diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
index 84fc67159379..19472648a4d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 package com.thealgorithms.maths;
 
 /**
- * Find the area of various geometric shapes
- */
+* Calculate the surface area of a pyramid with a square base.
+*
+* @param sideLength side length of the square base
+* @param slantHeight slant height of the pyramid
+* @return surface area of the given pyramid
+*/
+
+
+public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double slantHeight) {
+    if (sideLength <= 0) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive sideLength");
+    }
+    if (slantHeight <= 0) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive slantHeight");
+    double baseArea = sideLength * sideLength;
+    double lateralSurfaceArea = 2 * sideLength * slantHeight;
+    return baseArea + lateralSurfaceArea;
+}
+
+
 public final class Area {
     private Area() {
     }