diff --git a/netkat/evaluator.cc b/netkat/evaluator.cc
index 3a50ea7..bc94d2c 100644
--- a/netkat/evaluator.cc
+++ b/netkat/evaluator.cc
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ absl::flat_hash_set<Packet> Evaluate(const PolicyProto& policy,
                      [&](const Packet& p) { return subtrahend.contains(p); });
       return result;
     }
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp: {
+      absl::flat_hash_set<Packet> result =
+          Evaluate(policy.symmetric_difference_op().left(), packet);
+      for (const Packet& packet :
+           Evaluate(policy.symmetric_difference_op().right(), packet)) {
+        if (result.contains(packet)) {
+          result.erase(packet);
+        } else {
+          result.insert(packet);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET:
       // Unset policy is treated as Deny.
       return {};
diff --git a/netkat/evaluator_test.cc b/netkat/evaluator_test.cc
index 5e2c332..80ae91b 100644
--- a/netkat/evaluator_test.cc
+++ b/netkat/evaluator_test.cc
@@ -271,6 +271,31 @@ void DifferenceRemoves(Packet packet, PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
 }
 FUZZ_TEST(EvaluatePolicyProtoTest, DifferenceRemoves);
 
+void SymmetricDifferenceIsXor(Packet packet, PolicyProto left,
+                              PolicyProto right) {
+  absl::flat_hash_set<Packet> expected_packets = Evaluate(left, packet);
+  for (const Packet& packet : Evaluate(right, packet)) {
+    if (expected_packets.contains(packet)) {
+      expected_packets.erase(packet);
+    } else {
+      expected_packets.insert(packet);
+    }
+  }
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(Evaluate(SymmetricDifferenceProto(left, right), packet),
+              ContainerEq(expected_packets));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(EvaluatePolicyProtoTest, SymmetricDifferenceIsXor);
+
+void SymmetricDifferenceByDefinition(Packet packet, PolicyProto left,
+                                     PolicyProto right) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Evaluate(SymmetricDifferenceProto(left, right), packet),
+            Evaluate(UnionProto(DifferenceProto(left, right),
+                                DifferenceProto(right, left)),
+                     packet));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(EvaluatePolicyProtoTest, SymmetricDifferenceByDefinition);
+
 void SequenceSequences(Packet packet, PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
   absl::flat_hash_set<Packet> expected_packets =
       Evaluate(right, Evaluate(left, packet));
diff --git a/netkat/frontend.cc b/netkat/frontend.cc
index e51ad91..f173e80 100644
--- a/netkat/frontend.cc
+++ b/netkat/frontend.cc
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ absl::Status RecursivelyCheckIsValid(const PolicyProto& policy_proto) {
               .SetPrepend()
           << "PolicyProto::DifferenceOp::right is invalid: ";
       return absl::OkStatus();
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp:
+      RETURN_IF_ERROR(RecursivelyCheckIsValid(
+                          policy_proto.symmetric_difference_op().left()))
+              .SetPrepend()
+          << "PolicyProto::SymmetricDifferenceOp::left is invalid: ";
+      RETURN_IF_ERROR(RecursivelyCheckIsValid(
+                          policy_proto.symmetric_difference_op().right()))
+              .SetPrepend()
+          << "PolicyProto::SymmetricDifferenceOp::right is invalid: ";
+      return absl::OkStatus();
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET:
       return absl::InvalidArgumentError("Unset Policy case is invalid");
   }
@@ -194,6 +204,11 @@ Policy Difference(Policy left, Policy right) {
       DifferenceProto(std::move(left).ToProto(), std::move(right).ToProto()));
 }
 
+Policy SymmetricDifference(Policy left, Policy right) {
+  return Policy(SymmetricDifferenceProto(std::move(left).ToProto(),
+                                         std::move(right).ToProto()));
+}
+
 Policy Policy::Accept() { return Filter(Predicate::True()); }
 
 Policy Policy::Deny() { return Filter(Predicate::False()); }
diff --git a/netkat/frontend.h b/netkat/frontend.h
index 238994c..3270c57 100644
--- a/netkat/frontend.h
+++ b/netkat/frontend.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class Policy {
   friend Policy Union(std::vector<Policy>);
   friend Policy Iterate(Policy);
   friend Policy Difference(Policy, Policy);
+  friend Policy SymmetricDifference(Policy, Policy);
   friend Policy Record();
 
