diff --git a/src/gui/drawables.h b/src/gui/drawables.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a72aa991..919918cf
--- a/src/gui/drawables.h
+++ b/src/gui/drawables.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <drawables/colordrawable.h>
 #include <drawables/bitmapdrawable.h>
 #include <drawables/ninepatchdrawable.h>
+#include <drawables/picturedrawable.h>
 #include <drawables/gradientdrawable.h>
 #include <drawables/transitiondrawable.h>
 #include <drawables/drawablewrapper.h>
diff --git a/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.cc b/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.cc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cc691dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include <drawables/picturedrawable.h>
+
+namespace cdroid{
+
+PictureDrawable::PictureDrawable(Picture picture){
+    mPicture=picture;
+}
+
+Picture PictureDrawable::getPicture(){
+    return mPicture;
+}
+
+void PictureDrawable::setPicture(Picture picture){
+    mPicture=picture;
+}
+
+void PictureDrawable::draw(Canvas& canvas){
+    if (mPicture) {
+        Rect bounds = getBounds();
+        canvas.save();
+        canvas.set_source(mPicture,bounds.x, bounds.y);
+        canvas.rectangle(bounds.x, bounds.y,bounds.width, bounds.height);
+        canvas.clip();
+        canvas.paint();
+        canvas.restore();
+    }
+}
+
+int PictureDrawable::getIntrinsicWidth()const{
+    return mPicture ? mPicture->ink_extents().width : -1;
+}
+
+int PictureDrawable::getIntrinsicHeight()const{
+    return mPicture ? mPicture->ink_extents().height: -1;
+}
+
+int PictureDrawable::getOpacity(){
+        // not sure, so be safe
+    return TRANSLUCENT;
+}
+
+void PictureDrawable::setColorFilter(ColorFilter* colorFilter) {
+}
+
+void PictureDrawable::setAlpha(int alpha){
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.h b/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9cc75472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/drawables/picturedrawable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <drawables/drawable.h>
+
+namespace cdroid{
+
+typedef RefPtr<RecordingSurface>Picture;
+
+class PictureDrawable:public Drawable{
+private:
+    Picture mPicture;
+public:
+    PictureDrawable(Picture picture);
+    Picture getPicture();
+    void setPicture(Picture picture);
+    void draw(Canvas& canvas);
+    int getIntrinsicWidth()const override;
+
+    int getIntrinsicHeight()const override;
+    int getOpacity()override;
+    void setColorFilter(ColorFilter* colorFilter);
+    void setAlpha(int alpha)override;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/gui/drawable_tests.cc b/tests/gui/drawable_tests.cc
index 55cf0cd2..ded8a524 100755
--- a/tests/gui/drawable_tests.cc
+++ b/tests/gui/drawable_tests.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,28 @@ TEST_F(DRAWABLE,ninepatch2){
     delete d;
 }
 
+TEST_F(DRAWABLE,picture){
+    Cairo::Rectangle rc={0,0,400,50};
+    RefPtr<RecordingSurface>picture= RecordingSurface::create(rc);
+    RefPtr<Cairo::Context>ctxpic=Cairo::Context::create(picture);
+    ctxpic->set_source_rgba(1,1,1,1);
+    ctxpic->rectangle(0,0,400,50);
+    ctxpic->fill();
+    ctxpic->set_source_rgba(1,0,0,1);
+    ctxpic->move_to(50,20);
+    ctxpic->set_font_size(32);
+    ctxpic->show_text("PictureDrawable");
+    ctxpic->fill();
+    ctxpic->set_source_rgba(0,1,0,.5);
+    ctxpic->arc(200,25,50,0,M_PI*2.f);
+    ctxpic->fill();
+    PictureDrawable*pd=new PictureDrawable(picture);
+    pd->setBounds(100,100,400,50);
+    
+    pd->draw(*ctx);
+    delete pd;
+}
+
 TEST_F(DRAWABLE,transition){
     std::vector<Drawable*>ds;
     ds.push_back(new ColorDrawable(0x80FF0000));