diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
index 32b89f5676f..fa70eb8f4dd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
@@ -2010,7 +2010,9 @@ static void do_wpaint_brush_draw_task_cb_ex(void *__restrict userdata,
               continue;
             }
           }
-
+          if ((eBrushWeightPaintTool)brush->weightpaint_tool == WPAINT_TOOL_ERASER) {
+            data->vp->paint.brush->blend |= IMB_BLEND_SUB;
+          }
           do_weight_paint_vertex(data->vp, data->ob, data->wpi, v_index, final_alpha, paintweight);
         }
       }
@@ -2144,6 +2146,9 @@ static void wpaint_paint_leaves(bContext *C,
     case WPAINT_TOOL_DRAW:
       BLI_task_parallel_range(0, totnode, &data, do_wpaint_brush_draw_task_cb_ex, &settings);
       break;
+    case WPAINT_TOOL_ERASER:
+      BLI_task_parallel_range(0, totnode, &data, do_wpaint_brush_draw_task_cb_ex, &settings);
+      break;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_brush_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_brush_types.h
index 93ce3d9769b..f5d6f980110 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_brush_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_brush_types.h
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ typedef enum eBrushWeightPaintTool {
   WPAINT_TOOL_BLUR = 1,
   WPAINT_TOOL_AVERAGE = 2,
   WPAINT_TOOL_SMEAR = 3,
+  WPAINT_TOOL_ERASER = 4,
 } eBrushWeightPaintTool;
 
 /* BrushGpencilSettings->brush type */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_brush.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_brush.c
index 2484e432795..35bce423673 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_brush.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_brush.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_brush_weight_tool_items[] = {
     {WPAINT_TOOL_BLUR, "BLUR", ICON_BRUSH_BLUR, "Blur", ""},
     {WPAINT_TOOL_AVERAGE, "AVERAGE", ICON_BRUSH_BLUR, "Average", ""},
     {WPAINT_TOOL_SMEAR, "SMEAR", ICON_BRUSH_BLUR, "Smear", ""},
+    {WPAINT_TOOL_ERASER, "ERASER", ICON_BRUSH_MIX, "Eraser", ""},
     {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
 };