diff --git a/documentation/BUILTIN.md b/documentation/BUILTIN.md
index 9674763b..7b712a61 100644
--- a/documentation/BUILTIN.md
+++ b/documentation/BUILTIN.md
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ Attach a tracking ID to the interval.
 ### trackingIds(*interval*)
 Obtain an array of the tracking IDs attached to the interval.
 
+### transpose(*matrix*)
+Transpose a matrix. For modal transposition see rotate().
+
 ### trunc(*interval*)
 Truncate value towards zero to the nearest integer.
 
diff --git a/src/parser/__tests__/vector-broadcasting.spec.ts b/src/parser/__tests__/vector-broadcasting.spec.ts
index ee08501b..fa8b3799 100644
--- a/src/parser/__tests__/vector-broadcasting.spec.ts
+++ b/src/parser/__tests__/vector-broadcasting.spec.ts
@@ -481,4 +481,12 @@ describe('SonicWeave vector broadcasting', () => {
       ],
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('can transpose a matrix', () => {
+    const mat = sw2D`transpose([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]])`;
+    expect(mat).toEqual([
+      [1, 3, 5],
+      [2, 4, 6],
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/stdlib/builtin.ts b/src/stdlib/builtin.ts
index 58e6b544..42c79230 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/builtin.ts
+++ b/src/stdlib/builtin.ts
@@ -1631,6 +1631,27 @@ valFromPrimeArray.__doc__ =
   'Convert an array of prime mapping entries to a val.';
 valFromPrimeArray.__node__ = builtinNode(valFromPrimeArray);
 
+function transpose(matrix: SonicWeaveValue[][]) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(matrix)) {
+    return matrix;
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(matrix[0])) {
+    return [...matrix];
+  }
+  const width = matrix.reduce((w, row) => Math.max(w, row.length), 0);
+  const result: SonicWeaveValue[][] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < width; ++i) {
+    const row: SonicWeaveValue[] = [];
+    for (let j = 0; j < matrix.length; ++j) {
+      row.push(matrix[j][i] ?? fromInteger(0));
+    }
+    result.push(row);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+transpose.__doc__ = 'Transpose a matrix. For modal transposition see rotate().';
+transpose.__node__ = builtinNode(transpose);
+
 function hasConstantStructure_(this: ExpressionVisitor, scale?: Interval[]) {
   scale ??= this.currentScale;
   this.spendGas(scale.length * scale.length);
@@ -2508,6 +2529,7 @@ export const BUILTIN_CONTEXT: Record<string, Interval | SonicWeaveFunction> = {
   toPrimeArray,
   monzoFromPrimeArray,
   valFromPrimeArray,
+  transpose,
   hasConstantStructure: hasConstantStructure_,
   stepString: stepString_,
   str,