diff --git a/include/openmc/plot.h b/include/openmc/plot.h
index edd118bc3..af65fb7c3 100644
--- a/include/openmc/plot.h
+++ b/include/openmc/plot.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct RGBColor {
 // some default colors
 const RGBColor WHITE {255, 255, 255};
 const RGBColor RED {255, 0, 0};
+const RGBColor BLACK {0, 0, 0};
 
 /*
  * PlottableInterface classes just have to have a unique ID in the plots.xml
@@ -272,6 +273,10 @@ public:
 };
 
 class ProjectionPlot : public PlottableInterface {
+
+  // TODO add optional choice between perspective or orthographic
+  // TODO add optionl to turn off wireframe
+
 public:
   ProjectionPlot(pugi::xml_node plot);
 
@@ -279,15 +284,27 @@ public:
   virtual void print_info() const;
 
 private:
-  void set_look_at(pugi::xml_node plot);
-  void set_camera_position(pugi::xml_node plot);
-  void set_field_of_view(pugi::xml_node plot);
+  void set_look_at(pugi::xml_node node);
+  void set_camera_position(pugi::xml_node node);
+  void set_field_of_view(pugi::xml_node node);
+  void set_pixels(pugi::xml_node node);
+  void set_opacities(pugi::xml_node node);
 
   std::array<int, 2> pixels_;       // pixel dimension of resulting image
-  double horizontal_field_of_view_; // horiz. f.o.v. in degrees
-  double vertical_field_of_view_;   // vert. f.o.v. in degrees
+  double horizontal_field_of_view_ {70.0}; // horiz. f.o.v. in degrees
   Position camera_position_;        // where camera is
   Position look_at_;                // point camera is centered looking at
+  Direction up_ {0.0, 0.0, 1.0};    // which way is up
+  bool wireframe_; // draw wireframe around ID boundaries (material or cell
+                   // based on color_by)
+  RGBColor wireframe_color_ {BLACK}; // wireframe color
+  std::vector<double>
+    xs_; // macro cross section values for cell volume rendering
+
+  // If starting the particle from outside the geometry, we have to
+  // find a distance to the boundary in a non-standard surface intersection
+  // check. It's an exhaustive search over surfaces in the top-level universe.
+  static bool advance_to_boundary_from_void(Particle& p);
 };
 
 //===============================================================================
diff --git a/src/plot.cpp b/src/plot.cpp
index fdba1370d..bb643af53 100644
--- a/src/plot.cpp
+++ b/src/plot.cpp
@@ -1016,23 +1016,259 @@ ProjectionPlot::ProjectionPlot(pugi::xml_node node) : PlottableInterface(node)
   set_look_at(node);
   set_camera_position(node);
   set_field_of_view(node);
+  set_pixels(node);
+  set_opacities(node);
+
+  // TODO naming stuff...
+  std::string name = "projection" + std::to_string(id()) + ".png";
+  path_plot_ = name;
+}
+
+// Advances to the next boundary from outside the geometry
+bool ProjectionPlot::advance_to_boundary_from_void(Particle& p)
+{
+  constexpr double scoot = 1e-5;
+  double min_dist = {INFINITY};
+  auto coord = p.coord(0);
+  Universe* uni = model::universes[model::root_universe].get();
+  for (auto c_i : uni->cells_) {
+    auto dist = model::cells.at(c_i)->distance(coord.r, coord.u, 0, &p);
+    if (dist.first < min_dist)
+      min_dist = dist.first;
+  }
+  if (min_dist > 1e300)
+    return false;
+  else { // advance the particle
+    for (int j = 0; j < p.n_coord(); ++j)
+      p.coord(j).r += (min_dist + scoot) * p.coord(j).u;
+    return true;
+  }
 }
 
