diff --git a/src/create-composite-object.js b/src/create-composite-object.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..291154d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/create-composite-object.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const dotty = require("dotty");
+const defaultValue = require("default-value");
+
+const createObject = require("./create-object");
+const createPropertyMapper = require("./property-mapper");
+const max = require("./util/max");
+const min = require("./util/min");
+
+function getPosition(object) {
+	return {
+		x: defaultValue(object.x, 0),
+		y: defaultValue(object.y, 0)
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = function createCompositeObject(options) {
+	let mapProperties = createPropertyMapper(options.propertyMap);
+
+	let compositeObject = createObject(Object.assign({
+		onSet: function setCompositeProperties(properties) {
+			let mappedProperties = mapProperties(properties);
+
+			Object.keys(mappedProperties).forEach((objectName) => {
+				if (objectName !== "_") {
+					if (this.objects[objectName] != null) {
+						this.objects[objectName].set(mappedProperties[objectName]);
+					} else {
+						throw new Error(`The object specified in the property map as '${objectName}' does not exist`);
+					}
+				}
+			});
+
+			/* We return the `_` object here, which contains all the unmapped
+			 * properties - we assume that all unmapped properties are meant to
+			 * apply to the composite object rather than its child objects. The
+			 * original `.set` method (as defined in createObject) will then use
+			 * this result. */
+			return defaultValue(mappedProperties._, {});
+		},
+		onRender: function onRender(context) {
+			Object.keys(this.objects).forEach((objectName) => {
+				let object = this.objects[objectName];
+				let position = getPosition(object);
+
+				object.render(context, {
+					x: object.x - this.renderOffsetX,
+					y: object.y - this.renderOffsetY
+				});
+			});
+		},
+		onRecalculateSize: function onRecalculateSize() {
+			let objectMetrics = Object.keys(this.objects).map((objectName) => {
+				let object = this.objects[objectName];
+				let position = getPosition(object);
+
+				console.log(object.type, [object.x, object.y], [position.x, position.y], object.renderWidth, object.renderHeight);
+
+				return {
+					x1: position.x,
+					y1: position.y,
+					x2: position.x + object.renderWidth,
+					y2: position.y + object.renderHeight
+				}
+			});
+
+			let x1 = min(objectMetrics.map(object => object.x1));
+			let y1 = min(objectMetrics.map(object => object.y1));
+			let x2 = max(objectMetrics.map(object => object.x2));
+			let y2 = max(objectMetrics.map(object => object.y2));
+
+			return {
+				width: x2 - x1,
+				height: y2 - y1,
+				offsetX: x1,
+				offsetY: y1
+			}
+		}
+	}, options));
+
+	Object.keys(compositeObject.objects).forEach((objectName) => {
+		compositeObject.objects[objectName].on("recalculatedSize", () => {
+			compositeObject.recalculateSize();
+		});
+
+		compositeObject.objects[objectName].on("renderedToCache", () => {
+			compositeObject.bustCache();
+		});
+	});
+
+	return compositeObject;
+};
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 780e19b..5aad1f8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 module.exports = {
 	validateSync: require("./validate-sync"),
-	createObject: require("./create-object")
+	createObject: require("./create-object"),
+	createCompositeObject: require("./create-composite-object")
 }
diff --git a/src/util/max.js b/src/util/max.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e3790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/max.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function max(values) {
+	return Math.max(...values);
+}
diff --git a/src/util/min.js b/src/util/min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005c428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function min(values) {
+	return Math.min(...values);
+}