diff --git a/src/external/rlsw.h b/src/external/rlsw.h
index 6f59bba95..f6c15ee1d 100644
--- a/src/external/rlsw.h
+++ b/src/external/rlsw.h
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ SWAPI void swClose(void);
 SWAPI bool swResizeFramebuffer(int w, int h);
 SWAPI void swCopyFramebuffer(int x, int y, int w, int h, SWformat format, SWtype type, void *pixels);
 SWAPI void swBlitFramebuffer(int xDst, int yDst, int wDst, int hDst, int xSrc, int ySrc, int wSrc, int hSrc, SWformat format, SWtype type, void *pixels);
+SWAPI void *swGetColorBuffer(int *w, int *h);
 
 SWAPI void swEnable(SWstate state);
 SWAPI void swDisable(SWstate state);
@@ -3695,6 +3696,14 @@ void swBlitFramebuffer(int xDst, int yDst, int wDst, int hDst, int xSrc, int ySr
     }
 }
 
+void *swGetColorBuffer(int *w, int *h)
+{
+    if (w) *w = RLSW.framebuffer.width;
+    if (h) *h = RLSW.framebuffer.height;
+
+    return (void *)RLSW.framebuffer.pixels->color;
+}
+
 void swEnable(SWstate state)
 {
     switch (state)