diff --git a/src/cairo-glitz-surface.c b/src/cairo-glitz-surface.c
index 7cc2b2336..cd0d254d8 100644
--- a/src/cairo-glitz-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-glitz-surface.c
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@ _cairo_glitz_surface_acquire_source_image (void              *abstract_surface,
     return _cairo_glitz_surface_get_image (surface, NULL, image_out, NULL);
 }
 
+static cairo_surface_t *
+_cairo_glitz_surface_snapshot (void *abstract_surface)
+{
+    cairo_glitz_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
+    cairo_status_t status;
+    cairo_image_surface_t *image;
+
+    status = _cairo_glitz_surface_get_image (surface, NULL, &image, NULL);
+    if (unlikely (status))
+	return _cairo_surface_create_in_error (status);
+
+    return &image->base;
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_glitz_surface_release_source_image (void              *abstract_surface,
 					   cairo_image_surface_t *image,
@@ -2317,7 +2331,7 @@ static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_glitz_surface_backend = {
     NULL, /* fill */
     NULL, /* show_glyphs */
 
-    NULL, /* snapshot */
+    _cairo_glitz_surface_snapshot,
     _cairo_glitz_surface_is_similar,
 
     _cairo_glitz_surface_reset
diff --git a/src/cairo-quartz-surface.c b/src/cairo-quartz-surface.c
index 982ede42f..892a156df 100644
--- a/src/cairo-quartz-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-quartz-surface.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,23 @@ _cairo_quartz_surface_acquire_source_image (void *abstract_surface,
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static cairo_surface_t *
+_cairo_quartz_surface_snapshot (void *abstract_surface)
+{
+    cairo_int_status_t status;
+    cairo_quartz_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
+    cairo_image_surface_t *image;
+
+    if (surface->imageSurfaceEquiv)
+	return NULL;
+
+    status = _cairo_quartz_get_image (surface, &image);
+    if (unlikely (status))
+        return _cairo_surface_create_in_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
+
+    return &image->base;
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_quartz_surface_release_source_image (void *abstract_surface,
 					     cairo_image_surface_t *image,
@@ -2458,7 +2475,7 @@ static const struct _cairo_surface_backend cairo_quartz_surface_backend = {
     NULL, /* show_glyphs */
 #endif
 
-    NULL, /* snapshot */
+    _cairo_quartz_surface_snapshot,
     NULL, /* is_similar */
     NULL, /* reset */
     NULL  /* fill_stroke */
diff --git a/src/cairo-xcb-surface.c b/src/cairo-xcb-surface.c
index 077e1c46d..30a5c6b34 100644
--- a/src/cairo-xcb-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-xcb-surface.c
@@ -611,6 +611,20 @@ _cairo_xcb_surface_acquire_source_image (void                    *abstract_surfa
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static cairo_surface_t *
+_cairo_xcb_surface_snapshot (void *abstract_surface)
+{
+    cairo_xcb_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
+    cairo_image_surface_t *image;
+    cairo_status_t status;
+
+    status = _get_image_surface (surface, NULL, &image, NULL);
+    if (unlikely (status))
+	return _cairo_surface_create_in_error (status);
+
+    return &image->base;
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_xcb_surface_release_source_image (void                   *abstract_surface,
 					 cairo_image_surface_t  *image,
@@ -1704,7 +1718,8 @@ static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_xcb_surface_backend = {
     NULL, /* stroke */
     NULL, /* fill */
     _cairo_xcb_surface_show_glyphs,
-    NULL,  /* snapshot */
+
+    _cairo_xcb_surface_snapshot,
 
     _cairo_xcb_surface_is_similar,
 
diff --git a/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c b/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c
index ce3406196..25bdfb380 100644
--- a/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-xlib-surface.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,22 @@ _cairo_xlib_surface_acquire_source_image (void                    *abstract_surf
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static cairo_surface_t *
+_cairo_xlib_surface_snapshot (void *abstract_surface)
+{
+    cairo_xlib_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
+    cairo_image_surface_t *image;
+    cairo_status_t status;
+
+    _cairo_xlib_display_notify (surface->display);
+
+    status = _get_image_surface (surface, NULL, &image, NULL);
+    if (unlikely (status))
+	return _cairo_surface_create_in_error (status);
+
+    return &image->base;
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_xlib_surface_release_source_image (void                   *abstract_surface,
 					  cairo_image_surface_t  *image,
@@ -2505,7 +2521,9 @@ static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_xlib_surface_backend = {
     NULL, /* stroke */
     NULL, /* fill */
     _cairo_xlib_surface_show_glyphs,
-    NULL, /* snapshot */
+
+    _cairo_xlib_surface_snapshot,
+
     _cairo_xlib_surface_is_similar,
     _cairo_xlib_surface_reset,
     NULL, /* fill_stroke */