diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
index 746c8a2410..62c75764d5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual RString GetTextureDiagnostics( unsigned id ) const { return RString(); }
 	virtual RageSurface* CreateScreenshot() = 0;	// allocates a surface.  Caller must delete it.
+	virtual RageSurface *GetTexture( unsigned iTexture ) { return NULL; } // allocates a surface.  Caller must delete it.
 
 protected:
 	virtual void DrawQuadsInternal( const RageSpriteVertex v[], int iNumVerts ) = 0;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index c75b8705b5..88ba5e57e0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -763,6 +763,30 @@ RageSurface* RageDisplay_OGL::CreateScreenshot()
 	return image;
 }
 
+RageSurface *RageDisplay_OGL::GetTexture( unsigned iTexture )
+{
+	if( iTexture == 0 )
+		return NULL; // XXX
+
+	FlushGLErrors();
+
+	glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, iTexture );
+	GLint iHeight, iWidth, iAlphaBits;
+	glGetTexLevelParameteriv( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_TEXTURE_HEIGHT, &iHeight );
+	glGetTexLevelParameteriv( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_TEXTURE_HEIGHT, &iWidth );
+	glGetTexLevelParameteriv( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_TEXTURE_ALPHA_SIZE, &iAlphaBits );
+	int iFormat = iAlphaBits? PixelFormat_RGBA8:PixelFormat_RGB8;
+
+	const PixelFormatDesc &desc = PIXEL_FORMAT_DESC[iFormat];
+	RageSurface *pImage = CreateSurface( iWidth, iHeight, desc.bpp,
+		desc.masks[0], desc.masks[1], desc.masks[2], desc.masks[3] );
+
+	glGetTexImage( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pImage->pixels );
+	AssertNoGLError();
+
+	return pImage;
+}
+
 VideoModeParams RageDisplay_OGL::GetActualVideoModeParams() const 
 {
 	return g_pWind->GetActualVideoModeParams();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
index 77837c9b18..1decbe37d4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
 		int xoffset, int yoffset, int width, int height 
 		);
 	void DeleteTexture( unsigned iTexHandle );
+	RageSurface *GetTexture( unsigned iTexture );
+
 	void ClearAllTextures();
 	int GetNumTextureUnits();
 	void SetTexture( TextureUnit tu, unsigned iTexture );