diff --git a/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/OrElseSpec.scala b/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/OrElseSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7198d704b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/OrElseSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Lightbend Inc. <https://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+
+package akka.actor.typed
+
+import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace
+
+import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors
+import akka.testkit.typed.TestKitSettings
+import akka.testkit.typed.scaladsl._
+import org.scalatest.WordSpecLike
+
+object OrElseSpec {
+  sealed trait Ping
+  case class Ping1(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) extends Ping
+  case class Ping2(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) extends Ping
+  case class Ping3(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) extends Ping
+  case class Pong(counter: Int)
+
+  def ping(counters: Map[String, Int]): Behavior[Ping] = {
+
+    val ping1: Behavior[Ping] = Behaviors.receiveMessagePartial {
+      case Ping1(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) ⇒
+        val newCounters = counters.updated("ping1", counters.getOrElse("ping1", 0) + 1)
+        replyTo ! Pong(newCounters("ping1"))
+        ping(newCounters)
+    }
+
+    val ping2: Behavior[Ping] = Behaviors.receiveMessage {
+      case Ping2(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) ⇒
+        val newCounters = counters.updated("ping2", counters.getOrElse("ping2", 0) + 1)
+        replyTo ! Pong(newCounters("ping2"))
+        ping(newCounters)
+      case _ ⇒ Behaviors.unhandled
+    }
+
+    val ping3: Behavior[Ping] = Behaviors.receiveMessagePartial {
+      case Ping3(replyTo: ActorRef[Pong]) ⇒
+        val newCounters = counters.updated("ping3", counters.getOrElse("ping3", 0) + 1)
+        replyTo ! Pong(newCounters("ping3"))
+        ping(newCounters)
+    }
+
+    ping1.orElse(ping2).orElse(ping3)
+  }
+
+}
+
+class OrElseSpec extends WordSpecLike with TypedAkkaSpec {
+
+  import OrElseSpec._
+
+  "Behavior.orElse" must {
+
+    "use first matching behavior" in {
+      val inbox = TestInbox[Pong]("reply")
+      val testkit = BehaviorTestKit(ping(Map.empty))
+      testkit.run(Ping1(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(1))
+      testkit.run(Ping1(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(2))
+
+      testkit.run(Ping2(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(1))
+      testkit.run(Ping3(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(1))
+      testkit.run(Ping2(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(2))
+      testkit.run(Ping3(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(2))
+
+      testkit.run(Ping1(inbox.ref))
+      inbox.receiveMessage() should ===(Pong(3))
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
index 25a95e236a..c573f3c447 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ package akka.actor.typed
 
 import akka.actor.InvalidMessageException
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorImpl
-
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
+
+import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorImpl.OrElseBehavior
 import akka.util.{ LineNumbers, OptionVal }
 import akka.annotation.{ DoNotInherit, InternalApi }
 import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.{ ActorContext ⇒ SAC }
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ sealed abstract class Behavior[T] { behavior ⇒
    * (which cannot be expressed directly due to type inference problems).
    */
   final def narrow[U <: T]: Behavior[U] = this.asInstanceOf[Behavior[U]]
+
+  /**
+   * Composes this `Behavior with a fallback `Behavior` which
+   * is used when this `Behavior` doesn't handle the message or signal, i.e.
+   * when `unhandled` is returned.
+   *
+   *  @param that the fallback `Behavior`
+   */
+  final def orElse(that: Behavior[T]): Behavior[T] = new OrElseBehavior[T](this, that)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/BehaviorImpl.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/BehaviorImpl.scala
index 554061a467..c0d3e0fc63 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/BehaviorImpl.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/BehaviorImpl.scala
@@ -178,4 +178,20 @@ import scala.reflect.ClassTag
     override def toString = s"$toStringPrefix(${LineNumbers(beforeOnMessage)},${LineNumbers(beforeOnSignal)},$behavior)"
   }
 
+  class OrElseBehavior[T](first: Behavior[T], second: Behavior[T]) extends ExtensibleBehavior[T] {
+    override def receive(ctx: AC[T], msg: T): Behavior[T] = {
+      Behavior.interpretMessage(first, ctx, msg) match {
+        case _: UnhandledBehavior.type ⇒ Behavior.interpretMessage(second, ctx, msg)
+        case handled                   ⇒ handled
+      }
+    }
+
+    override def receiveSignal(ctx: AC[T], msg: Signal): Behavior[T] = {
+      Behavior.interpretSignal(first, ctx, msg) match {
+        case _: UnhandledBehavior.type ⇒ Behavior.interpretSignal(second, ctx, msg)
+        case handled                   ⇒ handled
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/Behaviors.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/Behaviors.scala
index 96f73d9e0e..69fb42b008 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/Behaviors.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/Behaviors.scala
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ object Behaviors {
 
   /**
    * Construct an immutable actor behavior from a partial message handler which treats undefined messages as unhandled.
+   *
+   * Behaviors can also be composed with [[Behavior#orElse]].
    */
   def receivePartial[T](onMessage: PartialFunction[(ActorContext[T], T), Behavior[T]]): Receive[T] =
     Behaviors.receive[T] { (ctx, t) ⇒
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ object Behaviors {
 
   /**
    * Construct an immutable actor behavior from a partial message handler which treats undefined messages as unhandled.
+   *
+   * Behaviors can also be composed with [[Behavior#orElse]].
    */
   def receiveMessagePartial[T](onMessage: PartialFunction[T, Behavior[T]]): Receive[T] =
     Behaviors.receive[T] { (_, t) ⇒