 void ProjectionPlot::create_output() const
 {
-  // TODO
+  // Get centerline vector for camera-to-model. We create vectors around this
+  // that form a pixel array, and then trace rays along that.
+  Direction looking_direction = look_at_ - camera_position_;
+  looking_direction /= looking_direction.norm();
+
+  // Now we convert to the polar coordinate system with the polar angle
+  // measuring the angle from the vector up_. Phi is the rotation about up_. For
+  // now, up_ is hard-coded to be +z.
+  constexpr double DEGREE_TO_RADIAN = M_PI / 180.0;
+  double phi0 = std::atan2(looking_direction.y, looking_direction.x);
+  double mu0 = std::acos(looking_direction.z);
+  double horiz_fov_radians = horizontal_field_of_view_ * DEGREE_TO_RADIAN;
+  double p0 = static_cast<double>(pixels_[0]);
+  double p1 = static_cast<double>(pixels_[1]);
+  double vert_fov_radians = horiz_fov_radians * p1 / p0;
+  double dphi = horiz_fov_radians / p0;
+  double dmu = vert_fov_radians / p1;
+
+  size_t width = pixels_[0];
+  size_t height = pixels_[1];
+  ImageData data({width, height}, not_found_);
+
+  // Loop over horizontal lines (vert field of view)
+  SourceSite s; // Where particle starts from (camera)
+  s.E = 1;
+  s.wgt = 1;
+  s.delayed_group = 0;
+  s.particle = ParticleType::photon; // just has to be something reasonable
+  s.parent_id = 1;
+  s.progeny_id = 2;
+  s.r = camera_position_;
+
+  Particle p;
+  s.u.x = 1.0;
+  s.u.y = 0.0;
+  s.u.z = 0.0;
+  p.from_source(&s);
+
+  // Do preliminary loop to advance to get within the geometry
+  struct TrackSegment {
+    int id;        // material or cell ID (which is being colored)
+    double length; // length of this track intersection
+    TrackSegment(int id_a, double length_a) : id(id_a), length(length_a) {}
+  };
+  std::vector<TrackSegment> segments;
+  std::vector<TrackSegment> old_segments;
+
+  for (int vert = 0; vert < pixels_[1]; ++vert) {
+    for (int horiz = 0; horiz < pixels_[0]; ++horiz) {
+      double this_phi = phi0 - horiz_fov_radians / 2.0 + dphi * horiz;
+      double this_mu = mu0 - vert_fov_radians / 2.0 + dmu * vert;
+      s.u.x = std::cos(this_phi) * std::sin(this_mu);
+      s.u.y = std::sin(this_phi) * std::sin(this_mu);
+      s.u.z = std::cos(this_mu);
+      p.from_source(&s); // put particle at camera
+      bool hitsomething = false;
+      bool intersection_found = true;
+      int loop_counter = 0;
+      const int max_intersections = 1000000;
+
+      old_segments = segments;
+      segments.clear();
+      while (intersection_found) {
+        bool inside_cell = exhaustive_find_cell(p);
+        if (inside_cell) {
+          hitsomething = true;
+          intersection_found = true;
+          auto dist = distance_to_boundary(p);
+          segments.emplace_back(color_by_ == PlotColorBy::mats
+                                  ? p.material()
+                                  : p.coord(p.n_coord() - 1).cell,
+            dist.distance);
+
+          // Advance particle
+          for (int lev = 0; lev < p.n_coord(); ++lev) {
+            p.coord(lev).r += dist.distance * p.coord(lev).u;
+          }
+          p.surface() = dist.surface_index;
+          p.n_coord_last() = p.n_coord();
+          p.n_coord() = dist.coord_level;
+          if (dist.lattice_translation[0] != 0 ||
+              dist.lattice_translation[1] != 0 ||
+              dist.lattice_translation[2] != 0) {
+            cross_lattice(p, dist);
+          }
+
+        } else {
+          intersection_found = advance_to_boundary_from_void(p);
+        }
+        loop_counter++;
+        if (loop_counter > max_intersections)
+          fatal_error("Infinite loop in projection plot");
+      }
+
+      // Now color the pixel based on what we have intersected...
+      // Loops backwards over intersections.
+      Position current_color(not_found_.red, not_found_.green, not_found_.blue);
+      for (unsigned i = segments.size(); i-- > 0;) {
+        int colormap_idx = segments[i].id;
+        RGBColor seg_color = colors_[colormap_idx];
+        Position seg_color_vec(seg_color.red, seg_color.green, seg_color.blue);
+        double mixing = std::exp(-xs_[colormap_idx] * segments[i].length);
+        current_color = current_color * mixing + (1.0 - mixing) * seg_color_vec;
+        RGBColor result;
+        result.red = static_cast<uint8_t>(current_color.x);
+        result.green = static_cast<uint8_t>(current_color.y);
+        result.blue = static_cast<uint8_t>(current_color.z);
+        data(horiz, vert) = result;
+      }
+
+      // Check to draw wireframe
+      bool draw_wireframe = false;
+      if (segments.size() == old_segments.size()) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < segments.size(); ++i) {
+          if (segments[i].id != old_segments[i].id) {
+            draw_wireframe = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        draw_wireframe = true;
+      }
+      if (draw_wireframe) {
+        data(horiz, vert) = wireframe_color_;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#ifdef USE_LIBPNG
+  output_png(path_plot(), data);
+#else
+  output_ppm(path_plot(), data);
+#endif
 }
 
 void ProjectionPlot::print_info() const
 {
-  // TODO
+  fmt::print("Plot Type: Projection\n");
+  fmt::print("Camera position: {} {} {}\n", camera_position_.x,
+    camera_position_.y, camera_position_.z);
+  fmt::print("Look at: {} {} {}\n", look_at_.x, look_at_.y, look_at_.z);
+  fmt::print(
+    "Horizontal field of view: {} degrees\n", horizontal_field_of_view_);
+  fmt::print("Pixels: {} {}\n", pixels_[0], pixels_[1]);
 }
 
