diff --git a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce7f1d24fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "BitmapDrawingEngine.h"
+#include "BitmapHWInterface.h"
+#include "ServerBitmap.h"
+#include <new>
+
+
+BitmapDrawingEngine::BitmapDrawingEngine()
+	:	DrawingEngine(),
+		fHWInterface(NULL),
+		fBitmap(NULL)
+{
+}
+
+
+BitmapDrawingEngine::~BitmapDrawingEngine()
+{
+	SetSize(0, 0);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+BitmapDrawingEngine::SetSize(int32 newWidth, int32 newHeight)
+{
+	if (fBitmap != NULL && newWidth > 0 && newHeight > 0
+		&& fBitmap->Bounds().IntegerWidth() >= newWidth
+		&& fBitmap->Bounds().IntegerHeight() >= newHeight) {
+		return B_OK;
+	}
+
+	SetHWInterface(NULL);
+	if (fHWInterface) {
+		fHWInterface->LockExclusiveAccess();
+		fHWInterface->Shutdown();
+		fHWInterface->UnlockExclusiveAccess();
+		delete fHWInterface;
+		fHWInterface = NULL;
+	}
+
+	delete fBitmap;
+	fBitmap = NULL;
+
+	if (newWidth <= 0 || newHeight <= 0)
+		return B_OK;
+
+	fBitmap = new(std::nothrow) UtilityBitmap(BRect(0, 0, newWidth - 1,
+		newHeight - 1), B_RGB32, 0);
+	if (fBitmap == NULL)
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+
+	fHWInterface = new(std::nothrow) BitmapHWInterface(fBitmap);
+	if (fHWInterface == NULL)
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+
+	status_t result = fHWInterface->Initialize();
+	if (result != B_OK)
+		return result;
+
+	// we have to set a valid clipping first
+	fClipping.Set(fBitmap->Bounds());
+	ConstrainClippingRegion(&fClipping);
+	SetHWInterface(fHWInterface);
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+UtilityBitmap *
+BitmapDrawingEngine::ExportToBitmap(int32 width, int32 height,
+	color_space space)
+{
+	if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	UtilityBitmap *result = new(std::nothrow) UtilityBitmap(BRect(0, 0,
+		width - 1, height - 1), space, 0);
+	if (result == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (result->ImportBits(fBitmap->Bits(), fBitmap->BitsLength(),
+		fBitmap->BytesPerRow(), fBitmap->ColorSpace()) != B_OK) {
+		delete result;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d98f4ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef BITMAP_DRAWING_ENGINE_H
+#define BITMAP_DRAWING_ENGINE_H
+
+#include "DrawingEngine.h"
+#include <Region.h>
+
+class BitmapHWInterface;
+class UtilityBitmap;
+
+class BitmapDrawingEngine : public DrawingEngine {
+public:
+								BitmapDrawingEngine();
+virtual							~BitmapDrawingEngine();
+
+			status_t			SetSize(int32 newWidth, int32 newHeight);
+			UtilityBitmap *		ExportToBitmap(int32 width, int32 height,
+									color_space space);
+
+private:
+			BitmapHWInterface *	fHWInterface;
+			UtilityBitmap *		fBitmap;
+			BRegion				fClipping;
+};
+
+#endif // BITMAP_DRAWING_ENGINE_H
diff --git a/src/servers/app/Jamfile b/src/servers/app/Jamfile
index 76ecae2679..803c791d28 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/Jamfile
+++ b/src/servers/app/Jamfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Server app_server :
 	Angle.cpp
 	AppServer.cpp
 	#BitfieldRegion.cpp
+	BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
 	BitmapManager.cpp
 	ClientMemoryAllocator.cpp
 	CursorData.cpp