diff --git a/src/model/model.ts b/src/model/model.ts
index b3a7910..590bb62 100644
--- a/src/model/model.ts
+++ b/src/model/model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Definition, UnknownDefinition} from "./property-definition";
-import {ConstructorOf} from "../utils";
+import {ConstructorOf, Modify} from "../utils";
 
 /**
  * A model shape.
@@ -524,6 +524,32 @@ export function defineModel<T extends object, Shape extends ModelShape<T>, Ident
 	return new ModelManager<T, Shape, Identifier>(definition);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Define a new model, extending an existing one.
+ * @param extendedModel The extended model manager instance.
+ * @param definition The extension of the model definition object.
+ */
+export function extend<
+	ExtT extends object, ExtShape extends ModelShape<ExtT>, ExtIdentifier extends IdentifierDefinition<ExtT, ExtShape>,
+	T extends ExtT, Shape extends ModelShape<T>, Identifier extends IdentifierDefinition<T, Shape>,
+	ResIdentifier extends IdentifierDefinition<T, ResShape>, ResShape extends ModelShape<T> = Modify<ExtShape, Shape>
+>(
+	extendedModel: ModelManager<ExtT, ExtShape, ExtIdentifier>,
+	definition: ModelDefinition<T, Shape, Identifier>,
+)
+{
+	const { properties: extendedProperties, ...overridableDefinition } = extendedModel.definition;
+	const { properties: propertiesExtension, ...definitionExtension } = definition;
+	return new ModelManager({
+		...overridableDefinition,
+		...definitionExtension,
+		properties: {
+			...extendedProperties,
+			...propertiesExtension,
+		},
+	}) as unknown as ModelManager<T, ResShape, ResIdentifier>;
+}
+
 /**
  * A generic model manager for a provided model type, to use in circular dependencies.
  */
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5f748b7..6120e99 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
  * Type definition of a class constructor.
  */
 export type ConstructorOf<T extends object> = { new(): T; };
+
+/**
+ * Type definition of an original object overridden by another.
+ */
+export type Modify<Original, Override> = Omit<Original, keyof Override> & Override;
diff --git a/tests/model.test.ts b/tests/model.test.ts
index 35eb505..730fc38 100644
--- a/tests/model.test.ts
+++ b/tests/model.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,32 @@ function getTestArticle(): Article
 }
 
 describe("model", () => {
+	it("defines a new model, extending an existing one", () => {
+		class ExtendedAccount extends Account
+		{
+			static extendedModel = s.extend(Account.model, {
+				Class: ExtendedAccount,
+				properties: {
+					extendedProperty: s.property.string(),
+				},
+			});
+
+			extendedProperty: string;
+		}
+
+		expect(ExtendedAccount.extendedModel.definition).toEqual({
+			Class: ExtendedAccount,
+			identifier: "id",
+			properties: {
+				id: s.property.numeric(),
+				createdAt: s.property.date(),
+				name: s.property.string(),
+				email: s.property.string(),
+				active: s.property.boolean(),
+				extendedProperty: s.property.string(),
+			},
+		});
+	});
 	it("initializes a new model", () => {
 		const article = getTestArticle();
 		const newModel = Article.model.model(article);