diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 7dd8179a57..c94eb4cf8f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ This file contains one line summaries of commits that are worthy of mentioning i
 A new header is inserted each time a *tag* is created.
 
 ## Next release
+- Added support for solid and thin layer cubemap and screen-space refraction.
 
 - Improve high roughness material rendering by default when regenerating environments maps
 
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Material.cpp b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Material.cpp
index 115b727c62..be16c7f420 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Material.cpp
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Material.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ Java_com_google_android_filament_Material_nGetBlendingMode(JNIEnv*, jclass,
     return (jint) material->getBlendingMode();
 }
 
+
+extern "C"
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_com_google_android_filament_Material_nGetRefraction(JNIEnv*, jclass,
+        jlong nativeMaterial) {
+    Material* material = (Material*) nativeMaterial;
+    return (jint) material->getRefraction();
+}
+
+extern "C"
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_com_google_android_filament_Material_nGetRefractionType(JNIEnv*, jclass,
+        jlong nativeMaterial) {
+    Material* material = (Material*) nativeMaterial;
+    return (jint) material->getRefractionType();
+}
+
 extern "C"
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_com_google_android_filament_Material_nGetVertexDomain(JNIEnv*, jclass,
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Material.java b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Material.java
index 9e1898f925..1571446ff9 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Material.java
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Material.java
@@ -141,6 +141,31 @@ public class Material {
         SCREEN,
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Supported refraction modes
+     *
+     * @see
+     * <a href="https://google.github.io/filament/Materials.html#materialdefinitions/materialblock/blendingandtransparency:refraction">
+     * Blending and transparency: refraction</a>
+     */
+    public enum Refraction {
+        NONE,
+        CUBEMAP,
+        SCREEN_SPACE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Supported refraction types
+     *
+     * @see
+     * <a href="https://google.github.io/filament/Materials.html#materialdefinitions/materialblock/blendingandtransparency:refractiontype">
+     * Blending and transparency: refractionType</a>
+     */
+    public enum RefractionType {
+        SOLID,
+        THIN
+    }
+
     /**
      * Supported types of vertex domains
      *
@@ -351,6 +376,29 @@ public class Material {
         return BlendingMode.values()[nGetBlendingMode(getNativeObject())];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the refraction mode of this material.
+     *
+     * @see
+     * <a href="https://google.github.io/filament/Materials.html#materialdefinitions/materialblock/blendingandtransparency:refraction">
+     * Blending and transparency: refraction</a>
+     */
+    public Refraction getRefraction() {
+        return Refraction.values()[nGetRefraction(getNativeObject())];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the refraction type of this material.
+     *
+     * @see
+     * <a href="https://google.github.io/filament/Materials.html#materialdefinitions/materialblock/blendingandtransparency:refractiontype">
+     * Blending and transparency: refractionType</a>
+     */
+    public RefractionType getRefractionType() {
+        return RefractionType.values()[nGetRefractionType(getNativeObject())];
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Returns the vertex domain of this material.
      *
@@ -847,6 +895,9 @@ public class Material {
     private static native float nGetMaskThreshold(long nativeMaterial);
     private static native float nGetSpecularAntiAliasingVariance(long nativeMaterial);
     private static native float nGetSpecularAntiAliasingThreshold(long nativeMaterial);
+    private static native int nGetRefraction(long nativeMaterial);
+    private static native int nGetRefractionType(long nativeMaterial);
+
 
     private static native int nGetParameterCount(long nativeMaterial);
     private static native void nGetParameters(long nativeMaterial,
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/Material.h b/filament/include/filament/Material.h
index 4a2da8150d..0c4af59e02 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/Material.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/Material.h
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ public:
     //! Returns the list of vertex attributes required by this material.
     AttributeBitset getRequiredAttributes() const noexcept;
 
