diff --git a/headers/private/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.h b/headers/private/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.h
index 5d2b37d35d..e80063abe2 100644
--- a/headers/private/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.h
+++ b/headers/private/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct radeon_shared_info {
 	uint32			mode_count;
 
 	bool			has_rom;			// was rom mapped?
+	area_id			rom_area;			// area of mapped rom
 	uint32			rom_phys;			// rom base location
 	uint32			rom_size;			// rom size
 	uint8*			rom;				// cloned, memory mapped PCI ROM
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.cpp b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.cpp
index ea1c0678fe..e61078a3d0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ init_common(int device, bool isClone)
 		return status;
 	}
 
+	gInfo->rom_area = clone_area("radeon hd AtomBIOS",
+		(void **)&gInfo->rom, B_ANY_ADDRESS, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA,
+		gInfo->shared_info->rom_area);
+
+	if (gInfo->rom_area < 0)
+		TRACE("%s: Clone of AtomBIOS failed!\n", __func__);
+
+	if (gInfo->rom[0] != 0x55 || gInfo->rom[0] != 0xAA)
+		TRACE("%s: didn't find a VGA bios in cloned region!\n", __func__);
+
 	sharedCloner.Keep();
 	regsCloner.Keep();
 
@@ -176,6 +186,7 @@ uninit_common(void)
 	if (gInfo != NULL) {
 		delete_area(gInfo->regs_area);
 		delete_area(gInfo->shared_info_area);
+		delete_area(gInfo->rom_area);
 
 		gInfo->regs_area = gInfo->shared_info_area = -1;
 
@@ -213,7 +224,7 @@ radeon_init_accelerant(int device)
 	init_lock(&info.accelerant_lock, "radeon hd accelerant");
 	init_lock(&info.engine_lock, "radeon hd engine");
 
-	radeon_init_bios(info.rom);
+	radeon_init_bios(gInfo->rom);
 
 	status = detect_displays();
 	//if (status != B_OK)
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.h b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.h
index de48d610a2..c15d2e7a22 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon_hd/accelerant.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct accelerant_info {
 	display_mode	*mode_list;		// cloned list of standard display modes
 	area_id			mode_list_area;
 
+	uint8*			rom;
+	area_id			rom_area;
+
 	edid1_info		edid_info;
 	bool			has_edid;
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.cpp
index ecb852c224..f78d37dda1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd.cpp
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ radeon_hd_getbios(radeon_info &info)
 				result = B_ERROR;
 			} else {
 				TRACE("%s: found a valid VGA bios!\n", __func__);
-				info.shared_info->rom = (uint8*)malloc(rom_size);
-				if (info.shared_info->rom == NULL) {
+				info.atom_buffer = (uint8*)malloc(rom_size);
+				if (info.atom_buffer == NULL) {
 					dprintf(DEVICE_NAME ": failed to clone atombios!\n");
 					result = B_ERROR;
 				} else {
-					memcpy(info.shared_info->rom, (void *)bios, rom_size);
-					if (isAtomBIOS(info.shared_info->rom)) {
+					memcpy(info.atom_buffer, (void *)bios, rom_size);
+					if (isAtomBIOS(info.atom_buffer)) {
 						dprintf(DEVICE_NAME ": AtomBIOS found and mapped!\n");
 						result = B_OK;
 					} else {
@@ -263,7 +263,15 @@ radeon_hd_init(radeon_info &info)
 	}
 
 	// *** VGA rom / AtomBIOS mapping
-	status_t foundRom = radeon_hd_getbios_r600(info);
+	status_t biosStatus = radeon_hd_getbios_r600(info);
+
+	// *** AtomBIOS mapping
+	info.rom_area = create_area("radeon hd AtomBIOS",
+		(void **)&info.atom_buffer, B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS,
+		info.shared_info->rom_size, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA, B_NO_LOCK);
+
+	if (info.rom_area < 0)
+		dprintf("%s: failed to create kernel AtomBIOS area!\n", __func__);
 
 	// Turn on write combining for the area
 	vm_set_area_memory_type(info.framebuffer_area,
@@ -284,7 +292,8 @@ radeon_hd_init(radeon_info &info)
 		= read32(info.registers + R6XX_CONFIG_FB_BASE);
 
 	// populate VGA rom info into shared_info
-	info.shared_info->has_rom = (foundRom == B_OK) ? true : false;
+	info.shared_info->has_rom = (biosStatus == B_OK) ? true : false;
+	info.shared_info->rom_area = info.rom_area;
 
 	// Copy device name into shared_info
 	strcpy(info.shared_info->device_identifier, info.device_identifier);
@@ -349,6 +358,5 @@ radeon_hd_uninit(radeon_info &info)
 	delete_area(info.shared_area);
 	delete_area(info.registers_area);
 	delete_area(info.framebuffer_area);
-	delete_area(info.rom_area);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd_private.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd_private.h
index 96b1e10816..ca1b9b9dca 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd_private.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/radeon_hd/radeon_hd_private.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ struct radeon_info {
 	int32			id;
 	pci_info*		pci;
 	uint8*			registers;
+
+	uint8*			atom_buffer;	// buffer for atombios
+
 	area_id			registers_area;
 	area_id			framebuffer_area;
 	area_id			rom_area;