   // Policies that conceptually represent a program that should accept or
@@ -323,6 +324,13 @@ Policy Iterate(Policy policy);
 // be semantically different.
 Policy Difference(Policy, Policy);
 
+// Performs a symmetric difference operation on the given policies.
+//
+// For example, SymmetricDifference(p0, p1) we compute the symmetric set
+// difference between the outputs of p0 and p1. Symmetric difference is both
+// associative and commutative.
+Policy SymmetricDifference(Policy, Policy);
+
 // Records the packet into the packet history. Referred to as 'dup' in the
 // literature.
 //
diff --git a/netkat/frontend_test.cc b/netkat/frontend_test.cc
index dc25c10..aa33736 100644
--- a/netkat/frontend_test.cc
+++ b/netkat/frontend_test.cc
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ void ExpectFromProtoToFailWithInvalidPolicyProto(PolicyProto policy_proto) {
     case PolicyProto::kDifferenceOp:
       policy_proto.mutable_difference_op()->clear_left();
       break;
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp:
+      policy_proto.mutable_symmetric_difference_op()->clear_left();
+      break;
       // Unset policy is invalid.
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET:
       break;
@@ -220,6 +223,15 @@ FUZZ_TEST(FrontEndTest, DifferenceToProtoIsCorrect)
     .WithDomains(/*policy=*/AtomicDupFreePolicyDomain(),
                  /*policy=*/AtomicDupFreePolicyDomain());
 
+void SymmetricDifferenceToProtoIsCorrect(Policy left, Policy right) {
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      SymmetricDifference(left, right).ToProto(),
+      EqualsProto(SymmetricDifferenceProto(left.ToProto(), right.ToProto())));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(FrontEndTest, SymmetricDifferenceToProtoIsCorrect)
+    .WithDomains(/*policy=*/AtomicDupFreePolicyDomain(),
+                 /*policy=*/AtomicDupFreePolicyDomain());
+
 TEST(FrontEndTest, SequenceWithNoElementsIsAccept) {
   EXPECT_THAT(Sequence().ToProto(), EqualsProto(AcceptProto()));
 }
diff --git a/netkat/netkat.proto b/netkat/netkat.proto
index ccc5779..51730ae 100644
--- a/netkat/netkat.proto
+++ b/netkat/netkat.proto
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ message PolicyProto {
     Union union_op = 5;
     Iterate iterate_op = 6;
     Difference difference_op = 7;
+    SymmetricDifference symmetric_difference_op = 8;
   }
 
   // Sets the field to the given value.
@@ -155,6 +156,12 @@ message PolicyProto {
     PolicyProto right = 2;
   }
 
+  // Represents the symmetric difference of two policies, i.e. a Δ b.
+  message SymmetricDifference {
+    PolicyProto left = 1;
+    PolicyProto right = 2;
+  }
+
   // Records the packet, at the given point, into the history. Referred to as
   // "dup" in the literature.
   message Record {}
diff --git a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.cc b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.cc
index 33d9664..d44bf84 100644
--- a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.cc
+++ b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.cc
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ PolicyProto DifferenceProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
   return policy;
 }
 
+PolicyProto SymmetricDifferenceProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
+  PolicyProto policy;
+  *policy.mutable_symmetric_difference_op()->mutable_left() = std::move(left);
+  *policy.mutable_symmetric_difference_op()->mutable_right() = std::move(right);
+  return policy;
+}
+
 // -- Derived Policy constructors ----------------------------------------------
 
 PolicyProto DenyProto() { return FilterProto(FalseProto()); }
@@ -176,6 +183,11 @@ std::string AsShorthandString(PolicyProto policy) {
       return absl::StrFormat("(%s - %s)",
                              AsShorthandString(policy.difference_op().left()),
                              AsShorthandString(policy.difference_op().right()));
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp:
+      return absl::StrFormat(
+          "(%s (+) %s)",
+          AsShorthandString(policy.symmetric_difference_op().left()),
+          AsShorthandString(policy.symmetric_difference_op().right()));
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET:
       return "deny";
   }
diff --git a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.h b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.h
index c3c188b..b08f89c 100644
--- a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.h
+++ b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ PolicyProto SequenceProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right);
 PolicyProto UnionProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right);
 PolicyProto IterateProto(PolicyProto iterable);
 PolicyProto DifferenceProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right);
+PolicyProto SymmetricDifferenceProto(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right);
 
