diff --git a/examples/Container.js b/examples/Container.js
index f1ffa64d..78eac928 100644
--- a/examples/Container.js
+++ b/examples/Container.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Container extends Component {
               </h2>
             </div>
 
+            <div className={styles.mapContainer}>
             <Switch>
               {routes.map(route => (
                 <Route
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class Container extends Component {
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.js b/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..439170b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React, { useState, Fragment } from 'react';
+import Map from '../../src/index';
+import CustomOverlay from '../../src/components/CustomOverlay';
+import styles from './withCustomOverlay.module.css';
+
+const WithCustomOverlay = (props) => {
+  const [showOverlay, setShowOverlay] = useState(true);
+  if (!props.loaded) return <div>Loading...</div>;
+
+  return (
+    <Fragment>
+      <button
+        className={styles.button}
+        onClick={() => setShowOverlay(!showOverlay)}
+      >
+        Toggle Popup
+      </button>
+      <Map google={props.google} className="map" zoom={14}>
+        <CustomOverlay
+          position={{ lat: 37.782551, lng: -122.425368 }}
+          visible={showOverlay}
+          className={styles.overlayContainer}
+          passThroughMouseEvents={true}
+        >
+          <div>Hi there. I'm a custom overlay.</div>
+        </CustomOverlay>
+      </Map>
+    </Fragment>
+  );
+};
+
+export default WithCustomOverlay;
diff --git a/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.module.css b/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a918c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/components/withCustomOverlay.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.overlayContainer {
+  background-color: white;
+  padding: 20px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -100%);
+}
+
+.button {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 10px;
+  left: 10px;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/index.js b/examples/index.js
index 672f4339..b7443407 100644
--- a/examples/index.js
+++ b/examples/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Polygon from './components/withPolygons';
 import Polyline from './components/withPolylines';
 import Rectangle from './components/withRectangle';
 import CustomEvents from './components/resizeEvent';
+import CustomOverlay from './components/withCustomOverlay';
 
 const routes = [
   {
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ const routes = [
     path: '/onResizeEvent',
     name: 'Custom events',
     component: CustomEvents
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/onCustomPopup',
+    name: 'Custom overlay',
+    component: CustomOverlay
   }
 ];
 
diff --git a/examples/styles.module.css b/examples/styles.module.css
index dc14afda..813c1567 100644
--- a/examples/styles.module.css
+++ b/examples/styles.module.css
@@ -64,5 +64,12 @@ html, body {
     order: 2;
     position: relative;
     min-height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+
+    .mapContainer {
+      flex: 1;
+      position: relative; 
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 9499bf60..fd1167ed 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -106,3 +106,16 @@ export interface IInfoWindowProps extends Partial<google.maps.InfoWindowOptions>
 export class InfoWindow extends React.Component<IInfoWindowProps, any> {
 
 }
+
+
+export interface ICustomOverlayProps {
+  google?: typeof google
+  map?: google.maps.Map
+  position: google.maps.LatLng | google.maps.LatLngLiteral,
+  visible?: boolean,
+  passThroughMouseEvents?: boolean
+}
+
+export class CustomOverlay extends React.Component<ICustomOverlayProps, any> {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/CustomOverlay.js b/src/components/CustomOverlay.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2cf250c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CustomOverlay.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import React, { useRef, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+function createPopupClass() {
+  function Popup({ position, content, map, passThroughMouseEvents, onDraw }) {
+    this.position = position;
+    this.containerDiv = content;
+    this.onDraw = onDraw;
+    this.setMap(map);
+    if (!passThroughMouseEvents) {
+      google.maps.OverlayView.preventMapHitsAndGesturesFrom(this.containerDiv);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Popup.prototype = Object.create(google.maps.OverlayView.prototype);
+
+  Popup.prototype.show = function () {
+    this.containerDiv.style.visibility = 'visible';
+  };
+
+  Popup.prototype.hide = function () {
+    this.containerDiv.style.visibility = 'hidden';
+  };
+
+  Popup.prototype.onAdd = function () {
+    this.getPanes().floatPane.appendChild(this.containerDiv);
+  };
+
+  Popup.prototype.onRemove = function () {
+    if (this.containerDiv.parentElement) {
+      this.containerDiv.parentElement.removeChild(this.containerDiv);
+    }
+  };
+
+  Popup.prototype.draw = function () {
+    if (!this.position) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.onDraw();
+    var divPosition = this.getProjection().fromLatLngToDivPixel(this.position);
+    var display =
+      Math.abs(divPosition.x) < 4000 && Math.abs(divPosition.y) < 4000
+        ? 'block'
+        : 'none';
+
+    if (display === 'block') {
+      this.containerDiv.style.left = divPosition.x + 'px';
+      this.containerDiv.style.top = divPosition.y + 'px';
+    }
+    if (this.containerDiv.style.display !== display) {
+      this.containerDiv.style.display = display;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return Popup;
+}
+
+const asLatLng = (position) =>
+  !position || position instanceof google.maps.LatLng
+    ? position
+    : new google.maps.LatLng(position.lat, position.lng);
+
+export const CustomOverlay = ({
+  map,
+  position,
+  children,
+  visible,
+  className,
+  passThroughMouseEvents
+}) => {
+  const [hasDrawn, setHasDrawn] = useState(false);
+  const containerRef = useRef(null);
+  const popoverRef = useRef(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (map) {
+      const Popup = createPopupClass();
+      popoverRef.current = new Popup({
+        position: asLatLng(position),
+        content: containerRef.current,
+        map,
+        passThroughMouseEvents,
+        onDraw: () => setHasDrawn(true)
+      });
+    }
+  }, [map]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const popover = popoverRef.current;
+    if (popover) {
+      popover.position = asLatLng(position);
+      popover.draw();
+    }
+  }, [position]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const popover = popoverRef.current;
+    if (popover) {
+      visible ? popover.show() : popover.hide();
+    }
+  }, [visible]);
+
+  const display = hasDrawn ? 'block' : 'none';
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={className}
+      style={{ position: 'absolute', display }}
+      ref={containerRef}
+    >
+      {visible && children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+CustomOverlay.propTypes = {
+  className: PropTypes.string,
+  children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+  map: PropTypes.object,
+  position: PropTypes.object,
+  visible: PropTypes.bool,
+  passThroughMouseEvents: PropTypes.bool
+};
+
+CustomOverlay.defaultProps = {
+  visible: true
+};
+
+export default CustomOverlay;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index edd3abec..8d9141b9 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export {Polygon} from './components/Polygon';
 export {Polyline} from './components/Polyline';
 export {Circle} from './components/Circle';
 export {Rectangle} from './components/Rectangle';
+export {CustomOverlay} from './components/CustomOverlay';
 
 export class Map extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {