diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 2465f6381..1d631bc38 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Suggests:
     packagedocs (>= 0.4.0),
     rmarkdown,
     roxygen2,
-    testthat
+    testthat,
+    ggridges
 Roxygen: list(wrap = FALSE)
 RoxygenNote: 6.0.1
 VignetteBuilder: packagedocs
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 7419d9050..0fa52b484 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export(ggally_box_no_facet)
 export(ggally_cor)
 export(ggally_density)
 export(ggally_densityDiag)
+export(ggally_density_ridges)
 export(ggally_denstrip)
 export(ggally_diagAxis)
 export(ggally_dot)
diff --git a/R/gg-plots.R b/R/gg-plots.R
index a6f060c32..a7fcd128b 100644
--- a/R/gg-plots.R
+++ b/R/gg-plots.R
@@ -1329,3 +1329,33 @@ ggally_na <- function(data = NULL, mapping = NULL, size = 10, color = "grey20",
 ggally_naDiag <- function(...) {
   ggally_na(...)
 }
+
+#' Create a ridgeline plot.
+#'
+#' `ggally_density_ridges` arranges multiple density plots in a staggered fashion, as in the cover of the famous Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures.
+#'
+#' @param data The data set used.
+#' @param mapping The aesthetics used.
+#' @param ... Other parameters passed on to \code{\link[ggridges]{geom_density_ridges}}.
+#'
+#' @examples
+#'   data(iris)
+#'   ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = ggally_density_ridges))
+#'   ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = ggally_density_ridges, mapping = ggplot2::aes(color = Species)))
+#'   ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = wrap(ggally_density_ridges, rel_min_height = 0.01), mapping = ggplot2::aes(color = Species)))
+#'
+#' @author Jens Preussner \email{jens.preussner@@mpi-bn.mpg.de}
+#' @export
+ggally_density_ridges <- function(data, mapping, ...) {
+  require_pkgs("ggridges")
+  horizontal <- is_horizontal(data, mapping)
+
+  if (!horizontal) {
+    mapping <- mapping_swap_x_y(mapping)
+  }
+
+  mapping <- mapping_color_to_fill(mapping)
+
+  ggplot2::ggplot(data) +
+    ggridges::geom_density_ridges2(mapping, ...)
+}
diff --git a/man/ggally_density_ridges.Rd b/man/ggally_density_ridges.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43148eed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/ggally_density_ridges.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/gg-plots.R
+\name{ggally_density_ridges}
+\alias{ggally_density_ridges}
+\title{Create a ridgeline plot.}
+\usage{
+ggally_density_ridges(data, mapping, ...)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{data}{The data set used.}
+
+\item{mapping}{The aesthetics used.}
+
+\item{...}{Other parameters passed on to \code{\link[ggridges]{geom_density_ridges}}.}
+}
+\description{
+`ggally_density_ridges` arranges multiple density plots in a staggered fashion, as in the cover of the famous Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures.
+}
+\examples{
+  data(iris)
+  ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = ggally_density_ridges))
+  ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = ggally_density_ridges, mapping = ggplot2::aes(color = Species)))
+  ggpairs(iris, lower = list("combo" = wrap(ggally_density_ridges, rel_min_height = 0.01), mapping = ggplot2::aes(color = Species)))
+
+}
+\author{
+Jens Preussner \email{jens.preussner@mpi-bn.mpg.de}
+}