diff --git a/lua/rose-pine/config.lua b/lua/rose-pine/config.lua
index eb05330..bbc9967 100644
--- a/lua/rose-pine/config.lua
+++ b/lua/rose-pine/config.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ config.options = {
 		transparency = false,
 	},
 
+	---@type table<string, table<string, string>>
+	palette = {},
+
 	---@type table<string, string | PaletteColor>
 	groups = {
 		border = "muted",
diff --git a/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua b/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
index ffa5f81..59c300c 100644
--- a/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
+++ b/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ local variants = {
 	},
 }
 
+if options.palette ~= nil and next(options.palette) then
+	-- handle variant specific overrides
+	for variant_name, override_palette in pairs(options.palette) do
+		if variants[variant_name] then
+			variants[variant_name] = vim.tbl_extend("force", variants[variant_name], override_palette or {})
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 if variants[options.variant] ~= nil then
 	return variants[options.variant]
 end
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 7c1ac9b..febb363 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ require("rose-pine").setup({
         h6 = "foam",
     },
 
+    pallete = {
+        -- Override the builtin palette per variant
+        -- moon = {
+        --     base = '#18191a',
+        --     overlay = '#363738',
+        -- },
+    },
+
     highlight_groups = {
         -- Comment = { fg = "foam" },
         -- VertSplit = { fg = "muted", bg = "muted" },