as inline (only constexpr) which solves the problem,
 // strangely, when not inlined, clang simply generates an array lookup.
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
index 58a0486204..9b6ec9a0de 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
@@ -1603,6 +1603,19 @@ void OpenGLDriver::updateSamplerGroup(Handle<HwSamplerGroup> sbh,
     *sb->sb = std::move(samplerGroup); // NOLINT(performance-move-const-arg)
 }
 
+void OpenGLDriver::setTextureSwizzle(Handle<HwTexture> th,
+        TextureSwizzle r, TextureSwizzle g, TextureSwizzle b, TextureSwizzle a) {
+    DEBUG_MARKER()
+    GLTexture* t = handle_cast<GLTexture *>(th);
+    bindTexture(OpenGLContext::MAX_TEXTURE_UNIT_COUNT - 1, t);
+    mContext.activeTexture(OpenGLContext::MAX_TEXTURE_UNIT_COUNT - 1);
+    glTexParameteri(t->gl.target, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R, getSwizzleChannel(r));
+    glTexParameteri(t->gl.target, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G, getSwizzleChannel(g));
+    glTexParameteri(t->gl.target, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_B, getSwizzleChannel(b));
+    glTexParameteri(t->gl.target, GL_TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_A, getSwizzleChannel(a));
+    CHECK_GL_ERROR(utils::slog.e)
+}
+
 void OpenGLDriver::update2DImage(Handle<HwTexture> th,
         uint32_t level, uint32_t xoffset, uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
         PixelBufferDescriptor&& data) {
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
index b0a666d6a2..925bbb4605 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@ void VulkanDriver::updateIndexBuffer(Handle<HwIndexBuffer> ibh, BufferDescriptor
     scheduleDestroy(std::move(p));
 }
 
+void VulkanDriver::setTextureSwizzle(Handle<HwTexture> th,
+        TextureSwizzle r, TextureSwizzle g, TextureSwizzle b, TextureSwizzle a) {
+    // TODO: implement setTextureSwizzle
+}
+
 void VulkanDriver::update2DImage(Handle<HwTexture> th,
         uint32_t level, uint32_t xoffset, uint32_t yoffset, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
         PixelBufferDescriptor&& data) {
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/Texture.h b/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
index babae5949d..d404614c39 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public:
     using CompressedType = backend::CompressedPixelDataType;         //!< Compressed pixel data format
     using FaceOffsets = backend::FaceOffsets;                        //!< Cube map faces offsets
     using Usage = backend::TextureUsage;                             //!< Usage affects texel layout
+    using Swizzle = backend::TextureSwizzle;                         //!< Texture swizzle
 
     static bool isTextureFormatSupported(Engine& engine, InternalFormat format) noexcept;
 
@@ -175,6 +176,17 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& usage(Usage usage) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Specifies how a texture's channels map to color components
+         *
+         * @param r  texture channel for red component
+         * @param g  texture channel for green component
+         * @param b  texture channel for blue component
+         * @param a  texture channel for alpha component
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        Builder& swizzle(Swizzle r, Swizzle g, Swizzle b, Swizzle a) noexcept;
+
         /**
          * Creates the Texture object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/src/Texture.cpp b/filament/src/Texture.cpp
index 5ccb442aad..4c06b6539b 100644
--- a/filament/src/Texture.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/Texture.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ struct Texture::BuilderDetails {
     Sampler mTarget = Sampler::SAMPLER_2D;
     InternalFormat mFormat = InternalFormat::RGBA8;
     Usage mUsage = Usage::DEFAULT;
+    bool mTextureIsSwizzled = false;
+    std::array<Swizzle, 4> mSwizzle = {
+           Swizzle::CHANNEL_0, Swizzle::CHANNEL_1,
+           Swizzle::CHANNEL_2, Swizzle::CHANNEL_3 };
 };
 
 using BuilderType = Texture;
@@ -99,6 +103,12 @@ Texture::Builder& Texture::Builder::import(intptr_t id) noexcept {
     return *this;
 }
 
+Texture::Builder& Texture::Builder::swizzle(Swizzle r, Swizzle g, Swizzle b, Swizzle a) noexcept {
+    mImpl->mTextureIsSwizzled = true;
+    mImpl->mSwizzle = { r, g, b, a };
+    return *this;
+}
+
 Texture* Texture::Builder::build(Engine& engine) {
     FEngine::assertValid(engine, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
     if (!ASSERT_POSTCONDITION_NON_FATAL(Texture::isTextureFormatSupported(engine, mImpl->mFormat),
@@ -130,6 +140,11 @@ FTexture::FTexture(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder) {
         mHandle = driver.importTexture(builder->mImportedId,
                 mTarget, mLevelCount, mFormat, mSampleCount, mWidth, mHeight, mDepth, mUsage);
     }
+    if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(builder->mTextureIsSwizzled)) {
+        driver.setTextureSwizzle(mHandle,
+                builder->mSwizzle[0], builder->mSwizzle[1], builder->mSwizzle[2],
+                builder->mSwizzle[3]);
+    }
 }
 
 // frees driver resources, object becomes invalid