diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b9fe08..e83f1c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ set(SOURCES_FX
   # Gray engine
   src/gray/engine.c
   src/gray/gclear.c
+  src/gray/ggetpixel.c
   src/gray/gint_gline.c
   src/gray/gpixel.c
   src/gray/grect.c
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ set(SOURCES_FX
   src/render-fx/bopti-asm.s
   src/render-fx/bopti.c
   src/render-fx/dclear.c
+  src/render-fx/dgetpixel.c
   src/render-fx/dpixel.c
   src/render-fx/drect.c
   src/render-fx/dsubimage.c
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ set(SOURCES_CG
   src/image/image_vflip_alloc.c
   # Rendering
   src/render-cg/dclear.c
+  src/render-cg/dgetpixel.c
   src/render-cg/dpixel.c
   src/render-cg/drect.c
   src/render-cg/dsubimage.c
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 0d37de9..ddad120 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Bugs to fix:
+* render:    figure out why fx-CG dclear() now takes 4.1 ms instead of 2.6 ms
+
 Extensions on existing code:
 * clock:     mono support
 * usb:       add PC->calc reading, and interrupt pipes
diff --git a/include/gint/display.h b/include/gint/display.h
index 3a648bc..d5bb39e 100644
--- a/include/gint/display.h
+++ b/include/gint/display.h
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ void drect_border(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2,
    *: When the gray engine is on, see dgray(). */
 void dpixel(int x, int y, int color);
 
+/* dgetpixel(): Get a pixel's color
+   Returns the current color of any pixel in the VRAM. This function ignores
+   the rendering window. Returns -1 if (x,y) is out of bounds. */
+int dgetpixel(int x, int y);
+
 /* dline(): Render a straight line
 
    This function draws a line using a Bresenham-style algorithm. Please note
diff --git a/src/gray/engine.c b/src/gray/engine.c
index 08aa9bf..906887d 100644
--- a/src/gray/engine.c
+++ b/src/gray/engine.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static struct rendering_mode const gray_mode = {
 	.dclear       = gclear,
 	.drect        = grect,
 	.dpixel       = gpixel,
+	.dgetpixel    = ggetpixel,
 	.gint_dhline  = gint_ghline,
 	.gint_dvline  = gint_gvline,
 	.dtext_opt    = gtext_opt,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ static struct rendering_mode const gray_exit_mode = {
 	.dclear       = NULL,
 	.drect        = NULL,
 	.dpixel       = NULL,
+	.dgetpixel    = NULL,
 	.gint_dhline  = NULL,
 	.gint_dvline  = NULL,
 	.dtext_opt    = NULL,
diff --git a/src/gray/ggetpixel.c b/src/gray/ggetpixel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c508d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gray/ggetpixel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <gint/gray.h>
+#include <gint/defs/types.h>
+
+int ggetpixel(int x, int y)
+{
+	uint32_t *light, *dark;
+	dgray_getvram(&light, &dark);
+
+	int offset = (y << 2) + (x >> 5);
+	uint32_t mask = 1 << (~x & 31);
+
+	bool l = (light[offset] & mask) != 0;
+	bool d = (dark [offset] & mask) != 0;
+	return (d << 1) | l;
+}
diff --git a/src/render-cg/dgetpixel.c b/src/render-cg/dgetpixel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1068449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/render-cg/dgetpixel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <gint/display.h>
+
+int dgetpixel(int x, int y)
+{
+	if((uint)x >= DWIDTH || (uint)y >= DHEIGHT) return -1;
+	return gint_vram[DWIDTH * y + x];
+}
diff --git a/src/render-fx/dgetpixel.c b/src/render-fx/dgetpixel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d394db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/render-fx/dgetpixel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <gint/display.h>
+#include <gint/defs/types.h>
+#include "render-fx.h"
+
+int dgetpixel(int x, int y)
+{
+	if((uint)x >= DWIDTH || (uint)y >= DHEIGHT) return -1;
+
+	DMODE_OVERRIDE(dgetpixel, x, y);
+
+	int offset = (y << 2) + (x >> 5);
+	uint32_t mask = 1 << (~x & 31);
+
+	return (gint_vram[offset] & mask) ? C_BLACK : C_WHITE;
+}
diff --git a/src/render-fx/render-fx.h b/src/render-fx/render-fx.h
index 3146ef8..f21f3ed 100644
--- a/src/render-fx/render-fx.h
+++ b/src/render-fx/render-fx.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct rendering_mode
 	void (*drect)(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, color_t color);
 	/* Point rendering */
 	void (*dpixel)(int x, int y, color_t color);
+	int (*dgetpixel)(int x, int y);
 	void (*gint_dhline)(int x1, int x2, int y, int color);
 	void (*gint_dvline)(int y1, int y2, int x, int color);
 	/* Text and image rendering */
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ int gupdate(void);
 void gclear(color_t color);
 void grect(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, color_t color);
 void gpixel(int x, int y, color_t color);
+int ggetpixel(int x, int y);
 void gint_ghline(int x1, int x2, int y, int color);
 void gint_gvline(int y1, int y2, int x, int color);
 void gtext_opt(int x, int y, int fg, int bg, int halign, int valign,
@@ -94,10 +96,9 @@ void gtext_opt(int x, int y, int fg, int bg, int halign, int valign,
 void gsubimage(bopti_image_t const *image, struct rbox *r, int flags);
 
 /* Short macro to call the alternate rendering function when available */
-#define DMODE_OVERRIDE(func, ...)		\
-	if(dmode && dmode->func) {		\
-		dmode->func(__VA_ARGS__);	\
-		return;				\
+#define DMODE_OVERRIDE(func, ...)			\
+	if(dmode && dmode->func) {			\
+		return dmode->func(__VA_ARGS__);	\
 	}
 
 #endif /* RENDER_FX */