diff --git a/examples/Readme.md b/examples/Readme.md
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--- a/examples/Readme.md
+++ b/examples/Readme.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 - [GD Image with logo](./imageWithLogo.php): a logo on top of the QR Code
 - [GD image with text](./imageWithText.php): description text under the QR Code ([#35](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-qrcode/issues/35))
 - [ImageMagick with logo](./imagickWithLogo.php): a logo on top of the QR Code
+- [ImageMagick with image as background](./imagickImageAsBackground.php): an image as full size background of the QR Code
 - [SVG with logo](./svgWithLogo.php): an SVG QR Code with embedded logo (that is also SVG)
 - [SVG with "melted" modules](./svgMeltedModules.php): an effect where the matrix appears to be like melted wax ([#127](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-qrcode/issues/127))
 - [SVG with randomly colored modules](./svgRandomColoredDots.php): a visual effect using multiple colors for the matrix modules ([#136](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-qrcode/discussions/136))
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diff --git a/examples/imagickImageAsBackground.php b/examples/imagickImageAsBackground.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * ImageMagick with image as background example
+ *
+ * @created      08.09.2023
+ * @author       smiley <smiley@chillerlan.net>
+ * @copyright    2023 smiley
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRImagick;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputInterface;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QRCode;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QRCodeException;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions;
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+class QRImagickImageAsBackground extends QRImagick{
+
+	/**
+	 * @inheritDoc
+	 */
+	protected function createImage():Imagick{
+		$imagick = new Imagick($this->options->background);
+		$width   = $imagick->getImageWidth();
+		$height  = $imagick->getImageHeight();
+
+		// crop the background if necessary
+		if(($width / $height) !== 1){
+			$cropsize = ($width > $height) ? $height : $width;
+
+			$imagick->cropImage($cropsize, $cropsize, 0, 0);
+		}
+
+		// scale the background to fit the size of the QR Code
+		if($imagick->getImageWidth() !== $this->length){
+			$imagick->scaleImage($this->length, $this->length, true);
+		}
+
+		if($this->options->quality > -1){
+			$imagick->setImageCompressionQuality(max(0, min(100, $this->options->quality)));
+		}
+
+		return $imagick;
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * augment the QROptions class
+ */
+class ImageAsBackgroundOptions extends QROptions{
+
+	protected string $background;
+
+	/**
+	 * check background image
+	 *
+	 * @throws \chillerlan\QRCode\QRCodeException
+	 */
+	protected function set_background(string $background):void{
+
+		if(!file_exists($background) || !is_file($background) || !is_readable($background)){
+			throw new QRCodeException('invalid background file');
+		}
+
+		// @todo: check/validate desired image format
+
+		$this->background = $background;
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Runtime
+ */
+
+$options = new ImageAsBackgroundOptions;
+
+$options->background       = __DIR__.'/background.jpg'; // setting from the augmented options
+$options->version          = 5;
+$options->outputType       = QROutputInterface::CUSTOM;
+$options->outputInterface  = QRImagickImageAsBackground::class; // use the custom output class
+$options->eccLevel         = EccLevel::H;
+$options->outputBase64     = false;
+$options->scale            = 10;
+$options->drawLightModules = true;
+$options->markupDark       = '#00000040'; // RGBA, adjust opacity to increase contrast
+$options->markupLight      = '#ffffffa0';
+$options->invertMatrix     = false;
+$options->quietzoneSize    = 1;
+
+
+// dump the output, with an additional logo
+$out = (new QRCode($options))->render('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ');
+
+if(PHP_SAPI !== 'cli'){
+	header('Content-type: image/png');
+
+	echo $out;
+}
+
+exit;
+
+