diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ce31093..d0b5716 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ gmenu2x_SOURCES = asfont.cpp button.cpp cpu.cpp dirdialog.cpp filedialog.cpp \
 	settingsdialog.cpp sfontplus.cpp surfacecollection.cpp surface.cpp \
 	textdialog.cpp textmanualdialog.cpp touchscreen.cpp translator.cpp \
 	utilities.cpp wallpaperdialog.cpp \
-	browsedialog.cpp buttonbox.cpp dialog.cpp
+	browsedialog.cpp buttonbox.cpp dialog.cpp \
+	imageio.cpp
 
 noinst_HEADERS = asfont.h button.h cpu.h dirdialog.h FastDelegate.h \
 	filedialog.h filelister.h gmenu2x.h gp2x.h iconbutton.h imagedialog.h \
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ noinst_HEADERS = asfont.h button.h cpu.h dirdialog.h FastDelegate.h \
 	messagebox.h selector.h settingsdialog.h \
 	sfontplus.h surfacecollection.h surface.h textdialog.h textmanualdialog.h \
 	touchscreen.h translator.h utilities.h wallpaperdialog.h \
-	browsedialog.h buttonbox.h dialog.h
+	browsedialog.h buttonbox.h dialog.h \
+	imageio.h
 
 AM_CFLAGS= @CFLAGS@ @SDL_CFLAGS@
 
diff --git a/src/imageio.cpp b/src/imageio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeebbcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imageio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "imageio.h"
+
+#include <SDL_image.h>
+
+SDL_Surface *loadPNG(const std::string &path)
+{
+	return IMG_Load(path.c_str());
+}
diff --git a/src/imageio.h b/src/imageio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e4e48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imageio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef IMAGEIO_H
+#define IMAGEIO_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+struct SDL_Surface;
+
+SDL_Surface *loadPNG(const std::string &path);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/sfontplus.cpp b/src/sfontplus.cpp
index 765ec99..8ac44bb 100644
--- a/src/sfontplus.cpp
+++ b/src/sfontplus.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "sfontplus.h"
 
+#include "imageio.h"
+
 #include <cassert>
-#include <SDL_image.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ bool SFontPlus::utf8Code(unsigned char c) {
 }
 
 void SFontPlus::initFont(const string &font, const string &characters) {
-	SDL_Surface *buf = IMG_Load(font.c_str());
+	SDL_Surface *buf = loadPNG(font);
 	if (buf!=NULL) {
 		initFont( SDL_DisplayFormatAlpha(buf), characters );
 		SDL_FreeSurface(buf);
diff --git a/src/surface.cpp b/src/surface.cpp
index 4947f67..e5dc46e 100644
--- a/src/surface.cpp
+++ b/src/surface.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
  *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include "surface.h"
+#include "imageio.h"
+#include "utilities.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
 #include <SDL_gfxPrimitives.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 using namespace std;
 
-#include "surface.h"
-#include "utilities.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-
 RGBAColor strtorgba(const string &strColor) {
 	RGBAColor c = {0,0,0,255};
 	c.r = constrain( strtol( strColor.substr(0,2).c_str(), NULL, 16 ), 0, 255 );
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ void Surface::load(const string &img, bool alpha, const string &skin) {
 		skinpath = img;
 	}
 
-	SDL_Surface *buf = IMG_Load(skinpath.c_str());
+	SDL_Surface *buf = loadPNG(skinpath);
 	if (buf!=NULL) {
 		if (alpha)
 			raw = SDL_DisplayFormatAlpha(buf);
diff --git a/src/surface.h b/src/surface.h
index e0f3478..2fdb047 100644
--- a/src/surface.h
+++ b/src/surface.h
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef SURFACE_H
 #define SURFACE_H
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_image.h>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "asfont.h"
 
diff --git a/src/surfacecollection.cpp b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
index bcd8a51..f9c22a3 100644
--- a/src/surfacecollection.cpp
+++ b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "utilities.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 using std::endl;
 using std::string;