diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index cf4c160937..7274ecaf5a 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -1966,6 +1966,7 @@ video_driver_t video_d3d = {
    d3d_set_rotation,
    d3d_viewport_info,
    d3d_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    d3d_get_overlay_interface,
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/dispmanx_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/dispmanx_gfx.c
index 52868b1767..f3739bd0de 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/dispmanx_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/dispmanx_gfx.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ video_driver_t video_dispmanx = {
 	dispmanx_gfx_set_rotation,
 	dispmanx_gfx_viewport_info,
 	dispmanx_gfx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
 	NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
index 351e453e01..04236b9bd5 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
@@ -1673,6 +1673,7 @@ video_driver_t video_exynos = {
   exynos_gfx_set_rotation,
   exynos_gfx_viewport_info,
   exynos_gfx_read_viewport,
+  NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index ed1fdb2be2..c7de070afd 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -2760,6 +2760,39 @@ static bool gl_read_viewport(void *data, uint8_t *buffer)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if 0
+#define READ_RAW_GL_FRAME_TEST
+#endif
+
+#if defined(READ_RAW_GL_FRAME_TEST)
+static void* gl_read_frame_raw(void *data, unsigned *width_p,
+unsigned *height_p, size_t *pitch_p)
+{
+   int i;
+   gl_t *gl        = (gl_t*)data;
+   unsigned width = gl->last_width[gl->tex_index];
+   unsigned height = gl->last_height[gl->tex_index];
+   size_t pitch = gl->tex_w * gl->base_size;
+   void* buffer = malloc(pitch * height);
+   void* buffer_texture = malloc(pitch * gl->tex_h);
+
+   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[gl->tex_index]);
+   glGetTexImage(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0,gl->texture_type, gl->texture_fmt, buffer_texture);
+
+   for(i = 0; i < height ; i++)
+      memcpy((uint8_t*)buffer + i * pitch,
+         (uint8_t*)buffer_texture + (height - 1 - i) * pitch, pitch);
+
+   *width_p = width;
+   *height_p = height;
+   *pitch_p = pitch;
+
+   free(buffer_texture);
+   return buffer;
+
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
 static void gl_free_overlay(gl_t *gl);
 static bool gl_overlay_load(void *data, 
@@ -3163,6 +3196,11 @@ video_driver_t video_gl = {
    gl_viewport_info,
 
    gl_read_viewport,
+#if defined(READ_RAW_GL_FRAME_TEST)
+   gl_read_frame_raw,
+#else
+   NULL,
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    gl_get_overlay_interface,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
index fc62869839..48dd667470 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ video_driver_t video_gx = {
    gx_set_rotation,
    gx_viewport_info,
    gx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    gx_get_overlay_interface,
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/nullgfx.c b/gfx/drivers/nullgfx.c
index 91b5493e24..78fb9c0d3b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/nullgfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/nullgfx.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ video_driver_t video_null = {
    null_gfx_set_rotation,
    null_gfx_viewport_info,
    null_gfx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
index 73a907859f..12245dcced 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
@@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@ video_driver_t video_omap = {
   omap_gfx_set_rotation,
   omap_gfx_viewport_info,
   omap_gfx_read_viewport,
+  NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
index da302bcb05..65d0a4262c 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ video_driver_t video_psp1 = {
    psp_set_rotation,
    psp_viewport_info,
    psp_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    NULL,
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
index c03827dc61..39b21e19e1 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ video_driver_t video_sdl2 = {
    sdl2_gfx_set_rotation,
    sdl2_gfx_viewport_info,
    sdl2_gfx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
     NULL,
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
index 8c177d4577..bdb2e86a6c 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ video_driver_t video_sdl = {
    sdl_gfx_set_rotation,
    sdl_gfx_viewport_info,
    sdl_gfx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    NULL,
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sunxi_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sunxi_gfx.c
index 7364315435..5788052933 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sunxi_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sunxi_gfx.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ video_driver_t video_sunxi = {
   sunxi_gfx_set_rotation,
   sunxi_gfx_viewport_info,
   NULL, /* read_viewport */
+  NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vg.c b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
index 128a67f202..a8a258e1d3 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ video_driver_t video_vg = {
    vg_set_rotation,
    vg_viewport_info,
    vg_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/xenon360_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/xenon360_gfx.c
index 4e0ca09976..b4fde2e32b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/xenon360_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/xenon360_gfx.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ video_driver_t video_xenon360 = {
    xenon360_gfx_set_rotation,
    xenon360_gfx_viewport_info,
    xenon360_gfx_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    NULL, /* overlay_interface */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c b/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
index 3cc9895279..dfa98e78c2 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ video_driver_t video_xvideo = {
    xv_set_rotation,
    xv_viewport_info,
    xv_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
   NULL, /* overlay_interface */
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 056b174c5f..aff7b59dcf 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ typedef struct video_driver
    /* Reads out in BGR byte order (24bpp). */
    bool (*read_viewport)(void *data, uint8_t *buffer);
 
