diff --git a/darwin/datatypes.py b/darwin/datatypes.py
index 30a02bb00..5b79c7958 100644
--- a/darwin/datatypes.py
+++ b/darwin/datatypes.py
@@ -713,6 +713,58 @@ def make_polygon(
     )
 
 
+def make_complex_polygon(
+    class_name: str,
+    point_paths: List[List[Point]],
+    bounding_box: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    subs: Optional[List[SubAnnotation]] = None,
+    slot_names: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+) -> Annotation:
+    """
+    Creates and returns a complex polygon annotation. Complex polygons are those who have holes
+    and/or disform shapes. This is used by the backend.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    class_name: str
+        The name of the class for this ``Annotation``.
+    point_paths: List[List[Point]]
+        A list of lists points that comprises the complex polygon. This is needed as a complex
+        polygon can be effectively seen as a sum of multiple simple polygons. The list should have
+        a format similar to:
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            [
+                [
+                    {"x": 1, "y": 0},
+                    {"x": 2, "y": 1}
+                ],
+                [
+                    {"x": 3, "y": 4},
+                    {"x": 5, "y": 6}
+                ]
+                # ... and so on ...
+            ]
+
+    bounding_box : Optional[Dict], default: None
+        The bounding box that encompasses the polyong.
+    subs : Optional[List[SubAnnotation]], default: None
+        List of ``SubAnnotation``s for this ``Annotation``.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Annotation
+        A complex polygon ``Annotation``.
+    """
+    return Annotation(
+        AnnotationClass(class_name, "complex_polygon", "polygon"),
+        _maybe_add_bounding_box_data({"paths": point_paths}, bounding_box),
+        subs or [],
+        slot_names=slot_names or [],
+    )
+
+
 def make_keypoint(
     class_name: str,
     x: float,
diff --git a/darwin/utils/utils.py b/darwin/utils/utils.py
index 05a36aa2c..1d5789fa7 100644
--- a/darwin/utils/utils.py
+++ b/darwin/utils/utils.py
@@ -1449,3 +1449,58 @@ def _default_schema(version: dt.AnnotationFileVersion) -> Optional[str]:
     return _supported_schema_versions().get(
         (version.major, version.minor, version.suffix)
     )
+
+
+def convert_sequences_to_polygons(
+    sequences: List[Union[List[int], List[float]]],
+    height: Optional[int] = None,
+    width: Optional[int] = None,
+) -> Dict[str, List[dt.Polygon]]:
+    """
+    Converts a list of polygons, encoded as a list of dictionaries of into a list of nd.arrays
+    of coordinates. This is used by the backend.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    sequences : List[Union[List[int], List[float]]]
+        List of arrays of coordinates in the format ``[x1, y1, x2, y2, ..., xn, yn]`` or as a list
+        of them as ``[[x1, y1, x2, y2, ..., xn, yn], ..., [x1, y1, x2, y2, ..., xn, yn]]``.
+    height : Optional[int], default: None
+        Maximum height for a polygon coordinate.
+    width : Optional[int], default: None
+        Maximum width for a polygon coordinate.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Dict[str, List[dt.Polygon]]
+        Dictionary with the key ``path`` containing a list of coordinates in the format of
+        ``[[{x: x1, y:y1}, ..., {x: xn, y:yn}], ..., [{x: x1, y:y1}, ..., {x: xn, y:yn}]]``.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        If sequences is a falsy value (such as ``[]``) or if it is in an incorrect format.
+    """
+    if not sequences:
+        raise ValueError("No sequences provided")
+    # If there is a single sequences composing the instance then this is
+    # transformed to polygons = [[x1, y1, ..., xn, yn]]
+    if not isinstance(sequences[0], list):
+        sequences = [sequences]
+
+    if not isinstance(sequences[0][0], (int, float)):
+        raise ValueError("Unknown input format")
+
+    def grouped(iterable, n):
+        return zip(*[iter(iterable)] * n)
+
+    polygons = []
+    for sequence in sequences:
+        path = []
+        for x, y in grouped(sequence, 2):
+            # Clip coordinates to the image size
+            x = max(min(x, width - 1) if width else x, 0)
+            y = max(min(y, height - 1) if height else y, 0)
+            path.append({"x": x, "y": y})
+        polygons.append(path)
+    return {"path": polygons}