My purpose is to advance the phenomenological theory of perception by filling what appears to be a gap in the classical, that is, Husserlian form of the theory. To this end, the classical phenomenological theory of perception will be presented briefly to the extent required to bring out the still unanswered problems. A solution to the problem in terms of Gestalt theory will be proposed. Finally, we shall consider a consequence which the proposed solution has for Husserl's theory of sedimentation and for his idea of a genetic phenomenology in general.