diff --git a/src/common/meson.build b/src/common/meson.build
index 18328771..43ed5b7d 100644
--- a/src/common/meson.build
+++ b/src/common/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source_file = [
    'tvgBezier.h',
    'tvgFormat.h',
    'tvgCompressor.h',
+   'tvgInlist.h',
    'tvgList.h',
    'tvgMath.h',
    'tvgStr.h',
diff --git a/src/common/tvgInlist.h b/src/common/tvgInlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16eaffd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/tvgInlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 the ThorVG project. All rights reserved.
+
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TVG_INLIST_H_
+#define _TVG_INLIST_H_
+
+namespace tvg {
+
+//NOTE: declare this in your list item
+#define INLIST_ITEM(T) \
+    T* prev; \
+    T* next
+
+template<typename T>
+struct Inlist
+{
+    T *head = nullptr;
+    T *tail = nullptr;
+
+    void free()
+    {
+        while (head) {
+            auto t = head;
+            head = t->next;
+            delete(t);
+        }
+        head = tail = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    void back(T* element)
+    {
+        if (tail) {
+            tail->next = element;
+            element->prev = tail;
+            element->next = nullptr;
+        } else {
+            head = tail = element;
+            element->prev = nullptr;
+            element->next = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void front(T* element)
+    {
+        if (head) {
+            element->prev = nullptr;
+            element->next = head;
+            head->prev = element;
+        } else {
+            head = tail = element;
+            element->prev = nullptr;
+            element->next = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    T* back()
+    {
+        if (!tail) return nullptr;
+        auto t = tail;
+        tail = t->prev;
+        if (!tail) head = nullptr;
+        return t;
+    }
+
+    T* front()
+    {
+        if (!head) return nullptr;
+        auto t = head;
+        head = t->next;
+        if (!head) tail = nullptr;
+        return t;
+    }
+
+    bool empty()
+    {
+        return head ? false : true;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // _TVG_INLIST_H_