diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.cpp
index 232858a06c..c62501e900 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ void AudioSampleBuffer::applyGain (const int startSample,
         applyGain (i, startSample, numSamples, gain);
 }
 
+void AudioSampleBuffer::applyGainRamp (const int startSample,
+                                       const int numSamples,
+                                       const float startGain,
+                                       const float endGain) noexcept
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < numChannels; ++i)
+        applyGainRamp (i, startSample, numSamples, startGain, endGain);
+}
+
 void AudioSampleBuffer::addFrom (const int destChannel,
                                  const int destStartSample,
                                  const AudioSampleBuffer& source,
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
index 7eb37dc510..2a44aea194 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
@@ -256,6 +256,20 @@ public:
                         float startGain,
                         float endGain) noexcept;
 
+    /** Applies a range of gains to a region of all channels.
+
+        The gain that is applied to each sample will vary from
+        startGain on the first sample to endGain on the last Sample,
+        so it can be used to do basic fades.
+
+        For speed, this doesn't check whether the sample numbers
+        are in-range, so be careful!
+    */
+    void applyGainRamp (int startSample,
+                        int numSamples,
+                        float startGain,
+                        float endGain) noexcept;
+
     /** Adds samples from another buffer to this one.
 
         @param destChannel          the channel within this buffer to add the samples to