 // -- Derived Policy constructors ----------------------------------------------
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ PolicyProto AcceptProto();
 //   Policy Or -> '+'
 //   Iterate -> '*'
 //   Difference -> '-'
+//   SymmetricDifference -> '(+)'
 //   Record -> 'record'
 //   Match -> '@field==value'
 //   Modify -> '@field:=value'
diff --git a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors_test.cc b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors_test.cc
index 34609bf..3cc6330 100644
--- a/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors_test.cc
+++ b/netkat/netkat_proto_constructors_test.cc
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ void DifferenceProtoReturnsDifference(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
 }
 FUZZ_TEST(PolicyProtoTest, DifferenceProtoReturnsDifference);
 
+void SymmetricDifferenceProtoReturnsSymmetricDifference(PolicyProto left,
+                                                        PolicyProto right) {
+  PolicyProto expected_policy;
+  *expected_policy.mutable_symmetric_difference_op()->mutable_left() = left;
+  *expected_policy.mutable_symmetric_difference_op()->mutable_right() = right;
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(SymmetricDifferenceProto(left, right),
+              EqualsProto(expected_policy));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PolicyProtoTest, SymmetricDifferenceProtoReturnsSymmetricDifference);
+
 // -- Derived Policy tests -----------------------------------------------------
 
 TEST(PolicyProtoTest, DenyProtoFiltersOnFalse) {
diff --git a/netkat/netkat_test.cc b/netkat/netkat_test.cc
index 8477b69..2a54ab8 100644
--- a/netkat/netkat_test.cc
+++ b/netkat/netkat_test.cc
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ TEST(NetkatProtoTest, PolicyOneOfFieldNamesDontRequireUnderscores) {
       LOG(INFO) << "difference: " << difference_op;
       break;
     }
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp: {
+      const PolicyProto::SymmetricDifference& symmetric_difference_op =
+          policy.symmetric_difference_op();
+      LOG(INFO) << "symmetric_difference: " << symmetric_difference_op;
+      break;
+    }
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/netkat/packet_transformer.cc b/netkat/packet_transformer.cc
index 070d012..a6291c6 100644
--- a/netkat/packet_transformer.cc
+++ b/netkat/packet_transformer.cc
@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ PacketTransformerHandle PacketTransformerManager::Compile(
       return transformer_by_hash_[key] =
                  Difference(key.lhs_child, key.rhs_child);
     }
+    case PolicyProto::kSymmetricDifferenceOp: {
+      key.lhs_child = Compile(policy.symmetric_difference_op().left());
+      key.rhs_child = Compile(policy.symmetric_difference_op().right());
+      auto it = transformer_by_hash_.find(key);
+      if (it != transformer_by_hash_.end()) return it->second;
+      return transformer_by_hash_[key] =
+                 SymmetricDifference(key.lhs_child, key.rhs_child);
+    }
     // By convention, uninitialized policies must be treated like the Deny
     // policy.
     case PolicyProto::POLICY_NOT_SET: {
@@ -756,6 +764,11 @@ PacketTransformerHandle PacketTransformerManager::Difference(
   return Difference(GetNodeOrDie(left), GetNodeOrDie(right));
 }
 
+PacketTransformerHandle PacketTransformerManager::SymmetricDifference(
+    PacketTransformerHandle left, PacketTransformerHandle right) {
+  return Union(Difference(left, right), Difference(right, left));
+}
+
 PacketTransformerHandle PacketTransformerManager::Iterate(
     PacketTransformerHandle iterable) {
   PacketTransformerHandle previous_approximation = Accept();
diff --git a/netkat/packet_transformer.h b/netkat/packet_transformer.h
index eb2e8a1..b20accc 100644
--- a/netkat/packet_transformer.h
+++ b/netkat/packet_transformer.h
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ class PacketTransformerManager {
 
   // Returns the transformer that describes the packets produced by the `left`
   // transformer or the `right` transformer, but not both.
-  PacketTransformerHandle SymmetricDifference(
-      PacketTransformerHandle left, PacketTransformerHandle right) = delete;
+  PacketTransformerHandle SymmetricDifference(PacketTransformerHandle left,
+                                              PacketTransformerHandle right);
 