-void ProjectionPlot::set_camera_position(pugi::xml_node node) {}
+void ProjectionPlot::set_opacities(pugi::xml_node node)
+{
 
-void ProjectionPlot::set_look_at(pugi::xml_node node) {}
+  xs_.resize(colors_.size(), 1e6); // set to large value for opaque by default
 
-void ProjectionPlot::set_field_of_view(pugi::xml_node node) {}
+  for (auto cn : node.children("color")) {
+    // Make sure 3 values are specified for RGB
+    double user_xs = std::stod(get_node_value(cn, "xs"));
+    int col_id = std::stoi(get_node_value(cn, "id"));
+
+    // Add RGB
+    if (PlotColorBy::cells == color_by_) {
+      if (model::cell_map.find(col_id) != model::cell_map.end()) {
+        col_id = model::cell_map[col_id];
+        xs_[col_id] = user_xs;
+      } else {
+        warning(fmt::format(
+          "Could not find cell {} specified in plot {}", col_id, id()));
+      }
+    } else if (PlotColorBy::mats == color_by_) {
+      if (model::material_map.find(col_id) != model::material_map.end()) {
+        col_id = model::material_map[col_id];
+        xs_[col_id] = user_xs;
+      } else {
+        warning(fmt::format(
+          "Could not find material {} specified in plot {}", col_id, id()));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void ProjectionPlot::set_pixels(pugi::xml_node node)
+{
+  vector<int> pxls = get_node_array<int>(node, "pixels");
+  if (pxls.size() != 2)
+    fatal_error(
+      fmt::format("<pixels> must be length 2 in projection plot {}", id()));
+  pixels_[0] = pxls[0];
+  pixels_[1] = pxls[1];
+}
+
+void ProjectionPlot::set_camera_position(pugi::xml_node node)
+{
+  vector<double> camera_pos = get_node_array<double>(node, "camera_position");
+  if (camera_pos.size() != 3) {
+    fatal_error(
+      fmt::format("look_at element must have three floating point values"));
+  }
+  camera_position_.x = camera_pos[0];
+  camera_position_.y = camera_pos[1];
+  camera_position_.z = camera_pos[2];
+}
+
+void ProjectionPlot::set_look_at(pugi::xml_node node)
+{
+  vector<double> look_at = get_node_array<double>(node, "look_at");
+  if (look_at.size() != 3) {
+    fatal_error("look_at element must have three floating point values");
+  }
+  look_at_.x = look_at[0];
+  look_at_.y = look_at[1];
+  look_at_.z = look_at[2];
+}
+
+void ProjectionPlot::set_field_of_view(pugi::xml_node node)
+{
+  // Defaults to 70 degree horizontal field of view (see .h file)
+  if (check_for_node(node, "field_of_view")) {
+    double fov = std::stod(get_node_value(node, "field_of_view", true));
+    if (fov < 180.0 && fov > 0.0) {
+      horizontal_field_of_view_ = fov;
+    } else {
+      fatal_error(fmt::format(
+        "Field of view for plot {} out-of-range. Must be in (0, 180).", id()));
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 extern "C" int openmc_id_map(const void* plot, int32_t* data_out)
 {
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/__init__.py b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/geometry.xml b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/geometry.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..982187644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/geometry.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<geometry>
+
+  <surface id="1" type="z-cylinder" coeffs="0 0 2" />
+  <surface id="2" type="z-cylinder" coeffs="0 0 5" />
+  <surface id="3" type="z-cylinder" coeffs="0 0 10" boundary="vacuum" />
+  <surface id="4" type="y-plane" coeffs="5" boundary="vacuum" />
+  <surface id="5" type="z-plane" coeffs="-5" boundary="vacuum" />
+  <surface id="6" type="z-plane" coeffs="5" boundary="vacuum" />
+
+  <cell id="1" material="1" region="  -1 -4 5 -6" />
+  <cell id="2" material="2" region="1 -2 -4 5 -6" />
+  <cell id="3" material="3" region="2 -3 -4 5 -6" />
+
+</geometry>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/materials.xml b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/materials.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35f0de312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/materials.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<materials>
+
+  <material id="1">
+    <density value="4.5" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="U235" ao="1.0" />
+  </material>
+
+  <material id="2">
+    <density value="4.5" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="U235" ao="2.0" />
+  </material>
+
+  <material id="3">
+    <density value="4.5" units="g/cc" />
+    <nuclide name="U235" ao="3.0" />
+  </material>
+
