diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/gfx.h b/libctru/include/3ds/gfx.h
index 7d85eef..9cfcae0 100644
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/gfx.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/gfx.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ void gfxExit();
 //control stuff
 void gfxSet3D(bool enable);
 void gfxSetScreenFormat(gfxScreen_t screen, GSP_FramebufferFormats format);
+GSP_FramebufferFormats gfxGetScreenFormat(gfxScreen_t screen);
 void gfxSetDoubleBuffering(gfxScreen_t screen, bool doubleBuffering);
 void gfxFlushBuffers();
 void gfxSwapBuffers();
diff --git a/libctru/source/gfx.c b/libctru/source/gfx.c
index 9b499ef..9c9aded 100644
--- a/libctru/source/gfx.c
+++ b/libctru/source/gfx.c
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ void gfxSetScreenFormat(gfxScreen_t screen, GSP_FramebufferFormats format) {
         botFormat = format;
 }
 
+GSP_FramebufferFormats gfxGetScreenFormat(gfxScreen_t screen) {
+    if(screen==GFX_TOP)
+        return topFormat;
+    else
+        return botFormat;
+}
+
 void gfxSetDoubleBuffering( gfxScreen_t screen, bool doubleBuffering) {
 	doubleBuf[screen] = doubleBuffering ? 1 : 0; // make sure they're the integer values '1' and '0'
 }