diff --git a/include/cglm/call/vec3.h b/include/cglm/call/vec3.h
index 34d2cdd..5fec1ed 100644
--- a/include/cglm/call/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/call/vec3.h
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ CGLM_EXPORT
 void
 glmc_vec3_reflect(vec3 I, vec3 N, vec3 dest);
 
+CGLM_EXPORT
+void
+glmc_vec3_faceforward(vec3 N, vec3 I, vec3 Nref, vec3 dest);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/cglm/struct/vec3.h b/include/cglm/struct/vec3.h
index 9763367..95cbcc3 100644
--- a/include/cglm/struct/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/struct/vec3.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
    CGLM_INLINE vec3s glms_vec3_swizzle(vec3s v, int mask);
    CGLM_INLINE vec3s glms_vec3_make(float * restrict src);
    CGLM_INLINE vec3s glms_vec3_reflect(vec3s I, vec3s N);
+   CGLM_INLINE vec3s glms_vec3_faceforward(vec3s N, vec3s I, vec3s Nref);
 
  Convenient:
    CGLM_INLINE vec3s glms_cross(vec3s a, vec3s b);
@@ -1099,4 +1100,12 @@ glms_vec3_(reflect)(vec3s I, vec3s N) {
   return dest;
 }
 
+CGLM_INLINE
+vec3s
+glms_vec3_(faceforward)(vec3s N, vec3s I, vec3s Nref) {
+  vec3s dest;
+  glm_vec3_faceforward(N.raw, I.raw, Nref.raw, dest.raw);
+  return dest;
+}
+
 #endif /* cglms_vec3s_h */
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec3.h b/include/cglm/vec3.h
index 47228cc..79318cf 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec3.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
    CGLM_INLINE void  glm_vec3_make(float * restrict src, vec3 dest);
    CGLM_INLINE void  glm_vec3_reflect(vec3 I, vec3 N, vec3 dest);
    CGLM_INLINE void  glm_vec3_refract(vec3 I, vec3 N, float ior, vec3 dest);
+   CGLM_INLINE void  glm_vec3_faceforward(vec3 N, vec3 I, vec3 Nref, vec3 dest);
 
  Convenient:
    CGLM_INLINE void  glm_cross(vec3 a, vec3 b, vec3 d);
@@ -1219,4 +1220,26 @@ glm_vec3_reflect(vec3 I, vec3 N, vec3 dest) {
   glm_vec3_sub(I, temp, dest);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * @brief a vector pointing in the same direction as another
+ *
+ * orients a vector to point away from a surface as defined by its normal
+ *
+ * @param[in] N      vector to orient.
+ * @param[in] I      incident vector
+ * @param[in] Nref   reference vector
+ * @param[out] dest  oriented vector, pointing away from the surface.
+ */
+CGLM_INLINE
+void 
+glm_vec3_faceforward(vec3 N, vec3 I, vec3 Nref, vec3 dest) {
+  if (glm_vec3_dot(I, Nref) < 0.0f) {
+    /* N is facing away from I */
+    glm_vec3_copy(N, dest);
+  } else {
+    /* N is facing towards I, negate it */
+    glm_vec3_negate_to(N, dest);
+  }
+}
+
 #endif /* cglm_vec3_h */