+    //! Returns the refraction mode used by this material.
+    Refraction getRefraction() const noexcept;
+
+    // Return the refraction type used by this material.
+    RefractionType getRefractionType() const noexcept;
+
     /**
      * Returns the number of parameters declared by this material.
      * The returned value can be 0.
diff --git a/filament/src/Material.cpp b/filament/src/Material.cpp
index 1912de8cae..555b8a9e90 100644
--- a/filament/src/Material.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/Material.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ FMaterial::FMaterial(FEngine& engine, const Material::Builder& builder)
     parser->getVertexDomain(&mVertexDomain);
     parser->getMaterialDomain(&mMaterialDomain);
     parser->getRequiredAttributes(&mRequiredAttributes);
+    parser->getRefraction(&mRefraction);
+    parser->getRefractionType(&mRefractionType);
 
     if (mBlendingMode == BlendingMode::MASKED) {
         parser->getMaskThreshold(&mMaskThreshold);
@@ -601,6 +603,14 @@ AttributeBitset Material::getRequiredAttributes() const noexcept {
     return upcast(this)->getRequiredAttributes();
 }
 
+Refraction Material::getRefraction() const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getRefraction();
+}
+
+RefractionType Material::getRefractionType() const noexcept {
+    return upcast(this)->getRefractionType();
+}
+
 bool Material::hasParameter(const char* name) const noexcept {
     return upcast(this)->hasParameter(name);
 }
diff --git a/filament/src/MaterialParser.cpp b/filament/src/MaterialParser.cpp
index 1199f12550..8ecbcc773c 100644
--- a/filament/src/MaterialParser.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/MaterialParser.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ bool MaterialParser::getRequiredAttributes(AttributeBitset* value) const noexcep
     return true;
 }
 
+bool MaterialParser::getRefraction(Refraction* value) const noexcept {
+    static_assert(sizeof(Refraction) == sizeof(uint8_t),
+            "Refraction expected size is wrong");
+    return mImpl.getFromSimpleChunk(ChunkType::MaterialRefraction, (uint8_t*)value);
+}
+
+bool MaterialParser::getRefractionType(RefractionType* value) const noexcept {
+    static_assert(sizeof(RefractionType) == sizeof(uint8_t),
+            "RefractionType expected size is wrong");
+    return mImpl.getFromSimpleChunk(ChunkType::MaterialRefractionType, (uint8_t*)value);
+}
+
 bool MaterialParser::getShader(ShaderBuilder& shader,
         ShaderModel shaderModel, uint8_t variant, ShaderType stage) noexcept {
     return mImpl.mMaterialChunk.getShader(shader,
diff --git a/filament/src/MaterialParser.h b/filament/src/MaterialParser.h
index cdca4ab2f4..8ba077897c 100644
--- a/filament/src/MaterialParser.h
+++ b/filament/src/MaterialParser.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public:
     bool getMaskThreshold(float*) const noexcept;
     bool hasShadowMultiplier(bool*) const noexcept;
     bool getRequiredAttributes(AttributeBitset*) const noexcept;
+    bool getRefraction(Refraction* value) const noexcept;
+    bool getRefractionType(RefractionType* value) const noexcept;
     bool hasCustomDepthShader(bool* value) const noexcept;
     bool hasSpecularAntiAliasing(bool* value) const noexcept;
     bool getSpecularAntiAliasingVariance(float* value) const noexcept;
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Material.h b/filament/src/details/Material.h
index bd31a3df2f..30afe2996d 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Material.h
+++ b/filament/src/details/Material.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ public:
     float getMaskThreshold() const noexcept { return mMaskThreshold; }
     bool hasShadowMultiplier() const noexcept { return mHasShadowMultiplier; }
     AttributeBitset getRequiredAttributes() const noexcept { return mRequiredAttributes; }
+    Refraction getRefraction() const noexcept { return mRefraction; }
+    RefractionType getRefractionType() const noexcept { return mRefractionType; }
 
     bool hasSpecularAntiAliasing() const noexcept { return mSpecularAntiAliasing; }
     float getSpecularAntiAliasingVariance() const noexcept { return mSpecularAntiAliasingVariance; }
@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ private:
     MaterialDomain mMaterialDomain = MaterialDomain::SURFACE;
     CullingMode mCullingMode = CullingMode::NONE;
     AttributeBitset mRequiredAttributes;
+    Refraction mRefraction = Refraction::NONE;
+    RefractionType mRefractionType = RefractionType::SOLID;
     uint64_t mMaterialProperties = 0;
 
     float mMaskThreshold = 0.4f;