diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
index 094fab69e2..ef64aaf97b 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
@@ -939,6 +939,45 @@ bool d3d_reset(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS *d3dpp)
    return false;
 }
 
+bool d3d_device_get_backbuffer(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, 
+      unsigned idx, unsigned swapchain_idx, 
+      unsigned backbuffer_type, void **data)
+{
+   if (!dev)
+      return false;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_D3D9) && !defined(__cplusplus)
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+   if (SUCCEEDED(dev->GetBackBuffer( 
+               swapchain_idx, idx, 
+               (D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE)backbuffer_type,
+               (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE*)data)))
+      return true;
+#else
+   if (SUCCEEDED(IDirect3DDevice9_GetBackBuffer(dev, 
+               swapchain_idx, idx, 
+               (D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE)backbuffer_type,
+               (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE*)data)))
+      return true;
+#endif
+#elif defined(HAVE_D3D8)
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+   if (SUCCEEDED(dev->GetBackBuffer(idx,
+               (D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE)backbuffer_type,
+               (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE*)data)))
+      return true;
+#else
+   if (SUCCEEDED(IDirect3DDevice8_GetBackBuffer(dev, idx,
+               (D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE)backbuffer_type,
+               (LPDIRECT3DSURFACE*)data)))
+      return true;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+   return false;
+}
+
+
 void d3d_device_free(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, LPDIRECT3D pd3d)
 {
    if (dev)
diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d_common.h b/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
index fa88fb2e55..87fa7c03ed 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ bool d3d_create_device(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE *dev,
 
 bool d3d_reset(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS *d3dpp);
 
+bool d3d_device_get_backbuffer(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, 
+      unsigned idx, unsigned swapchain_idx, 
+      unsigned backbuffer_type, void **data);
+
 void d3d_device_free(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE dev, LPDIRECT3D pd3d);
 
 D3DTEXTUREFILTERTYPE d3d_translate_filter(unsigned type);