+   /* Returns a pointer to a newly allocated buffer that can
+    * (and must) be passed to free() by the caller, containing a
+    * copy of the current raw frame in the active pixel format
+    * and sets width, height and pitch to the correct values. */
+   void* (*read_frame_raw)(void *data, unsigned *width,
+   unsigned *height, size_t *pitch);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    void (*overlay_interface)(void *data, const video_overlay_interface_t **iface);
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
index 31f584c43e..fb7cc8743a 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ static const video_driver_t video_thread = {
    thread_set_rotation,
    thread_viewport_info,
    thread_read_viewport,
+   NULL, /* read_frame_raw */
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    thread_get_overlay_interface, /* get_overlay_interface */
 #endif
diff --git a/screenshot.c b/screenshot.c
index 93fb86cb14..a7ce5ae52e 100644
--- a/screenshot.c
+++ b/screenshot.c
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ bool take_screenshot(void)
       return false;
 
    viewport_read = (g_settings.video.gpu_screenshot ||
-         g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.context_type
-         != RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_NONE) && driver.video->read_viewport &&
-      driver.video->viewport_info;
+         ((g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.context_type
+         != RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_NONE) && !driver.video->read_frame_raw))
+         && driver.video->read_viewport && driver.video->viewport_info;
 
    if (viewport_read)
    {
@@ -276,8 +276,32 @@ bool take_screenshot(void)
    else if (g_extern.frame_cache.data &&
          (g_extern.frame_cache.data != RETRO_HW_FRAME_BUFFER_VALID))
       ret = take_screenshot_raw();
-   else
-      RARCH_ERR(RETRO_LOG_TAKE_SCREENSHOT_ERROR);
+   else if (driver.video->read_frame_raw)
+   {
+      const void* old_data = g_extern.frame_cache.data;
+      unsigned old_width   = g_extern.frame_cache.width;
+      unsigned old_height  = g_extern.frame_cache.height;
+      size_t old_pitch     = g_extern.frame_cache.pitch;
+
+      void* frame_data = driver.video->read_frame_raw
+         (driver.video_data, &g_extern.frame_cache.width,
+          &g_extern.frame_cache.height, &g_extern.frame_cache.pitch);
+
+      if (frame_data)
+      {
+         g_extern.frame_cache.data = frame_data;
+         ret = take_screenshot_raw();
+         free(frame_data);
+      }
+      else
+         RARCH_ERR(RETRO_LOG_TAKE_SCREENSHOT_ERROR);
+
+      g_extern.frame_cache.data   = old_data;
+      g_extern.frame_cache.width  = old_width;
+      g_extern.frame_cache.height = old_height;
+      g_extern.frame_cache.pitch  = old_pitch;
+   }
+
 
    if (ret)
    {