diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index 2800647d69a..8234de6c6a4 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -871,6 +871,97 @@ def getbbox(
         width, height = size[0] + 2 * stroke_width, size[1] + 2 * stroke_width
         return left, top, left + width, top + height
 
+    def getmask(
+        self,
+        text,
+        mode="",
+        direction=None,
+        features=None,
+        language=None,
+        stroke_width=0,
+        anchor=None,
+        ink=0,
+        start=None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Create a bitmap for the text.
+
+        If the font uses antialiasing, the bitmap should have mode ``L`` and use a
+        maximum value of 255. If the font has embedded color data, the bitmap
+        should have mode ``RGBA``. Otherwise, it should have mode ``1``.
+
+        :param text: Text to render.
+        :param mode: Used by some graphics drivers to indicate what mode the
+                     driver prefers; if empty, the renderer may return either
+                     mode. Note that the mode is always a string, to simplify
+                     C-level implementations.
+
+                     .. versionadded:: 1.1.5
+
+        :param direction: Direction of the text. It can be 'rtl' (right to
+                          left), 'ltr' (left to right) or 'ttb' (top to bottom).
+                          Requires libraqm.
+
+                          .. versionadded:: 4.2.0
+
+        :param features: A list of OpenType font features to be used during text
+                         layout. This is usually used to turn on optional
+                         font features that are not enabled by default,
+                         for example 'dlig' or 'ss01', but can be also
+                         used to turn off default font features for
+                         example '-liga' to disable ligatures or '-kern'
+                         to disable kerning.  To get all supported
+                         features, see
+                         https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/featurelist
+                         Requires libraqm.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 4.2.0
+
+        :param language: Language of the text. Different languages may use
+                         different glyph shapes or ligatures. This parameter tells
+                         the font which language the text is in, and to apply the
+                         correct substitutions as appropriate, if available.
+                         It should be a `BCP 47 language code
+                         <https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/>`_
+                         Requires libraqm.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 6.0.0
+
+        :param stroke_width: The width of the text stroke.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 6.2.0
+
+        :param anchor:  The text anchor alignment. Determines the relative location of
+                        the anchor to the text. The default alignment is top left,
+                        specifically ``la`` for horizontal text and ``lt`` for
+                        vertical text. See :ref:`text-anchors` for details.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 8.0.0
+
+        :param ink: Foreground ink for rendering in RGBA mode.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 8.0.0
+
+        :param start: Tuple of horizontal and vertical offset, as text may render
+                      differently when starting at fractional coordinates.
+
+                         .. versionadded:: 9.4.0
+
+        :return: An internal PIL storage memory instance as defined by the
+                 :py:mod:`PIL.Image.core` interface module.
+        """
+        return self.getmask2(
+            text,
+            mode,
+            direction=direction,
+            features=features,
+            language=language,
+            stroke_width=stroke_width,
+            anchor=anchor,
+            ink=ink,
+            start=start,
+        )[0]
+
     def getmask2(
         self,
         text,