   // Dynamically checks all class invariants. Exposed for testing only.
   absl::Status CheckInternalInvariants() const;
diff --git a/netkat/packet_transformer_test.cc b/netkat/packet_transformer_test.cc
index 73d2ab9..55a3ab5 100644
--- a/netkat/packet_transformer_test.cc
+++ b/netkat/packet_transformer_test.cc
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ void DifferenceCompilesToDifference(PolicyProto left, PolicyProto right) {
 }
 FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, DifferenceCompilesToDifference);
 
+void SymmetricDifferenceCompilesToSymmetricDifference(PolicyProto left,
+                                                      PolicyProto right) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(left, right)),
+            Manager().SymmetricDifference(Manager().Compile(left),
+                                          Manager().Compile(right)));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest,
+          SymmetricDifferenceCompilesToSymmetricDifference);
+
 /*--- Kleene algebra axioms and equivalences ---------------------------------*/
 
 void UnionIsAssociative(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b, PolicyProto c) {
@@ -313,6 +322,63 @@ void DifferenceOfPolicyIsSubsetOfSelf(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b) {
 }
 FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, DifferenceOfPolicyIsSubsetOfSelf);
 
+void SymmetricDifferenceIsAssociative(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b,
+                                      PolicyProto c) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(
+                SymmetricDifferenceProto(a, SymmetricDifferenceProto(b, c))),
+            Manager().Compile(
+                SymmetricDifferenceProto(SymmetricDifferenceProto(a, b), c)));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, SymmetricDifferenceIsAssociative);
+
+void SymmetricDifferenceIsCommutative(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(a, b)),
+            Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(b, a)));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, SymmetricDifferenceIsCommutative);
+
+void SymmetricDifferenceOfPolicyAndDenyIsIdentity(PolicyProto policy) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(policy, DenyProto())),
+            Manager().Compile(policy));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest,
+          SymmetricDifferenceOfPolicyAndDenyIsIdentity);
+
+void SymmetricDifferenceOfPolicyAndSelfIsDeny(PolicyProto policy) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(policy, policy)),
+            Manager().Compile(DenyProto()));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest,
+          SymmetricDifferenceOfPolicyAndSelfIsDeny);
+
+// TODO(matthewtlam): Uncomment this once Intersection is implemented.
+// void IntersectionDistributesOverSymmetricDifference(PolicyProto a,
+//                                                     PolicyProto b,
+//                                                     PolicyProto c) {
+//   EXPECT_EQ(
+//       Manager().Compile(IntersectionProto(a, SymmetricDifferenceProto(b,
+//       c))), Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(IntersectionProto(a,
+//       b),
+//                                                  IntersectionProto(a, c))));
+// }
+// FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest,
+//           IntersectionDistributesOverSymmetricDifference);
+
+void SymmetricDifferenceDefinition(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(a, b)),
+            Manager().Compile(
+                UnionProto(DifferenceProto(a, b), DifferenceProto(b, a))));
+}
+FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, SymmetricDifferenceDefinition);
+
+// TODO(matthewtlam): Uncomment this once Intersection is implemented.
+// void SymmetricDifference2(PolicyProto a, PolicyProto b) {
+//   EXPECT_EQ(Manager().Compile(SymmetricDifferenceProto(a, b)),
+//             Manager().Compile(
+//                 DifferenceProto(UnionProto(a, b), IntersectionProto(a, b))));
+// }
+// FUZZ_TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, SymmetricDifference2);
+
 /*--- Tests with concrete protos ---------------------------------------------*/
 
 TEST(PacketTransformerManagerTest, KatchPaperFig5) {
diff --git a/netkat/table.cc b/netkat/table.cc
index 4b19b4b..4666b3e 100644
--- a/netkat/table.cc
+++ b/netkat/table.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ absl::Status VerifyActionHasNoPredicate(const Policy& action) {
         stack.push_back(&policy->difference_op().left());
         stack.push_back(&policy->difference_op().right());
         break;
+      case PolicyProto::PolicyCase::kSymmetricDifferenceOp:
+        stack.push_back(&policy->symmetric_difference_op().left());
+        stack.push_back(&policy->symmetric_difference_op().right());
+        break;
       case PolicyProto::PolicyCase::kSequenceOp:
         stack.push_back(&policy->sequence_op().left());
         stack.push_back(&policy->sequence_op().right());