diff --git a/engines/qdengine/metaengine.cpp b/engines/qdengine/metaengine.cpp
index d3bef9842fa..3c062a9768a 100644
--- a/engines/qdengine/metaengine.cpp
+++ b/engines/qdengine/metaengine.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
 #include "qdengine/metaengine.h"
 #include "qdengine/qdengine.h"
+#include "qdengine/qdcore/qd_game_dispatcher.h"
 
 const char *QDEngineMetaEngine::getName() const {
 	return "qdengine";
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ bool QDEngineMetaEngine::hasFeature(MetaEngineFeature f) const {
 	    (f == kSupportsLoadingDuringStartup);
 }
 
+void QDEngineMetaEngine::getSavegameThumbnail(Graphics::Surface &thumb) {
+	QDEngine::qdGameDispatcher *dp = QDEngine::qdGameDispatcher::get_dispatcher();
+	if (dp)
+		dp->game_screenshot(thumb);
+}
+
 #if PLUGIN_ENABLED_DYNAMIC(QDENGINE)
 REGISTER_PLUGIN_DYNAMIC(QDENGINE, PLUGIN_TYPE_ENGINE, QDEngineMetaEngine);
 #else
diff --git a/engines/qdengine/metaengine.h b/engines/qdengine/metaengine.h
index 267958d3300..f69d11a733f 100644
--- a/engines/qdengine/metaengine.h
+++ b/engines/qdengine/metaengine.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 	 * Used by e.g. the launcher to determine whether to enable the Load button.
 	 */
 	bool hasFeature(MetaEngineFeature f) const override;
+
+	virtual void getSavegameThumbnail(Graphics::Surface &thumb) override;
 };
 
 #endif // QDENGINE_METAENGINE_H
diff --git a/engines/qdengine/qdcore/qd_game_dispatcher.cpp b/engines/qdengine/qdcore/qd_game_dispatcher.cpp
index 298c7e1f59a..2cb35b96343 100644
--- a/engines/qdengine/qdcore/qd_game_dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/engines/qdengine/qdcore/qd_game_dispatcher.cpp
@@ -2912,11 +2912,38 @@ const char *qdGameDispatcher::get_save_name(int slot_id, SaveFileType file_type)
 	return file_name.c_str();
 }
 
+bool qdGameDispatcher::game_screenshot(Graphics::Surface &thumb) const {
+	int w = qdGameConfig::get_config().screen_sx();
+	int h = qdGameConfig::get_config().screen_sy();
+
+	thumb.create(w, h, Graphics::PixelFormat(2, 5, 6, 5, 0, 11, 5, 0, 0));
+
+	if (qdGameScene * sp = get_active_scene()) {
+		qdSprite sprite(w, h, GR_RGB565);
+
+		sp->redraw();
+
+		uint16 col;
+		for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
+			uint16 *dst = (uint16 *)thumb.getBasePtr(0, i);
+			for (int j = 0; j < w; j++) {
+				grDispatcher::instance()->GetPixel(j, i, col);
+				*dst = col;
+				dst++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool qdGameDispatcher::game_screenshot(const char *file_name, int sx, int sy) const {
 	if (qdGameScene * sp = get_active_scene()) {
 		qdSprite sprite(qdGameConfig::get_config().screen_sx(),
 		                qdGameConfig::get_config().screen_sy(),
-		                GR_RGB888);
+		                GR_RGB565);
 
 		sp->redraw();