diff --git a/include/QF/draw.h b/include/QF/draw.h
index 1a62533e4..f7bd86416 100644
--- a/include/QF/draw.h
+++ b/include/QF/draw.h
@@ -183,6 +183,22 @@ qpic_t *Draw_CachePic (const char *path, qboolean alpha);
 */
 void Draw_UncachePic (const char *path);
 
+/** Create a qpic from raw data.
+
+	\param width	The width of the pic.
+	\param height	The height of the pic.
+	\param data		The raw data bytes. The system palette will be used for
+					colors.
+	\return			pointer qpic data.
+*/
+qpic_t *Draw_MakePic (int width, int height, const byte *data);
+
+/** Destroy a qpic created by Draw_MakePic.
+
+	\param pic		The qpic to destory.
+*/
+void Draw_DestroyPic (qpic_t *pic);
+
 /** Load a qpic from gfx.wad.
 	\param name	name of the was lump to load
 	\return		pointer qpic data.
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
index a7d4ae713..9eda9a59c 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -150,6 +150,27 @@ Draw_InitText (void)
 		tVAindices[i] = i;
 }
 
+VISIBLE qpic_t *
+Draw_MakePic (int width, int height, const byte *data)
+{
+	glpic_t	   *gl;
+	qpic_t	   *pic;
+
+	pic = malloc (field_offset (qpic_t, data[sizeof (glpic_t)]));
+	pic->width = width;
+	pic->height = height;
+	gl = (glpic_t *) pic->data;
+	gl->texnum = GL_LoadTexture ("", width, height, data, false, true, 1);
+	return pic;
+}
+
+VISIBLE void
+Draw_DestroyPic (qpic_t *pic)
+{
+	//FIXME gl texture management sucks
+	free (pic);
+}
+
 VISIBLE qpic_t *
 Draw_PicFromWad (const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
index 441554bdc..17a43d9c7 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/glsl/glsl_draw.c
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ draw_pic (int x, int y, int w, int h, qpic_t *pic,
 	qfglDisableVertexAttribArray (quake_icon.vertex.location);
 }
 
+VISIBLE qpic_t *
+Draw_MakePic (int width, int height, const byte *data)
+{
+	return pic_data (0, width, height, data);
+}
+
+VISIBLE void
+Draw_DestroyPic (qpic_t *pic)
+{
+	pic_free (pic);
+}
+
 VISIBLE qpic_t *
 Draw_PicFromWad (const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw/draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw/draw.c
index ba08573c7..0d79e223f 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw/draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw/draw.c
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] = 
-	"$Id$";
+static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] = "$Id$";
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
 # include <string.h>
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] =
 # include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "QF/cvar.h"
 #include "QF/draw.h"
 #include "QF/quakefs.h"
@@ -94,6 +95,25 @@ int         numcachepics;
 	} while (0)
 
 
+VISIBLE qpic_t *
+Draw_MakePic (int width, int height, const byte *data)
+{
+	qpic_t	   *pic;
+	int         size = width * height;
+
+	pic = malloc (field_offset (qpic_t, data[size]));
+	pic->width = width;
+	pic->height = height;
+	memcpy (pic->data, data, size);
+	return pic;
+}
+
+VISIBLE void
+Draw_DestroyPic (qpic_t *pic)
+{
+	free (pic);
+}
+
 VISIBLE qpic_t *
 Draw_PicFromWad (const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/draw.c
index 4325ab5ca..0b71ea9ce 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/draw.c
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] = 
-	"$Id$";
+static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] = "$Id$";
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
 # include <string.h>
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] =
 # include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "QF/cvar.h"
 #include "QF/draw.h"
 #include "QF/quakefs.h"
@@ -94,6 +95,25 @@ int         numcachepics;
 	} while (0)
 
 
+VISIBLE qpic_t *
+Draw_MakePic (int width, int height, const byte *data)
+{
+	qpic_t	   *pic;
+	int         size = width * height;
+
+	pic = malloc (field_offset (qpic_t, data[size]));
+	pic->width = width;
+	pic->height = height;
+	memcpy (pic->data, data, size);
+	return pic;
+}
+
+VISIBLE void
+Draw_DestroyPic (qpic_t *pic)
+{
+	free (pic);
+}
+
 VISIBLE qpic_t *
 Draw_PicFromWad (const char *name)
 {