diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunction.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunction.java
index cb100a4b2..49af31c39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunction.java
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ public interface FailableFunction<T, R, E extends Throwable> {
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
     FailableFunction NOP = t -> null;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a function that always returns its input argument.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the type of the input and output objects to the function
+     * @param <E> Thrown exception.
+     * @return a function that always returns its input argument
+     */
+    static <T, E extends Throwable> FailableFunction<T, T, E> identity() {
+        return t -> t;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns The NOP singleton.
      *
@@ -70,4 +81,18 @@ public interface FailableFunction<T, R, E extends Throwable> {
      */
     R apply(T input) throws E;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a composed {@code FailableFunction} like {@link Function#compose(Function)}.
+     *
+     * @param <V> the input type to the {@code before} function, and to the composed function.
+     * @param before the operator to apply before this one.
+     * @return a a composed {@code FailableFunction} like {@link Function#compose(Function)}.
+     * @throws NullPointerException if before is null.
+     * @throws E Thrown when a consumer fails.
+     * @see #andThen(FailableFunction)
+     */
+    default <V> FailableFunction<V, R, E> compose(final FailableFunction<? super V, ? extends T, E> before) throws E {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(before);
+        return (final V v) -> apply(before.apply(v));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunctionsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunctionsTest.java
index ce8b56759..ca3ccd4a6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunctionsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/function/FailableFunctionsTest.java
@@ -859,6 +859,34 @@ public class FailableFunctionsTest {
         assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> failingFunction.andThen(null));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFunctionCompose() throws Throwable {
+        final Testable<?, ?> testable = new Testable<>(null);
+        final FailableFunction<Object, Integer, Throwable> failing = t -> {
+            testable.setThrowable(ERROR);
+            testable.test();
+            return 0;
+        };
+        final FailableFunction<Object, Integer, Throwable> nop = FailableFunction.nop();
+        Throwable e = assertThrows(OutOfMemoryError.class, () -> nop.compose(failing).apply(0));
+        assertSame(ERROR, e);
+        e = assertThrows(OutOfMemoryError.class, () -> failing.compose(nop).apply(0));
+        assertSame(ERROR, e);
+        // Does not throw
+        nop.compose(nop);
+        // Documented in Javadoc edge-case.
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> failing.compose(null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFunctionIdentity() throws Throwable {
+        final FailableFunction<Integer, Integer, Throwable> nop = FailableFunction.identity();
+        // Does not throw
+        nop.compose(nop);
+        // Documented in Javadoc edge-case.
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> nop.compose(null));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetAsBooleanSupplier() {
         final Testable<?, ?> testable = new Testable<>(ILLEGAL_STATE_EXCEPTION);