+</materials>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/plots.xml b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/plots.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d22c8865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/plots.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<plots>
+
+  <plot id="1" type="projection">
+    <look_at>0. 0. 0.</look_at>
+    <camera_position>20. 20. 20.</camera_position>
+    <pixels>200 200</pixels>
+    <color id="1" rgb="0 0 255" xs="10"/>
+    <color id="2" rgb="0 255 0" xs="0.1"/>
+    <color id="3" rgb="255 0 0" xs="1.0"/>
+    <field_of_view>70</field_of_view>
+  </plot>
+
+  <plot id="2" type="projection">
+    <look_at>0. 0. 0.</look_at>
+    <camera_position>20. 20. 20.</camera_position>
+    <width>25 25</width>
+    <pixels>200 200</pixels>
+    <mask components="1 3" background="255 255 255" />
+    <field_of_view>90</field_of_view>
+  </plot>
+
+  <plot id="3" color_by="material" type="projection">
+    <look_at>0. 0. 0.</look_at>
+    <camera_position>20. 20. 20.</camera_position>
+    <pixels>200 200</pixels>
+    <background>240 240 240</background>
+  </plot>
+
+</plots>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/results_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/results_true.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45e097f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/results_true.dat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8231bc2d60bee9df464fbf3c5b2ea611dcd0f10232f6a9b04f58fc5226716acb31580578f74d194f8ab2df1848ea1556621bf997e1d1562d5eb8471def2a5f24
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diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/settings.xml b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adf256d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<settings>
+
+  <run_mode>plot</run_mode>
+
+  <mesh id="1">
+    <dimension>5 4 3</dimension>
+    <lower_left>-10 -10 -10</lower_left>
+    <upper_right>10 10 10</upper_right>
+  </mesh>
+  <entropy_mesh>1</entropy_mesh>
+
+</settings>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/tallies.xml b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/tallies.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e678ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/tallies.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<tallies>
+
+  <mesh id="2" type="rectilinear">
+    <x_grid>-10 10</x_grid>
+    <y_grid>-10 10</y_grid>
+    <z_grid>-10 0 5 7.5 8.75 10</z_grid>
+  </mesh>
+
+  <filter id="1">
+    <type>mesh</type>
+    <bins>2</bins>
+  </filter>
+
+  <tally id="1">
+    <filters>1</filters>
+    <scores>total</scores>
+  </tally>
+
+</tallies>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1f4cd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/plot_projections/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import glob
+import hashlib
+import os
+
+import h5py
+import openmc
+
+from tests.testing_harness import TestHarness
+from tests.regression_tests import config
+
+
+class PlotTestHarness(TestHarness):
+    """Specialized TestHarness for running OpenMC plotting tests."""
+    def __init__(self, plot_names):
+        super().__init__(None)
+        self._plot_names = plot_names
+
+    def _run_openmc(self):
+        openmc.plot_geometry(openmc_exec=config['exe'])
+
+    def _test_output_created(self):
+        """Make sure *.png has been created."""
+        for fname in self._plot_names:
+            assert os.path.exists(fname), 'Plot output file does not exist.'
+
+    def _cleanup(self):
+        super()._cleanup()
+        for fname in self._plot_names:
+            if os.path.exists(fname):
+                os.remove(fname)
+
+    def _get_results(self):
+        """Return a string hash of the plot files."""
+        outstr = bytes()
+
+        for fname in self._plot_names:
+            if fname.endswith('.png'):
+                # Add PNG output to results
+                with open(fname, 'rb') as fh:
+                    outstr += fh.read()
+            elif fname.endswith('.h5'):
+                # Add voxel data to results
+                with h5py.File(fname, 'r') as fh:
+                    outstr += fh.attrs['filetype']
+                    outstr += fh.attrs['num_voxels'].tobytes()
+                    outstr += fh.attrs['lower_left'].tobytes()
+                    outstr += fh.attrs['voxel_width'].tobytes()
+                    outstr += fh['data'][()].tobytes()
+
+        # Hash the information and return.
+        sha512 = hashlib.sha512()
+        sha512.update(outstr)
+        outstr = sha512.hexdigest()
+
+        return outstr
+
+
+def test_plot():
+    harness = PlotTestHarness(('projection1.png', 'projection2.png', 'projection3.png'))
+    harness.main()