diff --git a/tasks/task_image.c b/tasks/task_image.c
index 855b5e5f45..fef0002a73 100644
--- a/tasks/task_image.c
+++ b/tasks/task_image.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <lists/string_list.h>
 #include <rhash.h>
 
+#include "../gfx/video_driver.h"
 #include "../file_path_special.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ bool task_push_image_load(const char *fullpath,
    retro_task_t             *t       = NULL;
    struct nbio_t             *handle = NULL;
    struct nbio_image_handle   *image = NULL;
+   bool supports_rgba                = video_driver_supports_rgba();
 
    if (enum_idx == MSG_UNKNOWN)
       goto error_msg;
@@ -349,6 +351,9 @@ bool task_push_image_load(const char *fullpath,
 
    nbio->handle       = handle;
 
+   if (supports_rgba)
+      BIT32_SET(nbio->status_flags, NBIO_FLAG_IMAGE_SUPPORTS_RGBA);
+
    image              = (struct nbio_image_handle*)calloc(1, sizeof(*image));   
    if (!image)
       goto error;
diff --git a/tasks/tasks_internal.h b/tasks/tasks_internal.h
index b070f29290..7a91723d8c 100644
--- a/tasks/tasks_internal.h
+++ b/tasks/tasks_internal.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <boolean.h>
 #include <retro_common_api.h>
+#include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 
 #include <queues/message_queue.h>
 #include <queues/task_queue.h>
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ enum nbio_status_enum
    NBIO_STATUS_TRANSFER_PARSE_FREE
 };
 
+enum nbio_status_flags
+{
+   NBIO_FLAG_NONE = 0,
+   NBIO_FLAG_IMAGE_SUPPORTS_RGBA
+};
+
 typedef struct nbio_handle
 {
    enum image_type_enum image_type;
@@ -70,6 +77,7 @@ typedef struct nbio_handle
    unsigned pos_increment;
    msg_queue_t *msg_queue;
    unsigned status;
+   uint32_t status_flags;
 } nbio_handle_t;
 
 typedef struct autoconfig_params