diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 5805268363..8bf8c3e69a 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 January 12, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Moved renderer dependent part of savegame pic creation into DFrameBuffer
+  as a virtual function so that it can be overridden.
 - Fixed: M_SaveBitmap::prior was too small. It must be 3 bytes per pixel,
   not 1.
 - Replaced INVGEM** graphics with PNG versions so that they have the
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index 0581ca5827..012728bbb0 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -1969,17 +1969,8 @@ static void PutSavePic (FILE *file, int width, int height)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		DCanvas *pic = new DSimpleCanvas (width, height);
-		PalEntry palette[256];
-
-		// Take a snapshot of the player's view
-		pic->Lock ();
 		P_CheckPlayerSprites();
-		R_RenderViewToCanvas (players[consoleplayer].mo, pic, 0, 0, width, height);
-		screen->GetFlashedPalette (palette);
-		M_CreatePNG (file, pic->GetBuffer(), palette, SS_PAL, width, height, pic->GetPitch());
-		pic->Unlock ();
-		delete pic;
+		screen->WriteSavePic(&players[consoleplayer], file, width, height);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index 0117051406..e071c1edd1 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "hardware.h"
 #include "r_translate.h"
 #include "f_wipe.h"
+#include "m_png.h"
 
 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS (DCanvas)
 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS (DFrameBuffer)
@@ -1310,6 +1311,7 @@ void DFrameBuffer::CopyPixelData(BYTE * buffer, int texpitch, int texheight, int
 // Render the view 
 //
 //===========================================================================
+
 void DFrameBuffer::RenderView(player_t *player)
 {
 	R_RenderActorView (player->mo);
@@ -1318,6 +1320,26 @@ void DFrameBuffer::RenderView(player_t *player)
 	FCanvasTextureInfo::UpdateAll ();
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+//
+// Render the view to a savegame picture
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+void DFrameBuffer::WriteSavePic (player_t *player, FILE *file, int width, int height)
+{
+	DCanvas *pic = new DSimpleCanvas (width, height);
+	PalEntry palette[256];
+
+	// Take a snapshot of the player's view
+	pic->Lock ();
+	R_RenderViewToCanvas (player->mo, pic, 0, 0, width, height);
+	GetFlashedPalette (palette);
+	M_CreatePNG (file, pic->GetBuffer(), palette, SS_PAL, width, height, pic->GetPitch());
+	pic->Unlock ();
+	delete pic;
+}
+
 
 
 FNativePalette::~FNativePalette()
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 70051d824b..aa0198142c 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ public:
 	// render 3D view
 	virtual void RenderView(player_t *player);
 
+	// renders view to a savegame picture
+	virtual void WriteSavePic (player_t *player, FILE *file, int width, int height);
+
 	bool Accel2D;	// If true, 2D drawing can be accelerated.
 
 	// Begin 2D drawing operations. This is like Update, but it doesn't end