diff --git a/Sources/Automerge/Automerge.docc/Curation/Document.md b/Sources/Automerge/Automerge.docc/Curation/Document.md
index 7b41af2b..6bb6923b 100644
--- a/Sources/Automerge/Automerge.docc/Curation/Document.md
+++ b/Sources/Automerge/Automerge.docc/Curation/Document.md
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 - ``heads()``
 - ``getHistory()``
 - ``change(hash:)``
+- ``difference(from:to:)``
+- ``difference(since:)``
+- ``difference(to:)``
 
 ### Reading historical map values
 
diff --git a/Sources/Automerge/Document.swift b/Sources/Automerge/Document.swift
index ac2b7ff3..2c196fe3 100644
--- a/Sources/Automerge/Document.swift
+++ b/Sources/Automerge/Document.swift
@@ -946,6 +946,66 @@ public final class Document: @unchecked Sendable {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Generates patches between two points in the document history.
+    ///
+    /// Use:
+    /// ```
+    /// let doc = Document()
+    /// let textId = try! doc.putObject(obj: ObjId.ROOT, key: "text", ty: .Text)
+    /// let before = doc.heads()
+    ///
+    /// try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 0, delete: 0, value: "Hello")
+    /// let after = doc.heads()
+    ///
+    /// let patches = doc.difference(from: before, to: after)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - from: The set of heads at beginning point in the documents history.
+    ///   - to: The set of heads at ending point in the documents history.
+    /// - Note: `from` and `to` do not have to be chronological. Document state can move backward.
+    /// - Returns: The difference needed to produce a document at `to` when it is set at `from` in history.
+    public func difference(from before: Set<ChangeHash>, to after: Set<ChangeHash>) -> [Patch] {
+        sync {
+            let patches = self.doc.wrapErrors { doc in
+                doc.difference(before: before.map(\.bytes), after: after.map(\.bytes))
+            }
+            return patches.map { Patch($0) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Generates patches **since** a given point in the document history.
+    ///
+    /// Use:
+    /// ```
+    /// let doc = Document()
+    /// doc.difference(since: doc.heads())
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///     - since: The set of heads at the point in the documents history to compare to.
+    /// - Returns: The difference needed to produce current document given an arbitrary
+    /// point in the history.
+    public func difference(since lhs: Set<ChangeHash>) -> [Patch] {
+        difference(from: lhs, to: heads())
+    }
+
+    /// Generates patches **to** a given point in the document history.
+    ///
+    /// Use:
+    /// ```
+    /// let doc = Document()
+    /// doc.difference(to: doc.heads())
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///     - to: The set of heads at ending point in the documents history.
+    /// - Returns: The difference needed to move current document to a previous point
+    /// in the history.
+    public func difference(to rhs: Set<ChangeHash>) -> [Patch] {
+        difference(from: heads(), to: rhs)
+    }
+
     /// Get the path to an object within the document.
     ///
     /// - Parameter obj: The identifier of an array, dictionary or text object.
diff --git a/Tests/AutomergeTests/TestChanges.swift b/Tests/AutomergeTests/TestChanges.swift
index 177d890d..c5acccea 100644
--- a/Tests/AutomergeTests/TestChanges.swift
+++ b/Tests/AutomergeTests/TestChanges.swift
@@ -31,4 +31,57 @@ class ChangeSetTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(bytes, data)
         // print(data.hexEncodedString())
     }
+
+    func testDifferenceToPreviousCommit() throws {
+        let doc = Document()
+        let textId = try! doc.putObject(obj: ObjId.ROOT, key: "text", ty: .Text)
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 0, delete: 0, value: "Hello")
+
+        let before = doc.heads()
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 5, delete: 0, value: " World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦")
+
+        let patches = doc.difference(to: before)
+        let length = UInt64(" World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦".unicodeScalars.count)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.first?.action, .DeleteSeq(DeleteSeq(obj: textId, index: 5, length: length)))
+    }
+
+    func testDifferenceSincePreviousCommit() throws {
+        let doc = Document()
+        let textId = try! doc.putObject(obj: ObjId.ROOT, key: "text", ty: .Text)
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 0, delete: 0, value: "Hello")
+
+        let before = doc.heads()
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 5, delete: 0, value: " World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦")
+
+        let patches = doc.difference(since: before)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.first?.action, .SpliceText(obj: textId, index: 5, value: " World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦", marks: [:]))
+    }
+
+    func testDifferenceBetweenTwoCommitsInHistory() throws {
+        let doc = Document()
+        let textId = try! doc.putObject(obj: ObjId.ROOT, key: "text", ty: .Text)
+        let before = doc.heads()
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 0, delete: 0, value: "Hello")
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 5, delete: 0, value: " World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦")
+        let after = doc.heads()
+
+        let patches = doc.difference(from: before, to: after)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches.first?.action, .SpliceText(obj: textId, index: 0, value: "Hello World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦", marks: [:]))
+    }
+
+    func testDifferenceProperty_DifferenceBetweenCommitAndCurrent_DifferenceSinceCommit_ResultsEquals() throws {
+        let doc = Document()
+        let textId = try! doc.putObject(obj: ObjId.ROOT, key: "text", ty: .Text)
+        let before = doc.heads()
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 0, delete: 0, value: "Hello")
+        try doc.spliceText(obj: textId, start: 5, delete: 0, value: " World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦")
+
+        let patches1 = doc.difference(from: before, to: doc.heads())
+        let patches2 = doc.difference(since: before)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches1.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(patches1, patches2)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/automerge.udl b/rust/src/automerge.udl
index 91cc92c9..faa9f98f 100644
--- a/rust/src/automerge.udl
+++ b/rust/src/automerge.udl
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ interface Doc {
 
     Change? change_by_hash(ChangeHash hash);
 
+    sequence<Patch> difference(sequence<ChangeHash> before, sequence<ChangeHash> after);
+
     void commit_with(string? msg, i64 time);
 
     sequence<u8> save();
diff --git a/rust/src/doc.rs b/rust/src/doc.rs
index 90c363cd..e8dbd3e8 100644
--- a/rust/src/doc.rs
+++ b/rust/src/doc.rs
@@ -585,6 +585,20 @@ impl Doc {
         changes.into_iter().map(|h| h.hash().into()).collect()
     }
 
+    pub fn difference(&self, before: Vec<ChangeHash>, after: Vec<ChangeHash>) -> Vec<Patch> {
+        let lhs = before
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(am::ChangeHash::from)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let rhs = after
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(am::ChangeHash::from)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut doc = self.0.write().unwrap();
+        let patches = doc.diff(&lhs, &rhs);
+        patches.into_iter().map(Patch::from).collect()
+    }
+
     pub fn change_by_hash(&self, hash: ChangeHash) -> Option<Change> {
         let doc = self.0.write().unwrap();
         doc.get_change_by_hash(&am::ChangeHash::from(hash))